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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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Navy COOL announces new ‘Best Sources’ for USCG license training

By MC2 Taylor Jackson Center for Information Warfare Training

Navy Credentialing Opportunities Online (COOL), in partnership with Military Sealift Command (MSC), announced “best sources” training opportunities available to Sailors, March 19.

These courses can be used for gap/delta training to help prepare Sailors, officers and enlisted, for USCG credentials. The USCG credentials can be funded for eligible Navy COOL. Navy COOL provides active duty and reserve Sailors, whether forward deployed, Baseball from page 1 Sailor, both Bates and Smith are “whole package” coaches, armed with the right people and teaching skills.

“Parents want their youth sports coaches to be positive role models for their children,” Inman said. “Baseball parents are trusting the coaches to help shape their kids, and both Mike Bates and Chad Smith are the ‘whole package’ coaches.”

To kick off the 2018 season, the Perdido Bay Youth Sports Association held a parade of teams opening-season ceremony at Wahoo Stadium, March 23. During the ceremony, Smith was selected to throw out the opening pitch of the season.

Smith was unaware until the event and was honored for the opportunity to not only throw out the first pitch of the season, but to be entrusted with coaching youth.

“I am extremely honored and grateful for this opportunity to

underway or ashore, a way to map their Navy education, training, experience and competencies to civilian credentials and occupations. It also allows Sailors to pursue credentials throughout their military life cycle, from completion of technical training until they become eligible for transition opportunities.

As part of the Military to Mariner program and credentialing programs supported by Navy COOL, MSC provides the mandatory Coast Guard certification training to Sailors seeking to transition into Merchant Marine careers.

The latest courses offered include Im-

kick off baseball season,” Smith said. “I don’t take my coaching responsibilities lightly because some of my best memories are with some of the youth coaches I had growing up. My coaches were a great supplement and complement to what my parents taught me.”

Bates and Smith are eager to make great things happen for their teams this year, not only competing to win, but to mold leaders of tomorrow while having fun at the same time.

Information Warfare Training Command Corry Station, as part of the Center for Information Warfare Training, provides a continuum of training to Navy and joint service personnel that prepares them to conduct information warfare across the full spectrum of military operations.

CIWT is one of the largest of the NETC learning centers with four schoolhouse commands, two detachments, and training sites throughout the United States and Japan. Train-

mersion Suit Training, which satisfies the required personal survival techniques training and Proficiency in Survival Craft, which satisfies the survival craft training requirements for endorsement as a lifeboatman.

“These course offerings continue the close collaboration between the Navy Voluntary Education (VOLED) Department, Navy COOL, and MSC to enhance Sailors’ ability to earn Coast Guard Credentials aligned with their training and qualifications,” VOLED Chief Jim Johnson said.

The Immersion Suit Training course locations vary depending on equipment and

Cmdr. Chad Smith, commanding officer for Information Warfare Training Command Corry Station, shakes hands with Kazoo, the Blue Wahoo’s mascot, during the Perdido Bay Youth Sports Association’s parade of teams opening-season ceremony at Wahoo Stadium. Smith not only inspires and mentors Sailors on a daily basis, he is also very active in shaping local children through youth sports. Photo by Glenn Sircy

ing 22,000 students every year.

CIWT also offers more than 200 courses for cryptologic technicians, intelligence specialists, information systems

technicians, electronics technicians and officers in the information warfare community.

For more news from Center for Information Warfare Train-

VITA from page 1

PRP from page 1

leave the VITA office both relieved and happy because of his or her refund.

Most who come into the VITA office are activeduty personnel, many of them being from the Marine community. This is most likely due to the fact that some of the volunteers are themselves Marines. Through word of mouth, the presence of VITA has been communicated well to Marines.

The staff would like to see more of everyone eligible come into their office so more customers can receive the benefits that VITA has to offer.

Staff member Debbi Sorrentino, another civilian volunteer, stated the importance for those who do not have a lot of experience in filing their taxes to come into the VITA office. Also, it is just as important for those who have been filing their taxes for a while to still go to VITA so that staffers can simplify more complicated tax returns, in addition to helping out with the technology side of filing taxes.

For more information or to contact the VITA office, call 452-8213.

requirements of the Department of the Navy Inspection Program, and process reviews are designed to evaluate mission readiness, performance and quality of life, and identify systemic issues.

Amy Gandy, CIWT’s process review manger, led the team of four other CIWT process review team members. The team reviewed a total of 17 functional program areas managed by personnel at IWTC San Diego. Some of the programs included inventory management, physical security, non-judicial punishment, urinalysis, sexual assault prevention and response, and command managed equal opportunity.

The team began the review with a welcome brief from IWTC San Diego leadership and process owners.

“Our cohesive team successfully delivers trained information warfare professionals to the fleet, and anytime there is an opportunity to help us improve, we welcome it,” Cmdr. Kelly Robbins, commanding officer of IWTC San Diego, said. “Although we are a very effective team, we know there is always room for improvement and CIWT’s process review visit definitely benefits our efforts to continue to be the best.”

“NAS Pensacola: History in Focus” ... NASP History in Focus is a photo feature designed to draw attention to the rich historical legacy of the base. A photo or photos will be published each week showing an interesting, obscure or historically significant feature of NAS Pensacola. The first person who e-mails Gosport to correctly identify the object and its location will win a $5 coupon good toward food or beverages purchased at the Navy Exchange (NEX) onboard NASP. E-mail your answer to NASPGosport@gmail.com.

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Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla.: A Bicentennial Defense Community Commanding Officer – Capt. Christopher T. Martin Public Affairs Officer – Patrick J. Nichols 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

instructor availability. Proficiency in Survival Craft will be offered in Norfolk and San Diego aboard the hospital ships USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) and USNS Mercy (TAH 19), respectively.

To be eligible for certification, Sailor applicants must have completed U.S. Navy Recruit Training and have acquired at least one year of sea service every five years since the completion of recruit training.

For enrollment information, call MSC Underway Replenishment Training Center at (757) 462-1732, or email at msc_mutc. fct@navy.mil. For funding availability visit https://www.cool.navy.mil/usn.

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During the brief, Gandy shared “our goal is to help the entire CIWT domain continue to excel. These visits also help build, shape and maintain CIWT relationships throughout the domain.”

During the review, the team focused on command work processes, assessed compliance programs, reviewed metrics, assessed standardization, assessed mission accomplishments, and walked-through each process utilizing a flowchart and checklist.

At the end of the review, the CIWT team provided each process owner a draft feedback paper and completed the visit with an out-brief with IWTC San Diego leadership and process owners. Both provided candid, objective and uninhibited analysis and advice.

“This visit was a great opportunity for CIWT to see how we operate on a daily basis,” Lt. Camden Bennett, IWTC San Diego’s command security manager, said. “It enhances communication and shortens the distance between Pensacola and San Diego.”

