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Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month observed at NAS Pensacola

By Carolyn Gray NAS Pensacola Public Affairs Office

September is National Suicide Prevention and Awareness month.

To raise awareness, promote prevention and save lives, the Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola provided a “1 Small Act” training event at the Naval Aviation Schools Command (NASC) auditorium Sept.

5. Speakers from Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC), EscaRosa Suicide Prevention Coalition and Religious Ministries spoke to more than 400 students and service members.

Military life can be stressful for service members and their families.

Everyone reacts to stress and traumatic experiences differently and some may feel angry or isolated. People coping with these concerns may feel like there is no escape from their stressors leading them to having thoughts of suicide.

Legalman Senior Chief Petty Officer Erica Queely has been the suicide prevention coordinator for NAS Pensacola for 12 months. During her 19year naval career, she has seen her share of suicide situations.

“Every small act shows that we care,” Queely said. “We care by showing concern, by getting involved and by supporting our fellow Sailors.”

In a report released by the Defense Suicide Prevention office, 325 service members were killed by suicide in 2018: 58 Marines, 68 Sailors, 60 Airmen and 139 Soldiers. The report indicates an increase of 40 deaths from the previous year.

“Over the past 10 years, I’ve noticed an overall increase in suicides within the Navy,” Capt. Timothy Kinsella Jr., commanding officer, NAS Pensacola said. “Suicide in the Navy has reached epidemic proportions and it has become critical that we educate our Sailors of the importance of caring for each other and asking

Information Systems Technician Seaman Apprentice Brandon Louallen writes a message about suicide prevention on the sidewalk in front of the Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola Headquarters Building Sept. 6. September is National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month and NAS Pensacola is holding several events throughout the month to raise awareness on how to prevent suicides. Photo by Jason J. Bortz

for help when needed.”

According to the National Action for Suicide Prevention and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, for every

person who dies by suicide annually, there are another 280 people who have thought seriously about suicide and nearly 60 who have survived a

suicide attempt.

“There are some common factors as well as issues within See Suicide on page 2

Defense Health Agency assumes administration of remaining Eastern MTFs From Defense Health Agency (DHA)

The Defense Health Agency (DHA) has officially assumed administration and management responsibilities for all military treatment facilities (MTF) from central Texas to Maine as a part of Military Health System reform mandated by Congress in the National Defense Authorization Acts of Fiscal Years 2017 and 2019. The ultimate goal of this transition for the Department of Defense is a more integrated, efficient, and effective system of readiness and health. The recent announcement impacts more than 200 military hospitals and clinics east of the Mississippi River, plus those in Arkansas,

Louisiana, Oklahoma and most of Texas.

“From a patient perspective, most of these changes should go unnoticed,” Navy Vice-Adm. Raquel C. “Rocky” Bono, DHA director said. “Patients expect and will receive the same high quality, trusted care they have come to know at our military treatment facilities. Providers can expect to focus on practicing medicine and maintaining their preparedness in the event of crisis.”

The transition to DHA of more than 50 hospitals and 377 clinics currently administered by the armed services will be accomplished in phases by Sept. 30, 2021. DHA will be responsible for all facilities with respect to budgetary matters; information technology; health care administration

and management; administrative policy and procedure; and military medical construction.

Previously, the DHA assumed management and administration of hospitals and clinics at Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Pope Field, North Carolina; Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida; Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi; Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina; and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. These are in addition to DHA’s authority, direction, and control over Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland, and Ft. Belvoir Community Hospital, Virginia, and their associated clinics.

DHA will assume oversight of military treatment facilities in the western U.S. on Oct. 1, 2020 and all overseas facilities by Sept. 30, 2021.

Submit your Tuition Assistance, NCPACE Distance Learning requests now for FY2020

By Ensign Crysta M. Gonzalez Naval Education and Training Command Public Affairs

Shelter from the storm ... A MH-53 Sea Dragon with Helicopters Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15 from Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia, arrives at NAS Pensacola Sept. 4. Three additional MH-53 from HM14 and HM-15 also landed at NAS Pensacola. The aircraft were staging at NAS Pensacola to potentially provide assistance following Hurricane Dorian. Photo

by Jason J. Bortz

If your plans for this fall include taking college courses, now is the time to select courses and apply for your Tuition Assistance (TA) and Navy College Program for Afloat College Education Distance Learning (NCPACE DL) funding.

TA and NCPACE DL applications may be created, command approved and submitted in MyNavy Education on the Navy College Program (NCP) website as early as 120 days in advance of your school’s published term start date. All applications must be submitted and command approved no later than 14 days preceding the academic institution’s published term start date.

First-time Sailors planning to utilize TA and/or NCPACE DL programs

are required to complete the following MyNavy Education training before applying: (1) Navy Tuition Assistance training: This covers Navy TA policy and the WebTA application process. For NCPACE, “NCPACE Policy and Procedures” training covers the NCPACE DL policy and application process.

(2) “Navy Virtual Counseling 101” training: This helps you establish education and career goals, select and apply to an academic institution, and understand the higher education life cycle. This training will help to prepare you for your academic counseling with a Navy College Education counselor.

Additionally, Sailors must: (1) Receive academic counseling from a NCP counselor. Sailors may See NCPACE on page 2

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Navy adds electronic travel voucher submittal capability to MyPCS Mobile From Navy Personnel Command Public Affairs Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit Norfolk Public Affairs

MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) – Striving to further improve a Sailor/family PCS move experience, the Navy has added the ability to electronically prepare, sign and submit a permanent change of station (PCS) travel voucher within MyPCS Mobile.

MyPCS Mobile provides Sailors access to a personalized checklist tailored for an individual Sailor’s PCS move, the ability to apply for government housing and childcare services at their next duty station, the ability to view a streamlined, simplified and plain language set of PCS orders referred to as “Lean Orders,” a PCS Entitlements Calculator, and Sailors can now electronically prepare and submit their PCS travel voucher.

