leader profile: rear adm. katherine l. gregory, pe, cec, usn 42-44

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March-April 2013 • Vol 105 • Number 682
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LEADER PROFILE: REAR ADM.
KATHERINE L. GREGORY, P.E.,
42-44
CEC, USN

Impact of Federal Budget on SAME
Washington has been abuzz this winter with it works exceptionally well—it allows the Chiefs
talk of sequestration, continuing resolution and the SAME Board an opportunity to collabo-
and debt ceiling. SAME is beginning to feel rate at a senior level so that SAME can be more
the impact, primarily in uncertainty for future responsive to the professional development
SAME events. The military services, in particu- needs of the military officers, NCOs and civilian
lar, have been issuing guidance to their field professionals in the services. We look forward
commands to preserve resources as they operate to the two meetings in 2013—one this spring
under a continuing resolution. SAME has come at JETC in San Diego and a second this fall in
up with options so our military can attend JETC Washington, D.C.
at lower or no cost, and we feel confident we will SAME also is continuing to involve the Chiefs
continue to have good participation from the in the Senior Executive Group (SEG) along with
government. the heads of acquisition for NAVFAC, USACE
We have a program to financially support any and the Enterprise Sourcing Group that supports
public sector Post President to attend JETC and the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC).
once again we will waive the registration fee for Junior Officers The SEG is composed of 15 Presidents and CEOs of SAME
and NCOs. I was amazed to learn that 73 of the 139 SAME Sustaining Member firms and the five SAME national elected
Post and Field Chapter Presidents are in the public sector! This officers. We limit the size so that it fosters open discussions; but
statistic alone evidences the strong support we enjoy from our the group is open to all SAME Sustaining Member companies.
public sector partners. We want our military members at JETC (If you are interested in serving on the SEG, visit the SAME
and other SAME events and we know that with restrictions on website at www.same.org/seg for more information).
government-sponsored attendance at conferences we will have JETC and the DOD and Federal Agency Program Briefings
to work hard to help them attend. Be assured, SAME HQ is doing provide two more fantastic venues to hear first-hand from the
all it can to assist our public sector partners, and we encourage Chiefs and get engaged with leaders from all the services.
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It’s important to remember that the change in governance at the
UPDATE ON SAME GOVERNANCE
national level did not change governance at our Posts. More than
It’s been more than six months since SAME changed its 50 percent of our Post Presidents are from the public sector—
constitution and national governance. The reasons were well military and civil service at the federal level, and in some cases
documented in previous TMEs and voted upon by the SAME leaders from local agencies. We have an “Ethics Primer” on the
membership at the 2012 JETC in St. Louis. So how is it working? SAME website that provides guidance on the “do’s and don’ts” for
In my view, the change has produced many benefits. First, it having public sector leaders in SAME and we discuss the subject
allows for a more orderly succession plan, by which we nominate at each Post Leaders Workshop. We value their participation in
and elect a “President-Elect” a year before the individual becomes SAME. We would not be able to accomplish our mission without
President. We could not do that before. Rear Adm. Gary Engle, their personal involvement at the Post level.
P.E., DBIA, F.SAME, USN (Ret.), has been working with me, Dr. A question that has come up recently is the wearing of the
Wolff and the Board as the President-Elect, and filling in for me uniform by officers and NCOs who are involved in the leadership
when I am not available. We did not have that relationship in of an SAME Post, or when they attend an SAME meeting. While
prior years. Second, the change enables the nominating commit- there is a rule against using one’s official title when serving in a
tee to select an individual for the President-Elect position that is position of responsibility on an SAME Post Board of Directors,
already a Fellow and has had many years of dedicated support there is absolutely no prohibition against using the rank and
to SAME. I fully endorse the nomination this year of Col. John service of the individual and having the individual in uniform
W. Mogge, Ph.D., RA, F.SAME, USAF (Ret.), for the position of when performing SAME duties. It’s critical we all work to keep
President-Elect. Lastly, we expect the Past President to remain the “military” in the “Society of American Military Engineers.”
engaged with the Board of Direction, which did not happen in It’s hard to believe I am more than half way through my tenure
the past. as President. I am thoroughly enjoying serving as your President
The change in the Constitution also established a Uniformed and I look forward to seeing many of you at the DOD Briefings
Services Advisory Group (USAG) composed of the Engineering and Golden Eagle Awards Dinner in March.
