September 11, 2014 – Skywriter

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What’s Inside...

Public Affairs Officer

Greg A. Kuntz Assistant Public Affairs Officer

NAF Atsugi Honors 911 Victims See page 4

Lifting for a Future

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Courtney E. Pollock Leading Petty Officer MC1(SW/AW) Barry Riley

Editor MC3 Ryan G. Greene Skywriter Staff MC2 Kegan E. Kay MC3 Ryan G. Greene Host Nation Relations Masako Takakura Sumie Maruyama Ikumi Tanaka Webmaster Noriko Yamazaki Contributors

BHC Getting a Major Makeover

Let's Learn Happy Birthday!

O tanjobi omedeto!

MWR Marketing Fleet and Family Support Center Commissary Public Affairs Navy Exchange Public Affairs NAF Atsugi Tenant Commands

We want to spotlight people who are doing See page 8 good things for NAF Atsugi. If you have someone you’d like to recommend or to submit a photo, please e-mail:at-pao@fe.navy.mil

The NAFAtsugi Spolight

When is your birthday?

Anata no o tanjobi wa itsu desu ka?

How old are you now?

Ima nansai desu ka?

I’m 25 years old.

Watashi wa nijugo sai desu.

What do you want for your birthday?

O tanjobi presento wa nani ga ii desu ka.

ON THE COVER

Click the picture above to check out Sailors aboard Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi take part in a day-long clean-up of Naval Support Facility (NSF) Kamiseya in preparation for the base turnover later this year.

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Commander, Navy Region Japan Fire and Emergency Services Supervisory Fire Protection Inspector Mike Dionne attended the memorial in honor of the individuals that lost their lives September 11, 2001. Photo by MC2 Kegan E. Kay

Enlisted Leadership Training Review Asks ‘What Do You Need?’

Story by Susan D. Henson

leadership roles. Participants will also be asked to provide ideas for training topics based on their own perspectives of what they believe they need to know, or in the case of more senior petty officers, what they wish they’d known prior to assuming higher leadership positions.

Commands that agree to participate in the project will nominate their focus group participants on the basis of paygrade, according to Squibb. Sailors not selected to participate in a focus group but wanting to voice an opinion can provide their input by completing a survey.

“While the primary focus group participants will be active duty Sailors, Reserve Component Sailors are invited to participate in the online surveys,” he said.

“The ELRR is focusing on training specifically for active duty Sailors. The training for reserve Sailors will be reviewed at a later, undetermined date.”

The online surveys are open to E-1 through O-6 Active or Reserve Component Sailors. Three surveys are planned, according to Squibb. The first survey is currently open and assesses how much time Sailors spend on technical, management and leadership tasks.

“The online surveys will assess relevant issues driving leadership training and professional development requirements,” he said.

All feedback will remain anonymous. Squibb said the information CPPD collects through the focus groups and surveys will not be attributed to any single command or Sailor. Narrative comments will be aggregated and quantified for analysis, which CPPD will use to develop course revision recommendations.

“We continually look for ways to refine and improve training for the fleet,” said Kibbey. “For any of CPPD’s course reviews, fleet feedback is key to formulating the best possible training for our Sailors’ development and Navy mission readiness. The ELRR project is especially dependent on Sailors’ input - in fact it’s vital to ensuring we provide the best possible leader development opportunities and relevant training that supports the fleet’s needs.”

For more on this story and others like it, be sure to click here to find out more.

CPPD Public Affairs Office

Sailors with opinions or ideas about how to best develop enlisted leaders are being asked to provide input on two Navy courses that are currently under review, said the review project’s leader Sept. 4.

The Center for Personal and Professional Development (CPPD) is the Curriculum Control Authority for the Petty Officer Second and Petty Officer First Class Selectee Leadership courses.

CPPD administers the courses’ content, which is then taught to Sailors by their commands. As part of its course review process, CPPD is conducting a large-scale, fleet-wide research project to assess the current courses’ value and effectiveness, according to Don Squibb, outcome and assessment manager for CPPD’s Requirements Directorate. The project is called Enlisted Leadership Requirements Review (ELRR).