In MyPCS Mobile, Sailors can upload images of receipts using their mobile device, complete a userfriendly travel voucher prepopulated with basic information available from their orders/record, electronically sign the travel voucher, and make it available electronically to their Command Pay and Personnel Administrator (CPPA) for review and release for payment by the Travel Processing Center (TPC).

Under this new system, Sailors will be able to: • Create a travel voucher for member only, member and dependents, or dependents only

The Navy has added the ability to electronically prepare, sign and submit a permanent change of station (PCS) travel voucher within MyPCS Mobile. U.S. Navy graphic

• Review and edit personal information • Enter their travel itinerary • Add expenses for reimbursement (to include the images of supporting documentation (e.g. receipts) uploaded from a mobile device)

• Print and save their travel voucher • Acknowledge their travel voucher via electronic signature and electronically submit to their CPPA. CPPAs, using their desktop, will be able to: • View a command list of pending travel vouchers • View the travel voucher under the travel voucher wizard, which includes:

• Pertinent Sailor information

• Travel/payment information

• Dependent voucher

• Travel itinerary • Reimbursement items and supporting documentation • Sailor acknowledgement • Approve a travel voucher • Recycle travel voucher, sending it back to the Sailor for correction • Print and save the travel voucher • Upload the approved travel voucher for processing at the TPC. Similar to the other components of MyPCS Mobile, the MyPCS Mobile Travel Voucher is accessible using any mobile device. Sailors may access MyPCS Mobile either through the Navy App Locker (https://www.applocker. navy.mil) or MyNavy Portal (https://my.navy.mil).

For more information or to provide feedback, contact the MyNavy Career Center (MNCC) Operations Center at (833) 330-MNCC (6622) or via e-mail at askMNCC@ navy.mil.

911 remembered ... An American flag is displayed over the west wall of the Pentagon at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial at dawn on the 18th anniversary

of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, Sept. 11, 2019. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Paul L. Archer For full coverage of Naval Air Station Pensacola’s 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony, see next week’s Gosport

Suicide from page 1 society that contribute to the ideations of suicide,” Cmdr.

Bryan Crittendon, chaplain, NAS Pensacola said. “A service member may be concerned with the stress of failing in their command, school or with just striving to be an outstanding Sailor or Marine. And sometimes our military men and women bring their stressors from home, prior to joining the military.”

The Military Crisis Line connects those in need to a trained counselor with a single phone call or click of a mouse. This confidential, immediate help is available 24/7 at no cost to active duty, Guard and reserve members, their families and friends. Contact the Military Crisis Line at 800273-8255, then press 1, or access online chat by texting 838255.

Considering suicide as the solution to any problem can and should be avoided. #BeThe1To is the Military Crisis Line’s message highlighting the importance of an “all hands on deck” approach to suicide prevention. Everyone has a part to play and sometimes, that part may be as simple as just listening.

The five action steps for

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communicating with someone who may be suicidal are supported by evidence in the field of suicide prevention.

ASK: Asking the question “Are you thinking about suicide?” communicates that you’re open to speaking about suicide in a nonjudgmental and supportive way.

Never promise to keep someone’s suicidal thoughts a secret.

KEEP THEM SAFE: After the “Ask” step, and you’ve determined suicide is indeed being talked about, it’s important to find out a few things to establish immediate safety. Have they already done anything to try to kill themselves before talking with you? Does the person experiencing thoughts of suicide know how they would kill themselves? Knowing the answers to each of these questions can tell us a lot about the imminence and severity of danger the person is in.

BE THERE: This could mean being physically present for someone, speaking with them on the phone when you can or any other way that shows support for the person at risk. An important aspect of this step is to make sure you follow through with the ways in which you say you’ll be able to support the person – do not commit

September 13, 2019

Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla.: A Bicentennial Defense Community Commanding Officer – Capt. Timothy Kinsella Jr. Public Affairs Officer – Jason J. Bortz 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 biplane 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

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

Established in 1921 as the Air Station News, the name Gosport was adopted in 1936. A gosport was a voice tube used by flight instructors in the early days of naval aviation to give instructions and directions to their students. The name “Gosport” was derived from Gosport, England (originally God’s Port), where the voice tube was invented.

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to anything you are not willing or able to accomplish. Being there for someone with thoughts of suicide is life-saving.

HELP THEM CONNECT: Helping someone with thoughts of suicide connect with ongoing support (like the Lifeline, 800273-8255) can help them establish a safety net for those moments they find themselves in a crisis.

FOLLOW UP: After your initial contact with a person experiencing thoughts of suicide, and after you’ve connected them with the immediate support systems they need, make sure to follow-up with them to see how they’re doing.

Leave a message, send a text, or give them a call.

On Sept 17 at 2 p.m., Lady of Loreto Chapel will host a candlelight vigil. This vigil is a powerful way for people to come together as a community and honor those who have struggled or continue to struggle with suicide. There will be beneficial information on suicide prevention and time for people to reflect on their experiences. This event is open to all military service members, civilian employees and their families onboard NAS Pensacola. personnel and their families aboard the Naval Air Station Pensacola, Saufley Field and Corry Station.

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NCPACE from page 1 schedule appointments with either the Navy College Virtual Education Center (NCVEC) or their overseas Navy College Office (NCO) via the online appointmentscheduling tool on the MyNavy Portal website at: https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/training-educationqualifications/appointment-scheduler.

(2) Upload an unofficial education plan to your MyNavy Education record before enrolling in any classes. Additionally, upload an official education plan once issued by your academic institution. This is required after the first nine semester hours or equivalent of instruction.

In May 2019, the Navy released NAVADMIN 114/19 that changed eligibility requirements for TA and NCPACE DL funding. The following controls go into effect Oct. 1, 2019: (1) All enlisted personnel and officers must have a minimum of two years of service before becoming eligible to use TA or NCPACE DL courses. This may not be waived.

(2) TA and NCPACE DL funding is capped at twelve semester hours (or equivalent quarter hours) per fiscal year.

