Boil water notice ... As a result of mandatory maintenance procedures to the base water supply system, a boil water notice will be in effect for the southernmost areas of NAS Pensacola only (does not affect NASP Corry Station or Saufley), this weekend beginning Saturday, Aug. 24 at 8 p.m. It is expected the notice will remain in effect until noon Monday, Aug. 26, pending successful water testing. During the boil water notice, restrooms, showers, etc. will not be affected; any water to be consumed (i.e., for drinking, cooking, brushing teeth, etc.) must first be boiled. Largest impact will be at the barracks, MWR facilities, food service, galley, hospital clinics, and housing, though all office spaces on NASP mainside will also be affected. For more information, call NASP Public Works Department’s Greg Campbell at 452-3131, ext. 3007.
Vol. 77, No. 34
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August 23, 2013
Feds Feed Families: campaign in last days By Janet Thomas Gosport Staff Writer
“The Admiral from Alabama” onboard NAS Pensacola ... Retired Navy rear admiral and former U.S. Senator, Jeremiah Denton, visited the National Naval Aviation Museum (NNAM) onboard NAS Pensacola Aug. 17. A Vietnam veteran and former prisoner of war, Denton wrote a book about his experiences, “When Hell Was In Session.” Upon his return in 1973, he stepped off of the aircraft into a press conference. “We are honored to have had the opportunity to serve our country under difficult circumstances,” Denton said. “We are profoundly grateful to our commander-in-chief and to our nation for this day. God bless America.” Photo by Karen Kline, NNAM
Vouchers offer streamlined path to officer graduate education By Ed Barker NETC PAO
Naval officers unable to pursue full-time graduate studies have an additional education option with the F Y- 1 4 Graduate Education Vo u c h e r (GEV) program announced recently. Detailed in Naval Administrative Message (NavAdmin) 185/13, the GEV program offers eligible officers the opportunity to receive funded graduate education during off-duty hours. Through GEV, unrestricted line (URL) officers can apply to receive funding for Navy-relevant graduate education meeting the requirements of at least one subspecialty code as specified by the Navy Subspecialty System. “Many officers find it difficult to maintain career progression and simultaneously schedule full-time education at the Naval
Postgraduate School (NPS), Naval War College or other institutions,” said Cheral Wintling, graduate education coordinator for Naval Education and Training Command (NETC). “The GEV program offers a streamlined path to an off-duty master’s degree with financial support of up to $20,000 per fiscal year, with a total limit of $40,000 for the entire course of study.” All required fees normally charged by the university relating directly to student application and enrollment, including mandatory health fees and health insurance, laboratory fees, vehicle registration and identification cards, and computer fees are reimbursable. Other reimbursable expenses include the cost of textbooks and course materials, and limited expenditures for transcript and entry fees, and final thesis production.
Lt. Gary Redman, a E2C Hawkeye weapons and tactics instructor at the Airborne Command Control and Logistics Weapons School in Norfolk is a current GEV participant pursuing his Master of Science in systems engineering with George Washington University satellite campus in Newport News, Va. “This degree will give me flexibility both inside
See GEV on page 2
The final push is on for the 2013 Feds Feed Families campaign. The annual DoD campaign started June 1 onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP), NASP Corry Station and Saufley Field and 59,000 pounds of food and essential items have been collected so far, according to the Chaplain’s Office. But you still have time to make your contibution. The campaign is scheduled to continue through Aug. 31. “We have a goal of 73,000 pounds this year,” said NASP Command Chaplain Steven “Todd” Orren. Last year, NASP was able to collect 65,670 pounds of food for Manna Food Bank. Donations at Naval Air Station Whiting Field (NASWF) totaled 2,000 pounds of food for the Bay Area Food Bank, Milton location. The Feds Feed Families food drive campaign grew out of the Serve America Act that created “United We Serve,” an initiative that urged Americans to con-
tribute to the nation’s economic recovery by helping their communities. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Chief Human Capital Council are managing the campaign. Feds Feeds Families encourages federal employees to bring nonperishable and household items to their offices for distribution to local food banks. This year’s theme is “Each One Give One.” Last year, the combined total for all federal agencies in the 2012 campaign was 7.2 million pounds, and donations have totaled 15.2 million pounds since the program began in 2009. There is no government-wide collection goal for 2013. Donation locations aboard NASP are at the Chaplain’s Office in Bldg. 634 and at the Quarterdeck in Bldg. 1500. Donations are also being collected aboard Corry Station at the chapel, the Navy Exchange and the commissary. Donations aboard NASWF are being collected at the commissary. To learn more about the campaign, go to http://www.defense.gov/home/features/2013/0613_fff/.
NAS Pensacola to host 9/11 commemoration ceremony From NASP PAO
About 300 people gather at the Naval Aviation Memorial Chapel for a ceremony in 2012 commemorating the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Photo by Janet Thomas
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. 11. Seven-time New York Times bestselling author John Weisman will be the guest speaker for the event, which will include a traditional “two-bell” ceremony, the playing of “Taps” performed by the NASP Honor Guard and a 21-gun salute. The public is invited to attend.
Back in service ... Officials cut a ribbon Aug. 21 at a grand re-opening celebration for the Old Navy Yard Eatery at NAS Pensacola (NASP). From left are Steve Foster, general manager of the Naval Exchange (NEX) in Pensacola; NASP Executive Officer Cmdr. David Jasso; Wanda Day, NEX food services manager at NASP; Mike Oatman, services manager for the NEX Pensacola complex; and Lance McCloskey, service manager for the NEX Aviation Plaza. The restaurant located at 250 Chambers Ave. in Bldg. 634 (next to the base library) is dishing up breakfast and lunch from a newly renovated kitchen. Photo by Janet Thomas
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