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Vol. 83, No. 33
August 23, 2019
NASP police cracking down on traffic violations
By Jason J. Bortz Public Affairs Officer NAS Pensacola
Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola Police are actively looking for traffic violations on NAS Pensacola, Corry Station and Saufley Field. The Security and Police Department on NAS Pensacola are increasing their presence around the military installations and are looking for driving breaking any of the traffic laws. Drivers are encouraged to pay attention to traffic laws and avoid distractions such operating a cell phone while driving. “Our job is to protect everyone that is aboard NAS Pensacola, which includes Corry Station and Saufley Field,” said Chief Master-at-Arms Ryan Gager, operations chief, NAS Pensacola Security and Police Department. “We have a lot of military students and visitors on base and we want to ensure they are safe along with everyone else that is here.” Approximately 60,000 military students attend training on NAS Pensacola annually and approximately one million people visit the National Naval Aviation Museum each year.
Add in approximately 10,000 visitors to watch a Blue Angels’ weekly practice and more than 150,000 visitors for the annual Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show and the base is flurry of activity that the NAS Pensacola Police have to monitor. According to Gager, some of the common traffic violations on base include speeding, failure to come to a complete stop at a stop sign, texting or using a smartphone while driving, failure to use a turn signal, expired registration See Traffic on page 2
2019 Armed Forces Men & Women Softball Championships held onboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola ... U.S. Air Force first baseman Senior Airman
Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Stephon Murray monitors traffic near the Pensacola Lighthouse in 2018. Gosport file photo by Mike O’Connor
Chadon Bowman from Hurlburt Field, Florida, stretches for a ball thrown from third base as Staff Sgt. Dereck Lorusso from Marine Corp Base Quantico unsuccesfully tries to beat out the throw. This year’s Armed Forces Softball Championships for Men and Women were held at Barrancas Field Aug. 13 to 17 at NAS Pensacola. All military services were represented, but in the end, it was the Air Force Men and Women Softball Teams that earned the title of champions after each finished with a record of 7-2. Photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Daniel Mennuto For complete photo coverage, see page A4
Navy announces FY-20 General Military Training requirements From Naval Education and Training Command Public Affairs
The Navy announced fiscal year (FY) 2020 General Military Training (GMT) requirements via Naval Administrative Message (NAVADMIN) 191/19, released Aug. 13. The number of mandatory topics has been reduced to empower commanders with a greater ability to decide what training their
personnel should receive. As part of Sailor 2025’s initiatives, reducing administrative distractions continues to be a focus, as well as encouraging commanders to personally interact with their teams to share insight on the issues affecting warfighting readiness of the force. Military GMT requirements and resources for the mandatory and 14 command-discretion training topics are available on My Navy Portal at https://my.navy. mil. Once logged in, select “Career and Life Events”
at the top of the page, then select “Training, Education, and Qualifications” from the drop-down menu. On the following page, select “Training” on the left of the page, then select “GMT” from the drop-down menu. The webpage provides topic-specific information such as requirements for instructors and documentation, the ability to conduct training in combined military-civilian sessions, and links to instructor guides and other training products. See FY-20 on page 2
Chief selects join in community clean-up project Story, photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Dan Mennuto
More than 50 chief petty officer (CPO) selects got together to clean up Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola facilities and a stretch of
highway along Perdido Key Aug. 17. The CPO selects split into two groups to clean up the landscaping at the NAS Pensacola CPO Club and conduct a clean-up of a twomile stretch of Perdido Key highway to the Alabama state
Chief Master-at-Arms (selects) David Deckers and John Melendez from Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola Security Department and Chief Avionics Technician (Select) Heather Healy, Naval Aviation Technical Training Center instructor, comb the Perdido Key highway for litter during a chief petty officer initiation community relations project Aug. 17.
line. “Community Relations projects help tie us (the military) with the community,” Chief Avionics Technician (Select) Heather Healy, a Naval Aviation Technical Training Center instructor said. “We make sure we are doing our part and show the community that we support them.” While picking up trash on the side of the road is not the most glamorous job, the chief selectees that are going through the six-week initiation process are reminded of the importance of paying it forward. “They see how something as simple as cleaning up a highway can make such a positive impact in the community,” Senior Chief Legalman Erica Queely, a 2019 CPO initiation lead said. See CPOs on page 2
A newly-donated MiG-21 aircraft will be undergoing restoration at the National Naval Aviation Museum.
MiG-21 aircraft donated to National Naval Aviation Museum From National Naval Aviation Museum
A MiG-21 supersonic fighter jet is being donated to the National Naval Aviation Museum. Scheduled to arrive at NAS PensacolaAug. 26, the aircraft will undergo a period of restoration by museum staff. It will be a part of a planned exhibit telling the story of the Navy’s downing of two Iraqi Air Force MiG-21s by two F/A-18C Hornets from USS Saratoga (CV 60) at the start of Operation Desert Storm Jan. 17, 1991. The actual Hornets that scored those MiG kills arrived at the museum earlier this summer. “In telling the full story of naval aviation, it is important to present to the public the capabilities of adversary air forces,” Museum Director retired Navy Capt. Sterling Gilliam said. See MiG-21 on page 2
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