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Vol. 78, No. 17

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‘HurrEx’ May 5-15 NASP hurricane readiness exercise will test base’s preparations, abilities From NASP Emergency Management

NAS Pensacola will be participating in a hurricane readiness exercise, “HurrEx/Citadel Gale 2014” May 5-15. This is largely a communications drill to exercise the base’s ability to respond and test scenarios from Navy Region Southeast, installation-to-installation response. NASP Emergency Manager Burt Fenters is looking forward to the exercise. “We’re at the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Ivan,” Fenters said. “Looking back 30 years through the archives, past history shows this installation has somewhat of a pattern with tropical systems. 1985 Hurricane

Elena passed just off-shore with an estimated 7-foot storm surge locally; 1995 Hurricanes Erin and Opal impacted the installation; (in) 2004 we had Ivan; 2005 Dennis was a close call. Not asking for trouble but we’re (in the window).” Fenters advises caution as far as complacency goes when it comes to storms. “This year’s prediction is for a below average season. People construe that with a low threat or quiet season. Here’s something to ponder; 1992 was a below average season; there were only six named storms, four of which were hurricanes, and only one major hurricane; its name was Andrew. Try telling the residents in Homestead, Fla., that 1992 was a quiet season.”

Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) Pensacola Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions (CSADD) members form a teal ribbon, using candles in teal drinking cups, during NATTC’s “Light up the Night” event. NATTC CSADD organized the “Light up the Night” event to honor the victims of sexual assault, and educate NATTC Sailors on sexual assault prevention during Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM). Photo by AMAN Michael Terrell

NATTC Sailors ‘Light up the Night’ By Lt. Jonathan Bacon NATTC Public Affairs

Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions (CSADD) organized a “Light up the Night” event April 25. Supporting the Navywide Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAM), more than 2,670 NATTC students attended “Light up the Night,” which started at 5 a.m. First, a

group of NATTC CSADD students stood on the grass between NATTC’s Chevalier Hall and a barracks forming the shape of a large ribbon, and held teal cups containing candles. A teal ribbon is the symbol for Sexual Assault Awareness. Then students attending the event filled in the area around the CSADD students. Lillie Johnson, the Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP) Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC) lead Sexual Assault Re-

sponse Coordinator (SARC) was the guest speaker for the early morning event. Additionally, NATTC CSADD shared three of their own locally-produced sexual assault awareness videos to educate those in attendance. “Light up the Night” events are conducted to spread awareness, in this case among the NATTC student and staff populations, about prevalence of sexual assault and to

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2nd German Air Force Training Squadron to change command Upon his departure, Heitzmann Lt. Col. Stephan will be attending Koske will take the U.S. Air Force over command of University at the 2nd German Maxwell Air Force Air Force Training Base in MontSquadron (2nd gomery, Ala. GAFTS) from Lt. Koske was born Col. Arne A. Heitzin November 1976 Lt. Col. Stephan mann in an 11 a.m. in Mayen, GerKoske ceremony today, many. He joined May 2, 2014 at the the German Air National Naval Aviation Mu- Force in September 1996. He seum completed his officer training in

From 2nd GAFTS

Koske was as1998. signed to Fighter He went through Wing 71 basic aviation train“Richthofen” at ing and was desigWittmund Air nated a naval flight Base, Germany, officer/weapons where he comsystem officer pleted his combat (WSO) at NAS readiness training. Pensacola in 2000. In 2005, he By October he Lt. Col. Arne A. graduated from had accomplished Heitzmann Phantom InstrucF-4F Phantom contor Training version training at the 20th FTS at Holloman AFB, Course at Rheine Hopsten Germany. He returned back to New Mexico.

Fighter Wing 71, where he served as OPS officer in the 2nd squadron before he became the XO of the 1st Squadron of Fighter Wing 71, “Richthofen.” In 2009, 2010 and 2011 Koske deployed with Expeditionary Air Wing Mazar-e Sharif to conduct operations in accordance with the NATO ISAF mandate as a TSO onboard German C-160 cargo planes.

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NETPDTC: Some applications down May 3 and 18 By Ed Barker NETC PAO

As part of the Naval Education and Training Professional Development Technology Center’s (NETPDTC) annual Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) test for the Saufley Data Center, three large Navywide applications will be offline tomorrow morning, May 3, and the morning of May 18.

ʻFly-inʼ brings special visitors .. Air Force personnel line up to tour a EC130 Compass Call parked at Forrest Sherman Field aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP) April 25. The plane was one of several aircraft visiting Pensacola for the T-6 Texan Trot 5K, which was held April 26. The race was sponsored by 455th Flying Training Squadron Booster Club to celebrate the NASP's centennial. Other aircraft on display included a T-6 Texan, an E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (J-STARS), two F-15E Strike Eagles, a T-38 Talon, a T-45 Goshawk, a T-39 Saberliner and a World War II vintage Douglas A-26 Invader. Photo by Janet Thomas

The outages will occur as systems transfer production processing to and from their alternate COOP location onboard the Naval Service Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill. “Critical systems for the Naval Education and Training Command regularly exercise their ability to function properly at the

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Hundreds injured in jail explosion; urgent need for blood donations From OneBlood.org

An explosion April 30 Escambia County Jail injured hundreds of people, including officers. Local hospitals are calling for additional blood to treat the injured and OneBlood is urging all eligible donors to donate as soon as possible. To add to the situation, severe storms and flooding in the Panhandle are making blood collections difficult in parts of North Florida and the blood center has had to See Blood on page 2

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