Gosport - November 03, 2017

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Spring ahead, fall back ... Look for more daylight in the morning: Nov. 5 at 2 a.m. marks the official end of daylight saving time; clocks should be pushed back one hour as the nation reverts to standard time. Even though you may be gaining an hour’s sleep, experts advise going to bed at the same time: it may take a few days to adjust to a new sleep schedule, as your own internal clock is reset. It is also a good time to check or change the batteries in your home’s smoke detectors or carbon monoxide alarms.

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November 3, 2017

NAS Pensacola takes the gold: SECNAV Energy and Water Management Awards By Greg Mitchell NASP Public Affairs Office

Navy pride at NMOTC Fall Festival ... HMCM(SW) Timothy Perkett, command senior enlisted leader at Navy Medicine Operational Training Center (NMOTC), participates in a pumpkin-carving contest during a command festival celebrating the 242nd anniversary of the U.S. Navy. Photo by MC2 Michael J. Lieberknecht

Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP) was recently selected among several other commands as a 2017 recipient of the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Energy and Water Management Gold Award. Every year, the Secretary of the recognizes Navy Navy and Marine Corps installations, ships and squadrons for outstanding commitment to energy and water management. The awards are presented to those commands that have made notable progress toward the Department of the Navy (DON) goals to reduce energy and water consumption, increase use of renewable energy sources and construct sustainable facilities.

“Earning the SECNAV Energy and Water Gold Award is a wonderful feeling,” Sabrina Williams, NAS Pensacola installation energy manager said. “The Gold level of achievement indicates that NAS Pensacola has a very good to outstanding energy program. This is a great accomplishment for any installation with such magnitude.” The DON Energy Program evaluates and classifies the overall energy and water management performance of each installation. Awardees are categorized according to SECNAV winners’ as platinum, gold and blue level achievers. Since Williams assumed the role as the installation’s energy manager in 2012, NAS See Gold on page 2

Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show Nov. 10 and 11 From NASP PAO

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 extraordinary 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; a Mig-17 piloted by Randy Ball; the 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

MILITARY STAR card being accepted at the Pensacola Commissary From Pensacola Commissary

cated on NAS Pensacola (NASP) and the NEX Mini-Mart located on NASP Corry Station will have the new uniforms in stock. For your convenience, Aviation Plaza will open Bldg. 630’s doors at 7 a.m. Nov. 6 to allow service members to shop for the

A kickoff ceremony was held Oct. 30 at the Pensacola Commissary to celebrate acceptance of the MILITARY STAR card. The card is a line of credit offered by the Exchange Credit Service (ECP). The commissary event featured refreshments and gift card giveaways for service members and their families. The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is rolling out acceptance of the card in all its stores to offer greater convenience to service members and their families and further strengthen funding of critical military quality-of-life programs, said Command Chief Master Sgt. Stuart Allison, DeCA senior enlisted advisor. “Being able to use the MILITARY STAR card at the commissary is a big win not only for shoppers,” Allison said. “Having one convenient payment

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The new Navy Working Uniform (NWU) Type III is coming to NAS Pensacola NEX locations Nov. 6.

NWU Type IIIs at NEX From Ambrosia Osborne Event Coordinator NEX Aviation Plaza

The Navy Exchange (NEX) Pensacola Complex is proud to announce that the brand-new Navy Working Uniform (NWU) Type IIIs will be available for purchase beginning Nov. 6. Both Aviation Plaza lo-

show and Chris Darnell will drive the 300-plus mph Shockwave Jet Truck and there are many more acts. Along with flying demonstrations, dozens of military and civilian aircraft will be on display. These static displays See Air Show on page 2

NASP lighthouse ‘shines’ with new landscaping By Ashley Laliberty NASP PAO Intern

The Sweet Bay and Oleander Garden clubs, both part of Pensacola Federation of Garden Clubs, are raising funds to sponsor a project to landscape the pathways leading to the entrance of the Pensacola Lighthouse. Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA) is showing its commitment to the environment by donating a truckload of compost called “bloom” that will reduce the project’s cost. The award-winning

and double-A rated compost is made from leaves, grass, branches and biosolids that are rich in nutrients and free of bugs. The pH factor is 8 and is it is rich in very high-grade nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium. The process to make the compost takes about 45 days, which is impressive compared to the average six-month process. “The goal is to create an environmentally friendly flowerbed at the See Light on page 2

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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