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Vol. 82, No. 30

July 27, 2018

NMOTC holds change of command Story, photos

by MC2 Michael Lieberknecht Navy Medicine Operational Training Center

Navy Medicine Operational Training Center (NMOTC) held a change of command ceremony at the National Naval Aviation Museum onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP) July 10.

Capt. Theron C. Toole relieved Capt. Mark M. Goto as commanding officer during a ceremony that included a retirement observance for Goto.

“Capt. Goto, under your leadership NMOTC has excelled in mission accomplishment and led from the front on several strategic initiatives for Navy Medicine,” Rear Adm. Rebecca McCormick-Boyle, Commander, Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command (NMETLC) and presiding officer for the ceremony said. “I am grateful to you for your service and for your tremendous leadership as NMOTC’s commanding officer.”

Goto used his time to speak to wish the command was well prepared for the future.

“As I say farewell to you, like a parent saying goodbye to their child, I want to make sure you have enough gas in your tank and an extra twenty dollars in your wallet,” Goto said. “In the end, you’ll find your way and do even greater things.”

Toole read his orders and expressed his gratitude as the new commanding officer.

“I’m thrilled to be here and I look forward to serving with all of you over the next two years,” Toole said.

“Thank you very much. I can’t say that enough.”

NMOTC is part of a healthcare network of Navy medical professionals around the world whom provide highquality healthcare to more than one million eligible beneficiaries. Navy Medicine personnel deploy with Sailors and Marines worldwide, providing critical mission support aboard ships, in the air, under the sea and on the battlefield.

(Above) Navy Medicine Operational Training Center (NMOTC) holds a change of command ceremony at the National Naval Aviation Museum onboard NAS Pensacola (NASP). (Left) Capt. Theron C. Toole relieved Capt. Mark M. Goto as commanding officer. Following the change of command, a retirement ceremony was held for Goto.

NEX Aviation Plaza receives Bingham Award From Ambrosia Osborne Events Coordinator Navy Exchange (NEX) Aviation Plaza

NAS Pensacola (NASP) Navy Exchange (NEX) Aviation Plaza is proud to announce that they have received the 2017 Bingham Award for “sales, category three.” The Navy Exchange Bingham Award was established in 1979 to recognize outstanding performance in operations, customer service and community support. The award is named in honor of the late Capt. W.H. Bingham, SC, USNR. Bingham was the chief executive officer of R.H. Macy’s Company and was appointed by SECNAV in 1946 to lead an advisory board for the establishment of NEXCOM.

It is a prestigious award that each store in the Navy Exchange Company strives to earn. The winners are announced company-wide and celebrated with muchdeserved fanfare.

“I’m very pleased that Aviation Plaza, NASP Mini Mart/Car Care Center and Sherman Field Mini Mart

Your input needed: Predesign public survey for NAS Pensacola Bay Living Shoreline Project visit https://myescambia.com/our-services/natural-resourcesmanagement/shoreline-project-questionnaire

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Escambia County has received funding from the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council as a result of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill for the design and permitting of a large-scale living shoreline project in Pensacola Bay. Public involvement is a key component of this project and the county is seeking public input about the project design.

Public comments received as a result of this survey will be used by the design team to guide the development of the overall conceptual design. The project will include three separate areas around NAS Pensacola (NASP): one adjacent to White Island in northwestern Pensacola Bay and the other two on the eastern and southern shores of NASP. The goal is to

create 24,800 linear feet of rock and oyster reef breakwater to protect the shorelines from further erosion by reducing storm surge impacts.

The project will also create 205 acres of marsh and submerged aquatic vegetation habitat at these three sites. Living shorelines address erosion by providing long-term protection, reducing wave energy and restoring vegetated shoreline habitats through strategic placement of plants, rock and oyster reefs.

Living shorelines also stabilize sediment, improve water quality, and enhance habitats for oysters, fish, shrimp, crabs, birds, sea turtles and other species.

To take the survey, go to the Escambia County website at https://myescambia. com/our-services/natural-resources-management/shoreline-project-questionnaire.

have been recognized by NEXCOM in receiving the 2017 Bingham Award for their outstanding performance,” Steve Foster, general manager of NEX Pensacola Complex said.

“Our retail, uniforms, services, vending and food associates are laser-focused on the needs of the Sailors and Marines, and provide world-class customer service every day” he added. “It’s well-deserved and earned. Bravo Zulu team Aviation Plaza.”

A congratulatory ceremony is planned to recognize and celebrate NASP’s NEX Aviation Plaza associates. These employees are passionate about providing quality service to their customers, who consist See NEX award on page 2

NASP CMDCM meets MCPOCG ... Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP) Command Master Chief Mario Rivers greets Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard (MCPOCG) Jason M. Vanderhaden prior to a routine office call held at the NASP command building, July 23. MCPOCG is the senior enlisted member of the Coast Guard and the principal advisor to the Coast Guard Commandant on all enlisted personnel matters. Photo by Greg Mitchell

NASP Notes ...

Look out for construction .... During the months of August and September Gulf Power will be extending electric service from NAS Pensacola West Gate to the Commercial Vehicle Inspection Area. This will involve trenching and installing utility poles along the south side of Radford Blvd. Be prepared for potential lane closures and delays affecting vehicular and pedestrian/bicycle traffic. For more information, call 452-3131 ext. 3063.

Spouse business symposium ....The NASP Fleet and Family Support Center is hosting a Military Spouse Entrepreneurship Symposium from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 16, at Mustin Beach Club onboard NASP. The free, half-day event will provide helpful information for military spouses who are interested in setting up a personal business, whether as a small business owner or an independent contractor. For more information or to register, call 452-5990 or send an e-mail to naspffsc@navy.mil.

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July 27, 2018

GOSPORT

‘Silver Eagle’ ACCM ‘Nap’ Jones interred at BNC

By Mike O’Connor Gosport Editor

ACCM Robert K. “Nap” Jones, the last Naval Aviation Pilot (NAP) to retire, was laid to rest at NAS Pensacola’s (NASP) Barrancas National Cemetery (BNC) July 18.

Jones was 94.

NAPs were enlisted personnel – yes, Sailors – trained to fly Navy aircraft in a tradition almost as old as naval aviation itself. The designation of Naval Aviation Pilot dates to 1920, though the first class of enlisted men began instruction in 1916.

An invaluable asset, enlisted pilots augmented the Navy’s aviation ability throughout the 20th century, earning respect, praise and three Medals of Honor. The NAPs were also referred to as “Silver Eagles,” as a nod to their enlisted status. Almost 5,000 Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard aviators served as enlisted pilots during the 1916 to 1981 period.

Jones, the last enlisted pilot on active duty, retired from

(Above, left) ACCM Robert K. Jones at the controls of an aircraft in Vietnam, 1967 to 1968 time frame. (Above, right) Jones at an exhibit in the National Naval Aviation Museum featuring the history of enlisted Naval Aviation Pilots (NAPs). Photos courtesy Jones family

the Navy Jan. 31, 1981 after 37 years of service. A building was once named for him; on May 4, 2001, Naval Air Technical Training Center’s (NATTC) then-Bldg. 3450 was designated “Jones Hall” in his honor.

According to a Gosport story at that time, Jones had qualified in 27 types of aircraft, including seven types of jets. One of Jones’ sons, re-

NEX award from page 1 primarily of military students. Seventy percent of all profit made by the NEX goes straight to MWR, which means that quality customer service provided at NEX continues to benefit the customer long after they leave the store.

Store Manager Doug Sheets joined Foster in congratluating the NEX associates on their win.

“I am very proud of the Aviation Plaza team for their outstanding work and performance to earn this award,” Sheets said. “This team does an outstanding job of making sure that all the needs of the students and staff are taken care of and we strive to make sure we are providing the best customer service to them. We are very honored to be chosen for this award and we will continue to provide this type of service to all of our patrons. Bravo Zulu team Aviation Plaza.”

