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January 17, 2014
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NEX lowers prices on everyday household items By Kristine M. Sturkie Navy Exchange Service Command Public Affairs
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (NNS) – The Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) announced Jan. 13 that it has lowered prices on nearly 240 everyday household items to better serve its Sailors and their families. Customers will see new lower prices on items such as
laundry detergent, bleach, fabric softeners, paper towels and bath tissue. Customers can expect to see lower prices on additional household items in the future. “We know these are items our customers buy on a regular basis and so we re-evaluated our pricing
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structure, contributing to the Barrancas Cantonment Historic District that is also within the limits of a NRHP eligible archaeological site. Bldg. 1500 is well known for being home to the United States Naval Schools of Photography. From 1950 to 1998, Sailors, Marines, Coast Guardsmen and some civilians were taught basic and advanced photography skills –
model based on competition outside the gate,” said Tess Paquette, Navy Exchange Service C o m m a n d (NEXCOM) senior vice president and chief merchandising officer. “We want customers to know that when they shop their NEX, they will find hundreds of
a base tradition that goes back to the base’s establishment as an air station. From 1950 to 1998, Bldg. 1500 was home to the United States Naval Schools of Photography – “A,” “B” and “C” schools taught basic, advanced and specialized photography, respectively. In 1993, the “all-Navy” chapter of the school’s history ended when the school was opened up to other Department of Defense personnel. A time capsule outside the building, placed before the time
household essential items at everyday low prices to help them save money.” To make it easier for customers to find the merchandise with the new lower prices, yellow “New Lower Price” stickers will be placed on the shelves next to the products. As always, if customers find a lower price on a product at another retailer, the NEX will match the price. If the price difference is $10 or less, the price
of the school’s closure in 1998, contains photos, photography equipment and other historical items; it’s due to be opened in 2096. Bldg. 1500 has yet another unique distinction – it’s the only building on base with a submarine periscope. During World War II, strategic planners relied heavily on photography taken from aircraft. It was noted that submarines could get also decent photos of obstacles to beach landings and other details
will be matched on the spot. No proof is required. For details and more information about the price matching policy and all NEX policies, visit www.mynavyexchange.com/command/customer_service/price_match.ht ml or speak with an NEX associate. For more news from Navy Exchange Service Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/nexcom/.
by taking photos through their submarine periscopes. Sailors were trained in the technique and although Bldg. 1500’s periscope was placed after World War II, it remains a unique reminder of the contributions made by Navy photographers. With the NASP command headquarters dedication to Walter Leroy Richardson, Bldg. 1500’s contributions to history are ongoing and renewed in 2014.
Dodgeball pits NAS Pensacola wardroom and chiefʼs mess against Pensacola Police Department ... During the inaugural NASP Dodgeball Challenge, held recently at the Radford Fitness Center, the NASP team – consisting of volunteers from the wardroom and chief’s mess – were victorious against the Pensacola Police Department, scoring best two out of three rounds. The NASP Dodgeball Challenge is planned as an annual event between the two forces. (Left) NASP players charge down court; (right) NavFac SE PWD Pensacola’s Lt. Cmdr. Alfred M. Nuzzolo and NASP CMDCM Jeff Grosso make rapid-fire shots. Photos by Jennifer Hathaway
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records of all aircraft tests, instrument installations, aircraft accidents, and the wide variety of other activities associated with the beginnings of naval aviation. He also worked tirelessly with the Navy’s first naval aviators to perfect aerial photographic methods and in testing equipment submitted to the Navy by a variety of inventors and manufacturers. During this time, Richardson made the first U.S. Naval aerial photographs while flying in a Curtiss single-engine open-seat seaplane with a 5-inch-by-7-inch dry plate camera. It soon became obvious that there was a need for a dedicated aerial camera to meet the Navy’s new aerial reconnaissance mission. Working from the requirements and specs developed by Richardson, the Eastman Kodak Company created the first handheld aerial oblique camera; the Model A, in August 1915. It was equipped with a highspeed lens, suitable for photography at attitudes between 1,000 and 2,000 feet. When the United States entered World War I in April 1917, military requirements for photography increased dramatically. Army and Navy observers in Europe sent back impressive reports on the value of reconnaissance and combat photography to military decision makers. Now that America was in the war, both services decided to organize their own photographic divisions. The Navy determined that Richardson was the right man to head up its photographic division. In November 1917, he was promoted to (aviation) machinist’s mate first class and given orders to attend the newly established