IWTC San Diego, as part of the Center for Information Warfare Training, provides a continuum of training to Navy and joint service personnel that prepares them to conduct information warfare across the full spectrum of military operations.

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Pantomiming parasites during spring break

By Lisa Smith Molinari Military Spouse Columnist

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fter months of relentless snow in Germany, we were headed to Spain for spring break. We had splurged on a rental house along Costa Brava, with breathtaking views up the wazoo.

What could possibly go wrong?

We showed up at the Stuttgart Airport right on time. When called to board, we cattle-prodded our three kids through the tight line up. Excited to escape the frigid confines of Patch Barracks, I envisioned pitchers of sangria, casual tapas dinners and lounging seaside without a care in the world.

Then, I saw something moving on Anna’s forehead. A tiny bug crawled along her hairline. Horrified, I instinctively grabbed her, pinching the bug between my thumb and finger.

The girls had been complaining of itchy scalps, but I had thought it was dry skin.

“Boarding passes, please,” the Lufthansa rep demanded.

Francis produced our tickets and herded us through the gate, wondering why I looked like I

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had seen a ghost.

With the unidentified beast clamped between my thumb and forefinger, I threw myself into our row of airplane seats, peered down at my pinched fingers and slowly released my grasp.

The speck was motionless.

Was it a harmless flake of skin?

A fragment of leaf? A sesame seed from our morning bagels?

Had I panicked for no reason?

Silly me.

Just then, I squealed as I spied six wriggling legs.

Francis was irritable – his usual mood during family travel – so he was annoyed by me waving frantically across the isle. He leaned over and barked, “What is it, for criminy’s sake?”

“Lice!” I whisper-screamed,

About the columnist Lisa Smith Molinari, mother of three, was a military spouse for more than 25 years. Her husband recently retired from the Navy. Her syndicated column appears in military and civilian newspapers, including Stars and Stripes, and on her blog, www.themeatandpotatoesoflife.com. pointing at Anna’s head. No one in our family had ever had lice, so the idea of our fifthgrade daughter being infested with parasites was terrifying. I spent the rest of our flight picking at Anna like a crazed chimpanzee. Of course, Lilly had lice too.

Debarking the plane, I peered into Francis’ eyes and enun-

ciated desperately, “FIND A PHARMACY. NOW.” Francis sputtered through the streets of Girona in our rental car, searching for a green neon cross, the universal sign of European pharmacies. “There’s one,” I exclaimed, pointing ahead, but there was no where to park on the busy street.

“Jump out! I’ll circle back and pick you up!” Francis yelled, and I leapt toward the green cross. I flung the door open and lunged breathlessly into the tiny establishment.

Three startled Spaniards stared back at me.

In Europe, patrons ask the pharmacist for most products, which are located behind the counter. (A year later, this custom proved particularly embarrassing when I was constipated during a trip to Venice.) “My daughters have lice!” I blurted to the pharmacist. His puzzled look reminded me that I was in Spain.

Like a bad mime, I pantomimed, supplementing with the few Spanish words I remembered from 6th grade. “My niños!” I pleaded. I scratched my head violently, pinched an invisible bug, and grimaced.

“Un poquito,” I growled, then hopped around, gnashing my teeth and clawing at the air like a giant, marauding louse.

Swallowing a giggle, the pharmacist said, “Si señora, un momento por favor.”

An hour later, Anna and Lilly were in the rental house bathtub, their heads in frothy turbans of shampoo and shower caps from the lice kits the pharmacist had sold me.

Despite our initial panic, we did not let those lousy lice ruin our spring break.

To my relief, I learned that an estimated six to 12 million infestations occur each year in the U.S. among children 3 to 11 years of age. Head lice are most commonly spread through direct hair-to-hair contact. Infestation has nothing to do with cleanliness or environment. Although it may take several treatments and multiple sessions of combing and nitpicking, lice can be eradicated in a couple of weeks. And, it is quite common for children to get head lice during school breaks, because that is when children have the most direct contact during selfies or sleep overs.

That week in Spain, we added nit-picking to our daily repertoire of sangria, tapas and breathtaking views up the wazoo. Spring break was not as care-free as I had envisioned, but sometimes, you have to take the good with the bugs.

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Navy continues, expands aviation bonus program From Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs

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ASHINGTON (NNS) – The Navy announced March 20 the Active Component (AC) fiscal year 2018 Aviation Department Head Retention Bonus (ADHRB) and Aviation Command Retention Bonus (ACRB) and the expansion of Aviation Incentive Pay (AvIP) for both AC and the Reserve Component aviators in NAVADMIN 065/18.

The AC Aviation Bonus (AvB) program, consisting of the ADHRB and ACRB, incentivizes highly-talented, hardworking, career-minded Naval Aviators and Naval Flight Officers (NFO) to choose to remain on active duty.

“Our bonus and flight pay programs have proven successful in the past at retaining our best and brightest aviators,” Capt. Michael Baze, head of aviation career management at Naval Personnel Command, said. “However, these programs have remained essentially unchanged for well over a decade, and are beginning to lose their effectiveness in the face of growing competition for talent.

“We asked aviators of all ranks how we should modernize and improve moving forward,” Baze added. “Aviators reported they wanted our programs to be more flexible, merit based, and competitive with

civilian opportunities. We took that feedback seriously, incorporating each of these elements in the program changes you see here today.”

AC ADHRB has undergone substantial reform. Capable and dedicated department heads are vital to mission effectiveness and represent the crucial link between senior leadership and junior personnel. The eligibility timeline has shifted from the expiration of the aviator’s winging service obligation to their lieutenant commander board. Aviators can choose from a five-year contract or a three-year contract. Members who take the five-year contract early will receive a higher annual amount than members who take a five-year later or a three-year contract.

AC ACRB is designed to retain those officers with the talent and command experience in primary warfighting missions that are critical for the future of

An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Mighty Shrikes of Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 94 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) March 19.

Theodore Roosevelt and its carrier strike group are deployed to the U.S. Fifth Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. Photo by MC3 Alex Perlman

Navy service. The new ACRB shifts from a two-year, $36,000 total contract to a three-year, $100,000 total contract. Members must select after screening for commander command and the obligation takes them through 22 years of service or the completion of their postcommander command tour, whichever is longer.

For AvIP, Navy is establishing expanded rates for aviators who screen and serve in career milestone billets. Aviators who do not screen or serve in milestone billets, but continue to

qualify for flight pay, will continue to receive flight pay, but at a different rate than aviators in milestone positions.

“Aviation has taken a holistic approach that synchronizes targeted increases in both flight pay and bonuses in a mutually supportive fashion with achievement of major leadership milestones,” Baze said.

“The end state will be a judiciously applied, merit based, more competitive continuum of pay for our top aviators from department head through post-commander command.

Coupled with a range of nonmonetary incentive improvements we are making, these changes will go a long way towards helping us retain the warfighting talent we need into the future.”

