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NASP hosts children’s holiday party From NAS Pensacola Public Affairs

Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola hosted its annual Selected Children’s Holiday Party Dec. 7 at the Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) youth center gym onboard NAS Pensacola.

The party, sponsored by the NAS Pensacola First Class Petty Officers Association (FCPOA) and designed to provide selected Pensacola-area elementary school-aged children a holiday event including gifts, arts and crafts and lunch, has become a mainstay for the NAS Pensacola FCPOA and something extremely well-received by the more than 100 children attending.

“Events such as this – particularly during the holiday season – can serve to make sure that some children in the local community have an

opportunity to enjoy the holiday season that they might not have had,” AC1 Aaron Kelly, the NAS Pensacola FCPOA president said. “Some of us might have come from similar backgrounds, and the opportunity to provide a bit of holiday cheer is part of who we are – both as members of this community and as Sailors.”

Kelly said the NAS Pensacola FCPOA worked closely with Carissa Bergosh, a liaison for the four Pensacola-area schools – AK Suter Elementary, Beulah Elementary, Bellview Elementary and West Pensacola Elementary – with students invited to the three-hour event.

NAS Pensacola FCPOA members, Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) students and MWR Youth Center employees interacted with the grade-school aged children throughout the party, assisting them with

AC2 Kristie Perry helps Santa Claus (Fire & Emergency Services Gulf Coast employee Larry Cherry) give a Pensacola-area elementary school student a gift during the Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola Selected Children’s Holiday Party Dec. 7 at the NAS Pensacola Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Department’s youth center. The Selected Children’s Christmas Party is organized annually by the NAS Pensacola First Class Petty Officer Association.

arts and crafts projects, serving lunch and talking with party attendees.

Naval Air Station Pensacola FCPOA member

RP1 Robert Porter said participating in the event is something he feels was important, not only to the invited children, but to

the service members and civilian employees who volunteered for the event.

“It’s a good feeling to know that you’ve made a

difference in the lives of these children, if even for just a moment,” he said.

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Pensacola-area CPOs, first class petty officers hold Pearl Harbor Remembrance From NAS Pensacola Public Affairs

Two Pearl Harbor survivors participated in a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony onboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola at the Barrancas National Cemetery (BNC) Dec 7.

Pearl Harbor survivors retired Chief Warrant Officer 4 Francis Emond, assigned to USS Pennsylvania (BB 38) at the time of the early morning surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service, and retired U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bill Braddock attended the hour-long event as guests of honor at the Pensacola-area Chief Petty Officer’s Association (PACPOA) and NAS Pensacola First Class Petty Officer Association (FCPOA)-sponsored event.

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Service members salute at the gravesite of a Pearl Harbor veteran during a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony Dec. 7 at Barrancas National Cemetery onboard NAS Pensacola.

dinator ACC Amber Khoryati said the event is integral in ensuring the memory of the more than 2,400 Americans killed during the nearly two-hour attack

NAS Pensacola marks 24th Tree City USA planting

By Marty Daniel Navy Natural Resources Forester NASP PWD

Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola held its 24th annual Tree Planting Ceremony Dec. 7. This puts NAS Pensacola one step closer to its 24th consecutive year as a member of Tree City USA. Tree City USA is a program created by the National Arbor Day Foundation. This program has been working to manage and expand communities’ public trees since 1976. In order to meet Tree City USA status, the community must meet the four core standards of urban forestry management: maintaining a tree board or department, having a community tree ordinance, spending at least $2 per capita on urban forestry and celebrating Arbor Day.

Base officials, foresters and NAS Pensacola Public Works Department (PWD) personnel celebrate Navy Tree Awareness Week with the planting of a sand live oak Dec. 7. Photo by Mike O’Connor

Tree City USA emphasizes the importance of having a healthy and sustainable urban forestry program in communities across the United States. This year NAS Pensacola

dedicated the week of Dec. 3 to 7 as Tree Awareness Week. This week represented the importance of NAS See Tree City USA on page 2

remains a cherished part of Navy history.

“This service member and families of Pearl Harbor survivors are a living link to our past as United States Navy Sailors,” Khoryati said. “What they’ve seen is something almost all of us have only read about, learned about in school. And to be in the presence of two shipmates who witnessed things we know as history is awe inspiring and important to each and every chief here – we’re charged with ensuring our history and traditions as a Navy are upheld and having the opportunity to learn from a firsthand account of the bravery and sacrifice of the Sailors who came before us is an important part of our continued development as a Navy and a Chief’s Mess.”

Nearly 200 attendees observed morning colors See BNC on page 2 Wreath laying at Barrancas National Cemetery tomorrow (Dec. 15) .... Join the Kiwanis Club of Big Lagoon for a wreath laying at Barrancas National Cemetery tomorrow, Dec. 15. Thousands of wreaths will be placed from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. The public may enter starting at 8 a.m, must have valid ID. In order to help NASP Security help direct traffic, place an 8.5”x11” piece of paper on your dash with “Old Section” or “New Section” on it.

Holiday Celebration Planned for Veterans Memorial Park Dec. 15 at 3:30 p.m., wreath-laying at 9 a.m. .... Wreaths will be placed at 9 a.m. and a special ceremony is planned in observance of the holidays at Veterans Memorial Park in Pensacola beginning at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow, Dec. 15. Major Gen. Richard Secord, the former deputy assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs, will be the guest speaker.

A Christmas tree will be placed at the apex of The Wall South and the lighting of the tree will take place just after sunset. Wreaths Across America will lay wreaths at the base of the Wall South. Participants at the event will be able to order bricks for the Walk of Honor. For more information, go to https://veteransmemorialparkpensacola.com.

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Safe Helpline, SAPR is available at the holidays From Mica Harrell NAS Pensacola SAPR Victim Advocate

The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Program wishes you a safe and happy holiday season. As you enjoy holiday celebrations, remember to always celebrate and respect other people’s boundaries, both with alcohol and intimacy. If you are unsure about signals you are receiving, stop to check in and clarify. If you are unsure if a person is capable of consenting, err on the side of caution and assume they are not.

In this time of thanks and joyful appreciation, we are thankful to have so many capable individuals who can make

a difference and help prevent sexual assault. If you see someone who is at risk of harm, practice active intervention.

