Gosport - December 18, 2015

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NASP Christmas services ... The following services are scheduled at Naval Air Station Pensacola: Protestant • Contemporary Candle Light Service: 6:30 p.m. Dec. 24, Naval Aviation Memorial Chapel. Catholic: • Children’s Mass: 4:30 p.m. Dec. 24, Naval Aviation Memorial Chapel. • Christmas Day Mass: Noon, NASP Corry Station Chapel. • New Year’s Eve Mass: 4:30 p.m. Dec. 31, NASP Corry Station Chapel. • New Year’s Day Mass: Noon Jan. 1, Our Lady Of Loreto Chapel.

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December 18, 2015

NASP hosts solar energy project groundbreaking From NAS Pensacola PAO

Beginning a unique new relationship between the Navy, Air Force and Southern Company subsidiary Gulf Power, a ground-breaking ceremony was held Dec. 16 at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, marking the start of construction for three large-scale solar electric generating facilities. Combined, these facilities will have approximately 1.5 million solar panels that could generate up to 157 megawatts (MW) of direct current (DC) or 120 MW of alternating current (AC) power. This translates to powering roughly 18,000 homes on a sunny day. The endeavor will be one of the largest solar energy projects east of the Mississippi River. Gulf Power and its third party developer Coronal Development Services will construct three facilities – one at NAS Pensacola, one at NAS Whiting Field and one at Eglin Air Force Base. On April 16, 2015, the Florida

Public Service Commission approved all three project plans. Respectively, the departments of the Navy and the Air Force recently signed land lease agreements with Gulf Power. The energy farms will be constructed at Navy Outlying Landing Field Saufley near NAS Pensacola (50 MW), Navy Outlying Landing Field Holley near NAS Whiting Field (40 MW), and at Eglin Air Force Base near Fort Walton Beach (30 MW). Notable groundbreaking ceremony presenters and attendees included Dennis V. McGinn, assistant secretary of the Navy for energy, installations and environment; Miranda A.A. Ballentine, assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment and energy; Capt. Keith Hoskins, commanding officer of Naval Air Station Pensacola; Capt. Todd A. Bahlau, commanding officer of Naval Air Station Whiting Field; Col. Matthew W. Higer, vice commander of the 96th Test Wing at Eglin Air

Military, government and industry officials break ground for Florida’s largest solar energy project Dec. 16. (Left-right) Matt Hantzmon, COO of Coronal Development Services; Air Force Col. Matthew Higer, vice commander 96th Test Wing (Eglin Air Force Base); Miranda Ballentine, assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment and energy; Dennis McGinn, assistant secretary of the Navy for energy, installations and environment; Stan Connally, Gulf Power president and CEO; NAS Pensacola Commanding Officer Capt. Keith Hoskins, and NAS Whiting Field Commanding Officer Capt. Todd Bahlau. Photo by Mike O’Connor

Force Base; and Stan Connally, president and CEO of Gulf Power. These initiatives support the Department of the Defense’s and the Navy’s Renewable Energy

Program Office’s (REPO) commitment to renewable energy and show the leadership both services are displaying in pursuit of energy security. McGinn said the collabora-

tion between Gulf Power and the Department of the Navy to construct new solar facilities on Florida Navy installations will

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NSA, Cyber Command senior enlisted leader visits CID Story, photo By Carla M. McCarthy Center for Information Dominance PAO

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. David Redmon, National Security Agency (NSA) and U.S. Cyber Command senior enlisted leader, visited Center for Information Dominance (CID) Dec. 9. He, along with Chief Master Sgt. Patrick McMahon, command chief for Air Force Space Command, and their colleagues, met with CID headquarters leadership and toured the training facilities at CID Unit Corry Station. “This really is a great opportunity for us, from not just an Army or Air Force or Navy perspective, to come to take a look at the great job we’re doing training folks in this new area of cyber, of intelligence, of information dominance,” said Redmon. “We do represent your op-

The group took a look at the range of training offered at CID Unit Corry Station, including the Joint Cyber Analysis Course, electronic warfare and signals analysis classes, and the information systems technician Digital Tutor course. They also spent time visiting with and talking to students from all services during lunch. “It was an honor having lunch with all the VIPs, especially Sgt. Maj. (Redmon),” said ITSA Sarah Yandow, currently a Digital Tutor student. “I learned that all the branches are unique in their own ways, and I really like Command Sgt. Maj. David Redmon, National Security that aspect of the military. He shared a lot of great points Affairs and U.S. Cyber Command senior enlisted leader, of view on security.” meets with Capt. Maureen Fox, Center for Information Redmon appreciated the team effort at CID, which he Dominance (CID) commanding officer, and her staff. sees as an essential part of the development of the workerational force, so everyone that’s going through these force. courses is going to come out and work for us in some See CID on page 2 capacity.”

Some education and training websites and applications to be unavailable tomorrow (Dec. 19)

Last Gosport for the year By Scott Hallford Gosport Editor

Today’s issue of your homebase newspaper marks the last edition of the year. Per our contract with the printer, Ballinger Publishing, we print 50 issues annually, so the December holiday period is a time the Gosport staff takes a

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By Ens. Dominic Scharret, NETPDTC PAO

Wreaths Across America ... Priscilla Griffith and her son, Scott Griffith, joined hundreds of other military families and civilian volunteers Dec. 12 at Barrancas National Cemetery during the Wreaths Across America event. Officials said more than 11,000 wreaths were placed this year, an increase from the 7,000 that were placed in 2014. Photo by Janet Thomas

As part of the Naval Education and Training Command’s annual fire suppression test for the Saufley Field Data Center, numerous education and training applications will be unavailable tomorrow, Dec. 19, from approximately midnight until 9 p.m. According to NETC Program of Records Di-

rector David Schisler, the fire suppression testing is vital for the training enterprise to function in case of a data center emergency. “This event has been scheduled on a weekend to minimize the impact to our customers,” said Schisler. “The annual fire suppression tests are crucial to ensuring that our systems and data center

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NASP gate hours ... NAS Pensacola Holiday Gate Hours: NASP Corry Station Gate 7 and NASP West Gate will close at 7 p.m. today, Dec. 18. Both gates will reopen Jan. 4, 2016; Gate 7 at 6 a.m. and West Gate at 5 a.m. NASP and NASP Corry Station main gate hours of operation will be unchanged during the holidays.

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