Service Chiefs of five of the uniformed services. The plan is to Thanks for all you do—we are facing difficult times but we will
have the Board of Direction meet with the Chiefs twice a year. get through them. And remember, stay engaged, my friends!
The first meeting was held last May at JETC and the second Anthony F. “Tony“ Leketa, P.E., F.SAME, SES (Ret.)
was in December in Washington, D.C. The process works and SAME President 2012–2013
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WOMEN IN COMBAT
Following a unanimous recommenda-
tion by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Secretary
of Defense Leon E. Panetta announced the
end of the direct ground combat exclusion
rule for female service members. He also
announced that the service branches will
move forward with a plan to eliminate
all unnecessary gender-based barriers to
service. The change is intended to ensure
that the best qualified and most capable
service members, regardless of gender, are
available to carry out the mission, he said.
In a statement following the announce-
ment, President Barack Obama praised
the decision: “This milestone reflects
the courageous and patriotic service of
women through more than two centuries
of American history and the indispens-
able role of women in today’s military.”
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta hands the memorandum that lifts the 1994 ban on women
The decision opens up about 237,000
serving in combat to Lt. Col. Tamatha Patterson, USA, during a press conference on Jan. 24, 2013, at the
positions to women—184,000 in combat Pentagon in Arlington, Va. DOD PHOTO BY ERIN A. KIRK-CUOMO
arms professions and 53,000 assign-
ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE
ments that were closed based on unit Steven L. Stockton: “This document
type. Women are an integral part of the A new report, Short-Term Water describes the short-term needs of the
Department of Defense’s (DOD) ability Management Decisions: User Needs for water management community for moni-
to fulfill its mission, the secretary said: Improved Climate, Weather and Hydrologic toring and forecast information and tools
“Over more than a decade of war, they Information, identifies how federal agen- to support operational decisions.”
have demonstrated courage, skill and cies, along with state, local, tribal and The new report is now available at:
patriotism, and 152 women in uniform non-governmental organizations are www.ccawwg.us. The group’s first report,
have died serving this nation in Iraq and working to identify and respond to the Addressing Climate Change in Long-
Afghanistan.” needs of water resource managers in the Term Water Resources Planning and
The secretary has directed the services face of a changing climate. The report— Management, was issued in January 2011.
to undertake an evaluation of all occupa- published by the Bureau of Reclamation (Contributed by USACE and BLM)
tional performance standards to ensure and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
DOD “READY” AGAINST THREATS
they are up to date and gender-neutral. (USACE) with the National Oceanic and
The results are to be submitted by May 15, Atmospheric Administration—is broken The U.S. military stands ready to deal
with the entire process to be completed into four categories: Monitoring Product with any provocation North Korea’s
by Jan. 1, 2016. “We are all committed Needs; Forecasting Product Needs; leaders offer, said Defense Secretary
to implementing this change without Understanding and Using Information Leon E. Panetta, adding that North
compromising readiness or morale or Products in Water Management; and Korea’s announcement in January of a
our warfighting capabilities,” Secretary Information Services Enterprise. third nuclear test following previous
Panetta said. “For this change in policy to “Climate change is adding to the chal- trials in 2006 and 2009 was “needlessly
succeed, it must be done in a responsible, lenges we face in managing a multitude provocative.”
measured and a coherent way.” of issues, including water supply, water Speaking at a Pentagon news confer-
The Joint Secretary of Defense and quality, flood risk, wastewater, aquatic ence with Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey,
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ecosystems, and energy production,” Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
Women in Service Review Memorandum Reclamation Commissioner Michael L. Secretary Panetta said any nuclear test or
can be viewed at: www.defense.gov/news/ Connor said. “Meeting these challenges rocket launch that furthers North Korea’s
wisrjointmemo.pdf. For the Chairman’s requires close collaboration among missile development represents a viola-
Women in Service Review Memorandum, water resource management agencies, tion of United Nations resolutions and
visit: www.defense.gov/news/wisrimple- operational information service provid- international law.
mentationplanmemo.pdf. ers, stakeholders and the scientific North Korea’s National Defense
(Contributed by Claudette Roulo, Ameri- community.” Commission declared the intent to launch
can Forces Press Service) Said USACE Civil Works Director “a variety of satellites and long-range
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rockets” and “a nuclear test of higher level
… in the upcoming all-out action, a new
phase of the anti-U.S. struggle that has
lasted century after century, [and] will
target against the U.S., the sworn enemy
of the Korean people.”