For more information on eligibility visit www.public.navy. mil/bupers-npc/officer/Detailing/aviation/OCM/Pages/ ACCP.aspx.

Read NAVADMIN 065/18 at www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/reference/messages/ Documents/NAVADMINS/ NAV2018/NAV18065.txt.

NAVFAC SE participates in Engineering Career Day

By Sue Brink NAVFAC Southeast Public Affairs

Jacksonville, Fla. (NNS) – Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast civilians and military personnel participated in the Jacksonville District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE) 2018 Engineering Career Day recently in Jacksonville, Fla. The annual event introduces high school students to engineering as a career by presenting “hands-on” activities, providing interaction with engineers from the government, private industry and several university representatives, as well as providing a road map on how to become an engineer.

“The teams are given a problem that incorporates math, science and engineering principles,” Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast Chief Engineer Jack McCarthy said. “They bring their completed projects to the Army Corps offices and compete with one another based on aesthetics, quality of construction, engineering soundness and esprit de corps. I have been honored to serve as a judge at this highly competitive competition for the last seven years.”

More than 90 students from 10 different public and private schools in Northeast and Central Florida attended the event. The day-long competition is co-sponsored by the Jacksonville District USACOE and the Society of American Engineers (SAME) and has been for 16 years. The event is one of the major events of Northeast Florida Engineers Week.

The event challenged student teams to compete in building and entering a take home project, completing a surprise project assigned the day of the event and completing a trivia challenge.

For this year’s theme, “Power of the Wind,” students had to design and fabricate a portable wind turbine that could harness wind energy and convert it to useful power.

Volunteer judges tested the projects by timing and measuring the distance the turbine was able to raise a weight.

The surprise project required students to design and construct a structure out of straws and tape, which could support the weight of a tennis ball. The groups were judged on how long the structure could remain standing, when placed in front of a fan.

One of the eighth grade teams, from The Weiss School, located in Palm Beach, Fla., is currently work-

ing with SpaceX to deliver and monitor certain types of bacteria, to determine if they can exist in space.

“There are a bunch of smart kids out there,” McCarthy said. “It was a pleasure to work with them.”

The competition promotes Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). STEM is a national education program focused on preparing the workforce of tomorrow by encouraging students today to focus on these areas of study. The hope is the competition will inspire the scholars’ efforts and energies toward careers in STEM fields in the future.

During the event, NAVFAC Southeast Facilities Engineering Acquisition Division (FEAD) Director Lt. Cmdr. Richard Buechel and Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay Assistant Public Works Officer Lt. j.g. Frank Sysko spoke to students about which engineering disciplines they were considering, what colleges they might be thinking of attending or if they were thinking about a military career. The information booth they set up provided the students information on military and civilian STEM careers with the Navy.

For more news from NAVFAC, visit www.navy.mil/ local/navfachq/.

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Games help recruit unmanned systems operators

An Air Force officer operates a computer game designed to aid the U.S. Navy in discovering future operators for its remotely operated unmanned vehicles (UxV). The project, titled StealthAdapt, is being developed by the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute and Adaptive Immersion Technologies, a software company, and is sponsored by the Office of Naval Research. Photo

by Staff Sgt. Alexx Pons

By Warren Duffie Office of Naval Research

ARLINGTON, Va. – Can a video game help the U.S. Navy find future operators for its remotely operated,unmanned vehicles (UxV), popularly called drones?

To find out, the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute and Adaptive Immersion Technologies, a software company, are developing a computer game to identify individuals with the right skills to be UxV operators.

The project, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), is called StealthA-

dapt.

“The Navy currently doesn’t have a test like this to predict who might excel as UxV operators,” Lt. Cmdr.

Peter Walker, a program officer in ONR’s Warfighter Performance Department said. “This fast-paced, realistic computer simulation of UxV missions could be an effective recruitment tool.”

Since the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq began, UxV have played ever-larger roles in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and other missions. Consequently, there is an increasing need for well-trained UxV operators.

In recent years, the U.S. Air Force established its own formal screening process for remotely piloted aircraft operators, and the Marine Corps designated an unmanned aviation systems (UAS) career path for its ranks.

The Navy, however, does not have an official selection and training pipeline specifically for its UxV operators, who face challenges unique to the service. For UAS duty, the Navy has taken aviators who already earned their wings, provided on-the-job, UAS-specific training and placed them in temporary positions.

However, this presents challenges. It is costly and time-consuming to add more training hours and it takes aviators away from their manned aircraft duties. Finally, the cognitive skills needed for successful manned aviation can vary from those needed for unmanned operators.

StealthAdapt is designed to address this issue. It consists of a cognitive test, personality assessment and biographical history assessment. The cognitive exam actually is the game-based component of the system and takes the form of a search-and-rescue mission. Each player’s assignment is to rescue as many stranded friendly forces as possible, within a preset time limit, while avoiding fire from hostile forces.

If that is not stressful enough, players must simultaneously monitor chatbased communications, make sure they have enough fuel and battery power to complete missions, memorize and enter authentication codes required for safe rescue of friendlies, decode encrypted information and maintain situational awareness.

“We’re trying to see how well players respond under pressure, which is critical for success as an unmanned operator,” Dr. Phillip Mangos, president and chief scientist at Adaptive Immersion Technologies, said.

“We’re looking for attention to detail, the ability to multi-

task and prioritize, and a talent for strategic planning— thinking 10 moves ahead of your adversary.”

To maintain this pressure, players complete multiple 5to 10-minute missions in an hour. Each scenario changes, with different weather, terrain, number of friendlies and hostiles and potential communication breakdowns.

After finishing the game portion, participants answer questions focusing on personality and biographical history. Mangos’ team then crunches this data with game-performance metrics to create a comprehensive operator evaluation.

Last year, over 400 civilian and military volunteers participated as StealthAdapt research subjects at various Navy and Air Force training centers. Mangos and his research team currently are reviewing the results and designing an updated system for validation by prospective Navy and Air Force unmanned operators. It will be ready for fleet implementation this year.

Mangos envisions StealthAdapt serving as a standalone testing and recruitment tool, or as part of a larger screening process such as the Selection for UAS Personnel, also known as SUPer. SUPer is an ONRsponsored series of specialized tests that assesses cognitive abilities and personality traits of aspiring UxV operators.

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Helicopter crew takes command of VT-3

By Lt. Jon Lee, USCG VT-3 Public Affairs Office

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n March 23, a historic first took place onboard Naval Air Station Whiting Field (NASWF) at Training Squadron Three (VT-3). Command and execution of the primary fixed wing training squadron was assumed by two South Field-trained fleet helicopter pilots.

Cmdr. Christopher Biggs was relieved by Cmdr. Barnet Harris II with Cmdr. Mike Gerhart assuming the duties as executive officer.

