Easter services ...
Catholic services: Holy Saturday: Catholic Easter Vigil Mass: 8 p.m. April 4, Naval Aviation Memorial Chapel. • Easter Sunday Mass: April 5. Services at 8:30 a.m., Naval Aviation Memorial Chapel; and noon, NASP Corry Station Chapel. Protestant services: Good Friday services: noon and 7 p.m. April 3, Naval Aviation Memorial Chapel. • Easter Sunrise service: 6:30 a.m. April 5, Five Flags Pavilion. • Easter Sunday service: 10:15 a.m. April 5, Naval Aviation Memorial Chapel. • Younger Louder Later Contemporary Service: 6 p.m. April 5, All Faiths Chapel.
Vol. 79, No. 13
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April 3, 2015
CNO holds all-hands call for Pensacola Sailors By Ed Barker Naval Education and Training Command Public Affairs
The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) held an all hands call for area Sailors at the Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) onboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola March 31. As he entered NATTC’s main hangar, Adm. Jonathan Greenert was welcomed by a crowd of nearly 4,000 Sailors from area commands. Before addressing the large crowd, he reenlisted six Sailors; two staff members from NAS Pensacola, IT3 Kaitlin Carter and MA3 Andrew Livasy; two instructors from the Center for Information Dominance, CTT1 Benjamin Mold and CTT1 Bobby Bruno; and two instructors from NATTC, AEC Kenny Stone and AW2 Steven Gabby. The CNO then told the crowd he was glad to be back at NATTC to speak with some of the Navy’s newest Sailors and
talk with them about what the future holds. “Your challenges are not going to be my challenges,” Greenert said. “I would never have guessed that you would have the instability around the world that you see today. We are going to see instability for at least the next five years and probably into the next decade, so prepare yourself to deal with that. But the good news is that you are in an organization that the country depends upon to be the away team – that’s what we do. We are where it matters, when it matters around the world. The foundation of all of it is here in front of me today; you are the ones that are going to get us through the future.” Following his opening remarks and for the next 40 minutes, Greenert addressed a variety of questions on topics including retirement, uniforms, reenlistment bonuses and the introduction of females
CNO tours USS Independence (LCS 2) ... Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, right, and U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller speak to the press April 1 at Pier Charlie at Naval Air Station Pensacola. Greenert and Miller toured the littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Independence (LCS 2). The ship is scheduled to be in the Pensacola area through mid-September conducting operational testing and evaluation operations. Photo by Bethany Chestnut
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The DoD Safe Helpline: What do I need to know? From NAS Pensacola Fleet and Family Support Center
If you’re in the military or have spent any time on a military installation, chances are you’ve heard of the Department of Defense (DoD) Safe Helpline. But what exactly is it, and why do you need to know it? The Safe Helpline is a 24/7 support service for members of the DoD community affected by sexual assault. The service is confidential, anonymous, secure, and available worldwide – providing victims
with the help they need anytime, anywhere. Why is this important to know? When a sexual assault occurs, victims are often overwhelmed and unsure where to turn. With this in mind, the April Sexual Assault Awareness and
Prevention Month (SAAPM) events for NAS Pensacola will open with the Safe Helpline Campaign: a call for all hands to add the Safe Helpline number to their phone contacts and whenever possible, to download the Safe Helpline app to their smartphones. The DoD Safe Helpline is more than just a phone number; it provides help in five ways: Telephone Helpline: (877) 995-5247: Safe Helpline provides live, confidential, one-onone help over the phone. The number is the same in the U.S.
and worldwide via DSN. Through the Telephone Helpline, Safe Helpline staff can also transfer callers to base/installation Sexual Assault Response Coordinators (SARCs), Victim Advocates (VAs), civilian rape crisis centers or the Suicide Prevention Lifeline through a simple, warm handoff process. Online Helpline: Safe Helpline provides live, confidential, one-on-one help through a secure instant-messaging platform at SafeHelpline.org. The website also contains vital information about recovering from
and reporting a sexual assault. Safe HelpRoom: Want to chat with people who have been through a similar experience? Safe HelpRoom is a secure community of survivors that meet to help each other 24/7– regardless of time zone or distance. Self-Care App: Download the Safe Helpline app and create a personalized self-care plan (it’s free in the Apple App store and on Google Play). Once you download the app, you can use the self-care plan and exercises
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App puts NHP in the palm of your hand By Jason Bortz NHP PAO
Navy chiefs celebrate 122 years of the United States Navy chief petty officer (CPO) ... At NAS Pensacola command headquarters April 1, the CPO birthday was observed at morning colors. Above, AMC Clifford Grambo, CMC Jeff Grosso and assembled NASP chiefs salute as the flag is raised. Photo by MC1 Bruce Cummins
The new Naval Hospital Pensacola (NHP) app is now available for download. The free smartphone app will allow beneficiaries to have access to hospital and medical information at any time with their phone. The NHP app has a variety of resources that beneficiaries can access through their smartphone. With the app, beneficiaries will be able to find a phone number using the phone directory, make an appointment by either phone or with TRICARE Online, send a
secure message via RelayHealth to their Medical Home Port Team, order prescription refills through TRICARE Online and more. “We wanted to create an app that would give our beneficiaries a tool to help them manage their health care,” said Capt. Maureen Padden, commanding officer, NHP. “The new app literally puts the hospital in the palm of our beneficiaries’ hands. They can make appointments, order prescription refills, send secure messages and more with this
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