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NASP CO to present Freedom Trophy at Talladega ... A longstanding tradition at Talladega Superspeedway, the patriotic Free-

dom Trophy will be presented by NAS Pensacola CO Capt. Christopher Martin April 29 to the winner of the GEICO 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race. The trophy has five sides, each engraved with a logo from one of the nation’s five military branches. It has been presented to Talladega Superspeedway winners in NASCAR’s premier series by members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. For more information, go to www.talladegasuperspeedway.com.

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IWTC NASP Corry Station Warrant Officer saves neighbor’s life

By Glenn Sircy Center for Information Warfare Training Public Affairs

Chief Warrant Officer 4 (CWO4) Kevin Schneider saved the life of one of his neighbors in Cantonment April 14.

Schneider, a cryptologic warfare officer, has served in the Navy for 25 years. He is currently an instructor and legal officer

CWO4 Kevin Schneider

for the Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Corry Station onboard NAS Pensacola (NASP) Corry Station, where he has served since December, 2016.

Schneider and his wife Lorah were on their way to an early dinner date and while driving down the street of their Bristol Park neighborhood, they witnessed a few people next to a car parked along the street.

“When we approached the people and vehicle, the scene seemed a bit chaotic,” Schneider shared. “I stopped my car and asked the group if they needed

any help.”

At that time, Norma Hickerson said, “Yes please, we need help!” Norma is the wife of Ernest Hickerson, the 78-year-old man that was experiencing a life-threating medical emergency.

Schneider was told Ernest had been cutting his lawn when the medical emergency occurred, roughly a minute prior to Schneider’s arrival.

“Kevin and Lorah immediately exited their vehicle and Schneider took charge of the situation,” Norma said. “I could immediately tell Kevin was a gift from God, because in a split second, Kevin took emergency actions to help my husband while also helping me to remain calm.”

Schneider’s Navy and certified recreational rescue diver life-saving training instantly kicked into action.

Schneider directed his wife to call 911 and he then assessed Ernest’s vitals. At the time, Ernest was not breathing and had a weak pulse. Schneider opened Ernest’s airway and began cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). After a short time, Ernest took a deep breath and regained consciousness. However, Ernest then again stopped breathing and lost consciousness. Schneider repeated the CPR process, resuscitating Ernest again.

Soon after, local emergency medical technicians arrived and transported Ernest to the hospital with Norma.

Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) instructors and students cross the start line during the sixth annual Amazing SAPR Challenge April 20 onboard NAS Pensacola (NASP).

More than 1,500 NATTC “A” School students participated in the run, which was designed to further understanding of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM).

NATTC, FFSC host sixth annual Amazing SAPR Challenge

Story, photo

by Ens. Christopher Catlett Naval Air Station Pensacola Public Affairs

In recognition of the Department of Defense (DoD) Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) observed each April, more than 1,500 Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) students participated in the sixth Annual Amazing Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Challenge April 20.

The event, onboard NAS Pensacola (NASP), is de-

signed to increase awareness of sexual assault situations, the role of alcohol in sexual assault, active intervention strategies and avenues of support for sexual assault victims. The proactive challenge stresses the importance communities, DoD and the Navy place on mitigating sexual assault.

“These young men and women are new to the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and providing them with the right tools to ensure they are able to recognize, intervene and report any form of sexual assault is demanded of us,” Capt. Max-

ine Goodridge, NATTC commanding officer said.

“Here at NATTC we are not just teaching them how to be aviation technicians, but how to be leaders, how to be a meaningful and responsible part of this Navy and Marine Corps family, where sexual assault within our ranks is never tolerated at any level.”

SAPR is a DoD-wide program designed to educate service members on sexual assault, provide support to victims of sexual assault and generate awareness on See SAPR on page 2

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NASP Notes ...

Earth Day cleanup onboard NASP ... On Earth Day, April 22,

more than 400 pounds of trash were picked up from NAS Pensacola beaches by U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps Independence Squadron. (Above) Cadets Joseph Bennett, Casey Duncan, Christopher Schneider, David Tullus, Robert Mahon and Drew Lawrence. Many other groups participated in the cleanup as well; look for more Earth Day photos to come in Gosport. Photo by Jen Lawrence

NHP Summer Teen program ... Naval Hospital Pensacola (NHP) will once again be hosting teenagers this summer as part of the American Red Cross Summer Volunteer Program from June 4 through Aug. 3. Teens between the ages of 14 to 17 will have a great opportunity to work in the medical field and earn volunteer hours. Volunteers can set their own hours and will gain first-hand experience of working as a medical professional. Applications are available online at www.redcross.org/local/ florida/north-florida/local-chapters/ northwest-florida and the deadline for applications is May 26. Call 505-

6299 for more information.

NASP Safety Snippets ... Crosswalk near-misses: Recently, there have been several near-misses in crosswalks on base. To heighten awareness, NASP Security is stepping up patrols in designated areas. To re-emphasize NASP policy: “F. Crosswalks.

When traffic control signals are not in place or in operation, the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way, slowing down or stopping for pedestrians crossing the roadway within any marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection. All traffic and pedestrians shall yield the right-of-way to emergency vehicles. (NASPNCLAINST 5560.5AA 17(f)).”

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Pensacola State College to waive fees for active-duty military using MTA From Sheila Nichols

Florida Governor Rick Scott signed HB 75/Military Assistance Bill April 6, which authorizes Pensacola State College to waive fees for active-duty military students using tuition assistance. The bill unanimously passed the Senate and House March 13.

Beginning July 1, Florida College System (FCS) institutions, which includes Pensacola State College, will be able to

use the U.S. Department of Defense Military Tuition Assistance (MTA) program to waive any portion of fees for student

covers tuition expenses for service members at postsecondary education institutions. There are currently 328 active-duty

activities and services, financial aid, technology and capital improvements.

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military students enrolled in Pensacola State College who use MTA to pay for their education.

“At Pensacola State, we appreciate the contributions of our active duty military personnel and value their service to our community,” Pensacola State College President Ed Meadows said. “Waiving these fees allows us to continue providing them the support that they deserve as they work to further their education.”

Pensacola State is one of the Military Times 2018 “Best Colleges” based on services provided for military and veteran

students. The passage of HB 75/Military Assistance Bill will serve as an additional incentive for those active duty service members who wish to further their education in Pensacola State’s “military-friendly” environment.