Step in and separate them from the situation or address the potentially harmful behavior directly. Remember, if you see something, say something. If someone tells you they have been sexually assaulted, always believe them and never blame them. The responsibility for the sexual

assault lies completely with the offender.

If you know someone who has been sexually assaulted, keep their confidence by directing them to the SAPR Program and by not talking with others about the assault. Safe Helpline is available 24/7 at (877) 995-5247 and provides a variety of online resources as well. Visit safehelpline.org to chat, join anonymous groups and get information. You can also reach SAPR services by calling the 24/7 Victim Advocate at 449-9231 or Civilian Victim Advocate at 293-4561.

Victims of sexual assault have two reporting options; Restricted and Unrestricted. Both Restricted and Unrestricted reports provide the victim with access to medical care, forensic exami-

nation, advocacy, counseling, victim’s legal counsel, information and support.

Filing a Restricted Report ensures confidentiality; no identifying information is disclosed to the command and an investigation is not initiated. Filing an Unrestricted Report triggers command notification with identifying information, prompts an NCIS (MCIO) notification and investigation, MPO can be requested, and an expedited transfer can be requested. Disclose sexual assault to only the following professionals in order to preserve your reporting rights and discuss which option is best for you: SAPR/Duty Victim Advocate, SARC, Medical professional and Deployed Resiliency Counselor.

World War II Remembrance at National Naval Aviation Museum ... Applause was the order of the day as an overflowing crowd turned

out to recognize veterans and their families during a World War II remembrance ceremony Dec. 7 at the National Naval Aviation Museum. A veteran of Pearl Harbor who was present – William Braddock (above, left) was the focus of attention, but other World War II veterans were not forgotten (center, front row). The event included a rousing musical tribute from Tate High School’s muscians and the Blue Anchor Belles (above, right). Photos by Mike O’Connor

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at the start of the ceremony, acknowledging that 77 years ago, service members across Hawaii’s Oahu island were preparing to do the same when more than 350 Japanese fighters, level bombers, dive bombers and torpedo bombers launched from six Japanese Imperial Navy aircraft carriers in an attack on U.S. Armed Forces targets.

The ceremony also included an invocation from retired Lt. Cmdr. Michael Garbey, a presentation from Khoryati on the impact the attack had, and guest speakers Emond and Ms. Holly Shelton, a longtime friend of recently deceased Pearl Harbor veteran Lt. George Mills.

NAS Pensacola Commanding Officer Capt. Christopher Martin, who provided opening remarks for the ceremony, said the attendance of Emond, Braddock and other guests of honor was particularly fitting for a ceremony in an area with significant U.S. military ties.

“The two brave men who are with us today represent the fighting spirit of the U.S. Navy of yesteryear, and all of you here today represent the continued legacy these two fought for,” he said. “Pensacola has trained our naval aviators for generations, and countless numbers of the thousands of service members who fought in that and subsequent battles have ensured that we can continue the American way of life.”

Pensacola Area Chiefs and First Class Petty Officers then placed flags on the gravesites of four Pearl

Pensacola’s urban forestry program. The Tree Planting Ceremony tops off the week, celebrating the base’s hard work and dedication, resulting in the successful urban forestry program we have today.

Urban forestry not only adds aesthetic beauty to the base, but provides multiple benefits such as shade, erosion control, improved air quality and more. This year’s tree, a sand live oak, will not only provide shade and coverage but will provide habitat and food for many of the species on base.

“The sand live oak represents much of what this institution stands for: durability, strength and resistance. Each trait has been a key component of our naval services since 1775, and this sand live oak will be a symbol of NAS Pensacola’s embodiment of those attributes,” NASP Commanding Officer Capt. Christopher Martin said.

The ceremony was held on the southeast side of Bldg.

4142, replacing a more than 100-year-old live oak that was struck by lightning in the spring and had to be removed.

The sand live oak was placed in the ground with assistance from RSSI and NASP Public Works Department personnel. NASP Public Works Officer Cmdr. Ancelmo McCarthy thanked those involved with the ceremony and the urban forestry program.

“Without the constant dedication and hard work of our Public Works and NAS Pensacola team, management and maintenance of such a large expanse of urban area would not be possible,” McCarthy said. “It takes cooperation from everyone to have a successful forestry program as we do today.”

Santa from page 1 “Knowing that we were able to provide some enjoyment, as well as serve as a role model to these young children, is its own reward,” Porter added.

The NAS Pensacola FCPOA communicated with Bergosh to get wish lists from children selected to attend the party. Upon receipt of these, Kelly said the NAS Pensacola

Pearl Harbor survivor Chief Warrant Officer 4 Francis Emond serves as the guest speaker during the NAS Pensacola Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony Dec. 7 at Barrancas National Cemetery. The PACPOA coordinated the hour-long ceremony, during which service members placed flags on the gravesites of Pearl Harbor veterans interred at the cemetery.

Harbor veterans interred at Barrancas National Cemetery: Chief Electronics Technician Myron Carraway, Senior Chief Cryptologic Technician Jacob Gallawa and Culinary Specialist 1st Class Robert Raymond, Pearl Harbor survivors; and Water Tender 1st Class Walter Sollie, who was killed during the Dec. 7, 1941 attack.

FCPOA asked for volunteers to sponsor individual children, using the wish lists to purchase gifts. Kelly said the NAS Pensacola FCPOA additionally arranged for lunch and coordinated the event.

The party was highlighted by the arrival of Santa Claus, portrayed by Fire & Emergency Services Gulf Coast employee Larry Cherry, on a fire truck.

Cherry later distributed gifts

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to the children with NAS Pensacola Commanding Officer Capt. Christopher Martin, Executive Officer Cmdr. Michael Harbison and Command Master Chief Mario Rivers.

“These Sailors (the NAS Pensacola FCPOA) volunteered their time to make sure these members of our community were able to enjoy the holiday season,” Martin said. “Their involvement in our community

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Holiday craze: The shame on the shelf

By Lisa Smith Molinari Military Spouse Columnist

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hen it comes to trends, I operate on a standard five-to-ten-year delay.

Hence, I refer to ink cartridges as “printer ribbons,” I have always wanted that hairstyle Jennifer Anniston had on “Friends” and I still own a pair of dark-washed jeans. So, it is no surprise that I never picked up on The Elf on the Shelf craze.

