Gosport - July 11, 2014

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Vol. 78, No. 27

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NATTC instructor awarded national CFC Hero Award

NIOC to change command July 18 From Navy Information Operations Command

Story, photo by Lt. Jonathan Bacon NATTC PAO

Cmdr. Patrick A. Count will turn over command of Navy Information Operations Command (NIOC) Pensacola to Cmdr. Joseph D. Sears in a ceremony to be held July 18 at 10 a.m. at the Mustin Beach Club onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP).

Red, White and Blues on the beach ... The Pensacola Beach Air Show will Cmdr. Joseph D. Sears

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feature the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels. Gary Ward, Team Aerodynamix and Skip Stewart will also be performing. Today, July 11, is the “dress rehearsal,” with the Blues performing (at 2 p.m.) along with the civilian acts. The Pensacola Beach Air Show goes on tomorrow, July 12; July 13 is reserved for a rain date. The Blue Angels C-130 Hercules transport aircraft, affectionately known as “Fat Albert,” is currently down for maintenance due to a recent bird strike and will not be performing in the Pensacola Beach Air Show. For more information and a trolley schedule, go to http://www.visitpensacolabeach.com/events/pensacola-beach-air-show. php. (Above) The Blue Angels perform a practice flight demonstration over Pensacola Beach in 2012. Photo by MC2 Andrew Johnson

With Count’s leadership and guidance, the NIOC Pensacola team evolved from being focused solely on support to various national partner offices and their product lines to being positioned as a member of USCYBERCOM’s Cyber Mission Force (CMF). Count will be transferring to the Air War College, Maxwell AFB, From NASP SAPR Montgomery, Ala., to pursue a master of strateThe Sexual Assault Prevention and Regic studies degree. sponse (SAPR) program is currently recruiting active-duty members and GS/NAF civilians who desire to serve as victim advocates (VA) for the Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP) SAPR team. DoD currently requires all VAs to be certified through the Defense Sexual Assault Advocate Certification Program (DSAACP). The first step is for the VA candidate to be validated by their skipper via the command SAPR POC. After the VA candidate is validated by the comCmdr. Patrick A. mand, the next step is to complete the reCount quired 40 hours SAPR Initial VA class. Sears, a native of LexThe next 40-hour VA class will be held ington, Ky., and a gradu- at the Fleet and Family Support Center ate of the University of Kentucky, enlisted in the Navy in 1991 as a cryptologic technician (collection) and served as a cryptologic analyst during his initial assignment to Naval Security Group Activity Misawa, Japan, and aboard the USS Gettysburg (CG-64) conducting operations in the Arabian Gulf, Mediterranean Sea and Caribbean Sea. In July 1996, Sears commissioned as a special duty

NASP SAPR program seeks new victim advocates from 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 4-8. A VA registration packet, a completed DD Form 2909 and a personal interview with one of the NASP Sexual Assault Response Coordinators (SARCs) are required prior to attending class. The last day for packet/interview is July 25. Once the class is completed successfully and the VA candidate receives the command and SARC’s endorsement, the VA then applies to receive their DSAACP confirmation. If you are interested in becoming a VA for sexual assault victims or would like more info, contact one of the SARCs: Anne Ballensinger, anne. ballensinger @navy. mil, 452-9017; Lillie Johnson, Lillie.o.johnson @navy.mil; 452-5109, or the Fleet and Family Support Center 452-5990, ext. 0.

AOC David Long, an instructor at Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC), was awarded the National Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) Hero Award during a brief ceremony at NATTC July 1. Capt. Keith Hoskins, the commanding officer of Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP), presented the award to Long on behalf of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Long was chosen for this award because of the leadership he displayed as NATTC’s activity chairperson during the CFC 2013 Campaign. Under his leadership, 6,600 personnel at NATTC contributed a total $166,446.00, which was a 52 percent increase over the record high contribution of $109,327.00 in the 2012 campaign. Ron Denson, the cam-

paign director for EscaRosa CFC, explained that this award is presented annually by the OPM to recognize outstanding leadership, support and dedication by activity chairpersons. On the special significance of being presented this award, Denson pointed out that “Chief Long is one of only four military recipients of this award nationally, and the only recipient within the continental United States.” Long credited his receipt of this award on the team he was able to form to contact NATTC staff and students. “I was given the authority to handpick my team, to choose the right people. We put a smooth process in place, and it was only with their assistance that we were able to contact everyone and ask them to give.” To Capt. Alan Dean, NATTC’s commanding

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Capt. Keith Hoskins, commanding officer of Naval Air Station Pensacola, presents the National Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) Hero Award to AOC David Long, an instructor at Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC), for his leadership as NATTC’s activity chairperson for the 2013 CFC Fund Drive. Long is the only recipient of this year’s award stationed within the continental United States.

Last T-39 Sabreliner student training flight at NASP

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Story, photos from Lt. Brendan Johnston VT-86 PAO

May 28 marked the end of an era for Training Squadron 86 (VT-86) , as two T39 Sabreliners landed onboard NAS Pensacola after completing their final student training flight for the squadron. The crew of aircraft side No. 11 was comprised of Pat Twomey (pilot), Lt. Adam Cowan (mission commander) and Ens. Paul Helwig (student NFO). AirLinemen chock aircraft No. 11 and No. 07 after complet- craft No. 07 was flown by Bill Guilfoyle (pilot), Cmdr. Rob Johnson (mission ing their final mission with VT-86.

commander) and Ens. Phong Nguyen (student NFO). The two jets successfully executed an air combat training mission before returning safely back to NAS Pensacola. The T-39 Sabreliner first began flight operations with the squadron in February of 1973, when 24 T-39Ds were delivered to VT-86, which was then based at Naval Air Station Glynco, Ga. Following the closure of NAS Glynco in June 1974, VT-86 along with its fleet of Sabreliners relocated to Naval Air Station Pensacola.

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