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Vol. 82, No. 33
August 17, 2018
NAS Pensacola CNATT domain CPO selectees begin Navywide chief petty officer transition By AEC Ben Romero Naval Air Technical Training Center Public Affairs
Nearly 80 first class petty officers assigned to detachments of Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training (CNATT) worldwide were notified of their selection for advancement to the rank of chief petty officer (CPO) Aug. 7. The 77 CNATT domain CPO selectees, the majority of whom are assigned to Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC), are scheduled to participate in a six-week profe ssional education and training environ ment designed to foster continuous improvement of themselves and their team. This year’s initiation process began with the release of the Aug. 7 announcement message and concludes Sept. 14 with a CPO pinning ceremony. CNATT Command Master Chief Todd Strebin said the
training is designed to foster teamwork, resilience and hone leadership skills for the development of these newly selected deckplate leaders. “These Sailors are already accomplished in their respective rates,” Strebin said. “They’re already proven leaders, and our responsibility is to ensure that over the next six weeks these CPO selectees are instilled with the priorities, values and ideals that, as Sailors and chief petty officers, they will embody and ultimately perform at the highest level an enlisted service member can.” Strebin said Pensacola-area CNATT CPO selectees from NATTC and Naval Aviation Schools Command will participate in the CPO transition process with other selectees from commands throughout the area. “Being selected to chief petty officer is never about See CPO on page 2
ATC (select) Duong Huyhn, a Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) instructor, is fitted for new uniforms by Evita Carrington, a Navy Exchange (NEX) Tailor Shop fabric worker, while AOC Kevin Riddle, also a NATTC instructor, watches Aug. 14 at the NEX Uniform Shop onboard NAS Pensacola. Huyhn joins nearly 80 other chief petty officer selects in a six-week professional education and training environment designed to foster continuous improvement during chief petty officer initiation, culminating Sept. 14 with a pinning ceremony. Photo by Bruce Cummins
U.S. Navy Blue Angels announce 2019 officers From Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron Public Affairs
U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, announced officers selected for the 2019 air show season, Aug. 1. The squadron selected three F/A-18 demonstration pilots, an events coordinator, flight surgeon and supply officer to replace outgoing team members. Each officer was recommended for selection by Chief of Naval Air Training Rear Adm. Gregory Harris, and ultimately approved by Commander, Naval Air Forces Vice Adm. DeWolfe Miller, for final selection to the 2019 Blue Angels team.
Many highly qualified Navy and Marine Corps officers submit applications to join the Blue Angels each year. “It was an impressive slate of applicants this year,” Cmdr. Eric Doyle, commanding officer and flight leader of the Blue Angels said. “Every officer that applied represented the high caliber of personnel serving in our Navy and Marine Corps. It was a hard decision, but one that will ultimately lead to an amazing 2019 show season.” The Blue Angels select “finalists” to interview at the team’s home base of Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP) during the week of the Pensacola Beach Air Show each year. The team makes selections at the conclusion of that week.
The newly selected 2019 officers include: F/A-18 demonstration pilots: • Navy Lt. James Cox, 35, of Chesapeake, Va., is an F/A-18 Hornet pilot currently assigned to Strike Fighter Weapons School Atlantic. He graduated from James Madison University in 2005. • Navy Lt. James Haley, 31, of Canadian, Texas, is an F/A-18 Hornet pilot currently assigned to the “Gladiators” of VFA-106. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2009. • Navy Lt. Cary Rickoff, 31, of Atlanta, Ga., is an F/A-18 Hornet pilot currently assigned to the “Golden Eagles” of VT-22. He graduated from Duke University in 2009. See Blues on page 2
Florida admissions rule supports military spouse attorneys From https://www.msjdn.org
Navy helps with school supply drive... Sailors from the Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) and Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Corry Station drop off school supplies collected during a school supply drive for Navy Point Elementary School Aug. 10. The drive was organized by IWTC Corry Station’s First Class Petty Officer Association and collected more than $5,000 in donations from CIWT, IWTC Corry Station and local businesses and veterans associations. Photo by MC2 Taylor L. Jackson
Effective Sept. 17, military spouse attorneys on orders to Florida will now be able to apply for temporary admission without examination to the Florida Bar pursuant to the newly enacted Chapter 21 of the rules regulating the Florida Bar. In its opinion released July 19, the Florida Supreme Court recognized that the choice frequently faced by military spouse attorneys to give up the practice of law to accompany the service member to Florida or to continue to practice law and remain in the jurisdiction where he/she is licensed is an untenable position. The court recognized the sacrifice of service also endured by the families of service members, stating: “It is our hope that the adoption of these new rules will assuage some of the hardships associat-
ed with service in the U.S. Armed Services. At a minimum, our adoption of these new rules gives form to the abiding gratitude we all share for the men and women who voluntarily serve in the U.S. Armed Services and the sacrifices endured by their families.” Military spouse attorneys seeking admission under the new Chapter 21 must meet the eligibility requirements set forth in the rule, pay a fee of $1,000 and establish satisfactory character and fitness qualifications. The applicant must complete a basic skills course within six months of certification and complete Continuing Legal Education during each year the license is renewed. Additionally, an admittee under Chapter 21 must either be “employed by or in a mentorship relationship with See Law on page 2
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