“We’re collecting data for the ELRR project from across geographic regions, paygrades, ratings and communities to evaluate the current state of enlisted leadership training for first and second class petty officers and ask Sailors what training they need,” said Squibb, who is the project lead. “We’re casting a wide net because we need to define the ‘what is’ from the fleet’s perspective before we can recommend the best possible updates to the training that CPPD provides our Navy’s junior enlisted leaders.”

The ELRR project consists of CPPD teams visiting fleet concentration areas globally to conduct focus groups, which are each approximately two hours in length. The primary focus groups consist of nine active duty petty officers each (three E-4s, three E-5s, and three E-6s). Additional groups for chiefs and officers are being planned and will be held if deemed necessary after a review of the initial findings from the primary focus groups.

CPPD’s focus group facilitators will gather fleet recommendations on delivery and content improvements for the revised Enlisted Leadership Training curriculum. Squibb said the questions center on active duty Sailors’ experiences in their current 3

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At 19 years old Mia Martin is far from your average teenager. As a gold medalist in the 2014 Central Japan Bodybuilding & Figure Competition (Yokota Bodybuilding Competition), she competed against 16 other women of all ages in a multistage competition testing their posing abilities.

“When I get up in the mornings, all I’m thinking about is what I can do to better myself,” said Martin.

“Most people my age want to get a fast car and party on the weekends, but me, I want something more. I want to be the best me I can be.”

She has the evidence to prove it too, during a recent armature bodybuilding competition at Yokota Air Force Base, she placed first among sixteen female contestants.

“When I got to the competition, it was really nerve wracking,” said Martin.

“But, I knew that I had worked hard to get here, so I was going to do my best, and that’s exactly what I did.”

That hard work, consisted of eating clean for nearly 18 months prior to the competition in addition to working out at the gym for two hours a day six days a week.

“The hardest part of keeping to the whole plan had to be eating clean for so long,” said Martin.

“It was hard because so often my family or friends would invite me out to eat with them and then I’d have to turn them down or be that girl that brings her own food places.”

But, it’s not all hard work and meals at home, Martin added.

“It’s not just about being strong for yourself,” said Martin. “I’ve had little girls come up to me and tell me how they wanted to be like me, it’s such a great feeling to know that they’re seeing that being strong, and fit isn’t just for men or meatheads.”

She’s not the only one, in the last five years, almost every bodybuilding competition, in Japan and in the U.S. has seen a rise in female participants, with many citing the desire to counter the culture stereotypes about women.

That’s really what it’s about for many of the participants, Martin added. They just want to be proud of who they are, to know that they’re being the best and strongest them they could be, and when they can mentor to and be role models for younger girls well, that is just icing on the cake.

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Going Under the Knife: Branch Health Clinic Atsugi Story by MC3 Ryan G. Greene NAF Atsugi Public Affairs Office

For Branch Health Clinic (BHC) Atsugi, patient care is paramount.

Consequently beginning Aug. 25, BHC will be undergoing an eleven month renovation and modernization process.

The goal of the clinic renovation is to improve the patient experience and improve safety.

“With this upgrade, our facility will house more patient rooms and increase our ability to care for our patients,” said BHC Facility Manager Lt. Brian Desiderio.

“This is not something that we’ve undertaken lightly and have been in the reviewing stage for almost three years.”

The review process has included experts from U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka and engineers from Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atsugi.

“The funding and design phase has been the longest piece so far,” said BHC Deputy Facilities Manager and Lt. Brian Hornfeck.

“Finding the funds, which were appropriated in 2013, has been a difficult but certainly rewarding process.”

The facility will receive roughly 3 million dollars over the course of the next eleven months, during which the entire clinic will be renovated.

The renovation will occur in four phases, the first of which includes

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aviation medicine, the patient waiting area, and the main entrance to the building. During this phase, all patients will need to use the ambulance bay entrance for access to the building and will check-in at the desk directly inside the door.

