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Vol. 53, No. 33

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Serving the Military Community in Southeastern Connecticut since 1918

Submarine Development Squadron 12

holds change of command ceremony
By MCC Steve Owsley
Naval Submarine Support Center,
New London,
Public Affairs

100 Gando Drive

New Haven, CT 06513-1049

Photo by Lt.j.g. Daniel Mongiove

GROTON, Conn. (Jan.15, 2016) Outgoing Commander, Submarine Development Squadron Twelve, Capt.
Butch Dollaga (left) returns a salute from his relief, incoming Commander, SubmarineSquadron Twelve,
Capt. Ollie Lewis (right) as Commander, Submarine Forces, Commander, Submarine Forces Atlantic, Allied
Submarine Command, Vice Adm. Joseph Tofalo overseas the time honored naval tradition of a public
change-of-command ceremony. The change-of-command ceremony also included a Sundowning ceremony for Submarine Development Squadron 12, which was redesignated Submarine Squadron 12.

of missions including:
intelligence, surveillance
and
reconnaissance,
unmanned
undersea
vehicle
employment,
anti-submarine warfare,
anti-surface warfare and
extremely challenging

shallow water, high-contact density scenarios.

On the waterfront
side of DEVRON, my
focus was engaging with
the submarine crews, so
my staff and I could train
them to operate alone

and unafraid on deployment, said Dollaga.

When we operate at 700
plus feet beneath the surface of the ocean and at
25 plus knots, you cant
phone a friend for help.
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SUBASE to conduct security drills,

training during upcoming exercises
GROTON, Conn.

Naval Submarine Base

New London (SUBASE),
as well as naval bases and
installations throughout
the continental United
States, will conduct various Naval Security Force
drills and training during
two major exercises from
Feb. 1 through 12.
Regularly-scheduled
exercises, and not in
response to any specific
threat, the training opportunities at SUBASE will
enhance the readiness
of base Naval Security
Forces
to respond to
threats to the base and its
homeported submarines.
These security training
exercises
are
being coordinated by

Commander, U.S. Fleet

Forces Command and
Commander,
Naval
Installations Command.
Titled Solid Curtain and
Citadel Shield 2015,
these two exercises, each
with a distinct focus, will
occur consecutively and
will stress different areas
of the Navys anti-terrorism program by simulating real-world threats.
As recent incidents in
France and around the
world show, terrorist
threats not only continue but also the terrorists
appear to be even bolder, said Commander
Kurt Stronach, SUBASE
Executive Officer. These
exercises will simulate
real-world threats as real-

istically as we can, and

test our local responses.
Exercise
scenarios
throughout the period
may range from events
such as recognizing and
countering base surveillance operations, to
higher-tempo simulated
emergencies such as a
small boat attack on the
base waterfront or an
active shooter in a public
area or building on the
installation.
SUBASE exercise scenarios will not only test
security force personnel
and their responses but
also engage other base
emergency responders as
well as the base community at large. During some
scenarios, base personnel

and patrons at base activities will be required to

briefly shelter in place.
Additionally on or
about Feb. 10, as part
of the exercise, SUBASE
may increase its Force
Protection
Condition.
Base access would be
limited during these
occasions and the local
area traffic pattern may
be impacted.
Many
communication tools will be used
to keep SUBASE personnel informed about exercise security situations.
Computer network alert
systems will distribute
messages to office computers and the giant
voice system will be used
to immediately alert peo-

ple base-wide. [The giant

voice system is an outdoor
intercom loud enough to
alert anyone outside on
base of a potential threat.]
Measures have been
taken to avoid disruptions to normal base operations, but there may be
times when a particular
exercise scenario briefly
causes increased traffic
around the base or briefly delays base access.
Area residents may also
see increased security
activity associated with
the training event.
As always, we appreciate the understanding
of our community neighbors as we participate in
this valuable training,
said Stronach.