Registration for Summer and Fall semester is now open, with Summer classes beginning May 14 and Fall classes beginning August 20. For more information, contact 484-2544 or visit www.pensacolastate.edu.

Readers are winners at NASP library ... (Left) Naval Air Sta-

tion Pensacola (NASP) Executive Officer Cmdr. Michael Harbison congratulates the winners of a bookmark contest held at the NAS Pensacola library designed to promote the Navy Summer Reading Program. (Left-right) CTN2 Michael Bromley, Evan Hall (age 7), Mariana Dumlao (age 10) and Harbison. (Right) Copies of the winning bookmarks will be printed and available at the library. Photos

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“I attribute my actions to the training I’ve received throughout my Navy career,” Schneider said. “At IWTC Corry Station, all instructors maintain current CPR qualifications and the qualification proved invaluable to help save Ernest’s life. I’m truly grateful we just happened to be in the right place at the right time to lend a hand, and I’m relieved Ernest survived.”

The following morning, Schneider and his wife visited the Hickersons. They were greeted at the door by Norma and she delivered a hug to both. Norma then shared the great news that Ernest recovered and was released from the hospital the night of the medical emergency. Norma shared that, thanks to them, Ernest was taking a nap and was doing great.

“Ernest wouldn’t be here today without the help of Kevin and Lorah,” Norma said. “I truly feel Kevin was an angel sent by God. Kevin saved Ernest’s life, we can’t be more thankful of what they’ve done for us.”

Schneider’s Commanding Officer Cmdr. Chad Smith was not surprised to hear about Schneider’s actions during the event.

“Warrant Officer Schneider is always looking to lend a helping hand within our command and his community,” Smith said. “It’s no surprise he was able to save a man’s life, and I attribute his quick actions to his Navy training and who he is as a person. We are very fortunate to have him in our command and community.”

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.

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sexual assault issues, reporting procedures and bystander intervention.

Participants visited four booths as they ran along a 3.1-mile course. At three of the four stops, runners answered SAPR-related questions and viewed briefs on alcohol deglamorization and active intervention before performing push-ups, squats and jumping jacks before continuing the course. Signs along the route provided information to assist in answering questions at each stop.

“We try to make this as informative and educational as possible while still having fun,” ACC Amber Khoryati, a NATTC air traffic control instructor and the command SAPR coordinator, said. “The information FFSC (Fleet and Family Support Center) and members of CSADD (Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions) are putting out is material designed to familiarize them with a topic the Navy and DoD take seriously. The staff who organized this event put in quite a bit of work to make sure that we continue providing not only the best aviation technical training but are always reinforcing the Navy’s values as well.”

The fourth booth, manned by NAS Pensacola FFSC Sexual Assault and Response Program coordinators (SARC) provided information on the importance of the program and reporting

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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 one of the

Navy’s most modern fighter aircraft, the F/A18 Super Hornet.

Established in 1921 as the Air Station News, the name Gosport was adopted in 1936. A gosport was a voice tube used by flight instructors in the early days of naval aviation to give instructions and directions to their students. The name “Gosport” was derived from Gosport, England (originally God’s Port), where the voice tube was invented.

Gosport is an authorized newspaper published every Friday by Ballinger Publishing, 314 North Spring St., Suite A, Pensacola, Fla. 32501, in the interest of military and ci-

procedures, something NAS Pensacola FFSC SARC Jennifer Walker said is important for all service members to know. Area SARC personnel quizzed participants.

“Events such as this are important because they highlight sexual assault awareness and response and awareness to young service men and women,” Walker said. “Service members need to care for their fellow service members, and these sorts of events can help reinforce how to recognize and report sexual assault.”

The DoD SAPR program has been in existence since 2005, with observances such as runs, lecture series and informative seminars at U.S. military installations and commands throughout the world being held each April, internationally recognized as SAAPM For more than 70 years, with the last two decades at NAS Pensacola, NATTC has been providing aviation technical training and increasing readiness within the Naval Aviation Enterprise. The facility graduates approximately 13,000 Navy, Marine Corps and international students annually.

NATTC is part of the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training, which provides single site management for Navy and Marine Corps aviation technical training.

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Reflecting on the past: nobody’s fool

By Lisa Smith Molinari Military Spouse Columnist

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f I had a dollar for every time I have slapped my hand to my forehead and thought, “I’m such a fool,” I would be rich. They say – whoever “they” are – that one should live without regrets, but for me regret has always been a part of my schtick.

Something in my childhood made me this way – a person who focuses on her own faults and beats herself up for them.

Some are lucky to have ironclad egos that protect them from criticism and self-doubt.

I, on the other hand, was a kid with dreaded “self-esteem issues” that compelled me to constantly seek reassurance.

Like many people with insecurities, humor and self-deprecation became my defense mechanisms.

At my first dance in middle school, I won best costume when I came dressed as a huge onion, much to my parents’ dismay. That night, I got the laughs and attention I was shooting for, along with a “Boomtown Rats” record as

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my first-place prize. But, not surprisingly, no boys asked me to dance. In high school, my misplaced pleas for attention earned me the title “1984 Class Clown,” which I hid from my parents until it was reported in my hometown newspaper. Needless to say, they were not amused.

In college, I fully embraced my newfound freedom to make a complete idiot of myself, much of which (mercifully) I cannot recall. The college memories that are clear make me cringe with embarrassment to this very day.

Thankfully, digital photography and social media had not yet been invented.

As a young adult in the workforce, I thought I made

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. every rookie mistake in the book and was doomed to failure. I was actually quite fastidious, dedicated, hardworking and reliable, but as always I focused on everything I did wrong rather than right.

Today I still feel as if I am bumbling through life. I am always running late, I inevi-

tably burn the toast, I say the wrong thing, I overstay my welcome, I never remember people’s names, I eat too much.

But as our last child prepares to graduate from high school and leave the nest for college, I am reflecting more clearly on my last 24 years as a military wife and mother of three, and I am surprised to find that I have no shame, no remorse, no regrets.

In fact, I feel pretty damned good about it.

Being a military wife and mother has not been easy by any means. At first, marrying a Navy guy seemed so glamorous. At our wedding, our relatives oohed and ahhed when Francis’ uniformed buddies formed a sword arch.

