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NATTC Sailors sworn in as American citizens By Lt. Jonathan Bacon and AMSC Richard Keillor NATTC Public Affairs
Freedom isnʼt free ... Assistant Country Program Manager Naomi Holliday, a civil service employee at Naval Education and Training Security Assistance Field Activity (NETSAFA), adjusts a yellow ribbon on the Freedom Tree at Naval Education and Training Command (NETC). The tree is covered in American flags and yellow ribbons bearing the names of family members of staff who are current or previous members of the U.S. armed services. NETC, NETSAFA and Naval Service Training Command’s (NSTC) Officer Development and Citizenship Development are all located in Bldg. 628 onboard NAS Pensacola. The commands’ joint welfare and recreation committee came up with the idea of the Freedom Tree as a reminder of the cost of freedom and to honor those who serve the nation now, as well as those who served in the past. The tree was also used as part of the decorations at the NETC/NETSAFA/NSTC Patriotic Luncheon in the courtyard at Bldg. 628 July 2. Photo by Joy Samsel RIF from page 1
marginal impacts on the services CNIC has provided in the past. However, it will not have any direct impacts to CNIC’s capability to support the mission of providing service to the fleet, fighter and family. This RIF is separate from civilian furloughs – furloughs were directed by the secretary of defense and will take place from July through September 2013 (FY13). Under the RIF plan, positions will be elimNETC from page 1
headquarters standdown and the training throughout the domain. “The SAPR Leadership training for senior command members and the SAPR Fleet training E6 and below set the stage for this current standdown,” said Stahl. “Today’s training gets all hands – officers, enlisted and civilians together to understand the importance of fostering a command climate where sexual assault is not tolerated, where Sailors intervene to prevent inappropriate behavior, where victims are supported and offenders are held accountable.” One of the facilitators for the training was NETC Force Master Chief Jon Port, who stressed that focusing on character traits that help prevent sexual assault and harassment is crucial to the future of the Navy. “For the last 10 years, we’ve focused on competency, on warfighting,” said Port. “Now we must also focus on character and our core values bringing back the balance between competency and character. We’re giving our young Sailors a better chance to change their behavior with the tools we are giving them early in
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inated within the first quarter of FY 14 to allow CNIC to execute its mission within budget. CNIC workforce shaping, by means of this RIF, needs to occur in this fiscal year due to budget constraints. CNIC has taken cuts and forced efficiencies in other areas, such as travel, training, equipment and maintenance. According to CNIC’s message, “A RIF allows us to continue to support base operations, operating forces in such areas as air and port operations, as well as fleet and family programs within our current
their careers, like bystander intervention and SAPR fleet training in Recruit Training Command. “The SAPR challenge is here to stay,” continued Port. “We bring in 1,000 new recruits each week at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes and the NETC domain is around 46,000 people on any given day. We must get to the left of this problem and stay ahead of it – as our common goal. The only way to do that is to focus on character and core values from the first day in the Navy and to continue focusing on competency with character every day thereafter. With this effort, we can stamp out sexual assaults and harassment in our Navy.” Get more information and resources to combat sexual assault at http://www. sapr.navy.mil. Sexual assault affects Navy readiness, and the Navy is committed to preventing sexual assault. Join the Navy's conversation about sexual assault on social media and help raise awareness by using #NavySAPR. For additional information about the Naval Education and Training Command, visit the NETC website: https://www.netc.navy.mil
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Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla.: A Bicentennial Defense Community Commanding Officer — Capt. Keith Hoskins Public Affairs Officer — Harry C. White 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.
Students assigned to Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) became United States citizens during a naturalization ceremony at Pensacola’s federal courthouse June 26. During the brief ceremony, 24 Sailors swore their allegiance to America. A significant difference from many citizenship ceremonies that take place throughout the United States is that the new American citizens had already sworn allegiance to the United States and protect its freedom when they became United States Navy Sailors. “Being an American citizen is not a prerequisite to join the American armed forces, but service in the American armed forces is a path to citizenship,” said Capt. Jim Daniels, NATTC’s commanding officer. “For these Sailors, their path to citizenship brought them from many different parts of the world and walks of life, but it culminated in their decision to join the United States Navy and become American citizens.” Several of the students expressed excitement and jubilation after the ceremony. AN Jean Piongarcia, originally from the Dominican Republic, is learning to become an aviation support equipmentman and joined the Navy for better opportuni-
The image on the right side is the Navy’s most modern fighter aircraft, the F-18 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,
ties and the chance to become a citizen. “I feel great now that I’m now a citizen. I’m going to look into officer programs and work to help my parents become U.S. citizens, too,” Piongarcia said. AN Jeorzamae Ang, originally from the Philippines and training to become an aviation machinist’s mate felt very proud and accomplished becoming a citizen. “The first thing I’m going to do is tell my mom and dad,” Ang said. AN Samuel Lee, originally from the United Kingdom, who is training to become an aviation boatswain’s mate (equipment), felt very relieved. “Now that I’m a citizen, I’m going to work to accomplish my goal of becoming a Navy diver,” he said. Afterward the students returned to the training center to continue with the training that is preparing them for the Navy’s needs in the fleet. For more than 70 years, NATTC has been delivering training and increasing readiness within the Naval Aviation Enterprise. NATTC graduates approximately 15,000 Navy and Marine students annually. The majority of the student body is comprised of enlisted personnel attending “A” schools, where they are gaining the knowledge and skills required to perform in fleet as technicians at the apprentice level. For more information about Naval Air Technical Training Center, visit https://www.netc.navy.mil/centers/cnatt/ nattc/Default.aspx.
resources. “Without a RIF, CNIC will risk not meeting operational obligations and requirements. “We realize and regret that a RIF will impact the people in the eliminated positions as well as their families and the communities they live in. “We will ensure our personnel receive the best tools and assistance to aid in their transition to other employment.” For more information on CNIC, visit www.cnic.navy.mil.
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Public Service Announcement (PSA). The PSA contest was part of the Navy’s observance of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month observance in April. The goal of the contest was to promote awareness of SAPR in the Navy, encouraging bystander intervention among viewers and advocating victim assistance and support. The winning PSAs were, “Read the Signs” from Commander, Third Fleet CSADD; “Everybody’s Hero” from USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Media Team and “Be a Shipmate” from Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) CSADD Pensacola. The NATTC CSADD mentor, AC1(AW/SW) David Lee commented that his students enjoyed their involvement with the project. “Being announced as one of the winners was very gratifying for our CSADD team,” said Lee. “The contest and videos helped spark interest in SAPR – anything we can do to get the message out to the fleet is time well spent and we all had fun being a part of it.” Parking from page 1
placement of parking signs was spearheaded by Gary Evans, NAVSTA special operations department head. Aside from the placement of parking spaces and signage, the directive also imposes awareness and significance of the gold star emblem. In a Presidential Proclamation Sept. 28, 2012, President Barack Obama proclaimed the 30th day of September to be remembered as Gold Star Mother’s and Family's Day in sympathy and respect for the nation’s gold star mothers and families.
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