NASP gate hours ... NAS Pensacola Holiday Gate Hours: NASP Corry Station Gate 7 and NASP West Gate will close at 7 p.m. Dec. 18. Both gates will reopen Jan. 4, 2016; Gate 7 at 6 a.m. and West Gate at 5 a.m. NASP and NASP Corry Station main gate hours of operation will be unchanged during the holidays.
Vol. 79, No. 49
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December 11, 2015
Veterans recognized at World War II remembrance Story, photo by Janet Thomas Gosport Staff Writer
Trees For Troops, tree lighting onboard NASP ... (Above) Army Spc. Brian Hobbes carries away a Christmas tree selected by Benjamin Hobbes, 5, and Brandy Hobbes Dec. 4 during the Trees For Troops event at NAS Pensacola. The Spirit of Christmas Foundation in conjunction with FedEx gave away about 150 fresh-cut trees – two truckloads – to active-duty military. The giveaway was part of the MWR Holiday Tree Lighting celebration. EMC Ismael Canizalez, leading a group of Santa-hat-wearing Navy volunteers from Navy Recruiting Orientation Unit (NORU), helped distribute the trees. “It’s a time of giving; it’s what we’re here to do,” Canizalez said. “We’ve come together to hand out some Christmas cheer. It feels great; I love seeing the faces on the families and kids getting a Christmas tree. We’re all Santa’s helpers.” Photo by Mike O’Connor (Left) NASP CO Capt. Keith Hoskins and MWR officials light the base’s tree at dusk Dec. 4. Photo by Billy Enfinger
Applause was the order of the day as an overflow crowd turned out to recognize veterans and their families during a World War II Remembrance ceremony Dec. 7 at the National Naval Aviation Museum. Leaders from Naval Air Station Pensacola commands were among the active-duty service members, retirees and civilians who gathered to mark the 74th anniversary of the Dec. 7, 1941,
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, which President Franklin Roosevelt called “a date which will live in infamy.” The moving event was punctuated by video presentations and musical tributes by the Tate High School Band and Vocal Jazz Ensemble. The three surviving veterans of the battle who were present – Frank Emond, Cass Phillips and William Braddock – were the main focus of attention, but others were not forgotten. Pearl Harbor survivors Jacob
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(Left-right) In the front row were Pearl Harbor veterans Frank Emond, Cass Phillips and his wife Lydia, and William Braddock. At right is Rick Carraway, Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors national president.
‘New to the Navy’ mobile app provides answers to common questions From Navy Personnel Command Public Affairs
MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) – Need to know how to ship household goods? Wondering what types of receipts you need to keep while on official travel? Acquire a family mem-
ber and need to know how to get dependent ID cards? The “New to the Navy” mobile application has you covered. New to the Navy is geared toward new Sailors and answers many frequently asked questions about pay and personnel matters. The content is organized by top-
ics that are easy for new Sailors to understand, and provides official references, procedures, methods for avoiding mistakes and pertinent points of contact. Some of the topics covered include: transfers; sponsor program; pay, personnel and advancement; marriage and
family; new officers; and contact numbers to reach out to in the event of additional questions or emergencies. The app also includes definitions of acronyms. The application is available now on all mobile platforms via their respective application stores:
Apple: https:// itunes. apple. com/ us/ app/ opsec/ id 1031272509? mt=8. Android: https:// itunes. apple. com/us/ app/ opsec/ id1031272509? mt=8. For more news from Navy Personnel Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/npc.
NASP marks 21 years as ‘Tree City’ Story, photo By Mike O’Connor Gosport Associate Editor
NAS Pensacola took a step toward achieving its 21th consecutive Tree City USA certification with a tree-planting ceremony Dec. 3. Tree City USA, a program sponsored
by the National Arbor Day Foundation, promotes tree planting and forestry awareness throughout the country. More than 3,400 communities across the nation have qualified for the program by meeting the four standards required: maintaining a tree board department, a
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Navy volunteers lend a hand to unload Christmas trees Nov. 24 for Arc Gateway, an area organization that helps people with disabilities.
NATTC volunteers pitch in for Arc Gateway Story, photo by Lt. Cmdr. Sven Sharp Naval Aviation Technical Training Center Public Affairs
Twenty-five Sailors stationed at the U.S. Navy’s premier aviation technical training facility unloaded a truck load of Christmas trees Nov. 24 for Arc Gateway, a Pensacola area non-profit organization. Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) volunteers, including NATTC Base officials, foresters and NASP Public Works Department (PWD) personnel celebrate Navy Tree Awareness Week with the planting of a Savannah holly Dec. 3.
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