Aviation Plaza associates earned this award by consistently going above and beyond to provide this quality customer service. The team has been on the lookout for items that students need most and kept in constant communication with NEX headquarters to make sure those items stay in stock. They have worked at cutting operating costs so that more money could go back to MWR. Associates also strive to create a fun and inviting environment for the customers by hosting events such as Navy Birthday Celebration and Chief Petty Officer Night, as well as by partnering with the community and inviting organizations such as FFSC and ECUA in to the store.

Aviation Plaza is not stopping there, however.

They are constantly looking to improve themselves

tired U.S. Air Force Maj. Paul Jones, believes that number was conservative.

“I think actually that may be a little low, but that’s a good number,” Jones said. “He was in the ferry command, so they flew all the old planes to the boneyard and picked up the new planes from the factory; that’s where all the qualifications came from.”

Jones said that when the

and better serve customers. Each receipt given out by the Navy Exchange is printed with a link to a survey where customers can go and leave comments about their experience in the store. Associates use that feedback and really strive to take every suggestion to heart.

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Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla.: A Bicentennial Defense Community Commanding Officer – Capt. Christopher T. Martin Public Affairs Officer – Patrick J. Nichols 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.

The image on the right side is one of the

NEX Aviation Plaza acknowledges and expresses appreciation to everyone involved in the team win, inculding base leadership and the tenant commands, NASP Fleet and Family Support Center and NASP MWR, for their continual support the NEX’s efforts.

The Navy Exchange (NEX) team at 2017’s Chief Petty Officer Night. Photo courtesy NEX Aviation Plaza

“NAS Pensacola: History in Focus” ... NASP History in Focus is a photo feature designed to draw attention to the rich historical legacy of the base. A photo or photos will be published each week showing an interesting, obscure or historically significant feature of NAS Pensacola. The first person who e-mails Gosport to correctly identify the object and its location will win a $5 coupon good toward food or beverages purchased at the Navy Exchange (NEX) onboard NASP. E-mail your answer to NASPGosport@gmail.com. Winner and answer will be announced on NASP Public Affairs Facebook at www. facebook.com/ NASPPAO and in the following week’s Gosport. (Readers can win once per month). Craig Lewis was last week’s winner.

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Navy did away with the NAP rating, his father had to have another rate, so since he was qualified in (air traffic) tower control, he became a Navy Air Controlman (today’s Navy Air Traffic Controller or AC).

“I don’t know that he did much air traffic controlling, since he was so busy flying, but he was qualified,” Jones said.

Nap Jones’ Navy career began when he enlisted March 29, 1943. He served onboard the USS Aucilla (AO 56), transferring to the V-5 Program and received his wings at Pensacola, designated as a NAP in 1947. Tours of duty overseas took him to several countries, including the United Kingdom, Spain, the Middle East, the Philippines and Vietnam. He retired from NAS Pensacola Air Operations as a C-130 pilot, having logged more than 11,600 career flight hours.

“He was always proud of being (an enlisted pilot),” Jones said. “Despite the end of the system and the fact a whole bunch of them got their commission. He was always training.”

Onboard NASP, Jones’ memorabilia can be seen in the ATC (AC) Schoolhouse, Bldg. 3220 (Calhoun Hall), upstairs, in “A” corridor.

For more on the enlisted pilot program, visit https://www. navalhistory.org/2015/01/31/ enlisted-pilots-boosted-fledging-flight-training-program.

Navy’s most modern fighter aircraft, the F/A18 Super Hornet.

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Caught speeding: Indigestion until proven guilty

By Lisa Smith Molinari Military Spouse Columnist

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he vacation was over. After a week of roasting in the Carolina sun and indulging shamelessly in happy hour beverages and nightly feasts, we packed our sand-sprinkled suitcases, a gluttonous stockpile of leftover food, and our elephant-skinned bodies into our minivan for the brutal twelve-hour drive back to Rhode Island.

As I zoned out, munching cleansing carrots from a baggie and half-listening to the humorous prattle of my college-aged children, I had no idea that I would soon become a common criminal.

Our minivan – a 2005 Toyota Sienna with 224,000 miles and a perpetual sour odor – had been our faithful family servant through six military moves. But she was on her last leg, or wheel as it were. Soon after her last inspection, her dashboard lights lit up like a Christmas tree, warning us to “check engine” and other various alerts that we summar-

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ily ignored. The rear passenger door handle was missing, there was a long crack in the sunbaked-baby-poop-brown-vinyl dashboard, the alloy wheels were corroded, the headlights were yellowed and hazy, and there were remnants of duct tape around the windshield from the time we tried to fix the leaky roof.

But despite it all, our old minivan was faithfully carrying us home as she always had.

Along a mind-numbing stretch of rural interstate 13 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, our minivan was mingling in a small herd

About the columnist Lisa Smith Molinari, mother of three, was a military spouse for more than 25 years. Her husband recently retired from the Navy. Her syndicated column appears in military and civilian newspapers, including Stars and Stripes, and on her blog, www.themeat a nd p ot a t o e s of l i fe.c o m . of post-vacation traffic making its way north, when suddenly, I saw a police car in a brokendown diner parking lot on the side of the road.

I inhaled a tiny gasp, tapped the break, and thought, “Uh oh, am I speeding?” Then my stomach did a sickening somersault when I saw red flashing lights

behind me. I stopped carefully on the side of the road. The kids were alarmed, but excited about the social media value that this unfortunate event presented. Just as Lilly snapped a selfie, a police officer and his uniformed trainee approached the driver’s side window.

“Ma’am, you’re being pulled over for going 70 in a 45 mileper-hour zone,” the officer said in a southern drawl as I fumbled for my documentation.

After an initial feeling of pride that our old minivan could actually still reach 70 mph, I thought, “Forty-five zone? Wait, wasn’t it 55 or 65? I didn’t notice speed limit signs, but then again, I wasn’t looking. Surely this guy will let me off with a warning when he sees that I have a squeaky clean record.”

I handed over my license, registration, and military ID in hopes that he would appreciate my respect for service. While my innards cartwheeled over my spleen, the officer and trainee retreated to their vehicle, returning with a clipboard ten minutes later.

“Ma’am, you are summonsed to appear in district court on August 28 on the charge of reckless speeding,” he said, leaning his

bald head into my window to hand me a pen. “Sign here.”

My stomach dropped onto the floormat.

“What?!” I screamed in my head. “I have to appear in court?

But I’m a good citizen! I was eating a carrot, for criminy’s sake!”

The officer peered through his Oakleys into my panicked eyes.

Speaking low, perhaps so his trainee would not think less of him, he admitted that the judge would reduce it to a lesser traffic ticket if I simply showed up for court. I scribbled my signature, and muttered a dopey, “Thank you, officer,” and pulled back onto the road with my intestines twisted in a tangled knot.

For the remaining ten hours, I carefully drove under the posted speed limits, as other cars whizzed by me, obviously annoyed that I was holding up traffic. As I plodded along, I struggled with the nauseating fact that I, a 23-year military spouse with a spotless record, was accused of being reckless by the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Accepting my imperfect status, I discarded the bag of wholesome carrots and called out to the dozing kids, “Hey could one of you dig around and find that fourpound bag of leftover M&Ms?”

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GOSPORT

NAVADMIN outlines changes to Post-9/11 GI Bill transferability From Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs

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ASHINGTON (NNS) – NAVADMIN 170/18 announces updated changes to the Department of Defense Post-9/11 GI Bill instruction.

Department of Defense released changes July 12, to department policy on the transfer by service members in the Uniformed Services of “Post-9/11 GI Bill” education benefits to eligible family members.

Effective July 12, 2019, eligibility to transfer those benefits is limited to Sailors with less than 16 years of total service, active duty service and/or selected Reserves as applicable.

Previously, there were no restrictions on when Sailors could transfer education benefits to their family members.

The provision for a Sailor to have at least six years of service to apply to transfer benefits remains unchanged.

Sailors with more than 16 years of credible service who have not completed the transfer eligibility by July 12, 2019 will not retain the ability to transfer education benefits to eligible family members.