(3) TA and NCPACE DL funding is capped at 120 semester hours (or equivalent quarter hours) in a career.

This excludes courses taken to complete a high school diploma.

Once the application process is complete, MyNavy Education automatically sends the service member a link to MyNavy Education to locate and print the authorization voucher for signing and delivery to the school.

If you have questions about the TA/NCPACE DL process or your eligibility under the new guidelines, visit www.navycollege.navy.mil.

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College survival requires only the ‘essentials’

By Lisa Smith Molinari Military Spouse Columnist

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om! Where did you put the cups for my smoothie maker?!” my daughter, Anna, yelled from our basement last week while packing for her last year of college. An artsy fashion design major who considers orderliness boring, Anna was infamous in our family for losing things and accusing others of taking them.

To help Anna avoid the college moving day fiascos of years past, I had advised her to place her belongings in our dining room where they could be sorted, then taken out to the car. The plastic tubs she’d lugged up from our basement contained the jumble of things Anna felt were “key and essential” for the apartment she would share with three of her fashion design major girlfriends.

Many items thrown haphazardly into the tubs were a good sign.

The laptop, printer, and tangle of charging cords conjured visions of late nights studying

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to get good grades. The desk caddy packed to the gills with pencils, charcoals, scissors, brushes and tempura paint cakes would surely spur creativity.

The mismatched plates, cups, bowls, cutlery, pots and pans were a comforting indication that Anna might not go broke buying take out. Though I suspected that the toilet bowl brush might never see any action, I was pleased that, at the very least, Anna wanted the impression of cleanliness. The Keurig, while a bit extravagant for a college student, would enable Anna to rise early and get the worm.

However, other items gave

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 n d p ot a t o e s of l i fe.c o m . me an uncomfortable pause.

I had suspected that the smoothie maker was merely a parent-appropriate way to describe a margarita blender.

But the humungous four-gallon jar with a spigot affixed to the bottom was surely not for lemonade. Anna might be 21, but my eye still twitched when I saw the bottle of rum she packed between her bed linens.

Two large stuffed suitcases,

three garbage bags bursting with hanging clothes, and two sets of plastic drawers filled with accessories seemed excessive even for a fashion design major, and had me wondering why she needed anything other than comfy sweats for studying in the library. The bins filled to the top with make up, nail polish, hair accessories and flat irons were enough to set up a small beauty salon. The strings of lights, electronic neon lips, and tub full of costumes such as wigs, hats, flower leis, leather pants, feather boas, hip-high cowboy boots, and a metallic spandex catsuit made me wonder if Anna was going into the nightclub business.

Somehow we forced it all into the car, and drove the six hours to her new apartment at Syracuse University. I helped Anna hump the boxes, bins and suitcases up to the seventh floor apartment where she would spend her senior year, but after two trips up together, Anna took pity on her middleaged mom and ordered me to unpack while she brought the rest up alone.

I stationed myself in her bedroom, where I set about hanging up the clothing and accessories from the suitcases and garbage bags. The shoes

Anna chose to bring were definitely not conducive to walking to class — lime green alligator pumps, orange booties with lucite heels, silver metallic combat boots, and snakeskin high heels with straps that wrapped up to the knee. And other than a few sorority sweatshirts, the garments included an inordinate number of clubbing outfits – holographic pants, a pleather crop top, a faux snakeskin vest, an animal print miniskirt and many dresses fashioned out of less than a yard of fabric.

After unpacking Anna’s belongings, we made the obligatory annual trip to the nearest Target for “just a few things” to fill the gaps.

Conveniently, Anna had made a list of the most “necessary” supplies: Sweet potato gnocchi, cashew pesto, goat cheese crumbles, arugula, Greek yogurt, quinoa, garbanzo beans, Kind bars, gluten free bread, almond milk, a 48 pack of coffee pods, and a twelvepack of spiked seltzer.

Target didn’t have the goat cheese crumbles on Anna’s list, but as I made the six-hour drive back home, I suspected that my daughter’s resourcefulness would ensure that she would survive her senior year of college just fine.

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Updated Final Multiple Score (FMS) calculator app released From Naval Education and Training Command Public Affairs

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he Final Multiple Score (FMS) calculator app is ready for download after undergoing a redesign that complements the MyNavy Portal FMS Calculator. The app, which calculates projected FMS for E-3 through E-6 Sailors who are eligible for advancement to paygrades E-4 through E-7, hit the app stores Sept. 5.

“It’s a simple, single-screen display that enables users to populate FMS elements with data representing individual accomplishments and other required data that helps Sailors determine their advancement potential,” Master Chief Electronics Technician (Nuclear) Greg Prichard, command master chief, Navy Advancement Center said.

The app features dropdown menus that allow users to change inputs to explore “what if” scenarios. For example, if Sailors believe they may complete an associate or bachelor’s degree prior to the next advancement cycle, they can enter the data to determine if the addition of the degree will place their score above the minimum cut score from the previous exam cycle.

This release includes the latest FMS minimum cut scores for the spring 2019 advancement cycles.

The release also includes changes in the FMS formulas and implementation of NAVADMIN 312/18, as well as the Reporting Senior’s Cumulative Average (RSCA) Performance Mark Average (PMA) policy. The RSCA PMA calculation will be included in the automated Enlisted Advancement Worksheet (EAW) application starting with the Fall 2019 cycles (Cycles 105 and 244). Active and Reserve candidates competing for advancement to chief petty officer will not use RSCA PMA until the 2020 advancement cycles.

Two other changes of note include Individual Augmentee (IA) points and

The Final Multiple Score (FMS) Calculator app is ready for download after undergoing a redesign that complements the MyNavy Portal FMS Calculator. The app, which calculates projected FMS for E-3 through E-6 Sailors who are eligible for advancement to paygrades E-4 through E-7, hit the app stores Sept. 5.

Pass Not Advanced (PNA) points.

