Southernmost Flyer Oct. 21, 2016

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2016

Eye on the Fleet

ARABIAN GULF

VOL. 16 NO. 41

WWW.CNIC.NAVY.MIL/KEYWEST NAVAL AIR STATION KEY WEST, FLORIDA

Energy Action Month promotes energy resiliency (Oct. 16, 2016) SN Quay Salter, front, relays information regarding the jet blast deflector on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Salter serves as an aviation boatswain’s mate (equipment) aboard the ship and is responsible for maintaining the bow jet blast deflectors aboard the ship. U.S. Navy photo by PO3 Robert Baldock

inside: A LITTLE PUSH Help a DV victim . . . . . . . . . . 2 ZOMBIE 5K Goon running . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 FRC VOLUNTEERS Habitat helpers . . . . . . . . . . . 4 REMEMBER WHEN PSD building gone . . . . . . . . 5 TOP OF PAGE ONE: An F/A -18F Super Hornet from the ‘Black Knights’ of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 154 lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68).

From NAS Key West Public Affairs

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aval Air Station Key West is working in concert with Navy installations worldwide to introduce ways to save energy and promote sustainability. October is Energy Action Month and the Navy is stressing the importance of energy to the nation’s economic vitality today and for a sustainable future. This year’s theme is, again, “Power. Presence.” in recognition of the critical role that energy plays in the military’s ability to complete its missions. “NAS Key West is in the seventh year of an Energy Savings Performance Contract that is saving $1.25M per year in energy use,” noted Installation Energy Manager Michael Gilbert. In just over a decade the installation has reduced its energy intensity by 38 percent, he added. Naval Facility Engineering Command Southeast, Key West detachment, is currently replacing indoor and outdoor see energy page 3

U.S. Navy photo by PO2 Cody Babin

Firefighters practice stance and grip on the fire hose as they spray the flames on the Mobile Aircraft Firefighting Training Device during an exercise Wednesday at Boca Chica Field. Monroe County Fire Rescue firefighters participated in training with NAS Key West’s Fire and Emergency Services to complete their Aircraft Rescue Firefighting certification.

FES, Monroe County Fire Rescue team up for training From NAS Key West Public Affairs

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aval Air Station Key West’s primary mission is to train warfighters and on Boca Chica Field, those warfighters fly combat aircraft. The station’s Fire and Emergency Services firefighters also have a mission: To provide fire and rescue services to those same warfighters who are

here on training detachments. From Tuesday through Thursday firefighters trained to fight aircraft fires. They were joined by firefighters from Monroe County Fire Rescue, who are responsible for responding to aircraft emergencies at the county’s two airports - Key West International and Marathon. The station and county, as well as the City of Key West, partici-

pate in a mutual aid agreement so it isn’t uncommon for county firefighters to train with NAS FES. This week’s training was an opportunity for the Monroe County Fire Rescue firefighters to train with NAS’ FES team to earn the Aircraft Rescue Firefighting certification. A hulking, life-sized metal structure designed to simulate an aircraft was used as firefighters learned

how to approach a burning aircraft and extinguish the fire. That training tool, called the Mobile Aircraft Firefighting Training Device, is laced on the exterior and interior with pipes that carry flames controlled by a trainer. With safety being the primary concern, firefighters switch turns in training and standing by, always ready to respond to an airfield emergency.


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