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Navy Newport 2004AwithinNavyao03*0CLLOegBy SMSgt. D. EGERMIER erslliP Held at Maxwell AFB,Semor Enlisted Academy Ala., the conference allowed allservice schools an opportunity In 2004, the Senior Enlisted to address problems in mili-Academy (SEA) inTomich Hall tary education and to bench-continued to educate selected mark on new programs and senior and master chief petty operations.officers from across the NavyThe SEA staff reciprocatedNiece,in areas of leadership, man- by inviting Chief Master Sgt. agement, and communication. David Andrews, the comman-This year it continued as the dant of the Air Force SeniorNCO Academy, and Master Chief Johnthecommandant of the Coast Guard Chief Petty OfficerwAcademy, to visit NAVSTA Newport. Additionally,tlie SEA host-ir■Mb-. .edmilitarvleaders fromaround theglobe,including Albania, Pak-Ron Fontaine/U.S Navy photo istan, Japan,The third Master Chief Petty Officer of the Kazakhstan, Navy, Robert J. Walker, looks at a painting G e r m a n y of himself during a dedication of the Senior and Lithua-Enlisted Academy’s new library last nia. Finally,August. SEA instructors deployedto Columbia,standard of excellence in the Bulgaria, and the Ukraine to Navy enlisted community, provide training to interna-graduating 305 students. The tional navies.Navy is rapidly changing how it As in the past, the SEA host-educates and trains Sailors, ed numerous dignitaries and and the SEA is on the cutting guest speakers throughout theedge of that change.course of the year. During oneA significant change this of retired MCPON Robert year was that ot leadership as Walker's numerous visits, the the current director, Com- enlisted force commemoratedmand Master Chief Ralph Rao, his contributions by dedicat -replaced Command Master ing the SEA’s heritage library inChief Stephen Gieiczyk. Along his honor.with holding numerous prior The Command Masteroj command master chief assign- Chief/Chief of the Boat coursements, Rao became the first also experienced dynamic enlisted graduate of the Execu- change in 2004 as it progressed tive Business Course in Mon- from a pilot course to an in-terey, Calif., in May. resident course, graduatingparticipated in 111 students. .Another addi-Thenumerous joint force training tion to the SEW was the transfer initiatives. The first of these of the non-resident course was the first ever Professional from the Naval Reserve to the Military Education conference SEA. The SEA hosts the in-res-consisting of all DOD service idence portion of the course, school directors, including the which is the culmination of 15 German Luftwaffe and the weeks of computer based dis-Canadian military school lead- tance education.
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