Based on current operational requirements, the awarding of IA points for E-4 through E-6 candidates will no longer be factored into the FMS. To reward superior rating knowledge, PNA points for E-4 through E-6 candidates will continue to be added when the FMS is computed.

However, in an effort to allow first time test takers an opportunity to compete on a more equal level, PNA points will continue to be awarded

for the top 25 percent of eligible candidates, but PNA points will only accumulate for the three previous advancement cycles. Current PNA points from previous cycles will be retained.

“The goal is provide greater weight to performance measures and reward talented Sailors who show sustained superior performance,” Prichard said. “This aligns with MyNavy Human Resources’ strategy to improve the way Sailors manage their careers.”

The Navy’s Sea Warrior Program (PMW 240)

produced the app and Tracen Technologies Inc., a company that specializes in integrated mobile and web solutions, developed the software.

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First naval aviators graduate USAF Pilot Training Next By 1st Lt. Pawel Puczko Chief of Naval Air Training Public Affairs

SAN ANTONIO (NNS) – The first two student naval aviators graduated from the U.S. Air Force’s Pilot Training Next (PTN) program at Randolph Air Force Base (AFB) just outside of San Antonio, Aug. 29.

The PTN program is a course of instruction designed to train military pilots at a lower cost, in a shorter amount of time and with a higher level of proficiency leveraging emerging technologies to create a dynamic training environment.

The PTN program individualizes training, adjusting to each student pilot’s strengths and weaknesses. It integrates virtual reality (VR), advanced biometrics, artificial intelligence (AI) and immersive training devices (ITD) with traditional methods of learning.

“The most appealing part of this program is we step away from the common denominator or one-size-fitsall training that has to be done on a certain timeline,”

Det. 24 Commander U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Ryan Riley said. “With PTN we have been able to focus more on competencies and the focus of the individual student. We tailor the training to you, and that is a very different mindset shift and that is what I am most excited about.”

Navy instructors selected Ensigns Charles Hill and Seth Murphy-Sweet for the PTN program in lieu of the standard Navy Primary Flight Training phase.

This joint training effort is a step toward integrating emerging technologies into Navy’s flight training curriculum. Now Hill and Murphy-Sweet are ready to move forward to the advanced stage of flight training with the Navy’s Training Air Wing 2 at Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas.

“I think a big thing with this program was the ability to utilize the VR, get the experience and pacing down for each flight realtime,” Hill said. “This benefited all the students – being able to chair fly while being able to see the whole flight rather than to have to use your imagination. This helped in getting the motor skills

while we were able test it out in VR and see how the exact input corresponds to a correct output.”

The relatively new program is being improved with each iteration and allows a more tailored approach to learning in comparison to traditional flight training from the instructor’s perspective. Instructors use a collaborative learning environment to evaluate and analyze students and subsequently make corrections and improvements.

Integrating new technologies such as ITDs allows students to gain experience using real-world scenarios.

Students can not only fly the strict patterns and procedures they learn from their books, but also integrate air traffic control decondition as well as other aircraft.

CNATRA, headquartered in Corpus Christi, trains the world’s finest combat quality aviation professionals, delivering them at the right time, in the right numbers and at the right cost to a naval force that is where it matters, when it matters.

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NMCB-1 flies first UAS in naval construction force history Story, photo

by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Caine Storino Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1

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or the first time in the history of the Naval Construction Force (NCF), an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) was used in a Seabee operational exercise to gather imagery and data for a simulated airfield damage assessment Aug. 7.

Intelligence Specialist 1st Class John Tallaksen, from Winder, Georgia, and Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Andrew Cleary, from Ramsey, New Jersey, both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, piloted the SkyRaider R80D UAS during the battalion’s Field Training Exercise (FTX) at Camp Shelby, Mississippi.

“We’re the first Seabee battalion to utilize this technology and show its capabilities,” Tallaksen said.

“It’s humbling and I think it really signifies our motto of ‘The First and the Finest.’ ” NCF leadership has emphasized UAS technologies due to its relevance in Seabee operations. “(Naval Construction Group 2) wanted to see the effectiveness of UAS for Seabees in the field,” Tallaksen said. “Cleary and I were selected to become among the first UAS pilots in the Seabees.”

To test the battalion’s UAS capabilities, a scenario was developed for NMCB-1’s FTX where a road was damaged by a vehicle-borne improvised explosive

device.

Normally, Battlefield Damage Assessment (BDA) is a capability of the Seabees where units analyze damage and then make repairs. In the scenario, the same methods were applied, only this time using a UAS to help assess damage.

“The intent was to prove the concept that BDA can be done with UAS,” Tallaksen said. “We can measure craters, assess needed materials for damage repair, and call (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) all because of UAS.” This first UAS flight was a success; the UAS operated effectively and the scenario was a great learning experience for the pilots.

“I had a blast piloting the UAS,” Cleary said. “It’s cool being one of the first pilots in the Seabees. I want to fly it again soon.”

“It’s so cool to fly these things,” Tallaksen said. “It can be nervewracking at first because you’re flying an expensive piece of equipment, but you get used to it.”

Ensign Adam Goldsmith, assigned to NCG-2, oversaw the development of the UAS program

Intelligence Specialist 1st Class John Tallaksen, from Winder, Georgia, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, pilots a SkyRaider R80D Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) during the battalion’s field training exercise at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Aug. 7, 2019. This is the first time UAS technology has been utilized in the Naval Construction Force, and NMCB-1 has the first certified UAS pilots in the Seabees. NMCB-1 is homeported in Gulfport, Miss., to prepare and execute a comprehensive unit-level training plan in order to meet future mission requirements.

and trained NMCB-1 personnel on pilot qualifications and UAS operations. After seeing the system’s first flight, he believes it’s ready to use in regular Seabee operations.

“This system allows the NCF to pursue new tactics, techniques and procedures that will heighten force protection and improve the speed and quality of construction projects,” Goldsmith said. “The UAS program is a great example of how the NCF

is able to adapt to a changing technological environment and remain innovative.”