Everyone believed we would lead a life of adventure, honor, pomp and circumstance.

But reality soon hit, and I found myself where most military spouses eventually turn up – alone in an unfamiliar place without a job or friends, solely responsible for the household and kids. Facing daunting circumstances, nature, instinct or pure necessity kicked in, revealing qualities I did not know I possessed. I did not make a conscious decision to be a

dedicated wife and mother, I just did what needed to be done without thinking about it. Hour after hour, day after day, year after year.

When we were stationed in England and our son was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, I shed tears, then hit the ground running because I had no choice. During deployments and TDY, I did what every military spouse does – I chopped onions, did carpool pick ups, nursed the baby, cut grass, took out garbage, paid bills, folded laundry, visited in-laws and fixed the leaky faucet.

The added responsibility and stress that military moves, deployments and separations added to marriage and parenting forced me to put my own fragile ego aside and get to work. Looking back now, I realize that I – the bumbling class clown – became a rock for our family.

I mix up left and right, forget to add email attachments, miss exits and overcook beef, but I am no fool. I am a proud military wife and mother, who did whatever it took to create a stable home, and to raise three human beings who will soon go out into this world and touch the lives of others.

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Hands-on opportunity provides a closer look at advanced aviation training possibilities

AS Pensacola Air Force students in the aviation train-

ing pipeline got a closer look at various types of aircraft and had the opportunity to talk with crew members at the 479th Flying Training Group (FTG) career day fly-in April 20.

At NAS Pensacola’s (NASP’s) Forrest Sherman Field, the transient line’s Leonard Westjon gives a thumbs-up to the pilot of an Air Force HC-130J from 71st Rescue Squadron (71st RQS) as the aircraft prepares for takeoff April 20 at the conclusion of the USAF Career Day fly-in. Photo by Mike O’Connor

The fly-in provided an opportunity for service members to see aircraft otherwise not typically seen onboard NASP. (Above left) An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 333d Fighter Squadron “Lancers” gives NASP Air Force personnel a closer look of its cockpit and 20mm Gatling gun (above right), while crew members answered questions about duty in a fighter squadron. Photos by Mike O’Connor

NASP personnel quiz crew members of an MC-130J, An AC-130J gunship was among the most popular of the aircraft on display at Sherman Field. (Above, right) an air-to-air tanker variant of the C-130 Hercules. Tech Sgt. Ashly Cox describes loading and firing the gunship’s main armament. Photo by Greg Mitchell.

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PMK transitions to stand-alone electronic exams From Naval Education and Training Command Public Affairs

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he Professional Military Knowledge (PMK) section of the Navy-Wide Advancement Exam (NWAE) will transition to a stand-alone, once-per pay grade, electronically-delivered eligibility exam starting in October 2018 as announced in NAVADMIN 085/18.

The Electronic PMK Eligibility Exam (PMK-EE) will expand from the current 25 questions to 100 for the stand-alone exam, but Sailors will only have to pass that exam once per pay grade. The PMK information will be removed from the NWAE starting with the September 2019 Cycle 244 (E-4/5/6). Future NWAEs will then consist of 175 ratingrelated questions.

“This effort is a result of direct feedback we received from Sailors,” Naval Education and Training Command FORCM Karim Cole said.

“As part of Sailor 2025 and rating modernization efforts, the PMK exam continues to emphasize the importance of Professional Military Knowledge, while also taking this initial step into the electronic exam process.”

Additionally, this change enables Sailors preparing for the NWAE to concentrate exclusively on job-specific knowledge.

Sailors will have a single path to access the PMK-EE – via My Navy Portal (MNP) through the Learn-

ing Management System (LMS).

The online exam will consist of five topic areas: Leadership and Character, Career Information, Professional Conduct, Naval Heritage, and Seamanship. Each topic may be taken independently of the other sections, in any order, and not necessarily during the same MNP session. Sailors taking the PMK-EE must achieve a passing score of 80 percent or higher in each area to pass the entire exam. Failure to achieve an 80 percent score on a topic will require that topic to be retaken in order to pass.

Once each PMK-EE topic area is completed, the LMS will provide the number of questions successfully answered for that topic, as well as the associated reference from the bibliography for incorrectly answered questions. Once all topic areas are successfully completed, the PMK-EE will be finalized in the LMS and an overall exam score will be displayed.

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be available on the Advancement and Promotion webpage located on the MNP website. Bibliographies are also available via the Navy Credentialing Opportunities On-line (COOL) website and Navy COOL mobile application.

PMK-EE will serve as an additional eligibility requirement for advancement to pay grades E-4/5/6/7 and must be successfully completed by the first day of the NWAE administration month. For Advancement Cycle 244, that would be Sept. 1, 2019.

PMK-EE completion will be recorded

in the LMS and the Navy Training Management Planning System (NTMPS). NTMPS can be used to determine individual Sailor eligibility for advancement.

For further information, visit the Advancement and Promotion webpage located on the My Navy Portal website at www.mnp.navy.mil.

For more information, visit www. navy.mil, www.facebook.com/usnavy or www.twitter.com/usnavy.

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Silent heroes – keeping naval aviators safe every day

By Julie Ziegenhorn NAS Whiting Field Public Affairs Officer

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BE or ABH acronyms may not mean much to the average person, but in Navy vernacular, they can mean the difference between life and death on an aircraft carrier. At Naval Air Station Whiting Field (NASWF), there are a number of these aviation specialists who maintain equipment and train every day to ensure the skills they bring to the broader Navy are at the ready.

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment), or ABEs, contribute to the Navy mission by managing and providing arresting gear and catapults on aircraft carriers to ensure safe takeoff, landing and recoveries for pilots on a ship. Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handlers) or ABHs, are the professionals on a carrier deck who direct the aircraft to the catapults for takeoff and then ensure the aircraft is secured on the deck once it lands. Whether on shore or aboard a carrier, ABEs and ABHs perform critical functions to ensure safe flight operations.

ABEs and ABHs stationed at NASWF maintain equipment and handle operations for a number of different training

aircraft at all outlying fields (OLFs). They work tirelessly at the OLFs to ensure a safe flying environment for students who are training to become the Navy’s future pilots.