Biggs, a fleet P-3 Orion pilot, assumed command of VT-3 Oct. 28, 2016. During his time as commanding officer, Biggs’ commitment to safety, efficiency and excellence earned the squadron many awards and commendations, including multiple Chief of Naval Operations Aviation Safety Awards, the 2015 Training Excellence Award, the coveted Vice Admiral Robert Goldthwaite Award and the 2015 Commander Theodore G. Ellyson Aviator Production Excellence Award. During Biggs’

command, VT-3 became the benchmark for standardization and procedural compliance, as well as renowned for its tradition of safety and excellence in the production of military aviators. Biggs will be instructing for Training Air Wing Five’s Fixed-wing Instructor Training Unit before retiring from the Navy.

Harris, a fleet SH-60B pilot, came to VT-3 as the squadron’s executive officer Oct. 28, 2016.

During his time as executive officer, VT-3 became the most efficient Primary Flight Training squadron thanks to a command dedicated to safe, quality training. Harris graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2000 with a bachelor of sci-

Cmdr. Christopher Biggs addresses the audience at the National Naval Aviation Museum during a change of command ceremony for VT-3 March 23.

ence in political science and a minor in Japanese. He completed Primary Flight Training at Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Okla. and earned his Wings of Gold from HT-18 at NASWF in April, 2002. Harris’ first operational squadron was in 2003 with the HSL-51 Warlords of Atsugi in Japan as Detachment Seven Main-

tenance Officer and Squadron Assistant Operations Officer, conducting Anti-Submarine and Anti-Surface warfare operations as well as Naval Special Warfare support missions.

In 2008, he reported to HT-8 Eightballers to teach students to fly the TH-57 helicopter.

Harris spent his disassociated sea tour on the USS Essex

(LHD 2) out of Sasebo, Japan as the V-3 Division Officer, Aircraft Handling Officer and ship’s INSURV Coordinator. Aboard the Essex, he facilitated multiple engagements between U.S. naval leadership and key military and civilian leaders of the Government of Japan, drawing upon his Japanese linguistic skillset. His next tours included Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay with HSL-37, the Naval War College where he earned his master’s degree in national security and strategic studies, and United States Central Command as a Joint Planning Officer prior to reporting to TraWing-5.

Harris assumes command of a squadron with a 31-year history of excellence, efficiency and safety, with more than 812,000 flight hours without a Class Alpha mishap. Together with the experience of Gerhart, VT-3 will continue to set the standard of excellence set forth by its predecessors. The multi-platform experience of two fleet rotary pilots is sure to benefit VT-3 students by adding new perspectives to their training.

Destin native earns her wings onboard NAS Whiting Field

By Lt.j.g. Luke Rague NAS Whiting Field (NASWF) Public Affairs Office

Destin native Lt.j.g. Danielle Francis Adams grew up in the world of aviation and has now earned her place among it as one of the Navy’s newest helicopter pilots.

Adams earned her Wings of Gold during a ceremony onboard Naval Air Station Whiting Field (NASWF) March 23 as the 34,201th unrestricted naval aviator to be winged in the United States Navy.

She was joined onstage by her family and friends and was pinned by her twin sister, Ali Hollis.

“I’m honored we were able to help each other through the last few years of training, and to finally be here for her today,” Hollis, who is in medical school, said.

Adams was born in Pensacola before moving to Destin. She attended Fort Wal-

ton Beach High School, graduating in 2011. She earned a bachelors degree in athletic training at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Fla., in 2015.

Adams commissioned as an officer at the Officer Candidate School in Newport, R.I. in 2016.

Adams finds it hard to imagine living not surrounded by aviation, after growing up in the world’s busiest airspaces, but she was not always set on becoming an aviator.

“I did not go to a recruiter with the intention of flying,” Adams said, who was not sure how the Navy could use her degree. “I primarily wanted to serve, regardless of what job I did.”

Adams’ sense of duty is no surprise, as both of her parents, made a career in the Navy. Both Destin residents, her mother,

Anita Francis, served for 22 years, starting as an enlisted flight engineer and retiring as a lieutenant aviation maintenance officer working on C-130 Hercules airplanes. Her father David Adams served for 27 years in numerous airframes and retired as a qualified aircrew aviation master chief.

“We tried to get both daughters to join, taking them every year of high school to summer camps at the Academy,” David said, whose final duty station was the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. “But they wanted nothing to do with it,” Francis added.

Adams needed to find her own way in, Francis remembers. She earned her degree and spent time as the athletic trainer for a professional rugby team before

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“We were both about floored,” Francis remembers from the phone call when Adams told them she was joining. “But she finally did it when it was her decision, not because we wanted it.”

Adams, who passed through the halls of Training Squadron Two (VT-2) and Helicopter Training Squadron Eight (HT8), appreciates that flight school was more than just the adrenaline rush of learning to fly.

“I learned a great deal about myself, especially what sort of leader I want to become,” she said. “We are given opportunities to grow individually, but working as a crew, especially in the helicopter community, is a key to success.”

Adams will be moving to Norfolk, Va. to begin advanced training to fly the MH53E Sea Dragon. She hopes to make a career in the Navy.

March 30, 2018

GOSPORT

Partyline

Military Notices Language test appointments open

“Read all About It...”

Purple Heart recipients sought

Coastline’s National Test Center will be hosting a CLEP and DSST test marathon from April 19 through 27. The test center is located onboard NAS Pensacola in Building 634, Suite 23. Testers may arrive at any time between the hours of 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and test without a reservation. This is the perfect time for students who plan to graduate in May to take those final exams. Remember to bring two forms of identification with you and the registration ticket for CLEP exams.

For more information, or instructions on how to order a CLEP exam, contact Wendy Spradlin at 4080047 or wspradlin@coastline.edu.

The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is a New York State Historic Site administered by the New York State Park Commission. Dedicated on Nov. 10, 2006, the Hall’s mission is to collect, preserve and share with the public the stories of Purple Heart recipients. It is the first and only facility in the nation dedicated to honoring this country’s Purple Heart recipients.

The primary way in which Purple Heart recipients are honored is through enrollment in The Roll of Honor electronic database which is accessible in The Hall’s main gallery and on its website, www.thepurpleheart.com. Purple Heart recipients are encouraged to become members of the Roll of Honor by completing an enroll form and submitting it to the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor. Family members and friends may also enroll Purple Heart recipients, living or deceased, by completing an enrollment form and providing supporting evidence. Enrollment is voluntary and free of cost.

Help us honor and preserve the stories of these deserving men and women by enrolling them today in the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor.

To enroll a Purple Heart recipient or for more information, visit www.thepurpleheart.com.

CPO Leadership Symposium date

FFSC TAP job fair announced

Interested in taking the Defense Language Aptitude Battery (DLAB) or the Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT) for foreign languages? Tests are administered Wednesdays at the Navy Language Testing Office Bldg. 634. Test appointments are accepted by e-mail only. For appointments and language testing counseling, contact CIWT_CRRY_ Lang_Testing_Pensacola@navy.mil.