The policy change allows Sailors to retain their eligibility to transfer education benefits even if they have not served the entirety of their obligated service commitment through no fault of their own.

This means if a Sailor fails to fulfill their service obligation because of a “force shaping” event (such as officers involuntarily separated as a result of being twice passed over for promotion, or enlisted personnel involuntarily separated

NCC Danielle Marbley reacts as her daughters help pin anchors to her uniform, signifying her advancement to the rank of chief petty officer, during a ceremony at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, N.Y. Photo by MCC Travis Simmons

as a result of failure to meet minimum retention standards, such as high-year tenure) the transfer of benefits to a family member would not be impacted.

All approvals for transferability of Post-9/11 GI Bill continue to require a four-year

commitment in the Armed Forces and, more importantly, the member must be eligible to be retained for four years from the date of election.

For more information about the Post-9/11 GI Bill policy changes, see NAVADMIN 170/18 at www.npc.navy.mil.

For more on the policy, visit www.esd.whs.mil/DD. For more information, visit www.navy.mil, www.facebook.com/usnavy or www. twitter.com/usnavy.

For more news from Chief of Naval Personnel, visit www. navy.mil/local/cnp.

NROTC Midshipmen take part in indoctrination pilot From Naval Service Training Command Public Affairs

GREAT LAKES, Ill. (NNS) – Some of the newest Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) midshipmen from across the United States will participate in a new indoctrination initiative designed to better prepare them for their fouryear training curriculum and future as Navy and Marine Corps officers.

Approximately 70 midshipmen will participate in the pilot program at Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., now through Aug. 4.

The pilot program is designed “to provide standardized entry-level militarization and prepare midshipmen with a common training orientation. The 13-day Indoctrination Cruise will serve as the launch point for the training of future naval officers and the development of their character and professional competence,” Rear Adm. Mike Bernacchi, commander, Naval Service Training Command said.

NROTC is the only officer accession program in the Department of the Navy that does not require an established, standardized, entry-level militarization and indoctrination phase to commence training. The

Navy’s two other line-officer accession programs, the United States Naval Academy (USNA) and Officer Candidate School (OCS), have a six week “Plebe Summer” and a three week “Indoctrination Phase,” respectively.

Throughout the 13 days, midshipmen will undergo initial militarization while training in basic firefighting, watch standing, seamanship, navigation, force protection, drill and swimming along with physical fitness training and military inspections by NROTC staff. They will also receive military education including customs and courtesies, and military history. At the culmination of the program, midshipmen must pass a final exam to advance in training, mirroring requirements at USNA and OCS. This program also offers upperclass NROTC Midshipmen the opportunity to gain leadership experience on a large scale for the first time

in NROTC history. Under the guidance of instructors, they will be responsible for the training of the Midshipmen Candidates from across the country, very similar to how “Detailers” are responsible for training the “Plebes” at the United States Naval Academy during their summer program.

Indoctrination Cruise participants will be evaluated on individual and team skills which will be required to complete training. When fully implemented, this standards-based training will allow the NROTC units to begin Naval Science training sooner and allow for immediate scholarship activation upon arrival.

To view updates from NROTC Indoctrination, go to www.facebook. com/NavalServiceTraining.

The NROTC program is supported by commander of Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Mike Bernacchi and his NSTC staff at Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. NROTC was established to de-

velop midshipmen mentally, morally and physically. The program also imbues in them the highest ideals of duty, loyalty and Navy core values in order to commission college graduates as naval officers who possess a basic professional background, are motivated toward careers in the naval service and have a potential for future development in mind and character so as to assume the highest responsibilities of command, citizenship and government.

NSTC supports 98 percent of initial officer and enlisted accessions training for the Navy, as well as the Navy’s Citizenship Development program. NSTC’s support also includes RTC, the Navy’s only boot camp also at Naval Station Great Lakes, the NROTC program at more than 160 colleges and universities, OTC at Newport, R.I. and Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) and Navy National Defense Cadet Corps (NDCC) citizenship development programs at more than 600 high schools worldwide.

For more information on NROTC visit www.nrotc.navy.mil.

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Things to know about Navy COOL

By MC2 Kyle Goldberg Navy Credentialing Opportunities OnLine (COOL) assists active-duty and reserve Sailors by funding the certification and licensing exams that map their Navy and civilian educations, training, experience and competencies to industry/civilian credentials and occupational equivalents.

To date, Navy COOL, which is overseen by the Center for Information Warfare Training, has funded more than 175,000 credentials for more than 65,000 Sailors.

“Navy COOL helped enable me to obtain a highly sought-after radiation protection technologist (RPT) certification,” MMN1 David Platt said. “They helped me expedite funding the exam and were extremely helpful in aiding me in enrolling for the examination ... I was very well prepared once the exam came and was able to pass and obtain my certification.”

Here are seven interesting things to know about the program.

1. There are 1,700 funded credentialing opportunities available for enlisted Sailors, and more than 1,500 are mapped to officer designators.

Credentialing provides Sailors with greater flexibility in managing their military careers. In the future, the marketplace detailing environment will draw on Sailors’ complete backgrounds, including credentials, when matching them with possible assignments, a key element of the Sailor 2025 Rating Modernization. These changes align with education trends toward “stackable” credentials, which can be a blend of academics, technical training, apprenticeships, certifications and licenses.

Also, because no one is in the Navy forever, it is important that service members demonstrate, through civilian-credentialing, that their skills are on par with those of their civilian peers. In fact, some employers – not to mention federal, state, and local

laws – may require candidates for certain jobs to have specific licenses and certifications.

Credentials available through Navy COOL include CompTIA Security+ce, Microsoft Office specialist, Six Sigma Green Belt, FAA airframe and powerplant mechanic, certified executive chef, open water diver, registered medical assistant, emergency medical technician and national lifeboatman.

Sailors can take advantage of Navy COOL opportunities shortly after initial training.

In fact, civilian credentialing can contribute to military career development, and may be accepted for self-development requirements and performance evaluations.

2. Obtaining credentialing is easy.

Navy COOL plays a role in the four-step credentialing process, but Sailors also need to reach out directly to the credentialing agency or exam vendor.

• Find and select related credentials: Use COOL’s “find” feature to see how Navy and/or civilian training and experience matches up with civilian credential requirements. The search can be done by rating, designator, collateral duties or outof-rate assignments.

Note that to be eligible, a Sailor must be in a rating, prior rating, collateral duty, or outof-rating assignment, or have been trained in or have worked in a position to which the credential is mapped. Sailors must also have passed their most recent advancement exams and physical fitness assessments (or have had them waived) and have at least six months remaining on their enlistments or service obligations. For additional eligibility requirements, see “Checking Your Eligibility.”

• Complete voucher for exam or maintenance fee funding and apply: Once the applicable credentialing exam or maintenance fee a Sailor wants funded has been selected, and he or she has confirmed eligibility for the funding, the next step is to complete the voucher request to apply for funding.

• Get credential: After the credential fee has been funded by Navy COOL, a Sailor should contact the credentialing organization or test vendor to schedule and take the exam. Navy COOL is not a credentialing organization and does not itself offer or conduct the exams.

• Report results to Navy COOL: Once the appropriate exams are taken or the requirements are met for certification, a Sailor reports the favorable results to COOL and other agencies.

3. Navy COOL offers access to other professional-development requirements.

The Learning and Development Roadmap (LaDR) is available on Navy COOL’s website. It can be used to optimize a Navy career path based upon training and education milestones for a given rating at each paygrade.

Navy COOL also lists Advancement Exam Bibliographies (BIB) for every rating. These lists of occupational and professional military knowledge references help guide Sailors in their studies. Advancement candidates should check the bibliography a few times before the applicable exam date to ensure that they are studying the most current information. Navy COOL maintains the most current versions.

4. Navy COOL supports DoN civilians.

The DoN Civilian COOL is a resource tool, mapping certifications and licensure based on formal training and on-the-job

experience. It is searchable by federal occupation code or title. Navy employees will find explanations for the different types of credentials and possible avenues for financial assistance. DoN Civilian COOL does not provide funding, however.