After the successful piloting from NMCB-1, the future of UAS in the Seabees is bright. A variety of applications are currently being explored.

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GOSPORT

Life

Ormond Beach native vital in training IW warriors; See page B2 “Spotlight”

Hispanic Heritage Month

“Honoring Hispanic Americans: Essential to the Blueprint of our Nation”

By Mike O’Connor Gosport Editor

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hroughout the United States and the armed forces, National Hispanic Heritage Month is being observed Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 to recognize the important contributions of Hispanic Americans.

The theme for the 2019 National Hispanic Heritage Month, as provided by the National Council of Hispanic Employment Program Managers, is “Honoring Hispanic Americans: Essential to the Blueprint of Our Nation.”

Originally conceived in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week by President Lyndon Johnson, the observance was expanded

by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to include a 30-day period. The month was officially enacted into law Aug. 17, 1988, with the approval of Public Law 100-402.

Sept. 15 was chosen as the starting point for the celebration because it is the anniversary of independence of five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras

and Nicaragua. Two other nations, Mexico and Chile, celebrate their independence days Sept. 16 and Sept. 18, respectively.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (2016), 6.5 percent Hispanics or Latinos 18 and older are veterans of the U.S. armed forces. Some famous military firsts for American hispanics: • Flying ace: Col. Manuel J. Fernández Jr., who flew 125 combat missions in the Korean War • Medal of Honor recipient: Philip Bazaar, a Chilean member of the U.S. Navy, for bravery during the Civil War. He received his Medal of Honor in 1865 • Admiral, U.S. Navy: David G. Farragut. In 1866, he became the first U.S. naval officer ever to

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be awarded the rank of admiral. The first Hispanic American to become a four-star admiral was Horacio Rivero of Puerto Rico in 1964 • General, U.S. Army: Richard E. Cavazos, 1976. In 1982, he became the Army’s first Hispanic four-star general • Secretary of the Navy: Edward Hidalgo, 1979.

In government firsts, American Hispanics can claim: • Member of U.S. Congress: Joseph Marion Hernández, 1822, delegate from the Florida territory

• U.S. Representative: Romualdo Pacheco, a representative from California, was elected in 1876 by a one-vote margin. He served for four months before his opponent succeeded in contesting the results. In 1879 he was again elected to Congress, where he served for two terms.

• U.S. Senator: Octaviano Larrazolo was elected in 1928 to finish the term of New Mexico Sen. Andieus Jones, who had died in office. He served for six months before falling ill and stepping down; he died in 1930.

The first Hispanic senator

to serve an entire term was Dennis Chávez of New Mexico, who served from 1935 to 1962 • U.S. Treasurer: Romana Acosta Bañuelos, 1971 to 1974 • U.S. Cabinet member: Lauro F. Cavazos, 1988 to 1990, secretary of education • U.S. Surgeon General: Antonia Coello Novello, 1990 to 1993.

Additionally, she was also the first woman to hold the position • U.S. Secretary of Transportation: Federico Peña, 1993 • U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban

Development: Henry Cisneros, 1993 • U.S. Attorney General: Alberto Gonzales, 2005 • U.S. Supreme Court Justice: Sonia Sotomayor, 2009. She is also the third woman to hold the position • Hilda Solis served as the 25th United States Secretary of Labor from 2009 to 2013 Latinos for POTUS: U.S. Reps. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, both second-generation Cubans, ran for Republican candidate for president of the United States in 2016.

Hispanic heroism in Pensacola: Gen. Bernardo de Galvez From www.nps.gov

What ties unite Pensacola; Mobile, Alabama; Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Natchez, Mississippi?

During the American Revolution, these towns were all part of British Florida and all were captured by Gen. Bernardo de Gálvez, the governor of Spanish Louisiana and his Spanish armies.

At age 29 in 1776, Gálvez was appointed governor of Spanish Louisiana. His mission, as top military and civilian authority of this land, was to deal fairly with the French Creole population, promote commerce, fight smuggling, cultivate friendship with the Indians and in case of war against Great Britain, he was expected to attack and take British West Florida, all with

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only 500 soldiers.

In August 1779, Spain finally declared war on Great Britain and Gálvez was free to act.

Pensacola had a narrow entrance to its bay, and this entrance was guarded by a British fort. The first Spanish ship was fired upon and ran aground. The rest of the fleet retreated back to sea. Gálvez kept urging the Spanish

admiral to press the attack, but the admiral kept making excuses.

Gálvez knew that the British fleet was on its way, so he decided to take the matter into his own hands. He took his own four ships, hoisted his personal flag in the lead ship, stood on the prow with his sword raised and ordered a 15-gun salute fired as he led his ships through

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the pass.

When the rest of the fleet saw this daring move, they urged the admiral to give the order to follow. The other ships followed Gálvez.

After two months of fighting, the British finally surrendered in May 1781. The Battle of Pensacola had been one of the longest battles of the American Revolution.

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A: It went back four seconds.

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Spotlight

September 13, 2019

Ormond Beach native vital in training IW warriors Story, photo

by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Neo B. Greene III Center for Information Warfare Training

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n Ormond Beach, Florida, native is a vital asset for a Navy command responsible for teaching future information warriors the skills required to defend America around the world.

Ernie Hogan has served his country for a combined 40 years, and works as a cryptology assistant program manager, operating out of the Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) onboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola Corry Station. For the past 13 years, he has served as a government employee and prior to this, he proudly and honorably served in the U.S. Navy for 27 years as an electronic warfare technician, retiring at the rank of master chief in 2006.

As a cryptology assistant program manager, Hogan’s responsibilities include supervising 11

government officials, a junior officer and 14 senior enlisted cryptologists charged with managing CIWT’s cryptology technician (CT) and cryptology warfare officer courses.

