NAS Pensacola traffic pattern shift ... Contruction contractors are preparing for the next phase of work in the outbound lane at NASP’s west gate. Work in these lanes will start Sept. 28. Barrels and signs will be placed the evening of Sept. 27 after the gate has closed. The barrels will start just before the curve approaching the outbound lane. Traffic will reduce to one lane gradually and cross over at the break in the median. Once they get through the gate they will be moved back to the outbound lane utilizing the new rejection lane. The entry lane on the left will be closed and have traffic merge just after the existing slide gate. All cars will utilize the left lane and trucks will use the right lane.
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Change of command for CID Unit Corry Station today (Sept. 25) From CIDUCS PAO
The Center for Information Dominance (CID) Unit Corry Station will hold a change of command ceremony today, Sept. 25, at 10 a.m. in the National Naval Aviation Museum at NAS Pensacola.
Cmdr. Christopher Eng
Cmdr. Christopher Bryant will be relieved by Cmdr. Christopher Eng. The ceremony marks the end of a successful 26-month command tour for Bryant, a native of Pace. An information warfare officer since 2008, he led the largest command in the CID domain, responsible for 39 courses of instruction and
Cmdr. Christopher Bryant
a staff of 15 officers, 258 enlisted and 58 civilians. Located aboard NAS Pensacola Corry Station, CID Unit Corry Station delivers Navy and joint forces training in information operations, information warfare, information technology and cryptology for approximately 12,000 service members each year. Under Bryant’s leadership, the command
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September 25, 2015
NAS Pensacola passes security assessment By Mike O’Connor Gosport Associate Editor
NAS Pensacola has been given a thumbs-up following an in-depth security assessment last week, according to NASP Emergency Manager Burt Fenters. A Higher Headquarters Operational Assessment (HHOA) took place onboard the air station Sept. 14-18. During the evaluation, a team consisting of senior inspectors from U.S. Fleet Forces Command; Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) and Navy Region Southeast were on board to look over NASP’s security procedures and emergency management
practices. Several testing events took place during the appraisal, including a security unit-level assessment of a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) Sept. 16 and an active-shooter scenario in the base’s Bldg. 624 Sept. 17. “We did very well,” Fenters said. “As usual with exercises, we came out with lessons learned and things we could do better, and that’s why we train. But overall we were graded very well, and we demonstrated to our upper echelon commands the ability to
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Gold Star Mothers and Families remembered ... At a remembrance ceremony for Gold Star Mothers and Families at 9 a.m. Sept. 23 onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola, BM2 Anquahn Williams, left, rings a bell for each of the area families that lost a service member in the last 12 months. (Left-right) Command Chaplain Cmdr. Todd Orren and NASP Commanding Officer Capt. Keith Hoskins look on as NASP Administrative Officer Lt. Cmdr. Desmond Penrose reads the names of the fallen. The bell was rung 27 times; 23 for specific individuals and four times for those not named. The base was joining an effort across the region as other bases simultaneously conducted the “Bells Ringing Over CNRSE” ceremony. Photo by Mike O’Connor
Former MCPON guest speaker at CPO pinning ceremony From CNATT PAO
The ninth Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) and former Commander, Naval Education and Training (NETC) force master chief served as the guest speaker during the Pensacola-area chief petty officer (CPO) pinning ceremony Sept. 16 at the Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) Charles Taylor Hangar at Naval Air Station Pensacola. Casper, Wyo., native, retired MCPON James L. Herdt, a submariner upon enlistment, said events such as the Pensacola-area CPO pinning ceremony are a significant milestone in any enlisted Sailor's career.
YNC(EXW/SCW/AW) Stephen Nielson, an instructor for the Center for Personal and Professional Development Learning Site Corry Station, has his anchors pinned on by his family. Photo by Carla M. McCarthy
“The Navy puts a lot of faith and confidence in a chief petty of-
ficer and they have high expectations,” Herdt said. “The new chiefs now have the opportunity to go out and meet those expectations. They have very sophisticated leadership skills, compared to the type of leadership skills that we exhibited back in the day when I first became a chief.” Herdt observed the 61 CPO selectees receive their anchors and covers during the traditional ceremony, something he said is representative of the years of dedication each of these Sailors has demonstrated throughout their careers. “I am absolutely convinced that we would not have a chief’s mess inside the United States Navy today if we didn’t do this every year,” he said. “Because as impor-
NASP DEFY transitioning to phase 2 By Janet Thomas Gosport Staff Writer
The Drug Education For Youth (DEFY), a program that promotes healthy alternatives to substance abuse and gang involvement, is getting ready to kick into high gear at Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP). “We have exciting plans for the program for 2015-2016 and hope to carry it on further,” said NASP DEFY Local Program Coordinator ADC(AW) James Cunningham. With the help of some of the other
DEFY staff members, Cunningham initiated a major change to phase 1 of this year’s DEFY program at NASP. DEFY coordinators have the option of scheduling either a five-day residential or eight-day non-residential camp each summer for military youths ages 9 to 12. In recent years, nonresidential DEFY camps have been held aboard NASP. But when Cunningham took over the program in January, he decided to switch to a residential camp because he thought it would be a better way
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tant as it is to prepare new chiefs to come into the mess, I think it is even more important that every chief petty officer in the entire Navy, I mean this is the time of year when on this day the entire navy comes to a standstill, every chief petty officer puts on their combination cover, stands at attention and listens to the chief's creed being read. And in that creed, they recommit and rededicate themselves to the ideal of being a chief petty officer. If we didn't do that every year, I don't know that we would have the chief's mess that we have today.” Herdt said that different training methods are in place today for
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Richardson relieves Greenert as CNO From Chief of Naval Operations Public Affairs
WA S H I N G T O N (NNS) – Adm. John Richardson relieved Adm. Jonathan Greenert as the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) in a ceremony, Sept. 18, at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. Richardson became the 31st CNO, the Navy’s most senior officer and, as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a principle adviser to the Secretary of the Navy,
Adm. John Richardson
Secretary of the Defense and the President. The Secretary of the
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