At one of NAS Whiting Field’s OLFs, Choctaw, near Navarre, there is a unique landing gear on the flight line that allows pilots who operate the F-35 Lightning II, F/A18 flown by the Blue Angels and the T-45 Goshawk trainer to hone landing skills during touch-and-go maneuvers. This landing gear, known as the “E28,” looks different from the arrested landing gear on an aircraft carrier, but serves essentially the same purpose.

According to ABE1 Justin Bell, leading petty officer at

ABH3 Martheen Morales ensures the E-28 arresting gear is working properly and ready to go at Outlying Field Choctaw.

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OLF Choctaw, the E-28 is a “shore-based emergency aircraft recovery system, or arresting gear,” that allows jets to land in the event of an emergency, or to practice the feel of landing on a carrier.

The E-28 looks similar to a long pool rope with buoys that lift it off the ground so the aircraft can “catch” it when it lands. The E-28 requires daily maintenance and oversight to ensure it is maintained and operated safely. Installed two years ago at Choctaw to allow for emergency landings, it provides valuable training for pilots and is diligently maintained by Navy Sailors.

“The F-35s and Blue Angels now have another place for practice besides (NAS) Pensacola,” Bell said.

While the landing gear is used only in emergency situations, the pilots who practice at OLF Choctaw can simulate using the E-28 with touch-andgo landings. The landing gear on the flight line must always be maintained properly to ensure it’s ready in the event of an emergency landing. Per-

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“That’s why the base was named the No.1 small installation for 2017,” he said.

According to Bell, civilian employees at the OLFs also contribute to the mission at NASWF. They provide continuity, expertise and valuable mentorship to the Sailors who rotate every three years.

“We couldn’t do what we do without them,” Bell commented.

Stephens observed the spot check on the E-28 and the work going on at OLF Choctaw.

“They’re doing great things at Choctaw,” Stephens said.

“I’m very proud of their contributions to the mission at NAS Whiting Field.”

It is sometimes easy to overlook professionals behind the scenes who ensure safe flying operations every day at Whiting Field. They go about their business without many accolades or fanfare. But when the worst situations arise on the flight deck, pilots look to the ABH and ABE experts to keep them flying safely.

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forming a “spot check” on the E-28 equipment, ABH3 Martheen Morales and ABE2 Jose Ramirez demonstrated to NASWF CMDCM Lee Stephens this week that they are always on top of the maintenance and operation of the E-28 gear.

“We do this (daily spot checks) to ensure our system is functioning properly and there will be no mishaps with the jets,” Morales explained. “We are always checking the nuts and bolts of the system.”

“The toughest part of our job is safety, both on a carrier, and on shore duty,” Ramirez said. “It’s easy to get complacent when you know it (the system) and understand it,” he said. “We don’t want to see people get hurt from getting complacent. But even with the long hours and heavy lifting on a ship, everything comes down to safety – it’s our No.1 job.”

While it is different serving at a shore assignment, it is equally important “to do everything efficiently and contribute to the day to day operations at Whit-

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Military Notices Language test appointments open

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.

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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.

The Department of Defense is seeking U.S. Navy personnel with Italian and Polish linguist skills to participate in the web based field test to contribute to the revision of the Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT) and the mission of the Department of Defense. They are a series of three versions called “Forms,” and it is requested all forms be taken, in order to evaluate a true assessment of the study for a new DLPT revision.

When registering, preceed your last name with WBFT and indicate in the comments section of the online request “For WBFT.” Test location will be NAS Pensacola, Bldg. 634. Deadline for participation is May 31.

To schedule an appointment, register at www.mnp. navy.mil/group/information-warfare-training/ndfltp. Learn more about what the Center for Language, Regional Expertise and Culture offers at www.netc.navy.mil/centers/ciwt/clrec.

commissary’s website, blog and e-newsletter and a press release will direct little artists to a specific email address, decabrand@deca.mil, and web page at www.commissaries.com/color.

Deadline to submit entries will be April 30. After the deadline, each store will vote for their winner and forward their winning entry to the same e-mail address listed above. Ensure the child’s first name, age, commissary name and, most importantly, the parent’s e-mail address is included on the entry form and printed legibly.

For a list of rules and for more information, visit www.commissaries.com/color.

CLEP and DSST test marathon

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Coastline’s National Test Center will be hosting a CLEP and DSST test marathon has its last day today, April 27. The test center is located onboard NAS Pensacola in Bldg. 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 408-0047 or wspradlin@coastline.edu.

2019 Midway Class Reunion

The 2019 Midway Class Reunion, a.k.a. “The Three Sisters Reunion,” will be held May 6 to 10, 2019, in San Diego, CA. The reunion hotel will be named once negotiations are completed and the hotel contract has been signed. May 6, will be checkin and registration and May 10 will be check-out.

Reunion events will take place on the three days in between: May 7, 8 and 9. Three events already scheduled are the welcome reception at the reunion hotel May 7; the “meet and greet” at the USS Midway Museum May 8 and the grand banquet on the flight deck May 9.

Start spreading the news to your fellow Midway Class carrier shipmates who served on the USS Midway, the USS Coral Sea or the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt. You do not have to be a member of the reunion associations of these three carriers to attend the reunion – but you do need to have served on one or more of the three ships during your time in the Navy. Family members and guests are welcome to attend.

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.

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 tomorrow, 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.

MoMC coloring contest open

The Month of the Military Child (MoMC) Coloring Contest will be offered through several different venues this year: social media, commissaries will be accepting entries as they did last year, through the

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NEX Aviation Plaza is partnering with American Greetings to host a free mother’s day card mailing.

If you cannot afford a card for mom, stop by the Navy Exchange, Bldg. 607, May 2 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to pick up a free one and the NEX will even mail it for you.

NHP summer volunteer program

Naval Hospital Pensacola will once again be hosting teenagers this summer as part of the American Red Cross Summer Volunteer Program from June 4 to Aug. 3. Teens between the ages of 14 to 17 will have a great opportunity to work in the medical field and earn volunteer hours. Volunteers can set their own hours and will gain first-hand experience of working as a medical professional. Applications are available online at www.redcross.org/local/florida/north-florida/local-chapters/northwest-florida and the deadline for applications is May 26. For more information, call 505-6299 .

