NASP road construction alerts: ... A Duncan/Hovey Road water valve replacement project is underway; the center lane of Duncan Road near Hovey Road will be used for northbound traffic. The two northbound lanes of Duncan Road near Hovey Road will be closed for the work to take place. At the intersection of Duncan and Hovey roads, only a right turn off of Hovey Road will be allowed. For persons wanting to turn left off of Hovey Road onto Duncan Road, a detour will be created making the normally one-way road by the cemetery a two-lane road. The work will begin June 19 and last approximately three to four weeks. For further information, call Construction Manager Samuel D. Lee at 452-3131, ext. 3076. • Traffic notice: The westbound turn lane that connects Taylor Road to Radford Boulevard in front of the National Naval Aviation Museum Road is scheduled to be closed starting June 19, according to the NASP Public Works Department (PWD). Drivers will need to go straight on Taylor Road to the stop sign and turn right on Radford Boulevard. Signs will be posted to direct traffic. The closing will be temporary to allow road repairs and the installation of a new stoplight. The construction work is expected to take about six weeks, officials said.
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June 16, 2017
IWTC Corry Station remembers USS Liberty Story, photo by MC2 Taylor L. Jackson Center for Information Warfare Training Public Affairs
Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Corry Station observed the 50th anniversary of the attack on USS Liberty (AGTR 5) during a ceremony in the chapel onboard NAS Pensacola Corry Station June 8. Liberty, a technical research ship, came under fire from Israeli aircraft and torpedo boats June 8, 1967, while conducting operations in international waters. The Six Day War between Israel and neighboring Arab countries had broken out on June 5, 1967. During the ceremony, ITC Nachelle Scott read the timeline of events from the day of the attack and two students read a letter from a survivor, retired Lt. Frank McInturff, who was a cryptologic technician seaman at the time. “The attack is without a doubt a significant event in our
cryptologic history and should be studied by all,” McInturff wrote in his letter. “Moreover, I believe Liberty’s lasting legacy is the remarkable performance of the crew, when 34 crewmen gave their lives and 170 were wounded, performing their duty that day in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.” Following significant damage from the aircraft strafing, one torpedo struck the ship, resulting in 25 of the 34 casualties. “While the reason for the attack remains disputed to this day in the minds of many, what is clear is that the entire crew: 16 officers, nine chiefs, 263 petty officers and seaman, three Marines and three civilians performed their duties with excellence,” wrote McInturff, who later received a Bronze Star Medal. “Without their heroic efforts, many more would have been killed and the ship would have been lost.” The keynote speaker for the event, retired CTTCS Greg See Liberty on page 2
Retired CTTCS Greg Welch shares his memory of the attack on the USS Liberty (AGTR 5) during an observance ceremony for the 50th anniversary of the event. Liberty, a technical research ship, came under fire from Israeli aircraft and torpedo boats June 8, 1967, while conducting operations in international waters.
NASP Civilians of the Year: MWR takes top honors Cove operations manager, for Junior CoY. MWR also extends congratulations to all of the junior and The Pensacola Morale, Welfare and senior Civilian of the Quarter Recreation (MWR) program took (CoQ) winners – Senior CoQ: home both Senior and Junior Civilian Leon Polnitz, base security; of the Year (CoY) awards in a cereCathy Whitney, NASP Public mony May 24. Affairs; and Dorothy Walker, NAS Pensacola commanding officer Robin Morrissey MWR. Junior CoQ: David Abbey Taunton Capt. Christopher Martin presented the Schlagheck, Fleet and Family awards to Robin Morrissey, MWR fitness director, for Support Center (FFSC), Patricia Shotwell, MWR, and Senior CoY, and Abbey “Trey” Taunton, Sherman Mark Hillman, base security. Story, photos by Marshall Pesta MWR Marketing
Morrissey, from Ferndale, Mich., has more than 20 years of service with the Navy MWR program and oversees five fitness centers onboard NASP and NASP Corry Station as well as the MWR Aquatics and Sports programs. In the last year, she has been instrumental in implementing the Navy Operational Fitness & Fueling System (NOFFS), bringing a state-of-the-art fitness system worth $158,000 to the Portside Fitness Center. See NASP’s CoYs on page 2
Portside Cinema offers Dunkirk Experience before movie release Story, photo by Ens. Kristina Wiedemann NASP Public Affairs
CNO Ombudsman onboard NAS Pensacola ... CNO Ombudsman At Large, Dr. Barbara Burke, meets with NAS Pensacola Commanding Officer, Capt. Christopher Martin, at the NASP command headquarters building June 1. The pair paused at the NASP quarterdeck’s alcohol-related incident (ARI) board, which reflects more than two years free of any ARIs. Burke was onboard the base for a meeting with NAS Pensacola’s command leadership and a facilities tour. Photo by Ens Jacob Kotlarski
Portside Cinema at Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP) was host June 8 to the Dunkirk Experience, a virtual look into the World War II evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force and other Allied troops from the French seaport of Dunkirk to England. The family-friendly event included a portable trailer that featured a character-building teaser in advance of the movie “Dunkirk,” which is expected to be released next month. Tim Carey, manager of Portside Cinema, worked with Navy Motion Pictures to bring the experience to NASP. It was open for people of all ages. Packed full with high-tech digital projection and sound, including kickers that made the seats vibrate, the trailer helped create the sense of participating in the evacuation of Dunkirk. A first viewer to witness this five-minute long trailer was Marine Pfc. Richard Harper. “The capacity of what they were able to provide was unreal,” Harper said. “The See Dunkirk on page 2
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