Time change this weekend: Spring ahead ... At 2 a.m. Sunday, March 11, clocks will move an hour ahead (or spring forward) to begin daylight saving time. By act of Congress, civil clocks in most areas of the United States are adjusted ahead one hour in the summer months (known as daylight time) and returned back one hour in the winter months (known as standard time). You’ll lose an hour, mornings are darker and evenings are brighter. For more, visit http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO
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Vol. 82, No. 10
VT-10 to change command From VT-10 Public Affairs
Cmdr. Ken Froberg will transfer command of Training Squadron 10 (VT-10) to Cmdr. Dustin Hagy aboard NAS Pensacola (NASP) March 15, at 10 a.m., in the squadron hangar.
Cmdr. Dustin Hagy
After more than 15 months in command, Froberg turns over the responsibility of commanding the squadron to his executive officer. Under Froberg’s command, VT-10 executed more than 14,700 mishap-free flight hours, encompassing more than 8,500 sorties, while training more than 580 Navy and Marine Corps Student Naval Flight Officers (SNFOs), Flight Surgeons and International Navigators.
Cmdr. Ken Froberg
Froberg leaves the “Wildcats” to join the staff of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) based in Norfolk, Va., as the air boss. It serves as the next step for a career that began in 1998 after receiving his commission as ensign in the U.S. Navy through the See VT-10 on page 2
March 9, 2018
Leadership Pensacola visits NASP Story, photo by Ens. Mike Delarosa NASP Public Affairs Office
Members of Leadership Pensacola (LeaP) spent the day onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP) for “Military Day” March 1. They came to achieve a greater understanding of the large economic impact the military has on the region and to learn about leadership within the base’s environment. LeaP members began their day at Naval Aerospace Medical Institute (NAMI), where they were able to interact with some local key leaders. Guest speakers included Rear Adm. Kyle J. Cozad, commander, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC); Capt. Christopher Martin, commanding officer, NASP; and Capt. Mark Goto, commanding officer of Navy Medicine Operational Training Center (NMOTC). Cozad gave a brief on leadership and the mission of NETC. He spoke about leading people as if they were family and gave examples on how that has helped him in various leadership roles. Martin then followed by speaking to the group about leadership and the mission of NASP. He gave examples on how he believes every leader should act. “Leadership is a simple thing,” Martin said. “Be direct with people, be honest with people. If you tell someone you’re going to do something, do it. If you can’t do it, then you need to be the one to tell them why you can’t do it.” Goto was the last guest speaker of the morning and also spoke on leadership and the mission of NMOTC.
Leadership Pensacola (LeaP) members take in a facilities tour onboard NAS Pensacola March 1. Large touch-screen monitors provide classrooms with an immersive learning experience.
“The one leadership nugget, as they say, is you have to love your people,” he said. “You have to love them like your children.” LeaP member Melissa Diamond was impressed with the takeaways from the morning briefings. “The Navy contributes to the infrastructure within Escambia County and Escambia County also supports the Navy,” Diamond said. “That’s key to success for both.” The group was then split in two while they
visited Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) and its air department. Members were introduced to the multipurpose reconfigurable training system (MRTS). They were able to step into a real-time classroom and learn the ways the Navy is teaching service members. LeaP members were also shown various different classrooms where students were taught different Navy skills, See LeaP on page 2
FY-20 Olmsted Scholarship Program seeking applicants By Ed Barker Naval Education and Training Professional Development Center (NETPDC) Public Affairs
Career-minded officers interested in developing language skills and regional cultural knowledge are encouraged to apply for the fiscal year 2020 (FY-20) Olmsted Scholar Program, announced March 1 in NAVADMIN 053/18. Currently available to unrestricted line, Information Warfare, and Supply Corps officer designators, the Olmsted program is a unique scholarship opportunity offering two years of graduate study NAS Pensacola Visitor Control Center (VCC) to change hours ... The Naval Air Station Pensacola Visitor Control Center will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily as of March 12. These new hours will enable more efficient access to the installation for non-DoD card holders. Visitors arriving after 6 p.m. will be directed by the guard at NASP main gate. The NASP Fleet and Family Support Center Transition Assistance Program Job Fair is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 20 at the Navy Gateway Inn Conference Center, Bldg. 3249. More than 35 employers are expected. The event is open to active-duty military, retirees, Reservists, Air National Guard, spouses, dependents, DoD civilians and contractors. No registration is required. For more information, contact 452-7788 or e-mail NASP_TAMP@ navy.mil.
using a foreign language while providing overseas cultural and travel opportunities, often leading to a graduate degree at a foreign university. The Naval Education and Training Professional Development Center (NETPDC) is currently accepting applications from active component officers in the approved designators for the FY20 Olmsted Scholar Program. Applicants should be available to start language training in summer/fall 2019, begin study at a foreign university in 2020 and complete study in 2022.
Naval Hospital Pensacola will be hosting a Kindergarten School Rodeo March 17 from 8 a.m. to noon in the NHP Family Medicine Clinic. The rodeo is for children ages 4 to 5 that need a physical to start kindergarten and are enrolled to the Family Medicine Clinic. Appointments are encouraged and can be made by calling 505-7120, but walk-ins will be accepted from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Women’s History month celebrated ... The Naval Air Station Pensacola’s Diversity Team would like to invite all activeduty and retired military personnel, their dependents, and civilian employees to celebrate Women’s History Month. Guest speaker Haley Morrissette will make a presentation March 16 2018; from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in Bldg. 1504
See Olmstead on page 2 (across from Bldg.1500 NASP headquarters) on the theme, “Honoring Women who fight all forms of discrimination.” For more information, call AC1(AW/SW) Chad Bradley at 452-4671. NASP ‘Safety Dept. Snippets’: Gulf swimming caution, marine life hazard ... A few hundred Portuguese Man-ofWar have washed up on the NAS Pensacola beach south of Oak Grove Park/ across from Pensacola Pass. They have long tentacles and a painful sting. They are not life-threatening, but worse than any other jellyfish-type sea life usually found. Use caution if you are swimming in the Gulf. In calm water they can be seen floating on the surface a long way off. Not as obvious if there are waves, and the waves sometimes break their tentacles off – which can still sting.
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