Vol. 77, No. 18
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May 3, 2013
Assistant SecNav Natsuhara visits NASP By Janet Thomas Gosport Staff Writer
A recently completed energy conservation project was the star attraction April 30 when Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy (ASN) for Energy, Installations and Environment (EI&E) Roger M. Natsuhara visited Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP). In his position, Natsuhara develops
department-wide policies, procedures, advocacy and strategic plans. He also oversees all Department of Navy functions and programs related to installations, safety, energy and environment. Natsuhara’s day began with a briefing from NASP Commanding Officer Capt. Keith Hoskins and command leaders at the base headquarters, Bldg. 1500. Following that meeting,
While on a tour of an air conditioning chiller plant at the National Naval Aviation Museum, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment Roger M. Natsuhara (left) receives a briefing from Siemans Industry Inc.’s Matthew Ridley as NAS Pensacola Commanding Officer Capt. Keith Hoskins (center) looks on. Photo by Mike O’Connor
Hoskins escorted Natsuhara on a sweeping tour of area bases with stops at NASP, NASP Corry Station and Saufley Field. Other members of the tour group included Capt. Christopher Kiwus, commanding officer, of Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast; and NAS Pensacola Public Works Officer, Cmdr. Steve Zimmerman. The first stop on the tour was the chiller plant for the National Naval Aviation Museum (NNAM) complex, which includes the National Flight Academy. Base officials teamed up with civilian contractors and museum officials to make a presentation about the project, which is expected to save the Navy a minimum of $400,000 per year in utility costs. Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NavFac) Southeast’s Public Works Department (PWD) Pensacola completed the project Feb. 28,
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Remembering Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month ... During an early morning candlelight vigil onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola April 26, Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) Command Master Chief Michael Knowles discusses with students, staff members and the members of the command’s Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions (CSADD) how shipmates should look out for each other. Candles were lit to remember the 45 restricted and unrestricted reported cases of sexual assault in the Pensacola area during 2012. Photos by Lt. Jonathan Bacon
NETC command-owned HRO opens on NAS Pensacola Forbes issue a network concern From Ron Borlan NASP Information Assurance Manager
A special issue of Forbes magazine (with others likely to follow) has a Wi-Fi access point glued into the magazine, with a battery operated power source included. The concern is bringing one of these magazines into our secure spaces since the Wi-Fi access point in the magazine is a transceiver. Do not do it. Be cognizant of items you carry. We are liable to see, and hopefully we do see them, more creative and surreptitious ways of introducing wireless connectivity into our lives.
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Story, photo by Ed Barker NETC PAO
The opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Naval Education and Training Command’s (NETC) Human Resources Office (HRO) was held April 30 at Bldg. 680 on Naval Air Station Pensacola. Previously, HRO services for NETC and its activities were handled by five different Navy Human Resources Service Centers around the country. With the new NETC HRO standup, HR services for NETC civilian per-
sonnel will be provided by the new office and the Office of Civilian Human Resources (OCHR) Operations Center – Stennis, previously known as the Human Resources Service Center (HRSC) – Southeast. “This change to a command-owned human relations (HR) service delivery model will result in significant improvements in service to NETC, providing improved services and clearer, simpler management,” said Janice Travis, NETC’s director of civilian human resources. “We will see a common approach to HR efforts,
Rear Adm. Don Quinn, NETC commander; Tim Berryhill, Office of Civilian Human Resources, Stennis; Genie Milhouse, NETC Human Resources Office; Janice Travis, NETC Human Resources director; and Capt. John Jones, NETC chief of staff; cut a ribbon officially opening the NETC HRO office April 30.
clearer lines of accountability and more consistent resourcing and execution in HR efforts by having an office dedicated to NETC.” Three key characteristics of command-owned HR are: 1. Alignment of key HR functions/decisions under the control of the commander. 2. Realignment of the HRSCs by command to improve functionality. 3. Establishing a common set of HR policies, processes, tools, Information Technology systems and technical authority governed by the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. Rear Adm. Don Quinn, NETC commander, was the guest speaker for the ribbon cutting. “The NETC HRO will allow us to get back to the model where our people are taking care of our people,” said Quinn. “Our inhouse HR professionals understand the NETC mission and unique
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Carl Jackson, community development specialist from the Gulf Power company demonstrates the dangers of high power transmission lines to Sailors and Marines at the Naval Aviation Schools Command 2013 Health and Safety Fair. Photo by Ed Barker
NASC campaigns for health and safety with fair By Ens. Jesse Boyette NASC PAO
The Naval Aviation Schools Command (NASC) held its annual Health and Safety Fair April 26 in the Aviation Support Equipment hangar at the Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC). Thirty organizations volunteered and provided dozens of displays combined with health screenings and safety demonstrations to more than 2,500 Sailors and Marines. Required for NASC staff and students, the event was also open to all NAS Pensacola personnel and the general public. Topics highlighted during the event ranged from body mass screenings to swimming safety. Gulf Power’s electrical safety demonstration, which used an electrically-charged model with power lines, was a favorite for Ens. Brittany Artis, student naval flight officer at NASC. “I had no idea that I am so vulnerable to electrocution even when not directly touching any electrical wires,” said Artis. “Thanks to the demonstration, I now
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