Gosport - September 14, 2018

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Vol. 82, No. 37

September 14, 2018

Chiefs, CPO selects participate in 9/11 Run

Story, photo by AEC Ben Romero Naval Air Technical Training Center Public Affairs

Sixty chief petty officer (CPO) selects, under the supervision of more than 120 chief petty officers from the Pensacola-area and Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP) Corry Station CPO Mess, participated in a 9/11 commemoration run Sept. 11 onboard NASP. The run, organized by the Pensacola-area CPO Mess and culminating with a flag folding ceremony at the NAS Pen-

sacola Fire Station, provided the opportunity for service members to remember the nearly 3,000 individuals killed and more than 6,000 injured during the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the eastern coast of the United States. “Some of these Sailors were airmen, seamen or firemen when 9/11 happened, just starting their Navy careers, so they can remember what that did to our nation – what that did to our military,” PRCS Anthony Mitchem, the Pensacola-area Fiscal

Shelter from the storm: NAS Pensacola hosts aircraft escaping Hurricane Florence ... On Sept. 12, NAS Pensacola’s Air Operations Transient Line (NASP Air Ops T-Line) was providing space for aircraft from Naval Station Norfolk, NAS Oceana and mid-Atlantic squadrons likely to be affected by damage from Hurricane Florence. (Above) Gosport reporter Kaitlyn Peacock speaks with VFA-32 Commanding Officer Cmdr. Stacy Uttecht (center) and Lt. Dan MacMillan (left) as they exited their aircraft Sept. 12. (Below) The NASP Air Ops T-Line was providing space for dozens of aircraft – C-2 Grayhounds, E-2 Hawkeyes, F/A-18 Superhornets – and many more are expected. Photos by Mike O’Connor

See CPO run on page 2

NAS Pensacola ACs take to the skies for fly-in Story, photo by AC2 Christian Klos-Dunn

Taps is played during the 2017 Bells Across America for Fallen Service Members ceremony onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola. Photo by Mike O’Connor

Bells Across America set for Sept. 27 at Naval Aviation Memorial Chapel From NAS Pensacola Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC)

NAS Pensacola will conduct a Bells Across America for Fallen Service Members ceremony at 11 a.m. Sept. 27 at the Naval Aviation Memorial Chapel onboard NASP. The guest speaker will be Command Chaplain Cmdr. Bryan Crittendon. During this event, FFSC will honor Gold Star Family members by memorializing and celebrating the lives of their fallen service members. The Navy Gold Star Program serves the families of all who died on active duty, regardless of branch of service or

cause of death. The program serves survivors by providing support, information and services as long as they desire. Both Gold Star Family members and those wishing to support them are encouraged to participate in this event. To have someone recognized as a Gold Star Survivor by having the service member’s photo displayed and name read at the ceremony call Kathy Sims (Kathy.sims@navy.mil) at 4524277 or Janet Thomas (janet.thomas@ navy.mil) at 452-5990. Provide name, rank and date of death of the decedent, a photograph if available, and the Gold Star family relationship.

A group of NAS Pensacola (NASP) air traffic controllers put down their microphones and picked up their flight gear to take to the skies Sept. 1 in some classic aircraft at a private airstrip near Milton. The heritage event was hosted by George T. McCutchan Airfield in Milton and the Black Ducks Flying Team. The Black Ducks team annually fly service members and their family members at the Blue Angels Homecoming Airshow onboard NASP. Citing logistical reasons, the Black Ducks will not be able to attend the airshow this See Heritage fly-in on page 2

AC1(AW/SW) Katherine Derse takes off from the grass airstrip at George T. McCutchan Airport in Milton. The heritage event for NAS Pensacola air traffic controllers featured World War II veterans and aircraft; for more photos, see page A4.

NAS Pensacola 9/11 ceremony ... On Sept. 11, NAS Pensacola held a commemoration ceremony at the National Naval Aviation Museum to mark the events of Sept. 11, 2001. (Left) Participants salute as colors are paraded. Photo by Ens. Scott Reagh (Center) Fire Fighter Michael Gilliard performs the TwoBell ceremony. Photo by Mike O’Connor (Right) At NASP Corry Station, the day was marked with a seperate observance. Photo by Glenn Sircy

Published by Ballinger Publishing, a private firm in no way connected with the Department of the Navy. Opinions contained herein are not official expressions of the Department of the Navy nor do the advertisements constitute Department of the Navy, NAS Pensacola or Ballinger Publishing’s endorsement of products or services advertised.


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