Commodore’s Cup race No. 2

Race registration for the Navy Yacht Club of Pensacola (NYCP) 87th Anniversary Regatta, Commodore’s Cup Race No. 2, Bay Championship Race No. 5 is now available via the Regatta Network and is mandatory for participation in the race. The race has been rescheduled due to weather concerns and now will be Aug. 11. Registration and race information packages for the Commodore’s Cup Series can be obtained from the Navy Yacht Club through their website www.navypnsyc.org. Regatta entry fee is $35 with U.S. Sailing membership and $40 for non-member racing participants. Spectators and anyone who is interested in the racing event are invited to the Navy Yacht Club facility, which is located onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola.

For the onshore regatta information, contact Jim Parsons at 384-4575 or e-mail jimparsons@bellsouth.net. For race information and docking availability, contact John Buziak, Navy Yacht Club fleet captain, at 291-2115 or e-mail buziakj@cpmechanics.com.

NASP youth summer job fair

The NASP Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC) and the Morale Welfare Recreation (MWR) are presenting a Youth Summer Hire Job Fair from 9 a.m. to noon tomorrow, April 28 at Corry Station Youth Center, 4118 Children’s Way. No registration is necessary to attend the job fair. Family members ages 15 to 21 are welcome. Several vendors will be participating.

If you want to apply for the MWR teen summer hire positions you must be age 15 to 18, attend the job fair and attend all three of the classes listed below: • First Aid/CPR: 5 to 7 p.m., May 1 • Resume/Interview: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., May 8 • Money Matters: 5 to 7 p.m., May 15 All classes will take place at Corry Station Youth Center, 4118 Children’s Way, and all classes and the job fair are open to family members of active-duty, retirees, DoD and contractors. Register early; only 30 seats are available.

For more information or to register for one of the classes, call 452-5990.

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GCNNCA meeting announced

The next Gulf Coast Navy Nurses Corps Association (GCNNCA) membership meeting is scheduled for today, April 27 starting at noon until 2 p.m. at the Rico’s Mexican Restaurant located on Navy Blvd.

Naval Hospital Pensacola’s (NHP) CMC Andrew Ali and NHP Public Affairs Officer (PAO) Jason Bortz will update the chapter on the happenings at NHP, the active-duty side of he Navy and how it affects the retirement community.

Mark your calendar for that day. Bring another Navy nurse. Remember, spouses and interested others are always welcome. GCNNCA looks forward to seeing you at the chapter meeting. If you require a ride to the meeting, let GCNNCA know so they can accommodate you; they will need at least 48 hours notice.

For more information or for help in transportation, call the GCNNCA Chapter Secretary Vicki Coyle at (251) 942-6382 or e-mail vcoyle@gulftel.com.

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.

Around Town Book sale at West Florida Library

Stock up on books at the Friends of West Florida Public Library Spring Book Sale starting today, April 27 through 29 at the Main Library, corner of Spring St. and Gregory St, Pensacola. Times and information will be as follows: April 27, 3 to 7 p.m.

Admission is $5 at the door. Friends’ members are admitted free. Memberships can be purchased at the door. April 28, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., free admission. April 29, bag sale, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Library staff will give you a paper bag and you pay $5 for as many books as you can fit inside. Your contributions support the West Florida Public Library’s efforts to build community and improve literacy.

If you would like to volunteer at the sale, contact Linda at 450-2469.

Local Mardi Gras krewe dinner

The Avant Garde Mardi Gras Krewe will host their April celebration entitled “Annual Spring Membership Dinner” at the Pensacola Yacht Club Sailing Center April 27, starting at 6 p.m. Jackie Scrimpshire is chairman of this event and the Krewe’s reigning King John Sevold and Queen Marcia Sevold will welcome members and guests.

Admission for guests and newcomers for the event is $20. Information concerning Krewe activities and membership may be obtained by calling Elaine Ciardello at 382-8009.

St. John Catholic School sunset run

The 35th annual St. John sunset 5K run and one mile fun run will be held May 12 at 5:30 p.m. The sunset run originated as the first evening race at dusk in the Pensacola area and is now ranked in the top ten “Best Gulf Coast Races.” The 5K course is located in the Navy Point community along the shoreline of Bayou Grande, with the start and finish lines at St. John School. Registration for the race is available online at www.runsignup.com/Race/FL/ Pensacola/StJohnSunsetRun, or by calling St. John School at 456-5218. Race entries are $20 through May 4 and $25 from May 5 to May 12. Registration includes a commemorative race shirt, while supplies last.

Post-race festivities include live music and dancing, inflatable jumpers and slides, race awards and authentic Hispanic food.

For more information, visit www.stjohnpensacola. com/school.

A&M alumni scholarship luncheon

The Pensacola chapter of the Florida A&M University (FAMU) National Alumni Association will host its annual scholarship luncheon June 2, noon at the Dr. E. S. Cobb Center located at 601 East Mallory Street in Pensacola. All proceeds are used to fund scholarships for students from Escambia and Santa Rosa counties to attend FAMU. Tickets are $35.

For more information or tickets, contact Reggie Parker at 723-2141.

PLT offers new summer camps

Pensacola Little Theatre’s Education Department (PLTED) has announced three new summer camps for children ages 5 to 18. PLTED strives to provide superior training and guidance to performers, writers, designers, directors and technicians of all ages.

Classes include the Footlights Theatre Camp for ages 5 to 9, Summer Stars for ages 10 to 16 and Improvaganza! Improv Camp for ages 12 to 16. For more information or to register for any class, visit www.PensacolaLittleTheatre.com or call 432-2042 ext. 104.

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Life

CIWT civilian mentors youth through bowling; See page B2 “Spotlight”

It’s swim season – make safety your priority PENSACOLA BEACH WARNING FLAGS

WATER CLOSED TO PUBLIC

High Hazard High surf/ strong currents

Medium Hazard Moderate surf/ strong currents

Low Hazard Calm conditions, exercise caution

Dangerous marine life

Lifeguards at NAS Pensacola’s Barrancas Beach keep a watchful eye. Beaches are scheduled to open on Memorial Day weekend.