Aviation medicine will be relocated to the main clinic building during this phase.

The second phase will primarily affect the dental department, pharmacy and lab. Dental will be seeing patients at the flight line dental clinic with extended hours to accommodate continued patient care. The pharmacy will continue offering full service from an alternate location inside the main clinic. The laboratory will offer limited services during this phase.

During the third phase of the renovation the Primary Care Clinic will undergo work to upgrade the optometry, audiology, and radiology offices.

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may be limited for brief periods,” said Desiderio.

“We will utilize Camp Zama and USNH Yokosuka as needed. BHC Atsugi will coordinate care and provide the required transportation while our spaces are being upgraded.”

The final phase of construction will involve mostly administrative spaces and will have minimal impact to patient care.

“While the renovation itself is exciting, I speak for many of the BHC staff when I say we’re looking to what we’ll be able to do for our Sailors and their families with the improvement,” said Hornfeck. “I know that while the process may have been long in coming and may cause longer wait times, we’re looking forward to seeing a better and stronger clinic that offers only the highest level of patient care.”

For questions or more information on the clinic overhaul, please see the NAF Atsugi Facebook page or call the BHC Atusgi Facilities Manager at 264 – 4683.

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Get $300 & a lower rate when you refinance your auto loan with Navy Federal from another lender. Restrictions may apply. Please see a representative at the Atsugi Branch for more details.

Fleet CMC Jon Taylor Visits NAF Atsugi

U.S. Fleet Cyber Command Command Master Chief Jon Taylor speaks with Sailors during a brief at Naval Air Facility Atsugi. Taylor spoke about the three requirements every Sailor should focus on (themselves, their family and each other) and ended with a question and answer session. Photos by MC2 Kegan E. Kay 9

Fri., Sept. 12: ICR: 8:30 a.m. - Noon (129) Mon., Sept. 15: AOB: 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. (129) Tues., Sept. 16: Tummy Time: 11:30 a.m.- Noon (220) Wed., Sept. 17: NPS Playgroup: 9:30 - 11 a.m. (220) Thurs., Sept. 18: Washi Craft: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (129) Anger Management 1/5: 1:30 - 3 p.m. (Conf. Room) Fri., Sept. 19: SAPR Resident Advisor (RA): 9 - 10 a.m. (Conf. Room) Mon., Sept. 22: AOB: 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. (216) Tues., Sept. 23: ICR: 8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (216) Space A Class: 9 - 11 a.m. (Air Terminal) Welcome Coffee: 10 - 11 a.m. (Navy Lodge) Wed., Sept. 24: ICR: 8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (216) Sponsorship Class: 9 - 11 a.m. (129) Stress Management: 11 a.m. - Noon (Conf. Room) NPS Playgroup: 9:30 - 11 a.m. (220) Thurs., Sept. 11: Anger Management (2/5): 1:30 - 3 p.m. (Conf. Room) Financial Planning for Holidays: 1 - 2 p.m. (129)

Liberty Center Hours: Sunday & Thursday: 11 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Friday - Saturday: 11 a.m. - Midnight

Fall Sporting Events

Flag Football sign ups are now open, begining Oct. 27 - Dec. 20 for ages 3 - 15.

If interested in signing up call 264 - 3826.

Moonlight Madness softball rosters are due: Oct. 10 with a team meeting on the 14th and the event being held on the 17-18th.

Captain’s Cup 10K Run is taking sign ups at Ranger Gym. The run will take place on Oct. 10. For more information on the race or how to sign up call 264-9514.

Ranger & Halsey Gym Hours: Sunday & Saturday: 7 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Monday - Friday: 5 a.m. - 9 p.m.

ITT Photo Contest

If you’ve been on an MWR trip while stationed here at NAF Atsugi, then we’re looking for your photo! Call MWR at 264 - 3770 to submit your photo and enter to win a $25 tours gift certificate!