He is responsible for the oversight of 54 CT courses with an annual student throughput of about 4,300 personnel from all branches of service. Hogan is also the CIWT Sailor 2025 project lead and a liaison with Naval Education and Training Command (NETC)/Naval Air Warfare Training Systems Division for events in support of Ready Relevant Learning analysis, a pillar of the Navy’s Sailor 2025 initiative.

Ernie Hogan, an Ormand Beach, Florida native, has served his country for more than 40 years, and works as a cryptology assistant program manager, operating out of the Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola Corry Station.

“Our CIWT domain is comprised of incredibly talented and professional people, and I’m grateful how our Navy civilians, like Mr. Hogan, play a vital role in the execution of our mission and in our warfighting effectiveness for the Navy the nation needs,” Jim Hagy, CIWT’s executive director said.

“I’m humbled and honored to serve alongside him and for his dedication and service to not only this command, but this great nation.”

Hogan’s command is recognized as the Navy’s

top learning center the past three years. The CIWT domain is charged with developing the future technical cadre of the information warfare community, and it leads, manages and delivers Navy and joint force training to approximately 21,000 students annually.

With 1,200 military, civilian and contracted staff members, CIWT oversees about 200 courses at four information warfare training commands, two detachments and additional learning sites located throughout the

United States and Japan.

CIWT is responsible for training enlisted cryptologic technicians, information systems technicians, intelligence specialists and electronics technicians.

CIWT also provides training to cryptologic warfare, information professional, intelligence and foreign area officers that prepares them to be prepared to wage battle and assure the nation’s success in this burgeoning warfare arena.

“The CIWT team is successful because each of our domain members, like Mr. Hogan, focuses daily on our job to ‘prepare Sailors for war’ in our area of information warfare,” CIWT’s Commanding Officer Capt. Nick Andrews said. “I’m extremely proud of how the impact of his hard work prepares Sailors for the Navy the nation needs, enhancing fleet readiness each and every day.”

As a member of one of the U.S. Navy’s most relied-upon assets, Hogan and other CIWT staff and Sailors know they are part of a legacy that will last beyond their lifetimes, serving as a key part of the information warfare community in its mission to gain a deep understanding of the inner

workings of adversaries and developing unmatched knowledge of the battlespace during wartime.

These Sailors and staff have a tremendous responsibility in creating warfighting options for fleet commanders and advising decision makers at all levels as they serve worldwide aboard ships, submarines and aircraft and from the National Security Agency to the Pentagon.

“I really do enjoy my job, even on the toughest days,” Hogan said. “I like to think that we deliver a critical product that supports Sailors, Marines, Airmen, Soldiers and Coast Guardsmen on the pointed end of the spear, enabling them to protect our country and our way of life.”

With four schoolhouse commands, two detachments and training sites throughout the United States and Japan, CIWT is recognized as Naval Education and Training Command’s top learning center for the past three years.

Training more than 21,000 students every year, CIWT delivers trained information warfare professionals to the Navy and joint services.

GOSPORT

Command Lines &Worship Schedule

• Fleet and Family Support Center The NASP Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC), 151 Ellyson Ave., Bldg. 625, offers a variety of classes and workshops. For information or to register, call 452-5990. Upcoming classes include: • 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.

• Base tour: 9 a.m. to noon the first Wednesday of every month. The next tour is scheduled for Oct. 2. Learn about the history of Naval Air Station Pensacola and how to get around base.

• Waggy Wednesdays: 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 18 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.

• Couples Communication: 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 23. Build a happier relationship by developing better communication skills, managing your stress as a couple and finding ways to compromise. You will even learn how to fight fairly.

• Partners in Parenting: 1 p.m., Sept. 25. Caring for your baby can be overwhelming at first. Let us show you techniques that will assist in caring for your newborn. This class is designed for the non-pregnant partner.

• Sponsor Training: 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Oct. 15. Everyone in the military has to transfer sooner or later. FFSC conducts Command Sponsorship Training monthly. After completing the required training, sponsors are prepared to provide reliable information to incoming personnel and their families.

• 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) 470-5546, OCONUS (may be extra 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-ofcommand, 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 449-9231/2. For the Civilian Victim Advocate, call 2934561. 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.

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 Naval Aviation Memorial Chapel • Contemporary service, 6 p.m.

Sunday, All Faiths Chapel, dinner after service • 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 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 Latter Day Saints • Service, 10:30 a.m. Sunday, All Faiths Chapel • Meeting: 6 p.m. Sunday, J.B. McKamey NASP Corry Station – Protestant • Adult Bible study, 9 a.m. Sunday, fellowship hall • Chapel choir, 9 a.m. Sunday, choir room vice sanctuary • Worship service, 10 a.m. Sunday • Fellowship, 11:30 a.m. Sunday • Contemporary worship, 6:00 p.m.

Sunday, followed by fellowship at 7:00 p.m.

• Bible study and dinner, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, fellowship hall Latter Day Saints • Service, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday NASP Corry Station – Roman Catholic • Mass, noon Sunday and 11:30 a.m.

Tuesday and Thursday. For more, call 452-6376 NAS Whiting Field Chapel – Roman Catholic • Mass, 11 a.m. Friday NAS Whiting Field Chapel –

Protestant • Bible study, 11:30 a.m. Tuesday with meal • Greek Orthodox Orthos, 10 a.m.

Sunday, Chapel (everyone welcome) • Greek Orthodox Worship, 11 a.m.

Sunday, Chapel (everyone welcome) • Weekly chapel service, 11:30 a.m.

Thursday.

For more information, call 623-7212 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 • 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 • Buddhism 101 – Introduction to Nichiren Buddhism courses are provided every third Wednesday at the Downtown Pensacola Library at 6 p.m. This event is not sponsored or endorsed by the West Florida Public Libraries or Escambia County. For more, call 291-4333 • Seventh-day Adventist – Seventhday Adventist Church, 1080 North Blue Angel Parkway, services at 11 a.m.