Learn more about what the Center for Language, Regional Expertise and Culture offers at www. netc. navy.mil/centers/ciwt/clrec.

CLEP and DSST test marathon

Naval Air Station Pensacola will host the third annual CPO 365 Leadership Symposium for first class, chief, senior chief and master chief petty officers April 4 starting at 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Mustin Beach Club. The symposium will feature master chief petty officers speaking and imparting their knowledge to attendees and will offer various learning nad mentorship opportunities.

For more information, contact MAC Daron Tyler at daron.tyler@navy.mil, AC1 Kimmy Wethington at kimmy.wethington@navy.mil, MA1 Joshua McGrath at joshua.mcgrath@navy.mil or RP1 Robert Porter at robert.porter2@navy.mil.

USS Iwo Jima reunion party

There will be a USS Iwo Jima (LPH 2/LHD 7) Shipmates Organization’s reunion Oct. 10 through 13 at the Jacksonville Rierfront Doubletree Hotel, Jacksonville, Fla. All Ship’s company and embarked Navy and Marine Corps personel who were aboard the LPH 2 or LHD 7 are invited to attend the reunion.

For more information or to RSVP for the reunion, contact Robert McAnally at (757) 723-0317 or email yujack46709@gmail.com or visit www.ussiwojimashipmates.cfns.net.

Retired Activities Office needs help

Do you have four to six hours free a week? The Navy’s Retired Activities Office, located in the Fleet and Family Support Center, Bldg. 625, is looking for military retirees/survivors to staff its office. Duties include; casualty reporting, assisting survivors in obtaining benefits, and answering general questions concerning retirement benefits. The position requires a desire to assist your fellow retirees and survivors, and an administrative background with knowledge of computer programs such as MS Outlook, Word, etc. For more information, call 4525622 or e-mail nasp.rao.fct@navy.mil.

PMOAA scholarship application

The Pensacola chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (PMOAA) will be awarding scholarships to children, stepchildren, spouses or grandchildren of active-duty, honorably discharged veterans, reservists or retired military personnel (both officer and enlisted). To be eligible, applicants must be a resident, dependent of a resident or grandchild of a resident of Escambia, Santa Rosa or Baldwin (Ala.) counties, must have completed a minimum of one year at a college or university, with at least a 3.2 GPA if an undergraduate and 3.5 if a graduate student, for the two preceding semesters, fall of 2017 and spring of 2018, as a full time student. Scholarships are $2,000 each.

Applications must be submitted by June 15 and may be downloaded at www.pmoaa.org.

For more information or to request assistance in applying, contact retired Navy Cmdr. Vann Milheim at 969-9715 or vann.milheim@att.net.

Onboard NASP Marine Corps family team building

L.I.N.K.S. is offering team building classes located at 211 Farrar Road, Bldg. 3450 in the commanding officer conference room. Specific class dates and times will be April 28 and June 9 at 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

For more information or to sign up for classes, contact Shanel Gainey at 452-9460 ext. 3012 or email Shanel.Gainey@usmc.mil.

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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.

ROWWA April meeting

The April Retired Officers’ Wives and Widows Association (ROWWA) meeting will be held April 12 at 11:00 a.m. at Skopolos at New World Landing.

For reservations, call Mary Chase at 686-1160.

For membership information, contact Molly Werner at 474-1291.

NEX Easter store hours

NEX will be on new store hours during the Easter season. The hours are as follows: • Mall Main Store: Noon to 6 p.m.

• Mall Parking: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

• Plaza: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

• NASP M/M: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• CID M/Mart: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

If you have any questions, call 458-8811.

Easter services onboard NASP

The Chaplain’s Office have announced the Easter services available onboard NASP. • 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 service: Good Friday, March 30, 7 p.m.

• Easter Sunrise Service: April 1 at 6:15 a.m., front lawn of the NAMC Seating will be provided but, bring your own comfortable chairs if desired. For questions, call the NASP Chaplain’s Office at 452-2342.

Commissary case lot announced

The NASP Commissary will be hosting a sidewalk case lot May 2 through 5. Times will be: • May 2: 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

• May 3: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

• May 4: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

• May 5: 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For more information, call 262-9200.

Flight adventure deck summer camp

Registration is open for the Flight Adventure Deck Summer Camp. Held at the National Naval Aviation Museum and taught by certified teachers, campers learn the science and math of flight and expand their knowledge of naval aviation history. The camp includes tours of museum exhibits, aircraft and the National Flight Academy.

Students receive a complimentary “Flight Adventure Deck” T-shirt at the conclusion of their camp session. Cost is $175 per week, open to children entering fifth and sixth grades. Sessions run Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.

For more information, visit www.nationalflightacademy.com.

Deployment camp registration open

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surrounded by advanced technology, flight simulators and virtual reality games that ignite imagination and encourage learning.

When living aboard AMBITION, students are enveloped in life as a naval aviator aboard a modern aircraft carrier, working within teams to accomplish humanitarian relief and other missions that advance STEM and communication skills.

Deployments are open to seventh through 12th grade students. All programs are accredited by the American Camp Association.

For more information, visit www.nationalflightacademy.com.

New baby budgeting workshop

The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) will be hosting a Budget for Baby workshop to help new parents understand the financial impact of a baby.

Classes are designed to assist new and prospective parents on how to budget for their new arrival. Attendees will also receive a free layette that is made up of a coordinated set of bedding, clothing and a hand knitted blanket.

Class is open for all active-duty or retired Sailors and Marines, eligible family members with a military ID card, surviving spouses and reservist on extended active-duty of 30 days or more.

The next Budget for Baby Class will be held April 12 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at NMCRS, 91 Radford Blvd, Bldg 191. Arrive 15 minutes early prior to the class time.

Call the NMCRS office at 452-2300 for reservations for the next class.

New bagels offered at commissary

The NAS Pensacola commissary is proud to announce that Bantam Bagels will be available on their shelves. These bagels are as seen on Shark Tank. Flavors may include hot pretzel bagel, everybody’s favorite, classic bagel and french toast bagel.

For more information, call 262-9200.

Around Town Family 5K and 10K invitation

The 12th annual Michele Hill Raider Run and Community Family Celebration will be held April 7 at 7:30 a.m. at Navarre Youth Sports Association, in Navarre. The race is an out and back 10K Run and a 5K Run/Walk. There will be a free kids run after the 10K/5K races. The race registration fee is $15 with discounts for active-duty and retired military, track club members and civil service employees. DJ Cool Ice Water will provide the finish line music. Jones and Company will perform a free concert after the race. Soul Sensation will provide live music on the race route. Creative Catering by Mark Whittlesay will be serving the best post race meal. As always there will be many prizes at no additional charge to the race participants.