I didn’t even hear about that particular holiday phenom until 2009 while our family was stationed in Germany. Anyone who’s ever been to Germany knows that an elf doll that sits on a shelf is a real snoozer compared to the wonder and Old World charm of festive Christmas markets, sparkling glass-blown ornaments, elaborately-carved wooden nutcrackers, real reindeer-drawn sleigh rides, and the spicy aroma of hot Glüwein. The arguably superior German Christmas traditions left no need to supplement the celebrations with a silly book about an elf

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on the shelf.

However, I couldn’t resist the guilt trip.

I learned that another Navy wife in our base stairwell apartment building was keeping the magic of Santa alive for her three children by secretly hiding a posable elf doll around the house every day between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Apparently, the elf was Santa’s spy, flying to the North Pole every night to report back on who’s been naughty or nice, and returning to a new location each morning, in increasingly funny scenarios that delighted her children. Making snow an-

About the columnist Lisa Smith Molinari, mother of three, was a military spouse for more than 25 years. Her husband recently retired from the Navy. Her syndicated column appears in military and civilian newspapers, including Stars and Stripes, and on her blog, www.themeat a nd p ot a t o e s of l i fe.c o m . gels in rainbow sprinkles on the countertop, splashing in a mini-marshmallow bubble bath with Buzz Lightyear, and catching goldfish crackers in the toilet with a candy cane fishing pole.

This was the same mom who also baked a different cookie for her kids every day for “The Twelve Cookies of Christmas” and who surprised her kids

with a green glitter and chocolate coin leprechaun ransack of their house every St. Patrick’s Day – so I should have known better. But instead, I felt terrible.

“How did I miss this Elf on the Shelf thing?” I wondered.

“Am I just too lazy to be a good mother? Do my kids feel deprived of their rightful share of holiday fun? Will they grow up so full of resentment that they will lead lives of crime and end up in prison making license plates and eating contraband Honey Buns with plastic sporks?”

Like I said, I just can’t resist a guilt trip.

After moving back to the states, I broke down and bought a knock-off elf, but by that time our kids were old enough to know that Santa didn’t come down the chimney, much less have spies. Regardless, as an act of Christmas contrition, I wrapped the doll’s felt and wire arms around the ceiling fan blade, fully intending to finally teach my children the timeless tradition of the Elf on the Shelf.

And that is where he stayed for the entire month.

Rather than alleviate my guilt, bringing that damned elf into our home only brought

me more parenting disgrace. I found it impossible to remember to move the elf at night, much less pose him in witty scenarios to entertain the kids.

When I checked the internet for ideas, I only ended up feeling worse about myself for getting sucked into perusing Pinterest boards with titles like “The 100 Most Inappropriate Elf on a Shelf Ideas for Adults Only.”

Childish giggling only amplified my shame.

After Christmas, I plucked our elf from his fan blade confinement, brushed off a month’s worth of dust before storing him away, and wallowed in self-loathing.

This year, while sorting through our boxes of Christmas decorations, I found the elf crumpled against a snow globe, one leg bent at an unnatural angle. I took him out and hooked his felt and wire arms over the bannister garland, and that is where he will probably stay until the New Year.

I have come to accept the irony that, although I lack the discipline it takes to move a tiny elf from shelf to shelf, I always manage to drag a load parental guilt around with me everywhere I go.

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Bush’s legacy includes decisive military action

By Jim Garamone Department of Defense Public Affairs

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ASHINGTON (NNS) – His background was a little different than most who joined the military at the age of 18, but his warmth, love of country and drive to serve made him a leader respected up and down his chains of command.

Service members who worked with former President George H.W. Bush, first as Ronald Reagan’s vice president and, later, during his presidential term, spoke of the way he remembered their names and would ask about their families. They were loyal to him and he was loyal right back.

Bush himself said it best in his inaugural address Jan. 20, 1989: “We are not the sum of our possessions. They are not the measure of our lives.

In our hearts we know what matters. We cannot hope only to leave our children a bigger car, a bigger bank account.

We must hope to give them a sense of what it means to be a loyal friend, a loving parent, a citizen who leaves his home, his neighborhood and town better than he found it.

“What do we want the men and women who work with us to say when we are no

longer there? That we were more driven to succeed than anyone around us? Or that we stopped to ask if a sick child had gotten better, and stayed a moment there to trade a word of friendship?”

Bush, who died Nov. 30 at age 94, was born June 12, 1924, in Milton, Mass. He graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass., on his 18th birthday in 1942 and immediately joined the Navy.

With World War II raging, Bush earned his wings in June 1943. He was the youngest pilot in the Navy at that time.

Flew torpedo bombers.

The future president flew torpedo bombers off the USS San Jacinto (CVL 30) in the Pacific. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for a mission over Chichi Jima in 1944. Even though his plane was hit by antiaircraft fire, he completed his bombing run before turning to the sea.

A file photo taken in 1944 of Navy pilot Lt.j.g. George H. W. Bush in the cockpit of his Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bomber. U.S. Navy photo courtesy of the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum

A file photo taken Nov. 2, 1944 of Navy pilot Lt.j.g. George H. W. Bush (center) with X-2 flight crew, radioman Joe Reichert (left) and turret gunner Leo W. Nadeau. U.S. Navy photo courtesy of the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum

Bush managed to bail out of the burning aircraft, but both of his crewmen died. The submarine USS Finback (SS 230) rescued him.

On Jan. 6, 1945, Bush married Barbara Pierce of Rye, N.Y. They had six children: George, Robin (who died of leukemia in 1953), Jeb, Neil, Marvin and Dorothy Bush Koch.

After the war, Bush attended Yale and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1948. He and his wife moved to Texas, where he entered the oil business.

Bush served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1966 to 1970.

In 1971, then-President Richard Nixon named Bush as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, where he served until becoming chairman of the Republican National Committee in 1973. In October 1974, President Gerald R. Ford named Bush chief of the U.S. liaison office in Beijing, and in 1976, Ford appointed him to be director of central intelligence.

Vice president, then president.

In 1980, Bush ran for the Republican presidential nomination. Ronald Reagan won the primaries and secured the nomination, and he selected Bush as his running mate. On Jan. 20, 1981, Bush was sworn in for the first of two terms as vice president.

The Republicans selected Bush as presidential nominee in 1988. His pledge at the national convention – “Read my lips: no new taxes” – probably got him elected, but may have

worked to make him a oneterm president.

