FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2017
EYE ON THE FLEET
ATLANTIC OCEAN
VOL. 17 NO. 4
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SC-CS 17 set for Monday; expect delays QM2 Krystle Sanders, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), plots course directions while on watch. Bataan is underway conducting composite training unit exercise with it’s amphibious ready group in preparation for an upcoming deployment. U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Raymond Minami
inside: ADVOCATES SAPR training. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 SAY HEY! Super Bowl shout-out. . . . . 3 ALOHA Luau in Paradise. . . . . . . . . . 6 HEADS UP: Register now for the Navy Ball Golf Tournament - see ‘Briefly’ on page 3. TOP OF PAGE ONE: ABH3 Class Dylan Mills directs the crew of a C-2A Greyhound from Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70).
NAVAL AIR STATION KEY WEST, FLORIDA
EA-6A DEDICATION
FROM NAS KEY WEST PUBLIC AFFAIRS
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ommander, U.S. Fleet Forces and Commander, Navy Installations Command will conduct Exercise Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield 2017 Monday through Feb. 10 on Navy installations located in the continental U.S. The drill at NAS Key West takes place Tuesday morning at Boca Chica Field. The exercise is scheduled to begin about 9 a.m. and may cause base delays during the training event. The annual SC-CS17 is an anti-terrorism force protection exercise designed to train Navy Security Forces to respond to threats to installations and units. “All commands under USFF tactical control for force protection will participate in the exercise,” said William Clark, CNIC exercise director. “Local area residents in the vicinity of naval installations may see increased military activity and possible traffic and pedestrian congestion associated with the exercise.” see TRAINING page 2
U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Cody Babin
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aval Air Station Key West Commanding Officer Capt. Bobby Baker, far left, is shown with former NAS CO Capt. Michael Currie and his wife Elizabeth, middle, and Marine Col. Bill Nowadnick and his wife Pokey after a dedication ceremony Thursday at which their names were added to the EA-6A static aircraft on display at Boca Chica Field. Currie, who was CO from 1991 - 1993, actually flew in every variant of the EA-6A, including the one that now bears his name. Nowadnick, 95, started flying in 1943 and flew in WWII, Korea and Vietnam. He flew 31 different aircraft, including the A6, in his career.
Meet the new CMC on deck at NAS Key West FROM NAS KEY WEST PUBLIC AFFAIRS
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aval Air Station Key West welcomed incoming CMDCM Lee Friedlander Jan. 20 in a “change of office” ceremony held during quarters at Boca Chica Field. Outgoing CMC Mark McDonald will retire in a
ceremony at 4 p.m., Feb. 10 at the Chief Petty Officers Mess on Boca Chica Field. Friedlander is a native of Miami and enlisted in the Navy in May 1990; he attended Radioman “A” school and Teletype Repair “C” school. He reported to USS Deyo (DD 989) and deployed in support of Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Operation Provide
Comfort, law enforcement operations in South America, BALTOPS and two NATO deployments. Friedlander earned his Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist and obtained the rank of RM2 (SW). From May 1995 May 1998, he served at NCTAMSLANT Naples Italy, as chief of the watch, and commissioned the new
Capodichino Technical Control Facility. He transferred to Headquarters Land South Verona, Italy, in May 1998 and served until January 2001 as the command control center in support of communications for Bosnia Herzegovina. He was promoted to IT1. Stationed at Southern see CMC page 3