Panetta said North Korea has a clear
choice between its current course of
provocation and negotiating responsibly
with other nations, along with providing
for its people. “The United States is fully
prepared, we remain prepared, to deal
with any kind of provocation from the
North Koreans. But I hope … they deter-
mine that it is better to make the choice to
become part of the international family.”
While the secretary said he follows
intelligence on North Korea closely, he
acknowledged it’s difficult to predict
whether a North Korean launch or test is
imminent, based on what he’s seen.
The secretary also addressed whether (Left to right) Petty Officer 1st Class Joel Melendez, USN; Staff Sgt. Rogerick Montgomery, USAF; and
Staff Sgt. Jacob Harding, USA, during exercise Cyber Flag 13-1at Nellis AFB, Nev. U.S. Space Command is
the situation in Benghazi, Libya’s second-
expecting strong growth in the coming years in service to U.S. Cyber Command as cyber security needs
largest city, poses an imminent threat as increase in the national defense. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO BY SENIOR AIRMAN MATTHEW LANCASTER
British, German and Dutch governments
have determined in advising their citizens Gen. William L. Shelton, USAF, said operate and defend Air Force networks,
to leave. Benghazi was the site of an attack direction for the hires would come from to provide exploitation capabilities and
on the U.S. consulate that killed four the Office of the Secretary of Defense, develop attack capabilities, that’s the 24th
Americans last fall. fueled by U.S. Cyber Command. “Cyber Air Force,” Gen. Shelton said. “They are
“Everybody in that area … is very Command is in the midst of determining also the Air Force component to U.S.
concerned that they simply can’t provide how they are going to operate across all Cyber Command, so when U.S. Cyber
the security necessary to protect people in the geographic combatant commands as Command wants Air Force capability or
those places,” he said. “And I think that’s well as internal to the United States,” Gen. wants capabilities the Air Force has devel-
why these countries have made the deci- Shelton said, “and it looks like we will oped, that’s where they go.”
sion that they’ve made. As far as I know, be tapped for well over 1,000 additional Those who work in the Space
we have not been asked to participate in people into the cyber business, so you can Command’s cyber arm tend to operate,
moving any people out of Benghazi.” see [cyber] is starting to take root.” defend, exploit and attack rather than
Gen. Dempsey said the tide of insur- If budget restrictions allow the increase address cyber policy, he added, “but the
gent activity across Libya, Mali, Algeria in personnel, they will be hired over 24th Air Force certainly gets into the
and other parts of North and West Africa two years beginning in FY2014, and 70 policy area as well just because of the
stems from three main motivators: terror- percent to 80 percent will be civilians if all newness of this business.”
ism, arms trafficking and crime. The pool goes as planned. (Contributed by Cheryl Pellerin, American
of adversaries there is “a syndicate of This will represent about a 15 percent Forces Press Service)
groups who come together episodically, increase over the 6,000 cyber profession-
PROPOSED ASHRAE STANDARD:
when it’s convenient to them, in order to als now working for the 24th Air Force.
PREVENTION OF LEGIONELLOSIS
advance their cause,” he said. Within the 24th Air Force, subordi-
(Contributed by Karen Parrish, American nate units for cyber operations include Changes to clarify requirements in a
Forces Press Service) the 67th Network Warfare Wing and proposed standard to prevent legionellosis
688th Information Operations Wing associated with building water systems are
BOLSTERING CYBER FORCE
at Lackland AFB, Texas, and the 689th open for public comment from ASHRAE.
Air Force Space Command expects Combat Communications Wing at Robins Standard 188P, Prevention of Legionellosis
to be directed to add 1,000 new people, AFB, Ga. Associated with Building Water Systems,
mainly civilians, to its base of about “I have the responsibility of major specifies what must be done to control the
6,000 cyber professionals for FY2014, the command headquarters but in terms spread of legionellosis.
command’s chief said. of where the work really gets done to The proposed standard underwent an
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