Bush became the 41st president of the United States and presided over the victory of the West. During his tenure, the Berlin Wall – a symbol of communist oppression since 1961 – fell before the appeal of freedom. The nations of eastern Europe withdrew from the Warsaw Pact and freely elected democracies began taking hold.

Even more incredible was the dissolution of the Soviet Union itself. Kremlin hardliners tried to seize power and enforce their will, but Boris Yeltsin rallied the army and citizens for freedom. Soon, nations long under Soviet domination peeled away and began new eras.

Military action.

In 1989, Bush ordered the U.S. military into Panama to overthrow the government of Gen. Manuel Noriega. Noriega had allowed Panama to become a haven for narcoterrorists, and he subsequently was convicted of drug offenses.

But Bush is best remembered for his swift and decisive efforts following Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait Aug. 2, 1990. The Iraqi dictator claimed that Kuwait historically was his country’s “19th province.” His troops pushed into Kuwait and threatened to move into Saudi Arabia.

Bush drew “a line in the sand” and promised to protect Saudi Arabia and liberate Kuwait. He put together a 30-nation coalition that liberated Kuwait in February 1991. Operation Desert Storm showed

Americans and the world the devastating power of the U.S. military.

At the end of the war, Bush had historic approval ratings from the American people. But a recession – in part caused by Saddam’s invasion – and having to backtrack on his pledge not to raise taxes cost him the election in 1992. With thirdparty candidate Ross Perot pulling in 19 percent of the vote, Bill Clinton was elected president.

Bush lived to see his son – George W. Bush – elected president, and he worked with the man who defeated him in 2006 to raise money for millions of people affected by an Indian Ocean tsunami and for Hurricane Katrina relief.

“Freedom works.”

In his inaugural address, the elder Bush spoke about America having a meaning “beyond what we see.” The idea of America and what it stands for is important in the world, he said.

“We know what works: freedom works. We know what’s right: Freedom is right. We know how to secure a more just and prosperous life for man on Earth: through free markets, free speech, free elections and the exercise of free will unhampered by the state,” he said.

“We must act on what we know,” he said later in the speech. “I take as my guide the hope of a saint: in crucial things, unity; in important things, diversity; in all things, generosity.”

It was the mark of the man.

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Navy Corpsman: Forged by the fire

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By MC1 Brannon Deugan Naval Hospital Pensacola

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ind wrestles autumn leaves on a crisp November evening in Drummonds, Tenn. Horses graze in a pasture, chickens roam the land and the sound of dogs barking carries across a farm.

Ting-ting, ting-ting.

A roaring fire of approximately 2,200° F bellows out of a homemade forge that has what used to be a ball-peen hammer glowing in a warm amber tone.

Ting-ting, ting-ting.

HM2 Herbert Robertson aggressively hammers a piece of metal that is taking the shape of a two prong fork on one end and a spoon on the other end. Robertson, assigned to Naval Branch Health Clinic (NBHC) Naval Support Activity (NSA) Mid-South, Millington, Tenn., is a corpsman for the U.S. Navy that uses his free time to hone his skills as a blacksmith.

“I love being a corpsman,” Robertson said. “I love the fact that I get to come to work every day and help people. Being a hospital corpsman and being a blacksmith both require attention to detail. I have to make sure that everything is done the same, especially when making repetitive motions. I have to make sure I have a fine eye for detail.”

Robertson got interested in blacksmithing when he visited a Viking festival and was intrigued by the work of a blacksmith that was making small trinkets. The blacksmith invited Robertson to help, and Robertson left an im-

pression that earned him an open invitation to learn the trade.

“At the end of the day, he told me that if I wanted to continue to learn blacksmithing to come by his house the next day,” Robertson said. “So for the next six months, I literally spent four hours a day at his shop. Every time I got off work I was at his shop learning how to blacksmith.”

Working as a blacksmith helps Robertson balance work as a corpsman and his personal life. Robertson works a full workday in the clinic as the acting leading petty officer of

HM2 Herbert Robertson, assigned to Naval Branch Health Clinic Naval Support Activity Mid-South, Millington, Tenn., counsels a junior Sailor on administrative standard operating procedures in Millington, Tenn., Nov. 20. Robertson, acting leading petty officer, recently participated in a reality TV show about blacksmithing where he learned valuable lessons as a blacksmith and a leader

HM2 Herbert Robertson, assigned to Naval Branch Health Clinic Naval Support Activity Mid-South, Millington, Tenn., places a sword into a blacksmith forge at his home in Drummonds, Tenn., Nov. 20. Robertson is a blacksmith that recycles scrap metal to make new usable items.

the Medical Homeport Clinic, NBHC NSA Mid-South, before he heads home to focus on projects with his forge for a few hours in the evening.

“Blacksmithing brings me a lot pleasure, and it is a great way to release a lot of pent-up energy,” Robertson said. “Banging away at the steel; I can go at it on a bad day and I don’t worry about anything. Being a blacksmith allows me to maintain a healthy life.”

Maintaining a healthy balance in life is essential to Robertson and hammering and molding discarded metal is vital to his success. When starting a new project, he searches scrap yards using his keen eye for forgotten metals that he can transform into something usable such as swords, axes, spears, knives, forks, spoons and lanterns.

Although he has only been a blacksmith for a little over two and half years, Robertson’s skill and expertise has provided him with new opportunities to include a recent appearance on a reality TV show about blacksmiths where he competed against blacksmiths with many more years of experience.

“My experience on the show has pushed me to grow as a blacksmith, a leader and as an individual,” Robertson said. “I developed lasting friendships with the other blacksmiths on the show, and I have learned through this experience that at times we must fall so we can learn and grow.”

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December 14, 2018

GOSPORT

NAS Whiting Field Sailors of the Year

By Lt.j.g. Ashley Koenig and Lt.j.g. Terryll Daguison NAS Whiting Field Public Affairs

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AS Whiting Field (NASWF) and the Naval Branch Health Clinic (NBHC) Whiting Field have announced their selectees for Sailor of the Year (SoY), Junior Sailor of the Year (JSoY) and Blue Jacket of the Year (BJoY) for 2018.

