June 7, 2019
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Military Notices DLAB and DLPT tests available
Interested in taking the Defense Language Aptitude Battery (DLAB) or the Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT) for foreign languages? Tests are administered Wednesdays onboard NAS Pensacola at the Navy Language Testing Office, Bldg. 634. Test appointments are accepted through https://www. mnp.navy.mil/group/information-warfare-training/ndfltp. For more language testing information, contact CIWT_CRRY_Lang_Testing_Pensacola@navy.mil.
Purple Heart recipients sought
The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is a New York State Historic Site administered by the New York State Park Commission. Dedicated 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.
Counseling available at vet center
Active-duty service members who served in a combat or war zone and their family members can get free counseling at the Pensacola Vet Center, 4504 Twin Oaks Drive. The services offered include: • Individual, group and family readjustment counseling to assist active duty service members in making a successful transition from combat to garrison or civilian life • Post-traumatic stress disorder treatment and help with other related problems that affect functioning within the family, work, school or other areas of everyday life • Military sexual trauma counseling for active-duty service members of both genders Active-duty service members will be required to provide documentation by their third visit indicating they have served in a combat or war zone to continue counseling. These services are also available to family members of active duty combat service members and any combat veteran. For more information on Vet Center services, call 4565886.
VFW post promises fun and relaxation
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 706 would like to invite all current military, retired veterans and all veterans to stop by and visit the post. There will be karaoke on Thursday and Saturday, from 7 p.m. until 11 p.m., plus many other events. The post is located at 5000 Lillian Hwy. near the post office. For further information, call 455-0026.
Onboard NASP TACAMO aircraft to be celebrated
A group of retired Sailors will gather at the National Naval Aviation Museum in the Blue Angels Atrium tomorrow, June 8 at 1 p.m. to celebrate the long service of BUNO 151891, a Navy C-130 Hercules. With a service career that spanned decades, the plane, known affectionately as simply ‘891,’ has been the workhorse in six different Navy squadrons. In between very brief service as a transport with VR21 and the Blue Angels, 891 served in four other squadrons, providing alternative long range communications support for the Navy’s nuclear deterrence submarine forces. That mission is known as TACAMO, an acronym for Take Charge and Move Out. Sponsoring the 891 celebration is the TACAMO Community Veterans Association (TCVA) whose chartered purpose is to provide fraternal, social and recreational activities for the members and guests and encourage and support the preservation of the history of TACAMO. TCVA has more than 3,000 members, a website and social media virtual gathering places for its members. A TACAMO Hall of Fame, reunions and memorials are just some of the activities TCVA sponsors.
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“Read All About It...” 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/university, with at least a 3.2 GPA if an undergraduate or 3.5 if a graduate student, for the two preceding semesters (fall of 2018 and spring of 2019) as a full time student. Scholarships are $2,000 each. Applications must be submitted no later than June 15 and may be downloaded at www.pmoaa.org. For more information or to request assistance in applying, contact retired Cmdr. Vann Milheim at 969-9715 or vann.milheim@att.net. See TACAMO.org for more information about 891 and also https://www.tacamo.org/buno151891. For more on the ceremony go to https://www.tacamo.org/2019-minireunion-pns.
Tire and oil services at NEX Corry
The Navy Exchange Corry Car Care Center is now offering tire and oil services for all your car care needs. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 457-1228.
Around Town Heroes Among Us speaker series
The Cpl. J.R. Spears Detachment of the Marine Corps League announces its 7th annual Heroes Among Us speaker series to be held at Seville Quarter. The series, now in its seventh year, is held at 6 p.m. on the last Thursday of each month from May through October. It is presented by the local Marine Corps League, J.R. Spears Detachment 066. Admission is free and open to the public, although donations will be accepted for the Veterans in Distress Fund to help veterans in need. The “Heroes Among Us” series, founded in 2013, features people from all branches of the military service. The goal is to let those people share their experiences with others, both civilians and military veterans as well as active duty members. The events are organized and sponsored by the Marine Corps League, J. R. Spears Detachment 066. For more information, visit www.marinecorpsleague pensacola.org.
Chip Boes basketball camps
The 40th Chip Boes Championship Basketball Camp hosted by the City of Pensacola Department of Parks and Recreation Sports Specialty Summer Camp Program will conduct three fun filled sessions for boys and girls ages 7 to 13 this summer. Cost for this week of basketball FUNdamentals is $90. Campers receive a new basketball, camp shirt, awards, ice cream party and more. Brochures and information for all three sessions (June 17 to 21 and July 15 to 19) can be obtained at all the City of Pensacola Community Recreation Centers or by calling one of the following ways: 968-9299, 449-9958 (text), e-mail chipboes@gmail.com or at www.chipboes. blogspot.com.