File photo by Janet Thomas

NASP, area getting ready for summer swimming

By Chris Verlinde University of Florida IFAS extension

The sugary white sands along the Florida Panhandle attract millions of visitors to the area throughout the year. It is important for locals and visitors to understand and consider the following tips for safety at the beach.

The danger of rip currents far outweighs the danger of having a shark encounter. As a result of past storms, the near-shore sandbars along our beaches have changed and the frequency of rip currents has increased. A rip current is a turbulent, fast flowing current that can carry a swimmer out to sea very quickly. The currents are formed when water rushes out to sea in a narrow path (such as a break in the nearshore sandbar or from an obstruction of the current caused by a groin or jetty or other type of barrier). Rip currents can last for a few hours or may be permanent; they usually exist when the surf is rough and after storms, but can occur on calm days.

Some signs of rip currents include: • A difference in water color.

The water may be murkier from increased sediments or appear

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darker because it is deeper • A channel of churning, choppy water • A line of foam, seaweed or debris being carried directly to sea • Rip currents can be difficult to spot. Wearing polarized sunglasses will help you recognize changes in water color If you are caught in a rip current, try not to panic or swim against the current. Swim to the left or right of the current, parallel to shore until you are out of the current. Rip currents range in width from a few feet to many feet wide. If you cannot break out of the current, float calmly out until it ends, usually just beyond the breakers. Then swim diagonally to shore.

Remember, always use common sense and swim responsibly. For current surf conditions

check out the National Weather Service rip current forecast.

Know the meaning of the beach warning flags: • A double red flag means the water is closed to the public • A single red flag means the surf is very dangerous and you should stay out of the water • A yellow flag indicates that you should take caution when in the water • A green flag indicates that conditions are safe for swimming • A purple flag means there could be dangerous marine life such as jellyfish When swimming at the beach it is important to remember that the Gulf of Mexico is a wilderness, not a swimming pool. Use common sense when enjoying the Gulf. Some safety tips to remember include:

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• Swim near a life guard • Know your swimming abilities and limits, if you cannot swim stay out of the water • Swim in groups or use the buddy system; never swim alone • Be aware of weather conditions; get out of the water and away from the beach during electrical storms. Taking shelter in a building is best, but otherwise a car • Always enter the water, feet first every time • Don’t swim in murky waters or between dusk and dawn • Stay calm in the event of an emergency • Pay attention and know the meaning of beach warning flags.

Pay attention to lifeguards • Avoid swimming in areas where people are fishing • To avoid being stung by a sting ray, shuffle your feet; this will stir the sand and scare away sting rays • Always wear sunscreen or protect your skin with clothing • If you see someone in trouble, get help from a lifeguard, have someone call 9-1-1. Throw the victim something that will float and yell instructions on how to escape. Remember, many drown while trying to save someone from a rip current

Jokes & Groaners Points to ponder What hair color do they put on the driver’s licenses of bald men?

If Fed Ex and UPS were to merge, would they call it Fed-UP? If 4 out of 5 people suffer from a cold ... does that mean that one enjoys it?

How do you tell if you run out of invisible ink?

If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?

If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?

If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?

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April 27, 2018

CIWT civilian coaches, mentors youth through bowling Story, photo

by Glenn Sircy Center for Information Warfare Training

M

ike Marks, a retired Navy interior communications electrician and currently an associate customer technical representative with the Center for Information Warfare Training’s (CIWT’s) N9 directorate, regularly volunteers his time to help mentor and coach youth through the sport of bowling.

Marks has been competitively bowling roughly 23 years and first started sharing his wisdom and skills of the sport with youth onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP) in 1997.

“Throughout my adult life, I’ve always enjoyed helping mold and inspire youth,” Marks said. “It’s known that bowling is a great sport for recreation, meeting people and building camaraderie.

However, learning bowling fundamentals also helps shape life skills – discipline, mental fortitude, commitment and re-

sponsibility.”

Elijah Alexander, age 10, has been coached and mentored

by Marks each Tuesday and Thursday evening the last seven weeks at the Corry Bowling Center onboard NASP Corry Station.

“I’ve really enjoyed learning from Mr. Marks, and he has taught me a lot about bowling,” Elijah said. “I truly appreciate his time training and mentoring me to become better.”

Elijah’s grandfather, Eric Alexander has been to every session with Elijah and is im-

Mike Marks, an associate customer technical representative with the Center for Information Warfare Training’s N9 directorate, coaches Elijah Alexander, age 10, in the fundamentals of bowling.

Marks has been competitively bowling roughly 23 years and first started sharing his wisdom and skills of the sport with youth onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP) in 1997. Elijah has been coached and mentored by Marks each Tuesday and Thursday evening the last seven weeks at the Corry Bowling Center onboard NASP Corry Station.

pressed with his improvement and development.

“Elijah has been bowling since he was only 3, and it’s amazing to see how far he’s come along in this short time with Mike,” Alexander said.

“It’s exciting to witness Elijah’s growth, confidence and

excitement under Mike’s tutelage, and I greatly appreciate what he’s done for him.”

Center for Information Warfare Training delivers trained information warfare professionals to the Navy and joint services, enabling optimal performance of information war-

fare across the full spectrum of military operations.

For more news from Center for Information Warfare Training organization, visit www. navy.mil/local/cid/, www.netc. navy.mil/centers/ciwt/, www. facebook.com/NavyCIWT or www.twitter.com/NavyCIWT.

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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.

• Base tour: 9 a.m. to noon the first Wednesday of every month. The next tour is scheduled for May 2. Learn about the history of Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP) 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 May 17. 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.

• Summer hire: The NASP Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC) and the Morale Welfare Recreation (MWR) are presenting a Youth Summer Hire Job Fair from 9 a.m. to noon April 28 at Corry Station Youth Center, 4118 Children’s Way. No registration is necessary to attend the job fair. Family members ages 15 to 21 are welcome. Several vendors will be participating.

If you want to apply for the MWR Teen Summer Hire positions you must be age 15 to 18, attend the job fair, and attend all three of the classes listed below:

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,

• First Aid/CPR: 5 to 7 p.m.

May 1 • Resume/Interview: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. May 8 • Money Matters: 5 to 7 p.m.

May 15 All classes will take place at Corry Station Youth Center, 4118 Children’s Way, and all classes and the job fair are open to family members of activeduty, retirees, DoD and contractors. Register early; only 30 seats are available.