NASWF recognized AC1 Michael Hein for SoY, ABH2 Dominic Caviness for JSoY and AC3 Omer Dubose for BJoY. NBHC selected HM2 Glen Merrill as SoY, HM3 Lyndsay Robinson as JSoY and HN Nia Allen for BJoY. These Sailors demonstrated excellence through their hard work, determination and dedication to service. Their leadership and professionalism have set a foundation for others and heavily impacted their command’s mission readiness.

“I feel incredibly shocked and humbled that I was chosen as Sailor of the Year,” Hein said. “More than anything it means a lot to me to be able to show my children and provide the best example for them to

see their father achieve things professionally and personally, and know that they can too.”

Hein is a Texas native and will be reaching his 10-year mark in his naval career this coming February. He serves as the Flight Planning Branch Chief and is a fully-qualified Facility Watch Supervisor.

Originally from Denver, Co., Caviness is the leading petty officer for airfield management and leads a team of 11 Sailors to provide support for NAS Whiting Field’s airfield operations.

“I’m incredibly grateful for my family, my peers, my mentors and all the Sailors that have supported me during my time here,” Caviness said.

“Without their mentorship and

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tion Whiting Field (NASWF) Public Works Department (PWD) held its 27th annual Tree City USA tree planting last week on the installation with a planting of a live oak tree. NAS Whiting Field Executive Officer Cmdr. Jim Brownlee helped plant the tree along with NASWF Natural Resources Manager Christina Malitz. Malitz heads the program that enables NASWF to continue to support the commitment to sustaining a healthy environmental footprint on and around the base.

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AC1 Michael Hein

ABH2 Dominic Caviness

AC3 Omer Dubose

HM2 Glen Merrill

HM3 Lyndsay Robinson

HN Nia Allen

Whiting Field also honored its top Sailors.

Allen currently serves as a general hospital corpsman and has recently been accepted into Navy “C” School where she will train to become an X-

ray technician.

“I give all thanks to God,” Allen said. “Somewhere along the way between the time I arrived and now, I stopped feeling sorry for myself every time I was presented with a challenge, because through every obstacle comes strength and with strength, comes endurance. I hope that I can encourage Sailors to just keep pushing forward and improving themselves.”

The Chief of Naval Operations established the Sailor of the Year Program to recognize Sailors who represent the best of the Navy by demonstrating both professional and personal dedication.

Sailors who display sustained superior performance and meet all selection factors are eligible for recognition.

guidance, I never would have been selected as JSoY. I’m incredibly honored to be recognized by my command and community.”

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December 14, 2018

GOSPORT See the International Space Station – from your backyard

By Mike O’Connor Gosport Editor

One of the best shows in town is free, and is coming to a sky near you – on a regular basis.

The International Space Station (ISS), whose construction began in 1998, is the result of international development, research and cooperation between five participant space agencies from the United States, Canada, Russia, Japan and Europe. Though the space shuttle program has ended, international flights are planned to keep the ISS operational through 2020 and possibly until 2028.

As the largest space station facility ever orbited, it is quite easily visible to the naked eye. No telescope is necessary to view the ISS as it passes over Pensacola on its regular orbits. Appearing as a bright, moving “star,” the ISS can be seen shortly after dark and before dawn. Binoculars help to locate the ISS but are not necessary.

NASA’s website for the ISS gives local information by city for locating and observing the ISS and any supply ships, if they are scheduled to rendezvous.

To observe the ISS on its next pass, visit http:// spot the station. nasa. gov. Click on “Location Lookup.” The time, duration of the flyover, elevation angle in the sky and compass headings are listed. Set an alarm on your watch or cell phone so you don’t miss it.

It’s easy and fun to be a part of the ongoing ISS mission – as an active observer.

AOCS Class 41-68 holds its 50th reunion; See page B2 “Spotlight”

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or December 2018: The peak for the Geminid meteor shower is the evening of Dec. 13 and the following morning.

About 9 to 10 p.m., as Gemini is rising in the northeast, look for “Earthgrazers,” zapping through the top of our atmosphere from the northeast to southwest, some stretching almost all the way across the sky. As the moon sets by 11 p.m., you should see still more meteors, perhaps up to one a minute in the predawn hours. That same morning, the almost first quarter moon passes south of red but fading Mars. The winter solstice and the shortest day occur at 4:23 p.m. Dec. 21. The full moon, the “Long Night Moon” occurs Dec. 22. The last quarter moon is Dec. 29.

While the naked eye, dark adapted by several minutes away from any bright lights, is a wonderful instrument to stare up into deep space, far beyond our own Milky Way, binoculars are better for spotting specific deep sky objects. For a detailed map of northern hemisphere skies, visit www.skymaps.com and download the map for December 2018; it will have a more extensive calendar, and list of best objects for the naked eyes, binoculars and scopes on the back of the map.

Mercury and Jupiter play tag in the predawn skies, with the pair only a degree apart Dec. 21. Venus is the bright planet to the upper right of them, dominating the dawn skies as the year ends.

Mars is the only evening planet by month’s end, moving rapidly eastward in Aquarius, but fading fast.

The feature graphic for this month is the trajectory of Comet Wirtanen.

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coming back to perihelion every 5.4 years, but this time around, it will pass within seven millions miles of earth Dec. 16, and may become visible with the naked eyes as it passes between the Pleiades and Hyades star clusters then. The Escambia Amateur Astronomers Association (EAAA) will host a comet watch for the public tomorrow, Dec. 15 at Big Lagoon State Park (arrive early before the gate closes at sunset) for viewing and photographing it.

The constellation Cassiopeia makes a striking “W” in the northwest. It contains many nice star clusters for binocular users in her outer arm of our Milky Way, extending to the northeast now. Her daughter, Andromeda, starts with the northeast corner star of Pegasus’ square, and goes northeast with two more bright stars in a row. It is from the middle star, beta Andromeda, that we proceed about a quarter the way to the top star in the W of Cassiopeia, and look for a faint blur with the naked eye. M-31, the Andromeda Galaxy, is the most distant object visible with the naked eye, lying about 2.5 million light years distant. Overhead is Andromeda’s hero, Perseus, rises. Perseus contains the famed eclipsing binary star Algol, where the Arabs imagined the eye of the gorgon Medusa would lie.

