USS CORONADO (LCS 4) GOLD

The Crown of the Fleet

Gold Crew Family Newsletter
Autumn 2013 Issue 3

The Commissioning date is set! USS CORONADO will be commissioned on April 5th at Naval Station North Island at the Carrier Piers. I was fortunate enough to be onboard USS CORONADO during the Acceptance Trials and she performed superbly. It is certainly different to speed along at 43 knots for 4 hours and not really notice/feel like you are moving that fast through the water. Most all propeller ships shake quite a bit as they reach speeds upwards of 30 knots. The water jet propulsion system onboard USS CORONADO just makes you smile when you easily attain higher speeds without all the shaking. I would like to congratulate two of our Sailors for being selected for promotion to Chief Petty Commanding Officer CDR M. Shawn Johnston Officer recently. Information Technician Chief (ITC) Stacy Smith and Gunners Mate Chief (GMC) Jason Kelly finished their final six weeks of training and had their anchors pinned on them during a brief ceremony on September 13th at Breakers Beach on Coronado. The morning was a beautiful, sunny Southern California morning (with no Marine layer!) Please congratulate them the next time you see them and admire their new Chiefs anchors. Our schedule continues to populate with events. All of our crew will have opportunities to travel to Mobile, AL to the shipyard (Austal USA) in the coming months. We are anticipating having about a 12-Sailor Crew 204 presence in Mobile from early December until the anticipated Sail away of USS CORONADO from the building yard in late January. We should have about 18 Sailors onboard for the Sail around with a targeted arrival date in San Diego of March 10th. Our first on-hull period on USS CORONADO will commence shortly after the commissioning in April. We are slated to conduct Developmental tests of the Surface Warfare Mission Package (30 mm guns, SH-60R helicopter, 11m small boats) while on-hull along with some core sea frame testing and rehearse for the Final Contract Trials (an INSURV inspection) set for late July 2014. This will be the first Surface Warfare Mission Package testing onboard an INDEPENDENCE variant LCS. Exciting stuff.

Hello CORONADO GOLD families! There is a lot of exciting things in our near future; I hope you all are ready. Within the coming months many of our sailors will be making trips across the country and some will even get a chance to sail around with the ship. Whether your sailor is here or not, remember that the command and I are always here to support you. As you may know, my husband and I are expecting our second child in late November. Because I will be in the hospital for a few days, CMC's wife, Chandra, is your point of contact while I am recovering. Please bear with me during this time if it takes a little longer to get back to you via email. If there is an emergency please call. I will try to inform you of when I will be out when I get that information. In addition to the Blogspot page, I am also starting a Facebook account. I will be sending an invitation to your email address or you can nd me at https://www.facebook.com/usscoronadogold.ombudsman.

Command Ombudsman Kari Euans 619-865-1598 usscoronadogold@yahoo.com http://usscoronado.blogspot.com/

If you have an emergency and cannot reach the ombudsman please call

Congratulations to BM1(SW) Oberg and his wife Kacy. They are parents of a 7 lbs 3oz baby boy, Braden Daniel, born August 28, 2013.

Chandra Compton 410-858-7328

Ship Updates
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Congratlations to ITC Stacey Smith and GMC Jason Kelly on their selection to Chief Petty Officer.

1st Annual Family Softball Game was a success with the C Team beating the A team 9-8.

Government Shutdown: What it Means for You

Pay: Basic Pay, Basic Allowance for Sustistence (BAS), and Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) will be deposited on time. Bonuses: Bonuses may be delayed during the shutdown. Education: Tuition Assistance funding for those classes starting after Oct. 1 will not be available until next scal year once funding is released. All Navy College Ofces will be closed. No counseling or educational services will be available. College courses taught on base should go as scheduled. Language or other testing services will not be available. The Virtual Education Center (VEC) will be closed. No counseling or educational services will be available. Tuition assistance documents will not be processed. Joint Services Transcript changes will not occur. Non-Resident Training Course support may be impacted. No processing of requests for a Non-Resident Training Course account reset. New Non-Resident Training Course enrollments may be delayed. United Services Military Apprenticeship Program (USMAP) participants may encounter a delay of operations for new enrollments and help desk support. Advancements: The Navy Advancement Center (NAC) will be unable to receive, scan and process Cycle 093 Reserve (Aug. 2013) and Cycle 220 Active Duty (Sept. 2013) exam answer sheets during the furlough period. NAC cannot guarantee eligible candidates will be rank-ordered in time to meet set exam result publication schedules. It is not known whether pay increments for all advancement-eligible Sailors be impacted. Currently, 1,774 Sailors are scheduled to advance on Oct. 16. Pay increments must be set prior to Oct. 10 to be effected. For more information visit http://navylive.dodlive.mil/2013/10/01/what-we-know-now-about-the-government-shutdown/

UPCOMING EVENTS
November 23, 2013
Holiday Party Location TBD
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November 26, 2013

Thanksgiving Potluck Building 57 NBSD

Domestic Abuse Awareness

Domestic abuse is domestic violence or a pattern of behavior resulting in emotional/psychological abuse, economic control and/or interference with personal liberty when such violence or abuse is directed toward a person of the opposite sex who is a current or former spouse, a person with whom the abuser shares a child in common, or a current or former intimate partner with whom the abuser shares or has shared a common domicile.

Physical Abuse
Hitting Kicking Slapping Biting Burning Throwing Objects Sexual Assault

Economic Abuse
Stealing Withholding Basic Necessities Withholding Money Sabotaging Someone's Job Making Someone Account for Every Penny Spent

Emotional Abuse
Yelling Name-Calling Threats Isolation Blaming Shaming Intimidation

If you or someone you know is in imminent danger call 911!

Reporting Domestic Abuse
Restricted Reporting: Victims can seek medical attention, counseling, or other human services by reporting only to a victim advocate, victim advocate's supervisor, or health care professional. The abuser's command and law enforcement are not notified. NBSD 24/7 Victim Advocate (VA)!hotline: (619) 279-2904 Unrestricted Reporting: Victims can pursue an official command or criminal investigation by reporting to the command through the ombudsman, Family Advocacy Program, or law enforcement. Ombudsman: 619-865-1598
Additional Resources:
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