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NAS Pensacola Easter Services ... Catholic services: Good Friday, March 30, 3 p.m. in the Our Lady of Loreto Chapel (OLLC); Holy

Saturday, March 31, 8 p.m. in the OLLC; Easter Sunday April 1, 8:30 a.m. Sunday Mass in the Naval Aviation Memorial Chapel (NAMC); 9:30 a.m. Easter egg hunt on the chapel lawn. • Protestant services: Good Friday, March 30, 7 p.m. • Easter Sunrise Service April 1 at 6:15 a.m., front lawn of the NAMC. Seating provided, bring your own comfortable chairs if desired. For questions, call the NASP Chaplain’s Office at 452-2342.

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Vol. 82, No. 13

March 30, 2018

CIWT and IWTC Corry Station leaders mentor, inspire youth on the diamond Story, photos by Glenn Sircy Center for Information Warfare Training Public Affairs

CMDCM Mike Bates and Cmdr. Chad Smith not only inspire and mentor Sailors on a daily basis, both are also very active in shaping local children through youth sports. Bates, the command master chief for the Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT), and Smith, the commanding officer for Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Corry Station, are currently coaches for youth baseball teams for the Perdido Bay Youth Sports Association. Bates coaches the 12-year-old and under Brewers, and Smith coaches the 14-year-old and under Royals. Bates also serves as the 10-year-old and under commissioner. They both agree coaches can be enormously influential in the lives of children. Children spend many hours with their coaches; listen to coaches; coaches are

role models; coaches can fill a parenting role; and coaches have the power to shape lives. As coaches, Bates and Smith bring an extensive background in competitive sports and military order and discipline to their teams. Most importantly, they know this is an opportunity to positively influence young lives, and for that reason, both take their coaching positons very seriously. “We have a golden opportunity to teach leadership, compassion, strength and courage through our coaching positions,” Bates said. “My goal is to positively inspire these kids, helping them become successful leaders of tomorrow.” Some attribute baseball coaching is 15 percent sport knowledge and 85 percent people skills. Baseball coaches with the whole package have a good grasp of some basic coaching strategies and people skills. They may not be an expert in any particular area or the X’s and O’s or giving baseball signs but coaches with the whole

(Above) Cmdr. Chad Smith, commanding officer for Information Warfare Training Command Corry Station, throws the ceremonial opening-season pitch during the Perdido Bay Youth Sports Association’s parade of teams opening-season ceremony at Wahoo Stadium. (Inset) Information Warfare Training Command Corry Station Choir performs to help open the baseball and softball season for the Perdido Bay Youth Sports Association’s parade of teams opening-season ceremony at Wahoo Stadium. For more the upcoming baseball season, see today’s B3 “Off Duty” page.

package are good at several areas of teaching ability and leadership skills.

Based on feedback from Jimmy Inman, Perdido Bay Youth Sports Association’s baseball

director and a retired Navy

See Baseball on page 2

Last call from the NASP Volunteer Income Tax Assistance center

By Ens. Christopher Catlett NASP Public Affairs Office

Tax season is about to expire but the staff and volunteers at the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) center will be onboard NAS Pensacola (NASP) for a while longer. Their goal is to help active-duty, retirees and dependents save as much of their hard-earned money as possible this season. The VITA center is

open every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from noon to 4 p.m. until the end of the working day April 17, the U.S. national tax day. The center is located at 121 Cuddahy Street in Bldg. 680 Suite D, Room 225 E. Everyone has a different scenario when it comes to filing his or her taxes. The people at VITA assist in managing any complication that one might have in the tax filing process. They offer clarity in exchange for just a little of their customers’ time. One of the ways

Base visitor access reminder

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NASP Notes ...

From NASP Public Affairs

The Blue Angels are back and practicing over the skies of NAS Pensacola on scheduled days. Installation access regulations require that all unescorted, non-DoD card holders must access the installation via the West Gate on Blue Angel Parkway to observe the practice or visit the National Naval Aviation Museum, lighthouse or forts. All vehicle occupants over 18 years old must have current photo ID. The Blue Angels’ practices last about 55 minutes and are free and open to the public. Signs are posted on base to direct visitors to viewing and parking locations. Practice schedules can be viewed at https:// blueangels.navy.mil.

the staff members at VITA help their customers save is by not charging a fee for their services. This is not the case with other tax filing services, which will take a portion of their customers’ possible savings as their fee. Staff member Deidre Laurel, a civilian volunteer, explained she feels joy when seeing someone

CIWT’s Thom Seith completes a non-judicial punishment process review with Lt. Robert Baxter, from IWTC San Diego. Photo by Lt. Camden Bennett

CIWT’s PRP improves performance, readiness, efficiency, effectiveness By Glenn Sircy Center for Information Warfare Training Public Affairs

The Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) completed a process review of command programs and processes managed by Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) San Diego, March 15. The purpose of the Process Review Program (PRP) is to assist commanding officers in attaining strategic goals and objectives, and in improving the performance, readiness, efficiency and effectiveness of commands and detachments. The PRP fulfills the See PRP on page 2

NAS Pensacola CPO 365 leadership symposium for First Class, Chief, Senior Chief and Master Chief Petty Officers ... Mark your calendar for this important Navy leadership event: April 4, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the NAS Pensacola Mustin Beach Club. Point-of-contacts are MAC Tyler: daron. tyler@navy.mil; AC1 Wethington: kimmy. wethington@navy.mil; MA1 McGrath: joshua.mcgrath@navy.mil and RP1 Porter: robert.porter2@navy.mil.

same location of July 27. There is no cost involved; it is free. Transportation, snacks, even meals. You must be a dependent or sponsor of active-duty/reserve/retired or DoD member. All volunteers have been screened and attend the mandatory DEFY staff training. Each staff member is dedicated to making this a positive and fun learning experience for your child. Contact by e-mail: Walton Stone (walton.r.stone@ navy.mil), Brandon Stevenson (brandon. stevenson@navy.mil) or Crystal Johnson (crystalanne.johnson@navy.mil) for information and applications.

DEFY seeks Junior Mentor Volunteers for Leadership Camp July 22 through 27 ... DEFY, a worldwide program funded by the DoD, teaches leadership/teamwork skills, builds self-esteem, highlights goalsetting, increases drug awareness and drug prevention for youth ages 9 through 12, and junior leadership experience for ages 13 through 21. This is a residential, five-day/night program at a local YMCA camp. Participants will depart July 22 from Corry Station Chapel and return July 27. Parent pick-up will be 5 p.m. at the

NASP ‘Safety Dept. Snippets’ ... “Hot Car Law” reminder: With warmer weather comes the risk of a vulnerable person or domestic animal in danger of heat stroke or death in a motor vehicle. For more information on immunity from civil liability and Florida’s Hot Car Law, visit https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2016/768.139. Shift to summer uniform April 1 ... NAS Pensacola will shift to summer uniform April 1 at 12:01 a.m.

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