Emerald Coast Review submissions
Submissions opened May 1 for the 2019 volume of The Emerald Coast Review. Published by West Florida Literary Federation, Inc. since 1989, the biennial anthology enjoys a rich history of publishing diverse styles in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, photography and art by regional writers and visual artists. New, emerging and established authors and artists living along the Florida Panhandle and coastal Alabama are encouraged to submit work from May 1 to June 15. Nominal submission fees range from $5 to $10 and help defray the cost of publishing the book. Student discounts are offered to encourage students of the arts at all levels to find an audience for their work. The deadline for submissions is midnight June 15. The 2019 Emerald Coast Review, as a regional publication, only accepts submissions from authors/writers/poets and visual artists residing in the following counties in Florida and Alabama: Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Bay (Florida) and Escambia, Mobile, and Baldwin (Alabama). For specific submission guidelines visit www.WFLF. org/ECR.
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Annual Explorers’ Luncheon
The Global Corner International Learning Center will hold its annual Explorers’ Luncheon June 11 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Pensacola Yacht Club. The program will include a presentation by author Robin Reshard, information on the current year’s Passport to Canada program, a silent auction and recognition of the “Why I Love The Global Corner” essay contest winners. For more information go to www.theglobalcorner.org or call 332-6404.
St. Sylvester Flag Day 5K Run
Do you have your running or walking shoes ready? The Columbiettes and Knights of Columbus Organizations of Saint Sylvester Catholic Church, 6464 Gulf Breeze Highway in Gulf Breeze are conducting their annual Flag Day 5K Run/Walk at the church tomorrow, June 8, at 7:30 a.m. All proceeds go to their supported local charities. All military, family, friends and neighbors are invited to run or walk for charity. Registration is at www.active.com or www.stsylv.org. Cost is $20 for adults/strollers, $15 for active-duty military and $10 for children under 12. For more information, contact Ellen Stanley, Race Coordinator, at 261-2971, or the St. Sylvester church office at 939-3020.
FAMU Scholarship Luncheon
The Pensacola Chapter of the Florida A&M University National Alumni Association is hosting its annual Scholarship Luncheon at noon tomorrow, June 8, at the Dr. E.S. Cobb Resource Center located at 601 E. Mallory Street in Pensacola. Tickets are only $35 and can be obtained by contacting Reggie Parker at 390-8313 or reggparker@hotmail.com. Donations also accepted. Proceeds generate scholarships for graduating high school seniors from Santa Rosa and Escambia counties who enroll at FAMU.
Radio Club Field Day June 23
The Milton Amateur Radio Club is having the annual Field Day starting June 22 at 1 p.m. and ending at 1 p.m., June 23. It will be at Russell Harber Park in Milton. They will be set up in the pavilion at the very end of the drive in the park. To get there, go East through Milton on Hwy. 90 until you go over the Blackwater river. The entrance is on the North side of Hwy. 90, and is well-marked. Club members will be operating several ham radio stations in various modes. The public is encouraged to come and see what they do, and to participate.
Ronald McDonald Firecracker Run
The annual Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) Firecracker 5K run/walk will be held June 29 at 7 a.m. at Seville Quarter in beautiful downtown Pensacola. This family friendly 5K includes a free Kid’s Fun Run presented by Peaden Air Conditioning, Plumbing & Electrical and will begin immediately following the 5K. Registration is available online at www.rmhc-nwfl.org for $30 through midnight June 26. Late registration will be available at packet pick up June 27 through 29 for $35. Group pricing is available for groups with 10 or more, contact Chelsea at 477-2273 or chelsea@rmhcnwfl.org. For more information contact Chelsea at 477-2273 or chelsea@rmhc-nwfl.org.
57th annual Navy Cup Regatta
Starting tomorrow, June 8 and 9, the Navy Yacht Club will host the 57th annual Navy Cup Regatta. The Navy Yacht Club’s historic Navy Cup Competition was created during the resurgence of the club following the end of World War II. The Navy Cup is a unique local event where the competition is between yacht clubs. Gulf Coast area sailors team up and race yacht club against yacht club in sailing competitions for the prestigious “Navy Cup Trophy.” For race information and docking availability, contact Lee Borthwick, Navy Yacht Club Fleet Captain, at 7238563 or e-mail seadoggone@gmail.com or Jim Parsons, Navy Yacht Club Rear Commodore, at 384-4575 or email jimparsons@bellsouth.net or visit the Navy Yacht Club website at http://www.navypnsyc.org.
Pirates of Lost Treasure invitation
So you want to be a pirate? Based in Perdido Key, The Pirates of Lost Treasure is a social group dedicated to fun, supporting our community and its citizens through various charity events and parading on a pirate ship float, “The Bloody Bucket.” PLT is looking to bring on new members this summer. Meetings are held at the Perdido Sports Bar located at 13583 Perdido Key Drive on the second Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. For more details on how to become a member of this 27 year old group, contact Allsion at allisonturner4@yahoo.com or Dana at 377-5624. The next meeting is June 11 at 6:30 p.m.
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