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Naval History And Heritage Command (NHHC)

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ENHANCE THE MISSION! Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) encourages the use of their information and resources to support Navy commands and fleet units. All Commanding Officers (COs), Executive Officers (XOs), Officers-in-Charge (OICs), and Command Master Chiefs (CMCs) are encouraged to use the various resources provided by NHHC to promote naval history and heritage as desired in execution of their duties. Naval history and heritage are important components to every command's warfighting effectiveness. Naval history and heritage inspires and empowers the Navy's most important asset, its Sailors. Our 240 years of proud history and traditions serve as foundation for Navy's core values of honor, courage, and commitment. Our history …show more content…

Additional contact information is also available at https://www.history.navy.mil/ab us/contact/directory.html. 2. THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN (TSP) CATCH-UP. Federal employees who participate in the TSP and will turn age 50 during the year are eligible to make TSP catch-up contributions. “Catch-up contributions” are supplemental tax-deferred contributions that employees age 50 or older (or turning age 50 during the calendar year) can make to the TSP beyond the maximum amount they can contribute through regular contributions. To be eligible to make catch-up contributions, you must be: - Age 50 or older anytime during the calendar year in which the catch-up contributions are being made (even if you become age 50 on December 31 of this …show more content…

OPERATIONAL SECURITY. The slogan 'Loose Lips Sink Ships' is dated but still embodies the basic principle of Operational Security, or OPSEC. A newer slogan, ‘Loose Tweets Destroy Fleets’ carries the same message. OPSEC is a multi-faceted concept that strives to prevent the inadvertent compromise of sensitive or classified activities, capabilities or intentions. OPSEC involves a relatively simple five-step process that anyone can use: - Identify critical information – information can assist an adversary in many ways. - Analyze information threat. Does an adversary have the capability to collect or use the information, and if so, how? - Analyze the vulnerabilities - how is the critical information relayed daily and how is it protected? - Risk assessment - how likely is it that the information could be compromised. - Countermeasure development - what steps can be taken to protect information from being disclosed? Additional simple steps include avoid talking about work away from the office; be aware of your immediate surroundings at all times, and who is in the area. Keep in mind that what is not being said can be information in itself. Whether on or off work, a Sailor's safest bet is to assume

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