Saturday. For more, call 453-3442 • New Life Baptist Church – 6380 Bayberry St., Milton, Fl. Phone: 6261859, Sunday School at 9:15 a.m., Morning Worship at 10:30 a.m., www. miltonnewlifebaptist.com.

• Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 1720 W. Garden Street. Sunday Service – Orthros 8:45 a.m., Liturgy 10 a.m. Weekday Feast Day Services – Orthros 8:30 a.m., Liturgy 9:30 a.m. For information call 433-2662 or visit www. annunciationgoc.org.

• Grace Christian Church – (a nondenominational Christian Church/ Church of Christ) 9921 Chemstrand Rd. Phone: 494-3022 Weekly Sunday services: Bible school – 9:30 a.m., Worship – 10:30 a.m.

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Off Duty

60th annual Greek Festival From the Greek Festival of Pensacola The 60th annual Pensacola Greek Festival will take place Oct. 11 to 13 at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church located at 1720 West Garden Street. This three-day event draws upwards of 30,000 people from across the Southeast.

Festival hours are 11 am to 9 pm on Friday and Saturday and from noon to 5 pm on Sunday. Admission is always free.

The Pensacola Greek Festival is a staple of the Pensacola Bay area’s fall festival lineup, mixing southern hospitality with Hellenic culture and cuisine. This year, the Pensacola Greek Festival invites the Pensacola community to join in the fun and become Greek for the weekend. We recognize that our community would not be here without the continued support of our friends throughout the Pensacola community. This festival is a wonderful opportunity for the Greek community to share their culture, traditions, heritage, faith, food, dance and the fun-loving spirit of Greece right here in our hometown. We welcome everyone to join in the fun and festivities we have to offer the community of Pensacola.

Live Greek music and traditional folk dancing will be among the entertainment highlights of the weekend. Youth dancers dressed in traditional costumes representing various regions of Greece will perform dance sets throughout the weekend, and the dance floor is

The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church where the annual Greek Festival will take place. Photo from the Greek Festival of Pensacola

open to all between youth sets. The popular Kostas Kastanis band will be back again to play traditional and modern Greek music throughout the weekend.

Tickets, cash and checks are accepted at all cash registers. This year we will not be selling tickets by credit card. However there will be plenty of ATM machines available onsite.

Patrons should utilize street parking in the nearby neighborhoods. Those with special needs can be dropped off in front of the hall while their driver finds a

parking space.

To stay up to date on the latest news about the Greek festival: • Visit the festival website http:// www.pensacolagreekfestival.com • Subscribe to the e-mail newsletter on the website • Become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pensacola greekfestival • Follow on Twitter @ pcolagreekfest • E-mail at gogreek@pensacola greekfestival.com • Call the church office at 4332662

“Angry Birds Movie 2” (PG) 2D: 5 p.m.

“Hobbs and Shaw” (PG13) 7:30 p.m.

a M o v i e

“Good Boys” (R) 8 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

“Dora and the Lost City of Gold” (PG) 5 p.m.

“Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” (PG13) 7:10 p.m.

Morale, Welfare and Recreation

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.

• Pop-Up Playdates: Pop-Up Playdates will be hosted throughout NASP and NASP Corry Station the second and fourth Tuesday of every month from now until Sept. 24. Make new friends in the community. The last playdate will be at the Family Fitness Center, Sept. 24 from Try this 10 a.m. to noon. For more information, call • Navy Birthday 5K: Join MWR as 452-3806.

• Full Moon they celebrate the Float: Get set for Navy Birthday with a a paddleboard race 5K fun run Oct. 10 at under the full moon 8 a.m. All participants tomorrow, Sept. 14 will be registered for a from nightfall, 6:30 $100 gift card prize. p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sign up at the Radford At the events, there Fitness Center or call will be free drinks, 452-9845 for more hotdogs and s’mores. information.

C @ NAS Pensacola Portside Cinema a FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY TUESDAY “Angry Birds Movie “Dora and the Lost “Angry Birds Movie t 2” (PG) City of Gold” (PG) 2” (PG) 3D: 2:30 p.m.

12:30 p.m.

2D: 5 p.m. c 2D: Noon “Good Boys” (R) “Good Boys” (R) h “Hobbs and Shaw” 3 p.m.

7:10 p.m.

(PG13) “Dora and the Lost City of Gold” (PG) 5:30 p.m.

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5 p.m. and 7:40 p.m.

“Dora and the Lost City of Gold” (PG) 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.

“Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” (PG13) 5:30 p.m.

“Good Boys” (R) 8:10 p.m.

“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” (R) 5:30 p.m.

“Angry Birds Movie 2” (PG) 2D: 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

“Hobbs and Shaw” (PG13) 6 p.m.

Regular shows: $4 adults, $2 children ages 6

“Once Upon a Time in through 11, free for 5 and younger Hollywood” (R) 3D shows: $5 adults, $3 children ages 6 through 6 p.m.

11, free for 5 and younger NASP Portside Cinema is closed on Monday.

“Hobbs and Shaw” (PG13) 6 p.m.

THURSDAY “Angry Birds Movie 2” (PG) 2D: 5 p.m.

“Good Boys” (R) 7:10 p.m.

“Hobbs and Shaw” (PG13) 6 p.m.

Races include kayak, tandem kayak and paddleboard races. For more information, call 452-4152.

• Are You Feeling Crafty: Join MWR at the Mustin Beach Club for a Scarecrow Craft Night Friday the 13th of September, today. For just $12 you can make your own scarecrow, enjoy snacks and a cash bar.

• Breast Cancer Awareness 5K: MWR will be hosting a Breast Cancer Awareness 5K Oct. 25 at 8 a.m. starting at the Radford Fitness Center. A free T-shirt will be given for the first I00 to register. Registration is required. To register or for more information, call 452-9845.

• Halloween Horror tickets: MWR has tickets on sale now for Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights. Tickets are available until Nov. 2 at the Tickets and Travel office. For more information, call 452-6354.