See something? Say something to

keep the Navys network guarded
From The Office of the
Deputy Chief of Naval
Operations for Information
Dominance Navy
Cybersecurity Division (N2/
N6F4)

WASHINGTON
The
Department
of
Homeland Securitys If
You See Something, Say
Something campaign
raises our awareness of
terrorism indicators, and
stresses the importance
of reporting suspicious
activity to law enforcement.
A similar approach
is needed in the cyber
domain to protect the
Navys systems and networks. If you see something suspicious or unauthorized, say something,

because vigilance and

adherence to cybersecurity best practices protects the Navys operational capabilities.

What kinds of things

should you look for and
who should you tell?

According to the Navy

Information Assurance
Program, commanding
officers, commanders,
officers-in-charge, and
directors are responsible
for the overall implementation of information
assurance (now called
cybersecurity) at the
command level.
They appoint information assurance managers
(IAM) who report to the
command on all cybersecurity matters.
Bottom line: Report
suspicious or unauthorized cyber activity to

your IAM, who should be (NMCI), report spam

identified in the plan of and suspected phishing
emails by forwarding
the day.
Now, what kind of them as an attachment
activities should you to nmci_spam@navy.
report to your IAM? mil, then delete them
Best practices for from your inbox and
keeping Navy networks sent items folder. Doing
so will help NMCI block
and systems secure are spammers and phishimportant to remem- ers. Also, report these
ber. Topping the list of e-mails to your IAM.
best practices is Dont For non-NMCI users, the
Take the Bait, which best practice for possidescribes a form of ble phishing emails or
e-mail spoofing called emails that contain susphishing and how to picious attachments is to
recognize it. Phishing delete them as well as
may involve sending report them to your IAM.
unwanted e-mail mesUnsolicited emails that
sages, often with mali- request sensitive percious content, in large sonal or organizational
quantities to an indis- information should be
criminate set of recipi- reported to your IAM.
ents in the hopes that at Attackers with this inforleast one takes the bait. mation can hurt you
If youre on the Navy personally by stealing
Marine Corps Intranet your identity, threaten

the operational security of the command, or

make themselves appear
legitimate to others so
they can compromise the
Navys cyber defenses.
Report any unauthorized
devices connected to the
network.
Devices like thumb
drives and cell phones
may inadvertently contain software that allows
an intruder inside the
Navys defenses if theyre
plugged
into
Navy
computers or systems.
Peer-to-peer (P2P) file
sharing programs, like
some that share music
files, should also be
reported to your IAM
because they can spread
bad software inside the
Navys network defenses.
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GROTON, Conn.
Commander, Submarine
Squadron 12 held a
change of command
ceremony where the
Squadrons commodore
transferred
command
to the deputy commander in a ceremony
at the Submarine Force
Museum in Groton,
Conn.
Vallejo, Calif. native,
Capt. Butch Dollaga
transferred command to
Baton Rouge, La. native
Capt. Ollie Lewis, Jan.
15.
Under
Dollagas
leadership Submarine
Development Squadron
12 trained, manned and
equipped nine nuclear-powered, fast-attack
submarines, homeported
at Naval Submarine Base
new London, Groton,
Conn. as well as testing
cutting edge equipment
and tactics for potential
implementation throughout the entire U.S. sub-

marine force. During his

time as commodore, five
submarines deployed to
the European theater and
the Middle East, where
they earned first time
ever
achievements
while on missions vital
to national security.
Dollaga credited his
success in the Navy to
those he served with,
Throughout my time in
the Navy, I have been
blessed with people who
mentored me and helped
me become the person I
am today.
Vice Adm. Joseph
Tofalo,
Commander,
Submarine
Forces,
Commander, Submarine
Force
Atlantic
and
Commander,
Allied
Submarine Command,
the events guest speaker, praised Dollaga for
his effective leadership.
The DEVRON-12 submarines that deployed
during your tenure
consistently
showed
up fully ready to meet
the demands of a wartime environment, said
Tofalo. They expertly
accomplished a broad
and challenging range

INSIDE

SUBSCOL Honors
outstanding
performers
Page 2

SUBASE CPOA help

make a difference
for veterans
Page 6

MLK Day; A day on,

not a day off
Page 7

INDEX
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