Florida primary election Aug. 26 ... The right to vote is a fundamental liberty as well as a civic responsibility. Florida’s primary election is scheduled for Aug. 26. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. If you choose to vote in person, whether by early voting or at your precinct on election day, you must present photo and signature identification. For more information, go to http://www.escambiavotes.com or http://www.votesantarosa.com/. If you have any questions about voting, contact Lt. Selma Guice at the NASP Voting Assistance Office at 452-4244 or YNC Justen Davis by phone at 452-2615 or by e-mail at Justen.davis@navy.mil.
Vol. 78, No. 33
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August 22, 2014
NASP Feds Feed Families campaign in final week By Janet Thomas Gosport Staff Writer
If you need a reason to contribute to the Feds Feeds Families (FFF) food drive, consider this. It is estimated that about 20 percent of U.S. households requiring food assistance include a member who is serving or has served in the military, according to new survey by Feeding America, the nation’s leading hunger-relief charity. And 620,000 of those households have at least one active-duty military member. That’s one-quarter of all U.S. military households. The annual Feds Feed Families campaign, which kicked off June 1, has a big impact. Since the cam-
paign began in 2009, federal workers have donated and collected 24.1 million pounds of food and other non-perishable items to support families across America.
This year’s drive has surpassed expectations at Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP). The total collected so far this year is 91,518 pounds, according to Command Chaplain Cmdr. Steven “Todd” Orren. That is well above this year’s 58,000-pound goal for NASP. And there are a few
days left if you want to increase that total with your donations. The campaign is scheduled to end Aug. 27. You can bring your non-perishable food items to the following drop-off locations: • NAS Pensacola Chaplain’s Office, Bldg. 634. • NAS Pensacola Command Headquarters (Richardson Building) quarterdeck. • Naval Hospital Pensacola Pharmacy. • NASP Commissary, 5800 West Highway 98. Feds Feed Families is a voluntary effort supported by Federal employees across the nation where employees donate food
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Coronado crew visits National Naval Aviation Museum ... The three surviving crewmen whom made a flight from Saipan to Tokyo Bay onboard the PB2Y-5R Coronado displayed in the National Naval Aviation Museum visited the museum onboard NAS Pensacola Aug. 13. The flight carried members of Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz’s staff to Japan for the signing of the surrender ending World War II. Notably, one of them was Rear Adm. Forrest P. Sherman, a future chief of naval operations and namesake for NASP’s airfield. As part of the visit, the first navigator on the flight, Lt. Leonard W. Cowan, donated the actual navigation chart he used on the flight. (Above, left-right) Coronado crewmen Cowan, Leonard Braswell and Jack Weller. Photo by Donald Watson, Naval Aviation Museum Foundation
NATTC donates four tons of food to feed needy By Lt. Jonathan Bacon NATTC PAO
The staff and students at Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) Pensacola were honored Aug. 15 for the donation of 8,144 pounds of food to area food banks through the sixth annual Feds Feed Families (FFF) program. Sponsored by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture and Chief Human Capital Officers Council, FFF is voluntary program where employees across the federal government donate non-perishable food items to food banks and food pantries in their local communities. MANNA Food Pantries of Pensacola was the local recipient of the food items
NATTC donated through this year’s FFF program. JoAnn Howansky, the outreach manager for MANNA, visited NATTC to convey her organization's gratitude for the donation. Howansky told NATTC staff and students about the challenges her organization has experienced after torrential rainfall flooded downtown Pensacola earlier
Survivors of attack on Pearl Harbor to be honored Aug. 29
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Escambia health officials issue mosquito-borne illness advisory From Florida Department of Health Escambia County
From Marine Corps League, J.R. Spears Detachment No. 066
Pensacolia residents who survived the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor will be honored at 6 p.m. Aug. 29 at “Heroes Among Us” ceremonies at Veterans Memorial Park. Several of the survivors were featured in an award-winning documentary by Liz Watkins of Pensacola, who chronicled their trip back to Pearl Harbor in 2011. They all reside in the Pensacola area; many are in their late 80s and early 90s. The honorees include Marine Sgt. Maj. Bill Braddock and two Navy Sailors, Radioman First Class Cass Phillips and Musician First Class Frank Emond. The monthly series is organized by the Marine Corps League, J.R. Spears Detachment No. 066, and is held at Veterans
this year, and that NATTC’s donations were going to go a long way in making up for all of the food they lost due to the flooding. She said the donations will provide for the needs of the homeless, veterans, those on fixed incomes, orphaned teenagers, and for many others in the Pensacola community who have fallen
NMETC admiral visits Naval Hospital Pensacola ... Rear Adm.Rebecca McCormick-Boyle, commander, Navy Medicine Education and Training Command (NMETC), and director, Navy Nurse Corps, visited Naval Hospital Pensacola (NHP) Aug. 13. The admiral toured many of the hospital's facilities with Capt. Maureen Padden, commanding officer, NHP, before speaking with members of the Nurse Corps and having lunch. Photo by MC1 James Stenberg
The Florida Department of Health (DoH) in Escambia County has received notification of a probable case of West Nile virus (WNV) infection in a resident of Escambia County. There is a heightened concern that other Escambia County, Fla., residents and visitors may become ill from being bitten by an infected mosquito. The Escambia County, Florida Mosquito Control Division and DoH-Escambia continue surveillance and prevention efforts. DOH-Escambia reminds residents and visitors to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes and to take basic precautions to help limit exposure to mosquito-borne illnesses. To protect yourself from mosquitoes, you should remember to “drain and cover:” Drain standing water to stop mosquitoes from multiplying. • Drain water from garbage cans, house gutters, buckets, pool covers, coolers, toys, flower pots or any other containers where sprinkler or rain water has collected.
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