Vol. 76, No. 35
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August 31, 2012
VT-10 wins 2012 SecNav Safety Excellence Award awareness of safety in everyday operations, reducing loss in man-hours and material damage, among other factors, The Honorable Ray Mabus, secretary that may decrease Navy assets. of the Navy, recently presented Training “Safety and risk management are indisSquadron Ten (VT-10) with the 2012 pensable to effectively prepare for and SecNav Safety Excellence Award in complete our mission, whether at home or recognition as the aviation training deployed in harm’s way,” said Mabus. squadron with unparalleled safety “Your safety accomplishments are proof achievements during 2011. On July 11, positive of your mission first, safetyCmdr. Virgle Reeves, commanding offi- always command culture, and your comcer of VT-10, Cmdr. mitment to each Kevin Quarderer, other, to safety former commandexcellence, to the ing officer of VTnation, and to the 10, and Maj. Frank advent of the Shone, safety offiDepartment of the cer of VT-10, were Navy as a worldon hand to receive class safety organithe award at the zation. You have U.S. Navy justly earned the Memorial and right to fly my Naval Heritage SecNav Safety Flag Center Theater in for the next year. My Washington, D.C. personal congratulaRecipients were VT-10 personnel are presented with the tions to all SecNav 2012 SecNav Safety Excellence Award awarded with a citaSafety Excellence in Washington, D.C., July 11. Photo tion, plaque and the courtesy Lt. Benjamin Wilson Award recipients.” SecNav’s safety In 2011, VT-10 flag, which they are entitled to fly for a executed more than 15,000 mishap-free year. flight hours while completing more than Established in 2002 by former SecNav 10,000 training sorties. While maintaining Gordon R. England, the Safety Excellence a rigorous operational tempo, the instrucAwards are designed to promote safe prac- tor cadre of 75 flight instructors mentored, tices throughout the Department of the trained, and graduated 264 Navy, Marine Navy. The award personally recognizes those commands that have integrated an See VT-10 on page 2
By Lt. Benjamin Wilson VT-10 PAO
SecNav remembers legacy of naval aviator, astronaut Neil Armstrong ... WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNS) – “On behalf of the men and women of the Navy Department, I extend my deepest and most heartfelt sympathies to the family of Neil Armstrong. Mr. Armstrong rightly belongs to the ages as the man who first walked on the moon, a pioneer of space exploration and science. A giant. But to those of us in his Navy family, he will also remain a shipmate – a naval aviator who flew nearly 80 combat missions during the Korean War. A leader. He never wanted to be a living memorial, and yet to generations the world over his epic courage and quiet humility stands as the best of all examples. It is not merely his ‘small step’ we admire; it is his very large and humble heart. The world has lost a legend. We have lost a friend, unique in our lifetime and never to be out of our minds.” – Ray Mabus, Secretary of the Navy. (Above) Former astronaut Neil Armstrong gives an acceptance speech May 14, 2010, after being inducted into the Naval Aviation Hall of Honor at the National Naval Aviation Museum. The Naval Aviation Hall of Honor was founded in 1979 to recognize individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to naval aviation. Photo by MC1 Rebekah Adler
EscaRosa CFC holds 2012 campaign focus brief From Combined Federal Campaign
A Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) focus brief was held in the Naval Aviation Schools Command (NASC) theater Aug. 24 to highlight the importance of this year’s CFC program to area leadership. The briefing was
specifically intended for senior representation attendance from all military and federal civilian offices within the Pensacola, Pace and Milton areas.
Guest speaker at the event was Rear Adm. Donald P. Quinn, Commander, Naval Education and Training Command. “In my experience, achieving success in a CFC campaign is accomplished by offering every federal employee, civilian and military alike, the opportunity to donate to
Rear Adm. Donald P. Quinn
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choice,” Quinn said. “Quality face-to-face contact with every employee is key to reaching your goal, which is hugely satisfying.” EscaRosa CFC Director Ron Denson was pleased with the brief’s turnout and Quinn’s support. “Any time we can have a high-ranking offi-
cial, such as Rear Adm. Quinn, speak from experience on the significance of philanthropic giving through the CFC, we consider it a huge win for the campaign and for the nonprofit charities that receive the donations,” Denson said. “The commanding
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NASP prepares for Hurricane Isaac, support response
(Above) Aircraft from NASP’s Training Wing Six find shelter from Hurricane Isaac’s winds by being neatly packed into one of the base’s hangars. Photo by Patrick Nichols (Right) SH3 Darius Hill and LS2 Andy Adon – both assigned to Naval Air Station Pensacola command headquarters – load a Red Cross trailer on base Aug. 27 with supplies to be sent to various shelters in the Pensacola area ahead of Hurricane Isaac. Photo by Scott Hallford
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