Look at Perseus’ feet for the famed Pleiades cluster; they lie about 400 light years distant, and more than 250 stars are members of this fine group. Comet Wirtanen should be “photobombing” the

clusters between Dec. 15 to 20. East of these “seven sisters” is the V of stars marking the face of Taurus the Bull, with bright orange Aldebaran as its eye.

Yellow Capella, a giant star the same temperature and color as our much smaller Sun, dominates the overhead sky. It is part of the pentagon on stars making up Auriga, the Charioteer (think Ben Hur). Several nice binocular Messier open clusters are found here. East of Auriga, the twins, Castor and Pollux highlight the Gemini.

The Geminid shower’s radiant is just north of Castor, with the peak Dec. 14, so perhaps you can get lucky and capture a comet and a meteor in the same wide angle shot then.

South of Gemini, Orion is the most familiar winter constellation, dominating the eastern sky at dusk.

The reddish supergiant Betelguese marks his eastern shoulder, while blue-white supergiant Rigel stands opposite on his west knee. Just

south of the belt, hanging like a sword downward, is M-42, the Great Nebula of Orion, an outstanding binocular and telescopic stellar nursery.

Last but certainly not least, in the east rise the hunter’s two faithful companions, Canis major and minor. Procyon is the bright star in the little dog, and rises minutes before Sirius, the brightest star in the sky.

Sirius dominates the southeast sky by 7 p.m. At eight light years distance, Sirius is the closest star we can easily see with the naked eye from West Florida.

The EAAA is glad to announce that we will be hosting year around deep sky observing sessions on Saturday evenings for the public at the Big Lagoon State Park. The next gazes are scheduled Dec. 15 (observe Comet Wirtanen) and Dec. 29. For more information on EAAA, visit its website at www. eaaa.net or on Facebook under “Escambia Amateur Astronomers Association.”

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December 14, 2018

AOCS Class 41-68 holds its 50th reunion From retired USNR Capt. Garry Schneider Special to Gosport

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ore than 20 members of Aviation Officer Candidate School (AOCS) Class 41-68 came together Oct. 31 through Nov. 4 at Pensacola’s Downtown Holiday Inn for a 50th class reunion.

AOCS Class 41-68 reported onboard NAS Pensacola (NASP) Nov. 19, 1968. The strong bond that developed among the 40-odd members of the class has lasted 50 years, and in early November we came back to Pensacola for a reunion which included a private tour of the National Naval Aviation Museum (NNAM) and VIP seating at the 2018 Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show.

However, this was not the first reunion for our class but our third, and we already have plans for getting together in five years.

Even more unique is that our class was joined by our original class officer, retired Navy Capt. Bill Dickson, and our drill instructor (DI), retired Marine 1st Sgt. Jon Godwin.

Dickson, whose last tour before retiring was as Commanding Officer of AOCS,

indicated that he is not aware of any other AOCS class that has maintained such close contact over the years.

Godwin indicated that Class 41-68 was his first class and he has always felt a special bond with us.

The reunion included our wives, who enjoyed meeting the individuals they had heard so much about over the years. As a group, the wives indicated they found everyone had so many fascinating experiences and life stories that they enjoyed the gathering as much as their husbands.

One of the many stories shared concerned the Instamatic camera one candidate used to record various events during the class’s three to four months in AOCS. The camera was, of course, “phantom gear” which was the term for anything candidates were not allowed to

(Left to right) Lt. William Dickson and Sgt. Jon Godwin during a “Room, Locker and Personnel” inspection.

have. When such an item was discovered, it would have been confiscated and the candidate severely punished. However, the class officer and DI decided that having a record for posterity was a great idea so the candidate was punished (of course) but allowed to keep the camera and continue taking pictures – with the understanding that if he revealed the existence of the camera or photos to anyone the consequences would be beyond anything he had every imagined in his darkest moments.

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March 1969, Candidate Larry Stampe (now retired Navy Cmdr. Larry Stampe) presented the class officer with an album of his phantom photos. The photo (above) is from that original album which Dickson had kept all these years. The photo shows Bill Dickson and Jon Godwin during one of the infamous Room, Locker and Personnel (RLP) inspections.

The discussion of the RLPs also surfaced the famous “dirty rifles” incident.

During one inspection, our DI became enraged at the class’s filthy rifles and our

lack of “attention-to-detail.”

He railed against the class, asking how could we ever be trusted with multi-million dollar aircraft if we couldn’t even keep our rifles in proper working order?

This was a common theme in AOCS and not the first or last time he mentioned our lack of attention-to-detail. To further emphasize his distain, he ejected everyone’s rif les out the window, to accentuate his strongly held belief that we had failed him, ourselves, the U.S. Navy and our country.

Many class members found the rifles were so covered in dirt that their only recourse was to take them into the showers as the first step in cleaning them. During the reunion such stories brought much laughter and tears to those in attendance.

Class members feel these shared experiences have had much to do with the bond that has held the class together over the years. However, the class acknowledges that much of the credit for the maintaining the cohesion of 41-68 as well as organizing the various reunions belongs to our class leader, Massie Simpkins.

The only sad note for the reunion was the fact that AOCS was closed in 2007 and as a result, a rich part of NAS Pensacola’s history ceased to exist.

Command Lines

GOSPORT

• Fleet and Family Support Center The NASP Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC), 151 Ellyson Ave., Bldg. 625, is offering the following: • Family Employment Readiness Brief: 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. every Tuesday. This workshop is targeted to spouses and family members who are seeking employment, education and volunteer information.

• Imagination Station: 10 a.m. to noon every third Thursday of the month at Blue Wahoo Stadium. The next meeting is Dec. 20. The NASP New Parent Support program partners with the Imagination Station for a military family play date. Meet some military families and let your children play.

• Stress Management: 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. every first and third Thursday. The next class is scheduled for Dec. 20.

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• Music & Movement: 11 a.m. to noon Dec. 28 at Lighthouse Terrace, #1 Price Ave. A learning activity to enhance self-expression and socialization in children through dance with use of instruments.

• Kiddie Kraft: 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 14 at Lighthouse Terrace, #1 Price Ave. A fun way to increase your child’s social development with a creative way to learn. Children will develop skills to improve eye and hand coordination.

• Couples Communication: 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 19. You can develop better communication skills, learn to manage stress as a couple and find ways to compromise.

• Worship schedule • NAS Pensacola – Protestant • Worship service, 10:15 a.m. Sunday, Naval Aviation Memorial Chapel, Bldg. 1982 • Chapel choir, meets following the 10:15 a.m.

