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Paving, lighting work to affect traffic at NAS Pensacola ... • NavFac Southeast (SE) has awarded a contract to install speed bumps at the front gate, crosswalks at the Murray Road-Taylor Road intersection and speed bumps on Moffett Road in the Cabaniss Circle. Work will occur Nov. 12-14 and will be scheduled to minimize impact to traffic. Speed bump installation on the outbound lanes near the gate will require a short term (3-4 hour) closure of Murray, then Duncan Road; watch for “road closed” and detour signs. Drivers and pedestrians should observe the warning signs and flagmen signals and proceed with caution around the work zones. The work schedule is weather dependent. For questions or more information, contact the PWD Construction Manager, Bryan Moeller, at 452-3131, ext. 3077. • NavFac SE will also be making repairs to the street lighting on Sam Lovelace Bridge, outbound overpass and street lights in the vicinity of the front gate. The project work will result in temporary lane shifts and outboard lane closures on Sam Lovelace Bridge. Motorists are urged to use extra caution when passing through work areas. Work is estimated to begin Nov. 9 and will continue through late December. For questions or more information, contact the PWD production officer at 452-3131, ext. 3005.

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NASP wins SecNav Energy and Water Management Award By Mike O’Connor Gosport Associate Editor

Get ready for the Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show ... Crowds fill the viewing stands Oct. 28 at one of the last practices before the Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show Nov. 6-7. The Blues can be seen practicing at NAS Pensacola from March to November. No more practices are scheduled for this year. The outside viewing area for the Blue Angels practice is located on the flight line north of the National Naval Aviation Museum. There is open bleacher seating available for 1,000 people and announcers offer information about the maneuvers.

Air show highlights: Blue Angels, other acts Story, photo by Jamie Link NASP PAO Intern

The annual Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show opens today, Nov. 6, at Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP). Some familiar faces will be returning. Wayne Boggs, who has performed air boss duties for more than 20 years, will be in charge this weekend. During the show, Boggs assists in the production and execution of the air show. He is recognized as one of the top air bosses in the country.

Working with Boggs will be veteran air show announcer Rob Reider. Reider announced his first air show in 1978 and by 2006 air show announcing had become his full-time occupation. Last September, the U.S. Navy named Reider an “honorary Blue Angel.” He is only the 46th person to receive that honor in the 65-year history of the team. Gates open at 8 a.m. today, Nov. 6, and tomorrow, Nov. 7, and the Blues Angels are scheduled to fly at 2 p.m. A special night show is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. today, Nov. 6, only. Aircraft will

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NAS Pensacola has been recognized as a top performer in realizing the Navy’s ambitious energy conservation goals. According to a recent announcement released by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, Naval Air Station Pensacola is the “Navy, Large Shore” installation winner of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 SecNav Energy and Water Management Awards. Naval Construction Battalion Center (NCBC) Gulfport in Mississippi is the winner in the “Navy, Small Shore” category. A complete list of winners can be found in AlNav 076/15, online at http://www.public.navy. mil/bupers-npc/reference/messages/Documents/ALNAVS/ALN2015 /ALN15076.txt. With the award comes cash prizes: $45,000 and $30,000 for the large and

small shore categories. The winners are authorized to fly SecNav’s energy flag for one year and they will be recognized at a series of award ceremonies to be held over the course of the year. “Congratulations to all of our award recipients,” Mabus said. “Improving how we manage energy and water is critical to accomplishing our mission and your success provides a model that the rest of the Department of the Navy should emulate. I encourage all commanders to look to the accomplishments of our award winners and identify ways that your commands can improve how we manage these critical resources.” In Navy Region Southeast, programs at NAS Jacksonville (Fla.), NSB Kings Bay (Ga.), NSA Midsouth Millington (Tenn.), NAS Key West

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Navy VolEd support hours realigned By Ed Barker NETPDTC Public Affairs

The U.S. Navy Cracker Jack Marching Unit from Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) passes through the intersection of Palafox and Main streets in 2014’s Veteran’s Day Parade. Photo by Mike O’Connor

Special events planned for Veterans Day By Janet Thomas Gosport Staff Writer

Veterans Day events Nov. 11 in Pensacola will include a parade, patriotic songs and a tribute to two Airmen killed in Afghanistan. The Veterans Day Parade is scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m. at the corner of Garden and Spring streets and follow a route that marches along Bayfront Parkway. Community leaders, organizations and military personnel are expected to participate along with an army of spec-

tators. The parade will end at Veterans Memorial Park, where a formal observance is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. with a moment of silence as the tower chimes, said retired Navy Capt. W.A. “Butch” Hansen, president of the Veterans Memorial Park Foundation of Pensacola. Hansen will be master of ceremony, and retired Navy Rear Adm. Don Quinn is scheduled to be the keynote speaker. Quinn, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate and former naval aviator, retired in

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The Navy’s Virtual Education Center’s (VEC) support hours will be adjusted to match prime call traffic starting Nov. 9. The new Call Center hours will be from 6 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. EST Monday – Friday and the VEC may be reached by calling: (877) 838-1659 or DSN 4924684. “Although this will have some effect on our West Coast customers, it will allow us to focus our resources on the times when our call traffic is higher,” said Naval Education and Training Professional Development and Technology Center Voluntary Education (VOLED) Program Director Ernest D’Antonio. “As a result, wait times should be reduced during those hours.” D’Antonio added that his staff is constantly monitoring call traffic volumes and hours may be readjusted in the future based on demand and available staffing. The MyEducation portal on the Navy College website is available 24/7 for Sailors to monitor their accounts and make sure their degree plans are current. The VEC can also be contacted by e-

mail: vec@navy.mil. For more information on the Navy College Program and the Virtual Education Center visit https://www. navy college. navy. mil.

Media coverage ramps up for air show ... Andrew McKay from Pensacola radio station 1620 AM flew with the Blues in the No. 7 jet with Marine Capt. Jeff Kuss, Nov. 3. Area listeners can hear McKay from 5-9 a.m. weekdays. Photo by Ens. Anthony Junco

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