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Vol. 81, No. 42

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October 20, 2017

NASP to host Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show From NAS Pensacola Public Affairs Office

NAS Pensacola, local government officials sign Domestic Violence Awareness Month proclamation ... Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP) Commanding Officer Capt. Christopher Martin joins city and county officials in signing a proclamation highlighting October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Oct. 17 at Pensacola Fire Department Headquarters. Martin is flanked by (left) Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward and (right) Pensacola Police Chief Tommi Lyter and Lt. Cmdr. Michael Lombardozzi of the NASP Security Department. Other officials who signed the proclamation included Fire Chief David Allen of the Pensacola Fire Department, Fire Chief Patrick T. Grace of Escambia County Fire Rescue, Chief of EMS Steve White of Escambia County Emergency Medical Services and Fire Chief Timothy Dias of Fire and Emergency Services Gulf Coast. The ceremony recognized how the military supports its service members and honored both military and civilian personnel who have been first responders in domestic violence incidents. More than 100 people attended the ceremony that was presented by NASP’s Family Advocacy Program. Photo by Janet Thomas, NASP Fleet and Family Support Center

The Navy’s Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, will close the 2017 season at their annual Homecoming Air Show onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP) Friday and Saturday, Nov. 10 and 11. Tentatively scheduled for both days will be aerobatics by performers such as the Vertigo Air Shows Jet Glider, the world’s only jet-launched sail plane, flown by Bob Carlton; an A-4 Skyhawk flown by Paul Wood; the Mig-17 piloted by Randy Ball; a Super Stearman flown by Greg Shelton with wing walker Ashely Shelton; and John Klatt will fly the Screamin’ Sasquatch Jet Waco. The Navy Leap Frogs Parachute

Team will jump in to the show and Chris Darnell will drive the 300-plus mile per hour Shockwave Jet Truck plus many more acts. Along with flying demonstrations, dozens of military and civilian aircraft will be on display. These static displays will include a variety of aircraft ranging from the presentday, state-ofthe-art fighters to aircraft from the 1930s. In addition to the scheduled Friday and Saturday shows, there will be a special night show from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10 only. Aircraft will light up the sky with full afterburner and pyrotechnics, and will end with one of the largest fireworks shows in the See Air show on page 2

National Naval Aviation Museum named top museum by TripAdvisor From Malerie Shelton Naval Aviation Museum Foundation

Once again, the National Naval Aviation Museum has been named one of the Top 25 Museums in the country by TripAdvisor as part of the 2017 Travelers’ Choice Awards. The National Naval Aviation Museum ranks No.16 on the list that includes well-

known museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the American Museum of Natural History, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Museum of Modern Arts, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum and more. The rankings are based on quantity and quality of reviews and ratings for muse-

ums worldwide gathered by TripAdvisor over a 12-month period. “We are thrilled that the National Naval Aviation Museum continues to be recognized as a top museum by TripAdvisor,” said retired Navy Capt. Sterling Gilliam, museum director. “It is especially satisfying given TripAdvisor rankings are driven by user-generated

GCE picnic celebrates disability employment at NASP

GCE’s NASP Galley employee Tommy Huynh featured on WEAR-TV ... Local

pany of NAS Pensacola (NASP) Commanding Officer Capt. Christopher Martin, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward, Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson, Baptist Health Care representatives and officials from the state of Florida.

ABC television affiliate WEAR-TV filmed an “Angels in our Midst” segment recently featuring the NAS Pensacola Galley’s Tommy Huynh. Huynh was named GCE Employee of the Year in February. Look for the TV feature to air this week. Photo by Greg Mitchell

Story, photo by Mike O’Connor Gosport Editor

Dozens of base employees – workers for base contractor Global Connections to Employment Inc. (GCE) – had a catered lunch Oct. 13 in the com-

GCE’s Tammy Ellis (right) receives a value coin plaque and certificate of appreciation from Gary Murphy at the GCE picnic Oct. 13.

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) and GCE’s annual NDEAM picnic provided an opportunity to recognize the workers who do so much for the base every day. Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) Executive Director Cissy Proctor traveled from Tallahassee to attend the event as guest speaker. She spoke about the Florida Unique Abilities Partner Program (www. florida jobs. org/ uniqueabilities- partner-program), which helps businesses and organizations join up with citizens See GCE on page 2

content. It is nice to know our visitors are having a good experience when they visit our campus.” TripAdvisor, which is a travel planning and booking website, has more than 350 million unique visitors each month and more than 385 million reviews and opinions covering more than See NNAM on page 2

2017 flu vaccines available at NHP ... Flu vaccines are now available at Naval Hospital Pensacola (NHP) for all TRICARE beneficiaries 6 months and older. Beneficiaries enrolled to one of the hospital’s Medical Home Port Teams (Family Medicine or Internal Medicine) should visit their team to receive a flu vaccination without an appointment Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Beneficiaries not enrolled to a Medical Home Port Team can receive the flu vaccine at the Immunization Clinic Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. NHP will also be holding a Drive-Through Flu Vaccine Clinic at the hospital Oct. 28 from 8 a.m. to noon. TRICARE beneficiaries will be able to receive the vaccine without leaving their car, but will be asked to remain on-site for 15 minutes afterwards to monitor for safety. While not 100 percent effective, a flu vaccine is the best way to prevent influenza. For more information, contact NHP’s Immunization Clinic at 505-6257 or your Medical Home Port Team.

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