For more information or to register for one of the classes, call 452-5990.

• Emergency Preparedness: 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. today, April 27. Emergencies come in many forms. Be prepared for

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

yourself and your family.

• Music & Movement: 10 a.m. to noon today, April 27 at Lighthouse Terrace, No.1 Price Ave. A learning activity to enhance self-expression and socialization in children through dance with use of instruments.

• 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 and information by trained staff. Call: (877) 995-5247; click: www.Safe-

Helpline.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 victims to have an advocate, seek medical care, counseling, legal services, safety interventions and/ or transfer, etc. To access an

unrestricted report, the victim may report to his/her chainof-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 disclose 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.

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

• 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.

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Morale, Welfare and Recreation

Pensacola

Blue Wahoos Baseball

Baseball swinging at Maritime Park

Pensacola Blue Wahoos player Keury Mella pitches during a series versus the Birmingham Barons April 22. Photo from www.facebook.com/BlueWahoosBaseball

By Kaitlyn Peacock Gosport Staff Writer

Baseball season is in full swing as the Pensacola Blue Wahoos close out April and head into May. The latest series against the Birmingham Barons was suspended due to weather conditions and will be continued at a later date.

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 May. Any game indicated with a “vs.” is a home game that will be hosted at the Community Maritime Park Stadium.

Game times and schedules are subject to change.

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

Pensacola Blue Wahoos May schedule

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

May 3: vs. Mississippi Braves; 6:35 p.m.

May 4: vs. Mississippi Braves; 6:35 p.m.

May 5: vs. Mississippi Braves; 6:05 p.m.

May 6: vs. Mississippi Braves; 1:05 p.m.

May 7: @ Birmingham Barons; 7:05 p.m.

May 8: @ Birmingham Barons; 7:05 p.m.

May 9: @ Birmingham Barons; 11:30 a.m.

May 10: @ Birmingham Barons; 7:05 p.m.

May 11: @ Birmingham Barons; 7:05 p.m.

May 12: @ Biloxi Shuckers; 6:35 p.m.

May 13: @ Biloxi Shuckers; 2:05 p.m.

May 14: @ Biloxi Shuckers; 6:35 p.m.

May 15: @ Biloxi Shuckers; 6:35 p.m.

May 16: @ Biloxi Shuckers; 10:35 a.m.

May 17: vs. Jackson Generals; 6:35 p.m.

May 18: vs. Jackson Generals; 6:35 p.m.

May 19: vs. Jackson Generals; 6:05 p.m.

May 20: vs. Jackson Generals; 5:05 p.m.

May 21: vs. Jackson Generals; 6:35 p.m.

May 23: @ Tennessee Smokies; 6:35 p.m.

May 24: @ Tennessee Smokies; 6:35 p.m.

May 25: @ Tennessee Smokies; 6:35 p.m.

May 26: @ Tennessee Smokies; 6:35 p.m.

May 27: @ Tennessee Smokies; 6:35 p.m.

May 29: @ Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp; 6:05 p.m.

May 30: @ Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp; 6:05 p.m.

May 31: @ Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp; 6:05 p.m.

June 1: @ Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp; 6:05 p.m.

June 2: @ Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp; 5:35 p.m.

C @ NAS Pensacola Portside Cinema a FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY TUESDAY t “I Can Only Imagine” (PG) c 5 p.m.

Closed due to “Tomb Raider” h scheduled power (PG13) “Ready Player One” (PG13) 3D: Noon 2D: 8 p.m.

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“Tomb Raider” (PG13) 3D: 6 p.m.

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“Pacific Rim: Uprising” (PG13) 3D: 3 p.m.

2D: 5 p.m.

“Acrimony” (R) 8:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY “Sherlock Gnomes” (PG) 3D: 5 p.m.

“Pacific Rim: Uprising” (PG13) 3D: 7 p.m.

“Love, Simon” (PG13) 5:10 p.m.

“Acrimony” (R) 7:30 p.m.

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“Sherlock Gnomes” (PG) 2D: 12:30 p.m.

“I Can Only Imagine” (PG) 2:30 p.m.

“Sherlock Gnomes” (PG) 2D: Noon

“I Can Only Imagine” (PG) 2 p.m.

“Love, Simon” (PG13) 4:30 p.m.

“Acrimony” (R) 7 p.m.

“Tomb Raider” (PG13) 2D: 1 p.m.

“Ready Player One” (PG13) 2D: 3:30 p.m.

“Pacific Rim: Uprising” (PG13) 2D: 6:30 p.m.

Regular shows: $4 adults, $2 children ages 6 through 11, free for 5 and younger 3D shows: $5 adults, $3 children ages 6 through 11, free for 5 and younger NASP Portside Cinema is closed on Monday.

Details: 452-3522 or www.navymwrpensacola. com

2D: 7:30 p.m.

“Ready Player One” (PG13) 2D: 6 p.m.

THURSDAY “Sherlock Gnomes” (PG) 2D: 5 p.m.

“Ready Player One” (PG13) 2D: 7 p.m.

“Pacific Rim: Uprising” (PG13) 2D: 6 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 to Cheaha Falls, Talladega National Forest, Ala. Go with MWR on an outof-town backpacking adventure. All gear and transportation provided. Only $60, rain or shine. Sign up for the skills course at the Try this Tickets and Travel office Bldg. 3787 at • Lifeguard Classes: Corry Station. Back- NAS Pensacola MWR packing 101 Skills Aquatic Office will Course is a prerequi- be holding lifeguard site for all NAS Pen- certification classes sacola backpacking in April and May. Stutrips. The next course dents must be at least is scheduled for May 15 years old, be able 5 through 6. See be- to pass a pretest and low for more details. have 100 percent attendence.

For more information class Classes are open call 281-5489 or 452to active-duty, DoD 6354. employees, contrac• Backpacking 101 Skills Course: In tors and civilians. The preparation for the pretest will be offered upcoming backpack- May 1 for May classing trip in June, MWR es. Price is $15 to take will be hosting a Back- the pretest and $175 packing 101 Skills to attend classes. For Course starting May more information, call 5 through 6. Course 452-9429. 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 email baldg6@att.net.