For other race details visit the race registration website at www.raceentry.com/races/michele-hillraider-run/2018/register or contact Joe Hill, event director, at 582-2946

Annual Easter egg hunt announced

The Ebonwood Homeowners Association would like to invite the entire community to its seventh annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Ebonwood Community Center, 3511 West Scott Street today, March 30 from noon to 2 p.m. The event will consist of free food, music, giveaways, games and lots of fun. Bring the entire family, friends and a good appetite.

For more information, call 426-1156.

Walk event raises funds for ALS

The first ever “Walk The Beach To Fight ALS” is set for April 15 at 9:30 a.m. on Pensacola Beach.

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. at Flounder’s Chowder House. Participants will walk as a group from Flounder’s east along the multi-use path to Gowens Park and return to Flounder’s for a post-walk party and ceremony.

Walk The Beach is intended to raise awareness and funds for ALS, a deadly progressive neurodegenerative disease. All of the proceeds will be donated to the local ALS chapter to honor Pensacola Beach resident and businessman Jim Elbert, who passed away last month after a battle with ALS. Entry is $25 and includes a custom “Walk The Beach” T-shirt and a ticket to attend the VIP Walkers Celebration from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Flounder’s. Light refreshments are included. There will be a cash bar. The event is open to the public and is family-friendly.

For more information or to register, go to www. web.alsa.org/site/TR/3rdParty/Florida?team_ id=366948&pg=team&fr_id=13119 or call 5546652.

Free Scottish dance classes

Free Scottish dance classes will be offered at the Dance Craft Dance Studio, 8618 Pensacola Blvd., from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m every Sunday night.

No partner or experience is necessary. For more information, contact Holly Sherman at 607-9200.

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Life

NETPDC selects fleet liaison as CoQ; See page B2 “Spotlight”

April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month 2018 theme: ‘Raise Your Voice For Prevention’ From NAS Pensacola Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC)

During April 2018, the Department of Defense will observe the 14th annual Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM). The Department of Navy’s theme is “Protecting Our People Protects Our Mission. The Difference Starts with You. Step Up and Step In to Stop Sexual Assault.” This theme reminds us that everyone has a role to play in ensuring the men and women around us can live and work free from the threat of sexual assault.

Though the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Program is a yearround effort, SAAPM offers additional opportunities for members of the Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP) community to renew our commitment to eliminating sexual assault from our ranks. Every Sailor, civilian and family member plays a role in reducing and eliminating sexual assault. Understanding how to recognize opportunities for intervention is vital to stopping unsafe behavior, including retaliation.

Step Up and Step In: There are many ways that you can step up and step in to stop sexual assault, including these active intervention techniques: Intervene: Approach the situation and tell the folks involved that you are concerned.

Enlist Others: Get friends, colleagues, family or some other person in a position of authority to help diffuse the situation.

Distract: Create a diversion.

Support: Check in to make sure everyone is safe.

The SAPR Team at NASP is excited about SAAPM, and will hosting the following events/activities: • March 30 – Ice Flyer’s SAAPM Night

at Pensacola Civic Center.

• April 6, 13, 20 and 27 – NASP to host information tables at the NEX. • April 3, 10, 17 and 24 – “Teal Tuesday.” Civilians are encouraged to wear teal to show support for survivors of sexual violence.

• April 3 – Proclamation signing/ ribbon tying: NASP and tenant commands at 9 a.m. at NASP headquarters, Bldg 1500.

• April 4 – “Take Back the Night” event at University of West Florida.

• April 5 – Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Training day for all DSAACP certified advocates. Advocates will have the opportunity to earn up to eight hours of face-to-face Continuing Educations Units toward renewal of their certification.

• April 17 – Basewide “Chalk the Walk” event: Come out and create a message to show your support for creating a healthy environment for all.

• April 18 – Social media awareness: Change Facebook photo to SAAPM. • April 19 – Twitter Thursday: Post #SAAPM Tweets with pictures.

• April 20 – “Light Up the Night” 5 a.m. and Amazing SAPR Race at NATTC at 8 a.m.

• April 25 – “Denim Day.” Wear denim to show support for sexual assault survivors. NIOC to create a “Human TEAL RIBBON” photo.

Naval Hospital Pensacola will be hosting a “Red and Teal Party” at NHP Theater 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Call the SARC or Civilian Victim Advocate (CVA) for more information or to get involved. The SARC can be reached at 452-5109. The CVA can be reached at 452-5328. Both can provide information and command training on any SAPRrelated topics. They would love to hear from you.

Denim Day... On April 25 NASP will join other installations in recognizing Denim Day by encouraging civilian personnel (who are able to do so) to wear denim to work. Denim Day stickers will also be distributed by the Fleet and Family Support Center.

Regional SAPR training ... Capt. Chuck Marks, U.S. Fleet Forces sexual assault and prevention (SAPR) officer, speaks to sexual assault response coordinators during a recent regional SAPR and SARC training seminar at NAS Jacksonville. The three-day event provided training to SARCs and SAPR victim advocates from naval installations throughout the Southeast region. Tina Vaughn, the CNRSE regional SARC, collaborated with Marks and Ana-Christina Hicks, a civilian career resilience coach, to create an enriched and customized training that involved SARCs from naval installations spanning the Southeast region. Vaughn said that the event was well received by the attendees.

“Overwhelmingly, the attendees felt very grateful for the opportunity to devote time to their professional growth, as well as the chance to work so closely, and in person, with their peers,” Vaughn said. Photo by MC1 Brian G. Reynolds

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Spotlight

March 30, 2018

NETPDC selects fleet liaison as CoQ

By Ed Barker Naval Education and Training Professional Development Center (NETPDC) Public Affairs

T

he Fleet Liaison for the Navy Advancement Center (NAC) was recognized March 15 as Civilian of the Quarter (CoQ), first quarter of 2018 for the Naval Education and Training Professional Development Center (NETPDC).

Cheryl Dengler, a former Marine supply officer and civil service veteran since 2015, received the award for her outstanding performance in facilitating enlisted advancement development, specifically enabling the realignment, recruitment and selection of Fleet exam subject matter experts for the Advancement Exam Readiness Review (AERR) process.

Dengler said she was totally honored by the CoQ recognition, and appreciates her boss taking the time to acknowledge her work.

“This award was a very nice surprise – especially since I already enjoy what I do and thoroughly appreciate contributing to the accomplishments of the command,” Dengler said. “At the end of the day, the best reward is knowing I am a part of a great team help-

ing Sailors around the world.”

NETPDC Commanding Officer Capt. Kertreck Brooks said Dengler’s outstanding efforts ensured that hundreds of exam SMEs were able to travel to and from NETPDC without complication. Her efforts contributed to the advancement of tens-of-thousands of Sailors.