5. Navy COOL representatives are easy to reach via phone, e-mail or live chat.

Navy COOL representatives can be reached at navycool@navy.mil or 452-6683 / 6324.

All Navy COOL websites, including Department of the Navy (DoN) COOL, Navy COOL and DoN Civilian COOL, also have a live chat feature, available between 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. CTS. Representatives for all ratings are available to answer questions and help get vouchers approved through a relatively simple, streamlined process.

6. Navy COOL is mobile.

Navy COOL has an app that provides credentialing information. It also offers BIBs, LaDRs and United Services Military Apprenticeship Program (USMAP) trades and ratingiinformation cards. The app is essentially a toolbox that helps Sailors make informed professional-development decisions.

Download the app or directly from the iOS and Android app stores.

In addition, Navy COOL “To Go” allows Sailors with limited internet connectivity to download the program to a CD or computer desktop and use it on any workstation.

7. Navy COOL has many success stories.

“Obtaining the national phlebotomy certification was super easy and straightforward,” HM3 Dezmen Young said. “There was no test involved, but there was an experience requirement, so there is no excuse why a hospital corpsman shouldn’t have it. It is 100 percent free through Navy COOL, and can help in the Navy and for a job outside of the Navy.”

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ikes Hall at NAS Whiting Field (NASWF) was the venue for a dinner celebration of the 75th anniversary of the base July 21.

Members of the Naval Air Station Whiting Field (NASWF) color guard present the colors at the NASWF 75th Anniversary Dinner July 21. Community and civic leaders from surrounding counties and military representatives from NAS Whiting Field attended the celebration. Photo by Jamie Link

U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Kevin Scott, director, Joint Force Development, Joint Staff Pentagon, provides the evening’s keynote speech for attendees at a 75th anniversary dinner onboard NASWF. Photo by Jamie Link

NASWF’s HT-8 SAU changes command... In

a traditional change of command ceremony, Cmdr. Haji Shareef (left) accepts responsibility as the new commanding officer for Helicopter Training Squadron Eight, Squadron Augment Unit (HT-8 SAU) from Cmdr. Isaiah Blake (right) July 20 onboard Naval Air Station Whiting Field (NASWF). Photo

by Ens. Matt Lembo

Tracy Allen, Santa Rosa County Chamber of Commerce, acted as master of ceremonies at a 75th anniversary onboard NASWF July 21. Photo by Jamie Link Vice Adm. Kevin Scott, director, Joint Force Development, Joint Staff Pentagon (left) and Capt. Paul Bowdich, commanding officer, Naval Air Station Whiting Field, cut a ceremonial cake for the 75th anniversary of Whiting Field July 21. Photo by Jamie Link

Attendees enjoy the festivities at the 75th anniversary dinner onboard NASWF July 21. NASWF photo

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DLAB and DLPT tests available

Legion Post 240 Car and Art Show

Interested in taking the Defense Language Aptitude Battery (DLAB) or the Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT) for foreign languages? Tests are administered Wednesdays at the Navy Language Testing Office Bldg. 634. Test appointments are accepted through www.mnp.navy.mil/group/information-warfaretraining/n-dfltp. For more language testing information, e-mail CIWT_CRRY_Lang_Testing_Pensacola@navy. mil. Learn more about what the Center for Language, Regional Expertise and Culture offers at www.netc. navy.mil/centers/ciwt/clrec.

CLEP, DSST test marathon cancelled

Coastline’s National Test Center’s CLEP and DSST Test Marathon has been cancelled. Regular scheduled testing will resume immediately. For more information, contact Wendy Spradlin at 408-0047 or e-mail wspradlin@coastline.edu.

2019 Midway Class Reunion event

The 2019 Midway Class Reunion, a.k.a. “The Three Sisters Reunion,” will be held May 6 to 10, 2019, in San Diego, Calif. The reunion hotel will be named once negotiations are completed and the hotel contract has been signed. May 6, will be check-in and registration and May 10 will be check-out. Reunion events will take place on the three days in between: May 7, 8 and 9.

Three events already scheduled are the welcome reception at the reunion hotel May 7; the “meet and greet” at the USS Midway Museum May 8 and the grand banquet on the flight deck May 9.

Start spreading the news to your fellow Midway Class carrier shipmates who served on the USS Midway, the USS Coral Sea or the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt. You do not have to be a member of the reunion associations of these three carriers to attend the reunion – but you do need to have served on one or more of the three ships during your time in the Navy. Family members and guests are welcome to attend.

USS Iwo Jima reunion party

There will be a USS Iwo Jima (LPH 2/LHD 7) shipmates organization’s reunion Oct. 10 through 13 at the Jacksonville rierfront Doubletree Hotel, Jacksonville, Fla. All ship’s company and embarked Navy and Marine Corps personel who were aboard the LPH 2 or LHD 7 are invited to attend the reunion.

For more information or to RSVP for the reunion, contact Robert McAnally at (757) 723-0317 or e-mail yujack46709@gmail.com or visit www.ussiwojimashipmates.cfns.net.

FVAP encourages early registration

FVAP recommends voters use the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA), available at www.FVAP.gov, to register to vote and request an absentee ballot by Aug. 1 to ensure they can participate in the general election Nov. 6. The sooner voters register and request their ballot, the greater the likelihood they can successfully vote. That is because ballots must be sent back before individual state deadlines, which vary.

Voters can visit www.FVAP.gov for their state’s specific voter registration and ballot request deadlines, as well as information on completing their FPCA, which is accepted by all states and territories. Voters can fill out the form by hand or use the online assistant before they print, sign and send the FPCA to their election office.

For additional information, visit www.FVAP.gov, email vote@fvap.gov or call 1-800-438-VOTE (8683).

Navy choir seeking members

The Naval Air Training Command Choir, officially sponsored by the U.S. Navy from 1949 until the early 2000s, is reuniting its members from across the decades. Choir alumni have been invited to the University of Florida in Gainesville to perform Dec. 2 with more than 200 other singers and a symphony orchestra in an extraordinary event celebrating the 200th anniversary of the carol Silent Night. An especially unique segment of the concert will musically convey the true story of the 1914 Christmas Eve cease-fire between German and Allied troops in World War I when the soldiers set aside their weapons, exchanged gifts and sang carols together.

Former members who still enjoy singing and are interested in participating in this – or future choir activities – should register now at https://tinyurl.com/NATCCSignup or send an e-mail to natcc1@aol.com. Include your name, phone, e-mail, years in the choir, mailing address and vocal range. Interested parties may mail the same information to Dave Scott, P.O. Box 6892, Huntsville, AL 35813. Music scores, recorded rehearsal tracks and other preparation aids will be provided electronically, and two days of rehearsal will precede the concert.

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PACPOA and the American Legion Post 240 will be hosting a their monthly Car and Art Show Aug. 5 from noon to 3 p.m. All proceeds will go to cramthe-van for school supplies. The event will include a car show and fish fry, $5 donation for vehicle entry and $7 for fish. There will also be music, raffles, trophies and art vendors present. School supply donations will be accepted at the show. Legion Post 240 is located at 8666 Gulf Beach Highway.

Any art and direct sale vendors interested in attending should contact Trent Hathaway at trentdhathaway@gmail.com or (301) 769-1015 to get a space reserved.

Facebook users may connect with choir members at www.facebook.com/groups/natcc.

Onboard NASP MWR summer reading program

Every week MWR will have a new adventure at the NASP library as the summer reading program takes children around the world.

Join the library each Friday at 1 p.m. until Aug. 3. The eight week reading program helps to keep children’s reading skills up, enhancing the love for books and learning in a family friendly, fun environment.

Weekly programs include: • July 27: North America • Aug. 3: End of the program party For more information or to register, call 452-4362.