Bill Bellamy

Comedian Bill Bellamy, who has appeared on Comedy Central, MTV and serval movies, will be coming to Atsugi on Sept. 29. The show will be held at Cinema 77 starting at 7 p.m. and will be adults only.

Flea Market & Craft Fair Parents’ Day & Night Out One man’s trash is another man’s treasure!

Sell items you no longer need or items you’ve made at the MWR Flea Market.

Come on out Sat., Sept. 20 to Taylor Field. $5 per table and 50¢ per chair, signups and table and chairs can be purchased at the Corner Pocket.

Those selling food must present a health certificate from the NAF Atsugi Clinic.

The CDC will be open additional hours in September as part of its “Give Parents a Break” program.

For the first time, it will be offering childcare during daytime hours on a Saturday. Cost is $4 per hour per child. Children must be 12 years or younger. Stop by Central Registration or call 264-3588 to sign up.

Evening childcare will be available on Sat., Sept. 20. Cost is $4 per hour per child. Children must be 12 years or younger. Stop by Central Registration or call 264-3588 to sign up.

Late Night Liberty Movie Madness Outdoor Pool Closure

E1-E4 Sailors get a free movie ticket and mini snack combo for The outdoor pool will continue operating the 10 p.m. show every Friday and Saturday. Sign up at the Corner from Noon till 7 p.m. until Sept. 28.

Pocket Cash Cage or call 264-4750 with questions.

The Indoor pool will open on Sept. 29.

For more information on the closure, call MWR at 264-9514 or stop by Ranger Gym. This 12-week program equips kids ages 7-16 with the physical training and goal-setting mentality needed to accomplish their running goals and push themselves in ways they never knew possible. The group meets twice a week to help kids train to be able Come to Skymasters Lounge on Tuesday to participate in the Trick or Treat 5K and Turkey Trot 5K runs. Call evenings to enjoy Huddle Menu specials, draft beer and Monday Night Football 6 - 9 p.m.!

264-3826 for more info.

Kids Go Running Club

Replay Tuesdays

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Store Hours: Sunday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Closed Mondays Tuesday - Friday 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Saturday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Getting the Most out of Your Commissary

Story by MC2 Kegan E. Kay NAF Atsugi Public Affairs

Planning for parties or just maintaining your household kitchen has never been easier thanks to the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) at Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi.

The Commissary’s main objective is to support the NAF Atsugi community as best as they are able to with embargo limitations and shelflife considerations of their stock.

“I’m not too sure if our customers know that the reason we have limited produce is because of the embargo,” said NAF Atsugi Commissary Store Director Rose Castro. “The Japanese Government will not allow us to bring in certain items from the U.S. so we go through a local supplier.”

While the embargo may impact a few of the commissary’s resources they still strive to listen to their customers and bring in items the customers are looking for.

“We put together a gluten free section when customers were asking about Celiac Disease,” said Castro.

“For diabetics we also have sugar free products.”Castro said the store has a four foot section dedicated solely to gluten free products, making it easy for people to find.

Trying to provide custom items for patrons is not limited to dietary or health needs.

“In the meat department we have a special order form that if a customer wants a particular size steak, depending on what thickness they want, they can put in a special order,” said Castro.

The special orders also extend to cakes, but have a tighter deadline for placing the orders so that they can be made in time.

“The cake is ordered through the Yokota Bakery,” said Castro. “If a customer needs a cake by the weekend their order has to be in by no later than 11 a.m. on the Wednesday before.”

For parties or other gatherings the commissary offers meat, cheese, fruit and vegetable trays. The prices for the trays are based on the size.

For people new to being stationed overseas, coupons are still good up to six months after their expiration

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Photo by MC3 Bradley Gee

date. Coupons are available at the Fleet and Family Service Center offers in Bldg. 949.

For more coupons savings, customers can use a commissary rewards card.

“The rewards card basically allows you to download coupons from the internet and adds to the savings for our patrons,” said Castro.

Rewards cards are offered to customers at the cash register but more information about the cards can be found by visiting here.

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