Gosport - July 05, 2013

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Navy Exchange (NEX) to be open every day, even during temporary hours reduction ... Officials at Pensacola NEX Mall have announced the NEX plans to remain open seven days per week throughout the temporary commissary hours reduction (July 8-Sept. 30), and will continue to offer area personnel values and specials.

Vol. 77, No. 27

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July 5, 2013

NASP officials hold meeting on Navy RIF From CNIC

At a town hall-style meeting held onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola July 1, base officials discussed with civilian employees the effects that a Navy reduction in force (RIF) may have onboard NASP when it takes place later this year. “I wanted to take the opportunity to address our employees and get as much information out as early as possible,” NASP Commanding Officer Capt. Keith Hoskins said. “Our country is going through a very financially tumultuous time and a reduction in force is the absolutely last resort. A RIF is a very com-

NASP Commanding Officer Capt. Keith Hoskins addresses the base’s civilian employees July 1 at the NASC auditorium. More than 700 civilian positions in seven Navy regions are potentially affected by a recently announced reduction in force (RIF). Photo by Scott Hallford

plex process. We’re just not arbitrarily coming up with numbers and billets. We’re trying to make this process as fair as possible. And it is not a local choice; these decisions come from much higher up.” Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) announced recently a plan to conduct a RIF action in fiscal year

2013 that will be completed in 2014. During the course of the next seven months, CNIC will eliminate 745 civilian positions throughout its shore enterprise in seven Navy regions across 20 states, the District of Columbia, the island of Guam, and in the countries of Italy, Greece and Cuba, officials said. The actual total number of people directly impacted by this RIF action will be determined once other workforce shaping measures such as voluntary separation incentive payments, voluntary early retirement authority and placement into current vacancies have been completed. CNIC, along with other Navy commands, has experienced reduced budgets and must implement cost-saving measures across the entire force. “This action is not taken lightly, but is part of a conscious, risk-based approach to future shore capabilities that are aligned with the Navy mission,” said Vice. Adm. William French, CNIC. “I am committed to ensuring that we do all we can to assist those people directly impacted by this action by providing them access to all tools available under reduction in force rules and assisting them with finding future employment.” Career transition services for the employees affected by the RIF action will vary depending on their needs, but services available will include skills assessment, resume and cover letter preparation, networking and interviewing techniques, counseling, job search assistance and retraining, if necessary. Reducing these positions may have

NETC Commander Rear Adm. Don Quinn addresses headquarters staff during a NETC SAPR standdown June 27.

NETC participates in SAPR standdown Story, photo by Ed Barker NETC PAO

Focusing on putting an end to sexual assault in all forms, military and civilian staff members from the Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) held a Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) standdown June 27. NETC Commander Rear Adm. Don Quinn stressed that the intent of this standdown was to ensure service members and civilian personnel clearly understand they are accountable for fostering a positive climate where sexist behaviors, harassment, and assault are not tolerated, condoned, or ignored. “The secretary of the Navy and

Chief of Naval Operations have asked us to re-focus on sexual assault prevention and response and reinforce our core values,” said Quinn. “That includes zero tolerance for sexual assault and sexual harassment. We leverage morale and esprit de corps in our units to do what others cannot. That’s how we can go into places like New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and bring order out of chaos – because everyone in the unit knows their shipmates have their back. Sexual assault destroys that trust and damages our mission effectiveness, in addition to the personal damage done to those involved.” Mike Stahl, SAPR program manager for NETC coordinated the

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Parking spaces available for Gold Star Families By MC2 Maria Rachel D. Melchor Naval Station Norfolk Public Affairs

The NATTC CSAAD/NETC video “Be a Shipmate, Don’t Be a Zombie” can be viewed at: http://www. youtube.com/watch?v=cQWHUVZWwd0.

NASP training commands win SAPR video contest By Ed Barker NETC PAO

The Chief of Naval Personnel announced June 25 that a team of Sailors from the Naval Air Technical Training Center’s Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions (CSADD) and staff from the Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) were among the winners in a contest to produce a Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR)

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NORFOLK (NNS) – Gold Star Family (GSF) designated parking signs were recently placed outside high traffic facilities aboard Naval Station Norfolk (NAVSTA). They have also been installed onboard NAS Pensacola at the Pensacola Navy Exchange (NEX) Mall, Pensacola Commissary, Fleet and Family Support Center and Naval Hospital Pensacola (NHP). GSF are families of those who died serving in the U.S. armed forces and identified by a gold star lapel button. The gold star lapel button or gold star pin is distributed according to strict Department of Defense guidelines for service members who have lost their lives in

conflict or in support of certain military operations. By law, a gold star lapel button was to be furnished without cost, to the widow and to each of the parents and the next of kin of the fallen warrior. In effort to support, a Commander Navy Installations Command (CNIC) directive was released to provide guidance in implementing designated parking spaces and signage. The intent of the directive is to honor and recognize the sacrifice of family members who have lost a loved one in military service, to educate the Navy community, and to bring awareness to the general public. As part of the initiative, NAVSTA personnel posted signs on designated parking spaces on and off base. The

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Onboard NAS Pensacola, Gold Star Family (GSF) parking spaces are designated at Pensacola Navy Exchange Mall, Pensacola Commissary, Fleet and Family Support Center and Naval Hospital Pensacola. Photo by Harry White

NHP: new main pharmacy hours start July 8 Starting July 8, the main pharmacy located at Naval Hospital Pensacola (NHP) will have new hours of 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Friday and will now be closed on Saturdays. Beneficiaries needing prescriptions on Saturdays will be able to use the new

satellite pharmacy located next to the commissary. Saturday hours for the satellite pharmacy are 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (drive-through hours 8 a.m.-3 p.m.). For more information, call the main pharmacy at 505-6640 or the satellite pharmacy at 452-6973.

Published by Ballinger Publishing, a private firm in no way connected with the Department of the Navy. Opinions contained herein are not official expressions of the Department of the Navy nor do the advertisements constitute Department of the Navy, NAS Pensacola or Ballinger Publishing’s endorsement of products or services advertised.


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