NEX announces summer events

NEX will be hosting several events throughout August. Events will include: • Back to School Fashion Show: Calling all models for the Back to School Fashion Show to be held Aug. 11 at 11 a.m. Sign up at the NEX Main Store Customer Service • Hurricane Preparedness Expo: It is hurricane season, are you prepared? The Hurricane Preparedness Expo will be held Aug. 3 and will assist attendees in planning, preparing and protecting this hurricane season. Emergency items and information will be provided to ensure your family’s safety. Safety teams CERT/BRACE and New Parent Advocates will be onsite from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Back to School Bash: You are invited to the NEX Back to School Bash and Fashion Show Aug. 11. The fashion show kicks off the festivities at 11 a.m. followed by children-friendly activities throughout the store until 2 p.m., including face painting, crafts, games and more For additional details on any of these events, contact NEX Event Coordinator, Andrea Beck at 458-8811.

Around Town Skopelos announces charity festival

Skopelos is hosting its second annual festival July 29.

For the inaugural festival last year, there were more than 400 guests and there is expected to be an even larger turnout this year. Skopelos selects a different charity each year to donate a portion of the proceeds to, and this year they are excited to benefit the Veterans Memorial Park Foundation.

For more information, visit www.skopelosatnewworld. com/2018-skopelos-wine-spirit-food-festival.

Jazz film series at library

Jazz Pensacola and the West Florida Public Library will present a free “Jazz Film Series” Sundays throughout July at the downtown library, 239 N. Spring St. All films begin at 1:30 p.m. and feature a brief introduction and a jazz discussion by Jazz Pensacola members and library staff. In addition, filmgoers can enjoy free refreshments and a Jazz Room exhibit.

The last film will be July 29, “Paris Blues.”

For more information, visit www.jazzpensacola.com or www.mywfpl.com.

Ski and travel enthusiasts gather

The Pensacola Ski Expo is just around the corner, Aug. 9 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Museum of Commerce, located at 201 East Zaragosa St. Join the Pensacola Ski and Travel Club for an evening unveiling their 2019 trips and activities. There are lots of great trips planned for 2019 including Snowmass, Big Sky (FSC), Park City (FSC), Cortina, Italy (FSC), Rhine River Cruise and a “Bike and Barge.” If you have not already signed up, come talk to one of the trip leaders about the trips that interests you, your family and friends. Make sure to RSVP by July 25 by e-mailing Amalie at Amalie.Murphy@gmail.com.

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No entrance fee for current members and a $20 fee for non-members. Enjoy an evening of fun and friendship.

For more information, visit www.pensacolaskiand travelclub.com

Ron White returns to Pensacola

Ron “Tater Salad” White, best known as the cigar smoking, scotch drinking funnyman from the “Blue Collar Comedy” phenomenon, makes his return to Pensacola with his new stand-up show, schedcule for Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $50 and $60, plus applicable service charge and go on sale to the public at www.ticketmaster. com, charge by phone by calling (800) 745-3000 or at the Saenger Theatre Box office located at 22 East Intendencia Street.

White has achieved three Grammy nominations, a Gold Record, two of the top rated one-hour specials in Comedy Central history, a book that appeared on the New York Times Best Seller List, and CD and DVD sales of over 10 million units.

This show is for mature audiences only.

For more information, visit www.pensacolasaenger. com.

Public safe boating course offered

Pensacola Sail and Power Squadron presents to the public, America’s Boating Course, offered at Pensacola Yacht Club, located at 1897 Cypress St. The course runs two days, eight hours of instruction and an exam.

Course dates will be Aug. 4 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Aug. 5 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Subjects covered include: Florida boating laws, boat terms, anchoring, navigation rules and more.

The course meets requirements for Florida Boating Safety Education ID card, which is required to operate a power boat if you were born after Jan. 1, 1988. No registration fee or tuition, however there will be a textbook required, $40 including tax. Two students may share course materials.

There will also be an optional Introduction to Navigation course Aug. 11 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.This class uses the same textbook, but requires a course plotter and dividers, priced at $17.

For more information, contact Chuck Blair by e-mailing blairchuck@hotmail.com, call (813) 731-6327 or visit www.psps.me. To register online, go to www.usps. org/cgi-bin-nat/eddept/800/getregform.cgi?C-17986.

Commodore’s Cup race No. 2

Race registration for the Navy Yacht Club of Pensacola (NYCP) 87th Anniversary Regatta, Commodore’s Cup Race No. 2, Bay Championship Race No. 5 is now available via the Regatta Network and is mandatory for participation in the race. The race has been rescheduled due to weather concerns and now will be Aug. 11. Registration and race information packages for the Commodore’s Cup Series can be obtained from the Navy Yacht Club through their website www.navypnsyc.org. Regatta entry fee is $35 with U.S. Sailing membership and $40 for non-member racing participants. Spectators and anyone who is interested in the racing event are invited to the Navy Yacht Club facility, which is located onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola.

For the onshore regatta information, contact Jim Parsons at 384-4575 or e-mail jimparsons@bellsouth.net.

For race information and docking availability, contact John Buziak, Navy Yacht Club fleet captain, at 291-2115 or e-mail buziakj@cpmechanics.com.

St. John Catholic School yard sale

St. John School will host a marketplace yard sale Aug. 11, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The sale of “hidden treasures” and gently used items will take place at the school campus located at 325 S. Navy Blvd, one half mile from the NASP main gate. This event is planned, organized and implemented by the students to learn more about consumer economics, marketing, and budgets. Items included in the sale are varied and may include furniture, tools, household items, clothing and more. Circle the date on your calendar to stop by and shop for that special item, while supporting our students. Additional information can be obtained by calling St. John School at 456-5218.

Civil War programs at Ft. Pickens

Gulf Islands National Seashore announced a special day of programming exploring the lives of soldiers stationed at Fort Pickens during the Civil War available from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 4. With help from longtime living history partner, The Walton Guard, the National Park Service will present musket and artillery demonstrations, civil war music, camp life displays and other ranger programs specifically geared toward the soldiers experience during the Civil War. All programs are free and open to the public. Programs can change or be cancelled without warning, particularly due to weather. There is an entrance fee of $20 for a vehicle and $15 for a motorcycle; the historic fort is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to sunset.

For more information, visit www.nps.gov/GulfIslands.

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CIWT gets under way, strengthens teambuilding skills; See page B2 “Spotlight”

Children will begin classes Aug. 13

Ready, set, GO ... Back to school School zones surround NASP: slow down, watch for children

From National Safety Council

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chool buses are one of the safest forms of transportation on the road today. In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, riding a bus to school is 13 times safer than riding in a passenger vehicle and 10 times safer than walking to school.

The reality of school bus safety is that more children are hurt outside the bus than inside as passengers. Most of the children who lose their lives in busrelated crashes are pedestrians, 4 to 7 years old, who are hit by the bus or by motorists illegally passing a stopped school bus.

For this reason, it is necessary to know the proper laws and procedures for sharing the road safely with school buses: • All 50 states have a law making it illegal to pass a school bus that is stopped to load or unload children.

• School buses use yellow flashing lights to alert motorists that they are preparing to stop to load or unload children. Red flashing lights and an extended stop sign arm signals to motorists that the bus is stopped and children are getting on or off the bus.

• All 50 states require that traffic in both directions stop on undivided roadways when students are entering or exiting a school bus.

• While state laws vary on what is required on a divided roadway, in all cases, traffic behind the school bus (traveling in the same direction) must stop.

• The area 10 feet around a school bus is where children are in the most danger of being hit.

Stop your car far enough from the bus to allow children the necessary space to safely enter

and exit the bus.

• Be alert. Children are unpredictable. Children walking to or from their bus are usually very comfortable with their surroundings. This makes them more likely to take risks, ignore hazards or fail to look both ways when crossing the street.

• Never pass a school bus on the right. It is illegal and could have tragic consequences.

• Share the road safely with child pedestrians: All drivers need to recognize the special safety needs of pedestrians, especially those that are children. Young, elderly, disabled and intoxicated pedestrians are the most frequent victims in auto-pedestrian collisions. Generally, pedestrians have the r ig ht- of-way at all intersections; however, regardless of the rules of the road or right-of-way, you as a driver are obligated to exercise great care and extreme caution to avoid striking pedestrians.