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Army Aerial Photography School at Langley Field, Va. Before departing, he was promoted to chief machinist’s mate. Within days of completing the Army course, Richardson reported to the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., with orders to establish a photographic section. He was discharged from the Navy Jan. 2, 1918, and immediately commissioned as an ensign in the Naval Reserve Flying Corps. He then organized the photographic section and prepared plans for a Naval School of Aerial Photography, the first school that would eventually be consolidated with others into the U.S. Naval Schools of Photography. As the Navy’s first photographic officer, Richardson visualized a Navy photographic organization that could be called upon to cover photographic assignments aboard ships and at shore stations, as well as satisfy the Navy’s ever-increasing demand for aerial photography. By April 1918, Richardson had earned his wings as a Navy pilot (naval aviator No. 582) so he could personally fly his students on aerial assignments. As a result of Richardson’s foresight, direction and leadership, the rating of photographer, capable of meeting the needs of both naval aviation and the general service, was officially established July 1, 1921. The former ship’s cook was honorably discharged from military service Jan. 1, 1926 and took a position as the civilian head of the photographic section in the Bureau of Aeronautics. In 1932, he was designated senior scientist and photographic inspector for the Bureau of Aeronautics, a position he held until his death June 14, 1945.
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Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla.: A Bicentennial Defense Community Commanding Officer — Capt. Keith Hoskins Public Affairs Officer — Harry C. White The Gosport nameplate pays homage to the 100th anniversary of naval aviation in 2011: the Centennial of Naval Aviation, or CONA. The image on the left side of the nameplate depicts Eugene Ely taking off in a Curtiss pusher bi-plane from the USS Pennsylvania Jan. 18, 1911. While Ely had taken off from the USS Birmingham two months earlier after his plane had been loaded on the ship, the USS Pennsylvania event was the first time a plane landed on and then took off from a U.S. warship.
The image on the right side is the Navy’s most modern fighter aircraft, the F-18 Super Hornet. Established in 1921 as the Air Station News, the name Gosport was adopted in 1936. A gosport was a voice tube used by flight instructors in the early days of naval aviation to give instructions and directions to their students. The name “Gosport” was derived from Gosport, England (originally God’s Port), where the voice tube was invented. Gosport is an authorized newspaper published every Friday by Ballinger Publishing,
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around Medical Home Port,” said Lt. Kevin Bernstein, a chief resident, NHP. Bernstein led the initiative to include NHP in the database and spent many hours submitting information about the residency program to PCPCC. “We are training people within a successful model here,” said Bernstein. “That model is good for civilian hospitals to use as well as military treatment facilities.” Sharing of information and successful models is the basis of the database, which is open to everyone at www.pcpcc.org/training. The database is searchable and includes detailed information on existing training programs to include formal curricula, educational components and core competencies that support teambased care delivery like Medical Home Port. The news of the inclusion on PCPCC’s database came at the same time it was announced that NHP’s Family Medicine Residency Program will be dissolving by 2016. Despite this news, Bernstein, along with his fellow residents, can take pride in knowing they learned patient-centered care at one of the most successful Medical Home Port programs in the Navy. “I am proud to be part of this program,” said Bernstein, who will graduate next summer. “We (all of the residents) believe that until the residency program is closed for good, residents here will receive the training to be the best doctors to operate within the Medical Home Port model.”
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