“Ms. Dengler’s knowledge and insight into AERR schedules, traveling personnel and Defense Travel System issues are directly responsible for the seamless execution of AERRs,” Brooks said. “Her deep understanding of the AERR process enabled the flawless transition to the Type Commander (TYCOM) assumption of Readiness Review scheduling responsibility. She played a key part in developing the new paradigm for exam development.”

NETPDC Commanding Officer Capt. Kertreck Brooks presents Cheryl Dengler with Civilian of the Quarter award. NETPDC photo

Patti Gibson, NAC Exam Development Division Head and Dengler’s supervisor, said her work was not only outstanding, but is an integral part of the exam development process.

“The transition to TYCOM responsibility for Fleet SME scheduling was one of the biggest changes to exam development in years – and the impact to Sailors could have been severe if not done correctly,” Gibson said. “The transition

challenge was complicated by a looming hard deadline of Jan. 1 – only a few months after the realignment announcement by the Chief of Naval Operations.

“Thanks directly to Cheryl’s efforts, the new AERR selection process was launched on time and is performing seamlessly,” Gibson added.

NETPDC, located on board NAS Pensacola’s Saufley Field, provides products and services that enable and en-

hance education, training, career development, and personnel advancement throughout the Navy. Primary elements of the command include the Voluntary Education Department, the Navy Advancement Center and the Resources Management Department.

Additional information about the Naval Education and Training Professional Development Center can be found via www.netc.navy.milnetc/netpdc/Default.htm.

Command Lines

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• Fleet and Family Support Center The NASP Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC), 151 Ellyson Ave., Bldg. 625, is offering the following: • Family Employment Readiness Brief: 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. every Tuesday. This workshop is targeted to spouses and family members who are seeking employment, education and volunteer information.

• Mov.mil Assist: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday. One hour of dedicated online walkthrough to set-up your account and make your move seamless.

• Stress Management: 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. every first and third Thursday. The next classes is scheduled for April 5 and April 19. Stress and damage your health, both physical and mental. Learn how to recognize stress and become more productive, happier and healthier.

• Base tour: 9 a.m. to noon the first Wednesday of every month. The next one is scheduled for April 4. Learn about the history of Naval Air Station Pensacola and how to get around base.

• Imagination Station: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. every third Thursday of the month at Blue Wahoo Stadium. The next meeting is April 19. The NASP New Parent Support program partners with the Imagination Station for a military family play date.

Meet some military families and let your children play.

• SAPR If you are a victim of sexual assault, it is not your fault. Help for victims of sexual assault in the DoD community is a call, click or text away: • The SafeHelpline: Provides live, one-on-one crisis support

Worship schedule NAS Pensacola – Protestant • Worship service, 10:15 a.m. Sunday, Naval Aviation Memorial Chapel, Bldg. 1982 • Chapel choir, meets following the 10:15 a.m. Sunday service at All Faiths Chapel • Contemporary service, 6 p.m. Sunday, All Faiths Chapel • Training Air Wing Six Bible Study, 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, Griffith Hall student lounge • Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, J.B. McKamey Center NAS Pensacola – Roman Catholic • Sunday Mass, 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Naval Aviation Memorial Chapel, Bldg. 1982 • Daily Mass, 11:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday in the Our Lady of Loreto Chapel • Confessions: 30 minutes before services Latter Day Saints • Service, 10:30 a.m. Sunday, All Faiths Chapel • Meeting: 6 p.m. Monday and 6 p.m. Thursday, J.B. McKamey Center For more information, call 452-2341 NASP Corry Station – Protestant • Adult Bible study, 9 a.m. Sunday, fellowship hall vice conference room • Chapel choir, 9 a.m. Sunday, choir room vice sanctuary • Worship service, 10 a.m. Sunday • Fellowship, 11:30 a.m. Sunday • Contemporary worship, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, followed by fellowship at 7:30 p.m.

• Bible study and dinner, 5:30 p.m. Thursday,

and information by trained staff. Call: (877) 995-5247; click: www.SafeHelpline.org or text: 55-247, CONUS; (202) 470-5546, OCONUS (may be extra charges for OCONUS).

• The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Program: Provides prevention, intervention and a 24/7/365 response to non-intimate partner adult victims of sexual assault.

Active-duty and adult family member sexual assault victims have a choice of reporting options, unrestricted and restricted. Unrestricted reporting allows victim to have an advocate, seek medical care, counseling, legal services, safety

Tony Bradford at Tony.bradford.ctr@navy.mil or call 4522342.

fellowship hall Latter Day Saints • Service, 7 p.m. Wednesday

close his/her sexual assault only to the SARC, a current SAPR VA, a health care professional and/or a chaplain.

• To contact the NASP 24/7 Victim Advocate, call 4499231/2. For the Civilian Victim Advocate, call 293-4561. To contact duty SARC, call the SARC cell at 554-5606.

• Community Outreach If you are interested in participating in volunteer activities, contact NASP Community Outreach. The office tracks volunteer hours. Report your volunteer work to get due recognition. Call 452-2532 or e-mail nasp_ comm_outreach @Navy.mil.

• USS Alabama: The USS Alabama Memorial, 2703 Battleship Parkway, Mobile, Ala., is in need of volunteers to help with preservation.

For more information, call (251) 433-2703 or go to www.

USSALABAMA.com.

• Meals on Wheels: Mission is to provide one hot nourishing meal per day, both in a congregate setting and to homebound clients. For more information, call 432-1475.

• USO Northwest Florida: The USO supports America’s service members by working to keep them connected to family, home and country. For more information, call 455-8280.

Other volunteer opportunities are available at Pensacola Lighthouse, Pensacola Humane Society, Junior Achievement, Big Brother Big Sister, Council on Aging of West Florida, Habitat For Humanity, Manna Food Pantries and more.

• CREDO Chaplain’s Religious Enrichment Development Operation (CREDO) Southeast offers retreats enabling military members and their families to develop personal and spiritual resources in order to meet the unique challenges of military life. For information, e-mail

• Fresh Start: Quit tobacco now The NAS Pensacola Safety Department, sponsored by Naval Hospital Pensacola, has a tobacco cessation program for NASP and NASP Corry Station called FreshStart. To register, and for more information, call 452-8167.

NASP Corry Station – Roman Catholic • Mass, noon Sunday and 11:30 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday. For more information, call 452-6376 NAS Whiting Field Chapel – Roman Catholic • Mass, 11 a.m. Friday NAS Whiting Field Chapel – Protestant • Bible study, 11:30 a.m. Tuesday • Weekly chapel service, 11:30 a.m. Thursday For more information, call 623-7212 Other services: • B’nai Israel Synagogue, 1829 North Ninth Ave., services 7 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. Saturday. For information, call 433-7311 • Temple Beth El, 800 North Palafox St., services 7 p.m. Friday (6 p.m. first Friday of each month). For information, call 438-3321 or go to http://templebethelofpensacola.org • Buddhism 101: Introduction to Nichiren Buddhism courses are provided every third Wednesday at the Downtown Pensacola Library at 6 p.m. For more information, call 436-5060 Seventh-day Adventist • Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1080 North Blue Angel Parkway, services at 11 a.m. Saturday. For information, call 453-3442

interventions and/or transfer, etc. To access an unrestricted report, the victim may report to his/her chain-of-command, security/law enforcement, NCIS, SAPR VA, SARC or others.

