Gosport - February 22, 2019

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Vol. 83, No. 7

February 22, 2019

Fire & Emergency Services Gulf Coast awarded CNRSE Fire Department of the Year Story, photo by Kaitlyn Peacock Gosport staff writer

The emergency and fire vehicles of NAS Pensacola have a promise etched into them, “Protecting those who defend America,” a promise upheld by the men and women of the Fire and Emergency Services Gulf Coast (F&ESGC) every day. For their excellence in service, F&ESGC won the Commander, Navy Region Southeast (CNRSE) Fire Department of the Year (Large Category), Feb. 19, for a second year in a row. In a recent congratulatory message, the award was announced by Commander, Navy Region Southeast Rear Adm. Bette Bolivar. “It is with great pleasure that I announce our Navy Region Southeast winners of the 2018 Fire and Emergency Services Awards competition,” Bolivar wrote. “This year’s recipients exceeded the require-

ments of REF A and have set the bar for excellence and the highest standard of first-responder performance. These superstars epitomize our core values and demonstrate a sincere commitment in protecting those who defend America.” Along with winning overall fire department of the year, two F&ESGC service members were recognized. ABH1(AW/ SW) Anthony Kirby and ABH2(AW/SW) Lewis Mashburn, both based at NAS Whiting Field, were awarded Military Fire Officer of the Year and Military Firefighter of the Year respectively. In addition to the CNRSE awards, NAS Fire and emergency personnel from Fire & Emergency Services Gulf Coast (F&ESGC) NAS Pensacola headPensacola Commanding quarters, NASP Forrest Sherman Field, NASP Saufley Field and NASP Corry Station stand at attention with Officer Capt. Christopher the various vehicles they use to protect and serve the U.S. Navy. Martin recently recogthe department will be trucks, fire vehicles used tions. F&ESGC has also nized four firefighters ing Air Show. F&ESGC Fire Chief conducting their second to assist in plane crashes, begun working with the from F&ESGC with the Lifesavers Award for their Timothy Dias has reaf- rescue academy this year, will be delivered this year three Coast Guard Cutefforts in saving the life firmed the department’s with aims of making it an to NAS Whiting Field ters stationed at NAS Penof a man suffering a heart commitment to serving at annual class with a focus and NAS Pensacola’s sacola, USCGC Decisive attack Nov. 2 during the the highest standard. As on training rotating per- Sherman Field to help Blue Angels Homecom- part of this commitment, sonnel. Two new crash support ongoing operaSee F&ESGC on page 2

NASWF’s ABH1(AW/SW) Brian J. Clark wins Flowers civic award By Kaitlyn Peacock Gosport staff writer

The Pensacola Council of the Navy League is proud to announce the winner of the Margaret Flowers Civic Award for 2018, NAS Whiting Field’s ABH1(AW/SW) Brian J. Clark. The award was presented yesterday, Feb. 21, at a luncheon held to honor all of the enlisted service members who volunteered their time in contribution of the local community. For a list and photos of the other

nominees, see Gosport Escambia County commupage 4A. nities is an ongoing, vigIn Clark’s write-up, orous effort. His personal NASWF Commandand professional relationing Officer Capt. Paul D. ship with community leadBowdich spoke highly of ers and organizations has Clark’s attributes. greatly and positively im“ABH1 Clark’s remarkpacted their cause to imable selfless contributions prove the lives of those in in volunteerism are truly need and at risk. impressive,” he wrote. “His ABH1 (AW/SW) “His personal leadership goal to improve the part- Brian J. Clark and connection with several nership between the United organizations has set the States Navy and the Santa Rosa and standard for merit for the communi-

ties’ schools, hospitals, libraries, special projects and families in distress. ABH1 Clark holds the highest values of honor, courage and commitment, and strives in the upmost efforts to enhance our surrounding communities. ABH1 Clark is the exact testament of extraordinary leadership in action and highly deserving of this prestigious award.” In 2018, Clark devoted more than 533 volunteer hours through a variety See Award on page 2

3-peat: CIWT domain recognized as NETC’s top learning center Story, photo by Glenn Sircy Center for Information Warfare Training

In a message released by Rear Adm. Kyle Cozad, commander of Naval Education and Training Command (NETC), the Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT), onboard NAS Pensacola Corry Station, was recognized for winning the 2018 overall NETC Training Excellence Award (White T) for best Navy learning center, Feb. 14. This is the third consecutive year CIWT has won the overall NETC Training Excellence Award (White

T), and the second consecutive year CIWT swept all graded functional merit award areas. “The CIWT domain team exemplifies the highest degree of training excellence found throughout NETC, said Rear Adm. Kyle Cozad, NETC commander. “The team’s continued success in the delivery of training ensures highly trained, lethal warfighters are ready to fight and win our renewed great power competition.” The annual Training Excellence Award (TEA) program recognizes commands for demonstrating superior performance for training or training support. NETC uses

metrics to determine how well the commands are doing across various aspects of the mission, and the TEA award provides a way to track progress and make adjustments if needed. To be considered for a functional merit award, commands must achieve a minimum score on established performance measures dealing with every aspect of a training center’s mission. The learning center with the highest cumulative score percentage from all the functional areas is awarded the (White T). In the near future, the CIWT domain team will be presented a certificate and the overall TEA pennant, or blue burgee, to Capt. Nick Andrews, CIWT’s commanding officer. CIWT is authorized to display the burgee for the third consecutive year throughout 2019 to highlight its outstanding See CIWT wins on page 2

Concert tomorrow Feb. 23 at NNAM featuring Gary Sinise & the Lt. Dan Band From NASP MWR

Come out and enjoy a free concert tomorrow, Feb. 23 featuring Gary Sinise & the Lt. Dan Band. The concert will be at the National Naval Aviation Museum (NNAM) onboard NAS Pensacola. Doors open at 5 p.m., concert starts at 7 p.m. Pick up your free tickets at MWR Admin (450 Radford Blvd., Bldg. 4143) or Tickets & Travel Office onboard NASP Corry Station across from the NEX Shopping Mall. Tickets available for active-duty military, retirees, and DoD cardholders. For more information call 452-3806. Food will be available for purchase from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and cash bars for concertgoers age 21 and up. Sponsorship of this event does not imply endorsement by the federal government of product or services.

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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