• First Tee of Northwest Florida: The First Tee of Northwest Florida has announced their 2019 First Tree Program Fall class schedule for children ages 7 to 9 in the Target level and ages 10 to 13 in the Player level.

Target classes are now through Oct. 29, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. or until Oct. 30, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Player level now until Nov. 6, 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. To sign up or for more information, call 452-2454.

• Navy CDH Program: Want to support military families and have a transferable career when you PCS? Become a Child Development Home Provider. CDH Providers offer safe environments designed to meet the developmental needs of children enrolled. For more information, call 4586588.

Liberty Activities 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.

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Marketplace auto • merchandise • employment real estate and more!

Announcements Garage Sale – Saturday 9/14 from 8am – 1pm. 807 Fleming Way.

Wanted Need Drivers! CDL A or B to deliver work trucks throughout the US. Retired Military or recently separated military welcome. Please call 850-934-8020.

Being transferred and need to move your car? We transfer city to city or base to base.

Give us a call 850-934-8020.

Wanted. Large recliner,prefer non rocker. 850 434 5398 lv msg.

LACROSSE COACHES NEEDED for boys and girls youth teams. Volunteer position, background check required. Contact Jon 575-7493444, pbysa.org/lacrosse.

Waiting for Orders or on a hold? SOS Tree Service hiring responsible Tree / Landscaping people. FT/PT 7 days/wk.

Exp preferred not required.

Military or Civilian. CDL preferred not required. Call John 850-483-1489.

Handyman Handyman and Services other Services In need of magazine, newspaper, package or distributing/ delivery services?! Reliable competitive rates.

Call Judy @ 850-377-8277 Articles for Sale Articles for Sale Italian leather sofa with ottoman. Tan. $375. 850-4978868 Very nice large computer table and chair. $25. 850-542-7753 or 748-4749 Washer and dryer – Excellent condition. $80 each. 850-5169197.

2 large palm tree paintings. 2 large beach paintings. Brand new hanging light features. $25-$40 ea. 850-453-9002 Ladies pants. Size 20W. All with pockets. Solid colors.

Excellent condition. $6 ea.

418-4614 or 944-8886 – Please no text.

Ladies capri pants. Size 20W. All with pockets. Solid colors. Excellent condition. $5 ea. 418-4614 or 944-8886 – Please no text.

Umbrella infant stroller.

Excellent condition. $10.

418-4614 or 944-8886 – Please no text.

Queen sofa bed. Plush with mattress. Gently used. $700.

530-4847 Samsung smart Tv 50 inch.

The tv is in the box ready to go. $250 is the asking price.

Look at the price in the px at the same tv. This is a bargain.

Cemetery burial plot (single) at Pensacola Memorial Gardens. Lot 271, “A” “1”. Nice location. Currently selling for $1595.00, Asking $1395.00.

Estate Sale- 3 Bedroom Set 2 King 1K & 1 Queen set 800.00. DR & LR set $600.00 Lots of fishing and Boating items. Garage items for sale.

850-723-6381 Elliptical ProForm 390e, Excellent condition, Software works, 12 workouts, Pick up only, $125.

Dresser, Solid wood, Chabby chic, 48”H,36”W, $65.

(404) 617-9759 Can text photos.

Also offering Home Office support WiFi, Alexa, Wireless Printers and Laptops & More!

Articles for Sale Folding tables. $20 each.

850-944-5763 Large planter for sale. Looks just like a 6cu ft. wheel barrow.

850-944-5763 Auto

Auto

2010 Gray Mazda3 4 door sedan 91,500 miles. Looks and runs good $4800. Contact Larry 850-455-4716

Trucks / Vans / SUV’s Trucks/Vans/SUVs 2018 Gulfstream Travel Trailer, 25 ft. Comes with all the stuff plus extras. Only used on one trip of 120 miles. This item is priced to sell.

850-777-9831

MIKE DOLLEN CMDCM USN (Ret.) | REALTOR ® Designated Military Relocation Professional and Florida Military Specialist

Real Estate REAL ESTATE 4br/2ba home , edge of North Hill . large rooms . Will be available Sept.1 . Please email ( ronh503@yahoo.com ) .

Nice modern kitchen , formal DR . Small sun porch in front .

1 year lease $ 1200.00 month , $ 1000.00 dep .

Need references Need to rent 1/2 of a 50’ boat slip at the Palafox Marina.

Storage bin and water hose available at slip. Call Eric 850-572-5130.

1BR near downtown, water view, some utilities. No smoking or pets. Military welcome. $675/$500. 850-206-4647 Thinking of retiring to the country? Check this out!

Centrally located between Maxwell AFB, Pensacola NSA, Elgin AFB and Ft. Rucker. https://www.callanoutlaw.com/-/listing/ALCOVINGTON/18251/33996Anderson-St-Red-LevelAL-36467 Room for Rent Front Gate Whiting Field w/Wi-Fi. and utilities included. $525 deposit $525 Mo. Address 7032 Season Dr. Milton FL 850-287-9823 2/2 1600 sq ft waterfront condo on Lake Charlene.Washer/ dryer,granite,garage, patio, quiet. 1100/mo/sec dep.Great place to live!

Call:410-963-0422 2 BDR,2 BATH WATERFRONT/GOLF COURSE CONDO FOR SALE BY OWNER. POOL, PIER, EXERCISE RM. 24/7 DOORMEN. CLOSE TO NAS, NAVY HOS. & VA. $195K. 850-375-0446 1 bedroom 1.5 bath Pensacola Beach condo for rent from Sept 1, 2019 to March 1, 2020.

Furnished, power, Internet included. Someone can rent for the entire six month period or just for 1,2,3,4 or 5 months.

We are flexible. $1,950 per month. Call Eric 850-982-8102 SPAIN 1BR/1BA Nerja Costa Del Sol. Furnished. 140 degree sea view. Minimum 2 months 1 day = $915 total. Perfect for retirees out of ROTA to use as a Spain-Touring base. Call or email: walexa6282@aol.com.

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