• Drivers should not block the crosswalk when stopped at a red light or waiting to make a turn.

Do not stop with a portion of your vehicle over the crosswalk.

Blocking the crosswalk forces pedestrians to go around your vehicle and puts them in a dan-

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School buses and children are sharing the roadways in Escambia county starting Aug. 13 – slow down and be on the lookout for them.

gerous situation.

• In a school zone when a warning flasher or flashers are blinking, you must stop to yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a marked crosswalk or at an intersection with no marked crosswalk.

• Always stop when directed to do so by a school patrol sign, school patrol officer or designated crossing guard.

• Children are the least predictable pedestrians and the most difficult to see. Take extra care to look out for children not only in school zones, but also in residential areas, playgrounds and parks.

• Don’t honk your horn, rev your engine or do anything to rush or scare a pedestrian in front of your car, even if you have the legal right-of-way.

• Share the road safely with child bicyclists.

On most roadways, bicyclists have the same rights and responsibilities as other roadway users and often share the same lane, but bicycles can be hard to see. The riders are exposed and easily injured in a collision. Oncoming bicycle traffic is often overlooked and its speed misjudged. Children riding bicycles create special problems for drivers because they are not capable of proper judgment in determining traffic conditions.

When passing a bicyclist proceeding in the same direction, do so slowly and leave at least a distance between you and the bicycle of no less than three feet.

Maintain this clearance until you have safely passed the bicycle.

• The most common causes of collisions are drivers turning left in front of an oncoming bicycle or turning right, across the path of the bicycle.

• When your vehicle is turning

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left and there is a bicyclist entering the intersection from the opposite direction, you should wait for the bicyclist to pass before making the turn.

• If your vehicle is turning right and a bicyclist is approaching on the right, let the bicyclist go through the intersection first before making a right turn. Remember to always use your turn signals.

• Watch for bicycle riders turning in front of you without looking or signaling, especially if the rider is a child.

• Take extra precautions in school zones and neighborhood areas where children and teenagers might be riding.

• Watch out for bikes coming out of driveways or from behind parked cars or other obstructions.

• Check side mirrors for bicyclists before opening the door.

Some communities may fine drivers for collisions caused by opening a vehicle door in the path of a bicyclist.

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You can’t come in here without a tie: A man walked into a restaurant and was stopped immediately by the manager. “I’m sorry, sir,” he said, “but we have a dress code. You can’t come in here without a tie.”

The man was stunned. “I don’t think I have a tie with me.”

The manager responded, “I’m sorry, sir, but you can’t come in.”

The man went out to his car and looked to see if he had left a tie in it. He hadn’t. In fact, the only thing even vaguely resembling a tie was his jumper cables. He took them on and tied them around his neck, and went back in.

The manager saw him again, looked him over, and said, “All right, you can come in, but don’t start anything.”

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July 27, 2018

CIWT gets under way, strengthens teambuilding skills Story, photo

by Glenn Sircy Center for Information Warfare Training

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RANGE BEACH, Ala. – Members of the Center for Information Warfare Training’s (CIWT) chief’s mess and wardroom participated in a teambuilding event on the sea in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, July 18.

It makes sense that simply leaving the office and participating in group events go a long way toward promoting an atmosphere of unity and cohesion. While there may be a hard and fast chain of command at CIWT, on the water fishing, that chain seems to melt away. Chiefs and officers from all levels and departments can learn to better communicate and interact with each other as equals. Boundaries disappear and teambuilding becomes much easier.

That’s exactly what happened with CIWT’s chief’s mess and wardroom during a deep sea fishing excursion out of Orange Beach, Ala. “Nothing is more effective in solidifying relationships or building stronger teams than sharing experiences at sea,”

CIWT’s Command Master Chief Mike Bates said. “While on shore duty, participation in team activities such as fishing trips are a fantastic way to get underway for an opportunity to break down traditional barriers to communication and build tight-knit comradery. There’s time for action, learning, teaching and lifelong memories on every fishing trip. In fact, fishing provides every element of teambuilding, and this occasion provided CIWT’s chief’s mess and wardroom the perfect venue to recharge and refocus our efforts on being the best learning center in the Navy.”

Some of the benefits of CIWT’s teambuilding fishing trip include: • Learning new skills together: When faced with a situation where many are learning a new

Members of the Center for Information Warfare Training’s (CIWT) chief’s mess and wardroom participate in a deep sea fishing teambuilding event on the sea in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

CIWT delivers trained information warfare professionals to the Navy and joint services, enabling optimal performance of information warfare across the full spectrum of military operations.

skill, such as may be the case with a fishing trip, or where individuals are taken out of their comfort zone, great things can happen. Each person learns from every other person on the trip. That means that individuals will start to rely on others who have different strengths as well as helping others through using their own unique skill set.

• Reducing stress as a team: Fishing trips allow us to leave behind not only the barriers that can interfere with teambuilding, but also the stresses of the day-to-day world, both professional and personal.

The stress-free environment of a fishing trip, as well as the

adrenaline rush that can be found hooking into big fish, is something that cannot be replaced. A team built around such an interaction between man or woman and nature, is sure to be successful.

• Working together to accomplish a goal: Cohesive, well-rounded teams do not just happen by accident. They are built and nurtured within a command, and there is little doubt about the benefits of teamwork.

• Bonding on a personal level: It is not only the fishing itself that helps to build teams, but the time spent at the destination and reliving stories of the day’s adventures in the

days and weeks following. Not only do participants enjoy their time away, but once they leave behind the titles, they learn to enjoy their co-workers on a more personal level. Once the hierarchical stigmas are gone, there is more freedom for everyone involved.

“Many conversations that would not take place anywhere else occur during group activities away from the office,” OSC Kimberly Meeks said.

“Our teambuilding trip today helps CIWT build upon an agile and winning team culture. It shouts engagement, and the relaxed atmosphere of this event allowed us an opportunity to get know each other better.”

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• Fleet and Family Support Center The NASP Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC), 151 Ellyson Ave., Bldg. 625, is offering the following: • Family Employment Readiness Brief: 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. every Tuesday. This workshop is targeted to spouses and family members who are seeking employment, education and volunteer information • Move.mil: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday.

One hour dedicated to online walkthrough to set up your account and make your move seamless • Base tour: 9 a.m. to noon the first Wednesday of every month. The next tour is scheduled for Aug. 1. Learn about the history of Naval Air Station Pensacola and how to get around base • Stress Management: 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. every first and third Thursday. The next class is scheduled for Aug. 2. Stress and damage your health, both physical and mental. Learn how to recognize stress and become more productive, happier and healthier • Waggy Wednesdays: 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 15 at Naval Hospital Pensacola courtyard.

Exceptional Family Member Program event offers interaction with service dogs on third Wednesday of every month at Naval Hospital Pensacola • Imagination Station: 10 a.m. to noon every third Thursday of the month at Blue Wahoo Stadium. The next meeting is Aug. 16. The NASP New Parent Support program partners with the Imagination Station for a military family play date. Meet some military families and let your children play

• Worship schedule • NAS Pensacola – Protestant • Worship service, 10:15 a.m. Sunday, Naval Aviation Memorial Chapel, Bldg. 1982 • Chapel choir, meets following the 10:15 a.m.

Sunday service at All Faiths Chapel • Contemporary service, 6 p.m. Sunday, All Faiths Chapel • Training Air Wing Six Bible Study, 11:15 a.m.

Tuesday, Griffith Hall student lounge • Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, J.B. McKamey Center

NASP Corry Station – Roman Catholic • Mass, noon Sunday and 11:30 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday. For more, call 452-6376

NAS Pensacola – Roman Catholic • Sunday Mass, 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Naval Aviation Memorial Chapel, Bldg. 1982 • Daily Mass, 11:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday in the Our Lady of Loreto Chapel • Confessions: 30 minutes before services

Other services: • B’nai Israel Synagogue, 1829 North Ninth Ave., services by Rabbi/Cantor Sam Waidenbaum. 7 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. Saturday.