NCIS shall be notified by the CO and/or the VA/SARC in unrestricted cases to begin investigation. Investigation results are provided to the offender’s CO for appropriate action/ disposition. Restricted reporting allows a victim to have a confidential report, which does not trigger command or law enforcement notification and the victim may have a SAPR VA and seek medical care and/or counseling. To access restricted reporting, the victim may dis-

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Pensacola Blue Wahoos April schedule

Blue Wahoos return for 2018 MLB season

By Kaitlyn Peacock Gosport Staff Writer

Spring is in the air, along with baseballs as the 2018 Minor League Baseball (MLB) Southern League Season begins. The Pensacola Blue Wahoos will start the season against the Mobile BayBears at the Hank Aaron Stadium in Mobile. The game will be April 5, 6:35 p.m.

Along with hosting games throughout the season, the Community Maritime Park Stadium will have theme days every day of the week. Mondays will be Military Mondays, with $1 off game tickets at the box office for all active-duty and retired military members. There will also be military recognitions, American flag presentations and on-field activities.

Along with military promotions, the Wahoos will also host a family day Sundays and fireworks on Saturdays. For a full list of promotional nights, visit www.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t4124.

Season tickets and single game tickets are now available for purchase and will range in price. Season tickets can be purchased between $7 to $34 per game.

Listed at right are all currently scheduled games for April. Any game indicated with a ‘vs.’ is a home game that will be hosted at the Community Maritime Park Stadium.

For more information, to purchase tickets and to see the Wahoos’ full schedule, go to www.milb. com/index.jsp?sid=t4124.

Check page A1 for CWIT at the Wahoos Stadium.

April 5: @ Mobile BayBears; 6:35 p.m.

April 6: @ Mobile BayBears; 7:05 p.m.

April 7: @ Mobile BayBears; 7:05 p.m.

April 8: @ Mobile BayBears; 2:05 p.m.

April 9: @ Mobile BayBears; 6:35 p.m.

April 11: vs. Chattanooga Lookouts; 6:35 p.m.

April 12: vs. Chattanooga Lookouts; 6:35 p.m.

April 13: vs. Chattanooga Lookouts; 6:35 p.m.

April 14: vs. Chattanooga Lookouts; 6:05 p.m.

April 15: vs. Chattanooga Lookouts; 1:05 p.m.

April 16: @ Mississippi Braves; 7 p.m.

April 17: @ Mississippi Braves; 7 p.m.

April 18: @ Mississippi Braves; 10:35 a.m.

April 19: @ Mississippi Braves; 7 p.m.

April 20: @ Mississippi Braves; 7 p.m.

April 21: vs. Birmingham Barons; 6:05 p.m.

April 22: vs. Birmingham Barons; 1:05 p.m.

April 23: vs. Birmingham Barons; 6:35 p.m.

April 24: vs. Birmingham Barons; 6:35 p.m.

April 25: vs. Birmingham Barons; 6:35 p.m.

April 26: @ Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp; 6:05 p.m.

April 27: @ Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp; 6:05 p.m.

April 28: @ Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp; 5:35 p.m.

April 29: @ Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp; 2:05 p.m.

April 30: @ Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp; 11:05 a.m.

May 2: vs. Mississippi Braves; 6:35 p.m.

Game schedule is subject to change

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“Peter Rabbit” (PG) 5 p.m.

“A Wrinkle in Time” (PG) 2D: 2 p.m.

“Red Sparrow” (R) 7 p.m.

(PG13) 5:30 p.m.

“Annihilation” (R) 4:30 p.m.

“Black Panther” (PG13) 3D: 7:30 p.m.

2D: 4:30 p.m.

“Game Night” (R) 7 p.m.

“A Wrinkle in Time” (PG) 2D: 5:10 p.m.

“Early Man” (PG) 2:30 p.m.

“Red Sparrow” (R) 7:30 p.m.

“Early Man” (PG) 1 p.m.

The NASP Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) department has a number of upcoming events and activities. For more information, call 452-3806, ext. 3100, or go to the MWR website at www.navymwrpensacola .com.

• Backpacking Overnight Trips: There will be an overnight backpacking trip June 23 through 24 in the to Cheaha Falls, Talladega National Forest, Ala. Go with MWR on an out-of-town backpacking adventure. All gear and transportation provided. Only $60, rain or shine. Sign up for the skills course at Try this the Tickets and Travel office Bldg. 3787 at • Seabreeze Jazz Corry Station. BackFestival: MWR has packing 101 Skills tickets to the 20th anCourse is a prerequinual Seabreeze Jazz site for all NAS PenFestival to be hosted sacola backpacking at the Aaron Bessant trips. The next course Park Amphitheater at is scheduled for Jan. 6 Pier Park, Panama through 7. See below City Beach, April 18 for more details. For through 22. Tickets more information call are available through 281-5489 or 452-6354.

NASP Tickets and • Backpacking 101 Travel.

Three-day Skills Course: In preppasses are $173 and aration for the upcomfour-day passes are ing backpacking trip in $216. For a full list January, MWR will be of prices, visit NASP hosting a BackpackTickets and Travel or ing 101 Skills Course call 452-6354. starting tomorrow, April 7 through 8 and May 5 through 6. Course price is $40, gear included.

Sign up for the skills course at the Tickets and Travel Office Bldg. 3787 at Corry Station. For more information call 281-5489 or 452-6354.

• Bushido Sports Judo Club: Tuesday and Thursday, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at NASP Youth Center, Bldg.

3690 (452-2417). For children ages 5 to 17. For more information, call Sensei Gerome Baldwin at 324-3146, 457-1421 or 457-1421or e-mail baldg6@att.net.

• Bookmark Contest: Make your mark this summer at the NASP Station Library. They will be celebrating national library week with a bookmark design contest. Submit your art for a chance to design the official bookmark for the Summer Reading Program. Contest runs from April 8 through 14. For more information call 452-4362.

• Disco Cosmic Bowling: NASP Corry Station Bowling Center is hosting special disco fever Cosmic Bowling April 21 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30. Break out the bell-bottoms and leisure suits for a discounted entrance. Cost is $12 for adults or $10 with disco outfit and $6 for children 6 and under. For more information or to reserve a lane, call 452-6380.

• Karate class: Shotokan Karate classes are $20 per month at Portside Gym, Bldg. 627, for active duty and family members ($22 for DoD).

For more information call 452-7810, 452-7813 or 291-0940.

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Liberty Center in the Portside Entertainment 11, free for 5 and younger NASP Portside Cinema is closed on Monday.

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