• Paintball Tournament: NASP Corry Station Sports Office will host a five-player team paintball tournament May 5, check in time 8 a.m. All equipment will be supplied. There will be a coaches meeting April 28 at 11 a.m. All active-duty, reservists, DoD employees and permanent contracted personnel can enter.

For more information, call 452-6520.

• Discount tickets: Stop by the Information, Tickets and Travel (ITT) office at the NEX Mall on Highway 98 to check out the discounts available on vacations and attractions. For more information, call 452-6354.

• 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.

Liberty Activities Liberty program events at NAS Pensacola and Corry Station target young, unaccompanied active-duty military. Hours are 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday. Regular events are scheduled at the main Liberty Center in the Portside Entertainment Complex. You must sign up in advance for off-base trips. For more information, call 452-2372 or go to www.naspensacola-mwr.com.

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Place your ad online at gosportpensacola.com Place your ad by phone at 850-433-1166 ext. 25 Mon–Fri 8:30 am to 5 pm

auto • merchandise • employment • real estate • and more!

Announcements Sandy’s Good Times Dance Club. Thursday weekly dance lessons 6:30 pm6:55pm $10. For lessons – please refrain from wearing scented products. Friday Latin night. Saturday 7:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday ballroom night 7:30-10:30 p.m. Beginning social dance lessons Thursday and Friday 6:30-7:25 p.m.

Each night $10. 1707 West Fairfield Dr. 850-458-1979. pensacoladanceclub.com.

Wanted Wanted Nat.Naval Aviation Museum Housekeeping.40hours a week. Seasonal work, approx. 4 months.Hiring now. Day and night shifts available.No felonies !!!

850-452-3606 ext 3137 Customer Service Representative Shift hours: Daily, 8:45am to 5:00pm Apply at the National Naval Aviation Museum Mon-Fri 10am-2pm 850-308-8899 EPIC YARD SALE! Fr-Su-May 4th-6th 7:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. “KINGS ROAD SUB-DIVISION” Off Kingsfield Rd. Between Chemstrand Rd & HWY 29. Look for White Fence

Articles for Sale Desert Eagle 1911G .45 ACP as new in box with extra custom grips, 4 Mags and holster. Great piece! $750.00 OBO. (850) 484-8998 David Sofa and loveseat for $150.00 850-516-9404 Bread Cooker $45.00.

850-516-9404 Rotary Tool Kit,72 Pc Accessory Set. Project Partners brand.New, in sealed plastic. Will make great gift. $25.00 850-999-3330 Nice BISTRO SET. Black heavy steel with 30” glass top and 2 reupholstered stools (GRAY). 42” tall.

Set is in great shape. $200.00 OBO. (850)484-8998 “Colt” Stainless .45 ACP 1911. Rare, Lightweight Commander. 4.25” barrel for great carry. 4 Mags and holster. Great condition. $850.00 OBO. 484-8998.

2014 MacBook Pro, like-new condition, l-7 processor, 256 GB solid state drive, 8 GB ram. $800.00 850-384-2955

Articles for Sale

Articles for Sale

Beautiful Italian style pecan dining room set.

2 leaves, 2 armchairs, 6 side chairs (all cushioned).

Includes 5 ft long buffet and 5 ft long lighted closet.

Absolutely gorgeous set! $2,500. Call 850-968-0686

Noritake china – circa 1969 – “good kin” 6 pc. setting. Like new. $100.

850-572-2760

Tree stand – climber – older but rock solid.

Summit brand w/ safety harness. $60. 497-1167

2 large capacity Hunter HEPA air purifier set. New. $95 for set. 850-458-3821

Therapeutic pillow topper for queen mattress.

Filled with New Zealand lamb’s wool and magnets.

Chiropractor recommended for restless leg, aches and pains. New – still in original packaging. Paid $750 – Asking $550 OBO. Call 850-968-0686

Women’s size 11-12 maxi dresses and capris (about 6 pairs – Levi, Ralph Lauren etc.). All new or barely worn. All for $20. 850458-3821

Want to buy shotgun shells for 20 gage and 12 gage – any size shot.

497-1167

Women’s new denim jackets. One blue – one black. $6 ea. 850-458-3821

Articles for Sale

Off shore fishing Penn trolling rod w/ Shimano TLD reel. Like new. $75.

454-9486 Auto Classic 1979 Triumph Bonneville Motorcycle.

Color: Red. Title: Clean.

Rider Ready. Starts quickly.

Will get lots of looks.

Contact Steve (850)758-8376

Satsuma Jar 21”H x 14”W, Japanese 7 Gods of Fortune design with Gold Handles & 1000 Flowers. I bought in Japan. Paid $825, sell $400. 850-748-9286.

Remington 14-inch Custom Motorcycle trimmer and edger. for sale. Independence Curio Cabinet solid Electric. 5.5 amp motor.

Freedom Express.1802 cc’s, Rosewood 78”H x 45”W Superior performance. vance and hines pipes, runs, x 21” D, Elegant Asian New. $40. Call 476-3592 sounds, and looks great. curving design. I bought in email skcrick@gmail.com Selling a 2014(MacBook Hong Kong. Paid $2195, sell $1195. exc cond. 850Pro 15 in) It’s in prestine Boats Boats 748-9286. condition. Has an I7 processor, 256 GB solid For Sale- 2006 Grady 2 Solid Rosewood End state drive and 8 GB of White Seafarer 228 w/ ram. Selling price is $800. Tables with drawer. Each Yamaha 250 HP(230hrs) side has elegant Asian trailer, electronics, hardtop, NEW adult 3 wheel trike, curving design. I bought in cabin sleeps 4 ,ex cond Hong Kong. Paid $800, sell -$42,000- Info side by side bucket seats, Reg. $1999 Now $1200 or $480 pair. 850-748-9286.

850-377-2902 OBO. 850-944-7558 3 drawer light green/ blue wood dresser. New. Beautiful! $65 850-293-3370

Real Estate For Sale – Pensacola – 4320 Cheltenham Cir. 32514 (Coventry Estates).

4BR/2BA ranch style, large fenced yard, 2 car garage.

As is. $190,000. Call for more info 850-637-1488 Rm for rent. Fully furnished. On Perdido Bay. WiFi. Kitchen & washer dryer access. Off st parking. Kayak access. No pets. One person only. No smoking. $500/mo.

850-455-7990.

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