For information, call 433-7311 or e-mail help@ bnaiisraelpensacola.org

Latter Day Saints • Service, 10:30 a.m. Sunday, All Faiths Chapel • Meeting: 6 p.m. Sunday, J.B. McKamey

• Temple Beth El, 800 North Palafox St., services 7 p.m. Friday (6 p.m. first Friday of each month). For information, call 438-3321 or go to http://templebethelofpensacola.org

NASP Corry Station – Protestant • Adult Bible study, 9 a.m. Sunday, fellowship hall vice conference room • Chapel choir, 9 a.m. Sunday, choir room vice sanctuary • Worship service, 10 a.m. Sunday • Fellowship, 11:30 a.m. Sunday • Contemporary worship, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, followed by fellowship at 7:30 p.m.

• Bible study and dinner, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, fellowship hall

• Brit Ahm Messianic Synagogue, 6700 Spanish Trail, Pensacola. Services are 10 a.m., Saturday morning. For more, visit www.shalompensacola.com.

Latter Day Saints • Service, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday • SAPR If you are a victim of sexual assault, it is not your fault. Help for victims of sexual assault in the DoD community is a call, click or text away: • The SafeHelpline: Provides live, one-on-one crisis support and information by trained staff.

Call: (877) 995-5247; click: www.SafeHelpline.org or text: 55-247, CONUS; (202) 4705546, OCONUS (may be extra

NAS Whiting Field Chapel – Roman Catholic • Mass, 11 a.m. Friday NAS Whiting Field Chapel – Protestant • Bible study, 11:30 a.m. Tuesday • Weekly chapel service, 11:30 a.m. Thursday For more information, call 623-7212

• Buddhism 101: Introduction to Nichiren Buddhism courses are provided every third Wednesday at the Downtown Pensacola Library at 6 p.m. For more information, call 436-5060 Seventh-day Adventist • Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1080 North Blue Angel Parkway, services at 11 a.m. Saturday. For information, call 453-3442

charges for OCONUS) • The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Program: Provides prevention, intervention and a 24/7/365 response to non-intimate partner adult victims of sexual assault.

Active-duty and adult family member sexual assault victims have a choice of reporting options, unrestricted and restricted.

Unrestricted reporting allows

victims to have an advocate, seek medical care, counseling, legal services, safety interventions and/or transfer, etc. To access an unrestricted report, the victim may report to his/her chain-of-command, security/law enforcement, NCIS, SAPR VA, SARC or others. NCIS shall be notified by the CO and/or the VA/SARC in unrestricted cases to begin investigation. Investigation results are provided to the

offender’s CO for appropriate action/disposition. Restricted reporting allows a victim to have a confidential report, which does not trigger command or law enforcement notification and the victim may have a SAPR VA and seek medical care and/or counseling. To access restricted reporting, the victim may disclose his/her sexual assault only to the SARC, a current SAPR VA, a health care professional and/or a chaplain.

To contact the NASP 24/7 Victim Advocate, call 4499231/2. For the Civilian Victim Advocate, call 293-4561.

To contact duty SARC, call the SARC cell at 554-5606 • CREDO Chaplain’s Religious Enrichment Development Operation (CREDO) Southeast offers retreats enabling military members and their families to develop personal and spiritual resources in order to meet the unique challenges of military life. For information, e-mail Tony Bradford at Tony.bradford.ctr@navy.mil or call 452-2342 • NASP Community Outreach If you are interested in participating in volunteer activities, contact NASP Community Outreach. The office tracks volunteer hours. Report your volunteer work to get due recognition. Call 452-2532 or e-mail nasp_ comm_outreach @Navy.mil • USS Alabama: The USS Alabama Memorial, 2703 Battleship Parkway, Mobile, Ala., is in need of volunteers to help with preservation For more information, call (251) 433-2703 or go to www.

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Celebrate military history with battleship USS Alabama

The USS Alabama (BB 60) can be visited at the Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile, Ala. Photo by Mike O’Connor

From www.ussalabama.com From her humble beginnings Feb. 1, 1942 as the keel was laid at the Norfolk Navy Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia, Battleship USS Alabama (BB 60) has had a remarkable career. She began her World War II adventures in the North Atlantic in 1943, then later that year went to the South Pacific seas. Home to a crew of 2,500 Americans, this 45,000-ton giant’s World War II adventure culminated when she led the American fleet into Tokyo Bay Sept. 5, 1945, the day after the surrender documents were signed. Nine Battle Stars for meritorious service were awarded the “Mighty A” during her brief three-year tenure as the “Heroine of the Pacific.”

Decommissioned in 1947, the

Alabama was scheduled to be scrapped in the early 1960s. A forward-looking group of Alabamians saw a bright future in the aging warship as the anchor attraction of a memorial park to be located in Mobile. That dream came true Jan. 9, 1965 when USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park opened to the public.

Battleship Memorial Park welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the world each year. These guests come to tour the park and learn about the men who served aboard the USS Alabama and USS Drum (SS 228) and the nation’s military history. The park’s newest addition is a statue called “The Recruit.” This bronze sculpture represents all those who have taken the oath of enlistment when joining

The NASP Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) department has a number of upcoming events and activities. For more information, call 452-3806, ext.

3100, or go to the MWR website at www.navymwrpensacola .com.

• Family Summer Splash: MWR will host a Family Summer Splash tomorrow, July 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Barrancas Sports Complex.

There will be a giant water slides, spider mountain and other games for children of all ages. This event is free. Food and beverages will be available for Try this purchase. ring your towels, lawn chairs and do • MWR summer program: not forget your swimsuit. reading For more information, Every week MWR will have a new adventure call 452-3806.

• Kickball Tourna- at the NASP library as ment: NASP Corry Sta- the summer reading tion will host a 10-on-10 program takes children kickball tournament Aug. around the world Fri20 through 30. Deadline days starting at 1 p.m. to enter will be at the The program helps to coaches’ meeting, Aug. keep children’s read7 at 11 a.m. Eligible pa- ing skills up, enhancing trons include active-duty, their love for books and spouses, ready reserv- learning. This week, ists, DoD employees and July 27, the adventure permanent contracted will be a North Ameripersonnel. For more in- can adventure. Next formation, call 452-6520. week will be the last • Country music week of the program, Cosmic Bowling: Aug. 3, and will be an NASP Corry Station end of the program Bowling Center is host- party. For more inforing special country mu- mation and a full list of sic Cosmic Bowling for weekly programs, call National Day of the Cow- 452-4362.

military service. The statue was dedicatd July 2, 2016 and began the park’s newest tradition of hosting a community-wide Oath of Enlistment Ceremony.

Every two months, USS Alabama plays host to living history crew drills. Guests are welcomed to come meet the USS Alabama and USS Drum historical reenactors and learn what life was like aboard the battleship and submarine during WWII. These men tell the stories of the original crewmen who served during the war. Enjoy weaponry demonstrations, activities, and more. Be sure to be on deck at 1 p.m. for the “call to battle stations” and airplane attack, featuring vintage airplanes (airplanes fly based on weather conditions). Price is included in admission. The next drill is scheduled for Aug. 18, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Admission to the memorial park is free for active-duty military with ID card and for children under 5 years old, $15 for those ages 12 and up and $6 for children ages 6 to 11. Special discounts are given to senior citizens age 55 and over, AAA members with cards and dependents of active-duty military with ID. For more information, visit www.ussalabama.com or call (251) 433-2703.

boy tomorrow, July 28 from 7 p.m. to 9:30. Break out your 10-gallon hats and cowboy boots for a discounted entrance. Cost is $12 for adults or $10 with a cowboy or cowgirl outfit and $6 for children age 6 and under. For more information or to reserve a lane, call 452-6380.

• Bushido Sports Judo Club: Tuesday and Thursday, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at NASP Youth Center, Bldg. 3690 (4522417). For children ages 5 to 17.Classes will stop Aug. 9 and restart Oct. 2 unless notified by Sensei Baldwin. Check the Bushido Sports Judo Club Facebook page for the most up to date information.

