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Vol. 76, No. 33
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August 17, 2012
Students take control of new training simulator By Cindy Mattingly Naval Aviation Training Systems program office communications support
USCGC Cypress ʻattackedʼ as part of force protection drill ... Smoke billows from a simulated bomb – actually a smoke generator – onboard USCG Cutter Cypress during an antiterrorism drill held Aug. 9. NAS Pensacola Security, Fire & Emergency Services Gulf Coast, the U.S. Coast Guard and other tenant commands participated in the readiness exercise. Photo by Janet Thomas For story and more photos, see page A4.
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. – Prospective flight officers at Naval Air Station Pensacola were recently introduced to a rising star in the future of aviation training. The undergraduate military flight officer operational flight trainer, also known as the UMFO OFT, is the first advanced-jet student trainer to replicate the rear cockpit of the T-45 aircraft and the first of six devices recently delivered to NASP. “The simulator brings tremendous capabilities to the student,” said Capt. John Feeney, Naval Aviation Training Systems (PMA-205) program manager, whose office oversaw the design and develop-
ment of the trainer. “All naval flight officer (NFO) students assigned to tactical aircraft platforms, as well as international students, will eventually utilize the device. With the simulator taking precedence in the training curriculum, the cost savings to the Navy will be substantial.” The UMFO OFT capa-
bilities range from navigation and electronic warfare training to hands-on communication and radar manipulation. Approximately 150 students per year, utilizing the advanced-jet training syllabus, will train in both airto-air and air-to-ground scenarios for interactive
See UMFO on page 2
A prospective flight officer acclimates himself to the undergraduate military flight officer operational flight trainer at NASP. The simulator will be used by advanced jet students as they proceed through the naval aviation training pipeline. Navy photo
NETC to host human resources town hall meeting From NETC
Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) will host a Human Resources (HR) Service Delivery Town Hall Aug. 23 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Naval Aviation Schools Command Auditorium (Bldg. 633).
The town hall is open to all Department of the Navy employees and military supervisors in the Pensacola Naval Complex. Tony Torres-Ramos, director, Transition Management Program Office, Office of Civilian Human Resources (OCHR), Washington, D.C.,
will be the presenter. He will address the Navy’s coming changes to execute the new approach to Civilian Human R e s o u r c e s Delivery. “We want the town hall to be interactive,
giving the audience an opportunity to ask questions and providing them important information concerning the HR Service Delivery transition process,” said Janice Travis, director, Civilian
Personnel Programs at NETC. “The upcoming change will provide all civilian employees within a claimancy the use of one HR Office (HRO) and one Human Resource Services Center (HRSC).” For additional information, contact Natalia Evans at 4522975.
Marine Aviation Memorial Bell Tower to be dedicated Aug. 19 From MCAA, McCutcheon Squadron
A dedication ceremony is scheduled for 11 a.m. Aug. 19 for the Marine Aviation Memorial Bell Tower at Pensacola’s Veterans Memorial Park. The dedication will commemorate the Centennial of Marine Aviation. The tower is a national memorial that honors Marines from all aviation warfare specialties. The installation of the tower is scheduled to take place today (Aug. 17). Besides the dedication, other events open to the public include: • 5 p.m. today, Aug. 17: Dedication ceremony “meet/greet” at Helen Back Café , 22 S. Palafox St. • 6 p.m. tomorrow, Aug. 18: Memorial concert at Seville Quarter, 130 East Government St. Pensacola National Flight Academy ʻwingingʼ ... More than 100 students in the National Flight Academy’s Aviation in Residence (AIR) program were awarded their “wings” Aug. 10 at a graduation ceremony at the National Naval Aviation Museum. The final five-day session of the summer season included a group of 12 students from the Galway Education Centre in Ireland, the academy’s first international partner. Photo by Janet Thomas
See Marine Bell Tower on page 2
Back to school backpack giveaway ... A school supplies giveaway for military children – courtesy of Back-to-School Brigade’s “Operation Homefront” and Dollar Tree Inc. – was held Aug. 10 at the Corry Child Development Center. The program is in its sixth season; last year more than $3 million in supplies were collected nationally. (Above) NASP School Liaison Carissa Bergosh and Trystin Szcerba examine a pack full of supplies. Photo by Harry White
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