Sunday service at Naval Aviation Memorial Chapel • Contemporary service, 6 p.m. Sunday, All Faiths Chapel, dinner after service • Training Air Wing Six Bible Study, 11:15 a.m.

Tuesday, Griffith Hall student lounge • Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, J.B. McKamey Center NAS Pensacola – Roman Catholic • Sunday Mass, 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Naval Aviation Memorial Chapel, Bldg. 1982 • Daily Mass, 11:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday in the Our Lady of Loreto Chapel • Confessions: 30 minutes before services Latter Day Saints • Service, 10:30 a.m. Sunday, All Faiths Chapel • Meeting: 6 p.m. Sunday, J.B. McKamey NASP Corry Station – Protestant • Adult Bible study, 9 a.m. Sunday, fellowship hall • Chapel choir, 9 a.m. Sunday, choir room vice sanctuary • Worship service, 10 a.m. Sunday • Fellowship, 11:30 a.m. Sunday • Contemporary worship, 6:00 p.m. Sunday, followed by fellowship at 7:00 p.m.

• Bible study and dinner, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, fellowship hall Latter Day Saints • Service, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday NASP Corry Station – Roman Catholic • Mass, noon Sunday and 11:30 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday. For more, call 452-6376 NAS Whiting Field Chapel – Roman Catholic • Mass, 11 a.m. Friday NAS Whiting Field Chapel – Protestant • Bible study, 11:30 a.m. Tuesday with meal • SAPR If you are a victim of sexual assault, it is not your fault. Help for victims of sexual assault in the DoD community is a call, click or text away: • The SafeHelpline: Pro-

• Greek Orthodox Orthos, 10 a.m. Sunday, Chapel (everyone welcome) • Greek Orthodox Worship, 11 a.m. Sunday, Chapel (everyone welcome) • Weekly chapel service, 11:30 a.m. Thursday.

For more information, call 623-7212 Other services: • B’nai Israel Synagogue, 1829 North Ninth Ave., services by Rabbi/Cantor Sam Waidenbaum. 7 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. Saturday. For information, call 433-7311 or e-mail help@bnaiisraelpensacola.org • Temple Beth El, 800 North Palafox St., services 7 p.m. Friday (6 p.m. first Friday of each month). For information, call 438-3321 or go to http://templebethelofpensacola.org • Brit Ahm Messianic Synagogue, 6700 Spanish Trail. Services are 10 a.m., Saturday morning. For more, visit www.shalompensacola. com • Buddhism 101 – Introduction to Nichiren Buddhism courses are provided every third Wednesday at the Downtown Pensacola Library at 6 p.m. For more information, call 436-5060 • Seventh-day Adventist – Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1080 North Blue Angel Parkway, services at 11 a.m. Saturday. For information, call 453-3442 • Grace Christian Church – (a non-denominational Christian Church/Church of Christ) 9921 Chemstrand Rd. Phone: 494-3022 Weekly Sunday services: Bible school – 9:30 a.m., Worship – 10:30 a.m.

• Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 1720 W. Garden Street. Sunday Service – Orthros 8:45 a.m., Liturgy 10 a.m. Weekday Feast Day Services – Orthros 8:30 a.m., Liturgy 9:30 a.m.

For information call 433-2662 or visit www.annunciationgoc.org.

vides live, one-on-one crisis support and information by trained staff. Call: (877) 9955247; click: www.SafeHelpline. org or text: 55-247, CONUS; (202) 470-5546, OCONUS (may be extra charges for

OCONUS) • The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Program: Provides prevention, intervention and a 24/7/365 response to non-intimate partner adult victims of

sexual assault.

Active-duty and adult family member sexual assault victims have a choice of reporting options, unrestricted and restricted. Unrestricted reporting allows victims to have an advocate, seek medical care, counseling, legal services, safety interventions and/or transfer, etc. To access an unrestricted report, the victim may report to his/her chainof-command, security/law enforcement, NCIS, SAPR VA, SARC or others. NCIS shall be notified by the CO and/or the VA/SARC in unrestricted cases to begin investigation.

Investigation results are provided to the offender’s CO for appropriate action/disposition.

Restricted reporting allows a victim to have a confidential report, which does not trigger command or law enforcement notification and the victim may have a SAPR VA and seek medical care and/or counseling. To access restricted reporting, the victim may disclose his/her sexual assault only to the SARC, a current SAPR VA, a health care professional and/or a chaplain.

To contact the NASP 24/7 Victim Advocate, call 4499231/2. For the Civilian Victim Advocate, call 293-4561.

To contact duty SARC, call the SARC cell at 554-5606.

• CREDO Chaplain’s Religious Enrichment Development Operation (CREDO) Southeast offers retreats enabling military members and their families to develop personal and spiritual resources in order to meet the unique challenges of military life. For information, e-mail Tony Bradford at Tony.bradford. ctr@navy.mil or call 452-2342.

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Off Duty

The Nutcracker in Pensacola

Performers during Ballet Pensacola’s 2017 production of the Nutcracker. Photo courtesy of Ballet Pensacola

By Gina Castro Ballinger Editorial Intern Every family has their own Christmas traditions – whether it is hand-picking this year’s Christmas tree or driving around town to see Christmas lights. For many in Pensacola, Christmas means seeing The Nutcracker at least once. For a ballet made in 1892, The Nutcracker remains an American classic. Although The Nutcracker and ballet in general is beautiful and classical, ballet can sometimes be hard to follow for those not immersed in the form. However, Richard Steinert, Ballet Pensacola’s artistic director, makes an effort to liven up this traditional piece and make it more accessible to a variety of audiences.

“I think this production was born more out of fear than inspiration,” Steinert said. “I was afraid of people leaving my production of The Nutcracker feeling tired.

We set out to do something classical and fun by adding more entertainment values that fit today’s audience more than the people from 1892.”

One way Ballet Pensacola keeps The Nutcracker fresh is by making sure the piece feels new to both the dancers and the audience by adding new accessories and modernizing the costumes.

“We got new Flower costumes that are a little more contemporary but still inspired by the classics,” Christine Duhon, Ballet Pensacola costume director, said.

“They are a little shorter and a little more form-fitting.

The dancers love them and it makes them feel inspired, and it makes us feel inspired.”