For more information, call 324-3146, 457-1421 or 457-1421 or e-mail baldg6@att.net.

• Karate class: MWR offers Karate with Sensei John Wynne at the Portside Fitness Center. Cost is $20 per month for military ($22 for DoD). Beginners class takes place Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. and Thursday at 5 p.m. Advanced class is Monday at 5:30 p.m. and Thursday at 6:15 p.m. For more information, call 452-7810.

C @ NAS Pensacola Portside Cinema a FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY TUESDAY “Incredibles 2” (PG) “Jurassic World: t 2D: Noon and 2:40 Fallen Kingdom” p.m.

(PG13) c 2D: Noon and 3 p.m.

“Uncle Drew” (PG13) 5:30 p.m. h “Silario: Day of the Soldado” (R) a M o v i e

“Incredibles 2” (PG) 2D: 5 p.m.

“Incredibles 2” (PG) 2D: 5 p.m.

“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” (PG13) 2D: 7:40 p.m.

“Silario: Day of the Soldado” (R) 7:30 p.m.

“Uncle Drew” (PG13) 5:30 p.m.

“Silario: Day of the Soldado” (R) 8:10 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

Movies shown today are free “Hotel Transylvania” (PG) Noon

“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” (PG13) 3D: 8 p.m.

2D: 12:30 p.m. and 3:10 p.m.

“Silario: Day of the Soldado” (R) 6 p.m.

6 p.m.

“Incredibles 2” (PG) 2D: 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.

“Uncle Drew” (PG13) 7 p.m.

“Hotel Transylvania 2” (PG) 2 p.m.

“Dunkirk” (PG13) 7 p.m.

“Captain America: Civil War” (PG13) 4 p.m.

“Ocean’s 8” (PG13) Noon, 2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m.

“Hereditary” (R) 7:20 p.m.

“Uncle Drew” (PG13) 5:10 p.m.

“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” (PG13) 2D: 7:10 p.m.

Liberty Activities

THURSDAY

Liberty program events at NAS Pensacola and Corry Station target young, unaccompanied active-duty military. Hours are 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Friday and Saturday and 10:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Sunday through Thursday. Regular events are scheduled at the main Liberty Center in the Portside Entertainment Complex. You must sign up in advance for off-base trips. For more information, call 452-2372 or go to www.naspensacola-mwr. com.

“Tag” (R) 5:10 p.m.

“Superfly” (R) 8:30 p.m.

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A.A. Cunningham Road paving notice ... Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast (NavFac SE) has awarded a contract to mill and overlay A.A. Cunningham Road on NAS Pensacola. The work is scheduled to begin the week of Sept. 12 and expected to take four weeks to complete. Watch for “Road Closed” and “Detour” signs. Detour routes to facilities in the area will be Page Road to Warehouse Road and Farrar Road to Pat Bellinger Road. Drivers should observe the warning signs and proceed with caution around the work zones. The work schedule is weather dependent. For questions or more information, contact the PWD Construction Manager Bryan Moeller at 452-3131, ext. 3077.

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Fallen Special Tactics Airman honored at NASP

By Capt. Katrina Cheesman Sibley’s unit. “This dedication 24th Special Operations Wing and memorial ruck is an important step for us as a brotherhood Air Force Special Tactics Air- to honor Forrest’s legacy of men dedicated a military freefall valor, and get a small bit of clotraining exercise into Pensacola sure.”

Bay Aug. 26 to His teammates Staff Sgt. Forrest escorted the famSibley, a combat ily to Sibley’s controller from burial site, wearPensacola killed ing combat ruck in action Aug. 26, sacks weighing 2015, in Helmand more than 50 Pr o v i n c e , pounds to repreAfghanistan. I t sent the deployed. was the first anOnce at the niversary of Sibcemetery, they ley’s death. completed a After free round of memoStaff Sgt. falling into the rial push-ups to Forrest Sibley waters of Sibley’s honor their fallen hometown, his teammates teammate. joined family members and Sibley, 31, had served in the friends to complete a memorial Air Force as a combat controller ruck march to his final resting since 2008. I n his seven years of place at Barrancas National service, he received four Bronze Cemetery (BNC).

Star Medals, once with valor for “When we lost Forrest, most heroism in combat, as well as a of his teammates were still de- Purple Heart for injuries susployed for another five months, tained in combat. and couldn’t attend any funeral “Forrest was one of our best or memorial event,” said Lt. Col. combat controllers, but he was Stewart Parker, commander of 21st Special Tactics Squadron, See Sibley on page 2

After parachuting into Pensacola Bay, members of the Air Force’s 21st Special Tactics Squadron make a memorial “ruck march,” a hike with full packs, from NAS Pensacola’s Bayou Grande Marina to Barrancas National Cemetery and the grave of teammate Staff Sgt. Forrest Sibley. Sibley was killed in action Aug. 26, 2015. He had served in the Air Force as a combat controller since For more photos, see page A4 2008. Photo by Mike O’Connor

CNATT: Make Labor Day weekend safety a priority Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Public Affairs

The Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training (CNATT) safety manager is reminding service members, civilian employees and their families to maintain safety awareness as they prepare for what is generally viewed as the end of summer.

CNATTSafety Manager Krystal Hancock said that Labor Day, a federal holi-

day designed to honor the achievements of American workers, includes an extended weekend, with service members and their families often electing to travel to see family and friends.

“Whether taking a long road trip or simply jumping in the car to run a quick errand, driving is inherently risky, and traffic mishaps continue to

be a leading reason for lost time, days, and lives across our force,” she said.

Hancock said the National Safety Council (NSC) predicts this could be the deadliest Labor Day weekend for drivers in eight years, estimating that more than 430 people could be killed in traffic accidents throughout the Labor Day weekend. She added that service members, often sepa-

rated from their families and travelling significant distances to visit during the long weekend, should take some simple precautions before and during their trips.

“Get enough rest before heading outsleepy driving is as dangerous as impaired driving,” she said. “Alternate drivers or take frequent breaks to ensure that whoever is behind the wheel stays alert.”

See Labor Day on page 2

‘Be There’ for your shipmates during Suicide Prevention Month 2016

By James Rosenfelder U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery public affairs

NAS Pensacola to host 9/11 commemoration ceremony ... In commemoration of the events of Sept. 11, 2001, Naval Air Station Pensacola will present a ceremony at the National Naval Aviation Museum aboard the base at 10 a.m. Sept. 9. The event will include a guest speaker and a musical rendition from the NATTC Choir, a traditional “two-bell” ceremony, honors performed by the NASP Honor Guard and a 21-gun volley. The public is invited to attend.

Navy Medicine recognizes September as National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, which began Sept. 1.

The theme for Suicide Prevention Month 2016 is “Be There.”

Throughout the month, Navy Medicine will highlight the power of peer support and personal wellness, encouraging Sailors and Marines to be there for their shipmates.

“Action starts with prevention,” said Vice Adm. Forrest Faison, Navy surgeon general and chief, Bureau of M edicine and Surgery (BuM ed).

“When a Sailor needs assistance, easy access to support resources and mental health treatment is essential, as is validation of help-seeking behaviors.”

Suicide prevention is a yearlong effort. Suicide Prevention Month serves as a reminder that building resilience and preventing suicide requires all

members of the Navy and M arine Corps community to work together.

Every life lost to suicide is one too many.

“Take action if you notice anything

out of the ordinary for a shipmate; reach out to them,” Faison said. “I f you are having difficulties, seek help if See Prevention on page 2

FatAl berti s getti ng a facel i ft. . .Fat Albert, the Blue Angels’ C-130 cargo plane used for transporting crew and equipment to air shows around the country, is currently undergoing a chemical de-paint process at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma after corrosion was found. Once the de-paint process and sheetmetal checks for any other corrosion are complete, Fat Albert will fly to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, for full programmed depot maintenance and paint. Photo by Kelly White

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