Ballet Pensacola’s production of The Nutcracker is a balance of tradition and contemporary. Duhon makes small changes to modernize the classic piece. Usually the tutus in the Snow Realm are just white, but the Pensacola production uses shades of pale pink, blue and white along with rhinestones to present a shimmery snow and ice inspired tutu. These subtle changes in the length and color of the tutus keep The Nutcracker fresh and new, Duhon said.

“You often don’t think about the impact the set and costumes have on the audience, but the audiences are a little bit more sophisticated than they use to be,” Steinert said. “So they want it to be a tutu, but they don’t want to look at the same tutu on every girl all of the time. They expect changes in the costumes. They expect for things to move a little more quickly. They expect some sort of magical things to happen with the lighting or with the set.”

Ballet Pensacola makes an effort to update the content and message for their audiences. One way they achieve this is by changing the ethnic-based dances to dancing sweets that represent people from all over the world. The ballet also changed the scene from Clara’s brother breaking her nutcracker toy to Clara breaking the toy herself. They decided to make this stylistic decision because they didn’t want to send the message that boys are villainous. The ballet also reduces violence in The Nutcracker. Steinert replaces the violent scenes with humor to amplify the Christmas feelings of joy and love. The ballet’s alterations focus on the family friendly and fun aspects of holiday stories. Ballet Pensacola’s alterations present The Nutcracker with a unique Pensacolian twist.

“You really must, if you work with any classical pieces, find a way to balance being respectful to and inclusive to the original style and intent and still market it to your audience,” Steinert said.

For performance times, tickets and more information, visit www.balletpensacola.com or wwww.pensacolasaenger.com.

C @ NAS Pensacola Portside Cinema a FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY TUESDAY “The Crimes of “The Grinch” (PG) t Grindelwald” (PG13) 2D: 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

3D: 5 p.m. c 2D: 8 p.m.

“Aquaman” (PG13) 4 p.m. h “The2D:Grinch” (PG) This showing is free 5:30 p.m. a M o v i e

“Instant Family” (PG13) 7:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” (PG) 2D: 5 p.m.

“Bohemian Rhapsody” (PG13) 7:10 p.m.

“Nobody’s Fool” (R) 5:10 p.m.

“Hunter Killer” (R) 7:30 p.m.

“The Grinch” (PG) 2D: 11 a.m.

“The Grinch” (PG) 3D: 5 p.m.

“Bohemian Rhapsody” (PG13) 1 p.m.

“The Crimes of Grindelwald” (PG13) 3D: 7 p.m.

“Bumblebee” (PG13) 5 p.m.

This showing is free

“The Crimes of Grindelwald” (PG13) 2D: 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.

“Instant Family” (PG13) Noon “The Crimes of Grindelwald” (PG13) 2D: 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.

“Overlord” (R) 8:30 p.m.

Regular shows: $4 adults, $2 children ages 6 through 11, free for 5 and younger 3D shows: $5 adults, $3 children ages 6 through 11, free for 5 and younger NASP Portside Cinema is closed on Monday.

“Instant Family” (PG13) 5:10 p.m.

“Overlord” (R) 7:30 p.m.

THURSDAY “The Grinch” (PG) 2D: 5 p.m.

“The Crimes of Grindelwald” (PG13) 2D: 7 p.m.

“Instant Family” (PG13) 5:10 p.m.

“Overlord” (R) 7:30 p.m.

December 14, 2018

Morale, Welfare and Recreation

The NASP Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) department has a number of upcoming events and activities. For more information, call 452-3806, ext. 3100, or go to the MWR website at www.navymwrpensacola.com.

• NFL Tickets Available: Tickets and Travel has NFL New Orleans Saints tickets at the Superdome available for games Dec. 23 against the Steelers and Dec. 30 against the Panthers. Tickets are $75 each. To buy the tickets or for more information, call 452-6354. Try this • Ugly Sweater Cosmic Bowling: • Full Moon Float: NASP Corry Station Get set for a paddleBowling Center is board race under the hosting special ugly full moon Dec. 21 sweater contest Cos- from nightfall, 5:30 mic Bowling for the p.m. to 8:30 p.m. At holiday season, Dec. the events, there will 21 from 7 p.m. to 9:30 be free rinks, hotdogs p.m. Dust off your best and s’mores. Races ugly sweater for a include kayak, tandem discounted entrance. kayak and paddleCost is $12 for adults board races. For more or $10 with an ugly information, call 452sweater and $5 for 4152. children age 6 and under. For more information or to reserve a lane, call 452-6380.

• Family Fitness Days: The Family Fitness Center onboard NASP Corry Station will be hosting Family Fitness Days the first and third Saturdays of the month. The next family fitness day will be held tomorrow, Dec. 15. These events will educate families about fitness and nutrition through family fun, activities, lectures and programming. For more information, call 452-6004.

• Onesie Fun Run: MWR Fitness Center will host a Onesie Fun Run, a 1.5 mile race along the NAS Pensacola Seawall Jan. 24 starting at 4:30 p.m. Bring your favorite onesie and the family for this fun family-friendly run with hot cocoa and cookies at the finish line. For more information, call 452-9845.

• Bushido Sports Judo Club: Tuesday and Thursday, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at NASP Youth Center, Bldg.

3690 (452-2417). For children ages 5 to 17. For more information, call Sensei Gerome Baldwin at 324-3146, 457-1421 or 457-1421 or e-mail baldg6@att.net.

• Karate class: MWR offers Karate with Sensei John Wynne at the Portside Fitness Center. Cost is $20 per month for military ($22 for DoD). Beginners class takes place Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. and Thursday at 5 p.m. Advanced class is Monday at 5:30 p.m. and Thursday at 6:15 p.m. For more information, call 452-7810.

Liberty Activities Liberty program events at NAS Pensacola and Corry Station target young, unaccompanied active-duty military. Hours are 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Friday and Saturday and 10:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Sunday through Thursday. Regular events are scheduled at the main Liberty Center in the Portside Entertainment Complex. You must sign up in advance for off-base trips. For more information, call 452-2372 or go to www.naspensacola-mwr. com.

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1BR/1Ba Bayshore Condominiums. Pool, dock, 24/7 security, laundry, parking spot, utilities included except internet & power. $900/mo.Katie 850-341-5701

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