FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2015
Eye on the Fleet
INDIAN OCEAN
VOL. 26 NO. 30
WWW.CNIC.NAVY.MIL/KEYWEST NAVAL AIR STATION KEY WEST, FLORIDA
Online appointments leave ID card walk-ins waiting From NAS Key West Public Affairs
(July 17th, 2015) Sailors fire at targets during a M-9 small-arms certification exercise on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48). Ashland is in the Indian Ocean participating in Talisman Sabre 2015, a bilateral exercise intended to train Australian and U.S. forces.
U.S. Navy photo by MC3 David Cox
inside: 35 YEARS Hayes recognized . . . . . . . . . 3 THE SURVEY SAYS Seabees teach scouts . . . . 5 EXPANDING CWVC mission. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 ENERGY TIP: Do laundry at off-peak times, like early morning or late evening, to save energy costs. TOP OF PAGE ONE: An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the “Black Eagles of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 113, takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).
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lan on dropping in at the Naval Air Station Key West ID Card Lab to get your military ID or Common Access Card updated?
Forget it. “Those days are gone,” said Annyce Brauch, site manager at the facility, located in Bldg. A-324 on Boca Chica Field. After Identity Card Services initiated on-line appointments about
a year ago, the number of walk-in opportunities has been declining, she said. In the past two months appointments have dominated the lab’s schedule, leaving walk-ins shut out. “We saw 35 people the other
day,” Brauch said. “A walk-in may have to wait two or three hours.” She said she will work to assist those who absolutely need to be seen, as long as they come in early. see id card page 8
Lobster mini-season starts Wednesday From NAS Key West Public Affairs
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xpect traffic to pick up even more this weekend as lobster lovers converge on the Keys for the annual spiny lobster mini-season, Wednesday and Thursday. Sigsbee Marina is open extended hours, 7 a.m. - 7 p.m., and has boat rentals and boat fuel for authorized users. The marina also is selling a lobster kit with a net, gloves, tickle stick and gauge, and the lobster hotel to hold the catch while underwater. Boca Chica Marina is open 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Although neither marina sells the required saltwater and lobster fishing licenses, both have the Florida Fish and Wildlife pamphlets outlining the regulations. “The licenses can be purchased easily online,” said Billie Adkins, Morale, Welfare and Recreation Site One Business Activities director. The website is http://myfwc.com/ license. A salt water fishing license costs $17 annually or $79 for a five-year license. The spiny lobster tag, which is required in addition to the fishing license, costs see bugs page 3
U.S. Navy photo by Jolene Scholl
Cmdr. Luke Barradell, who has had numerous training detachments at Boca Chica Field, is the new Naval Air Station Key West operations officer.
He’s trained here; now, new OPSO runs the airfield From NAS Key West Public Affairs
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s the new operations officer for Naval Air Station Key West, Cmdr. Luke Barradell can now add running a combat air training facility to
his resume. It’s the same airfield where he has trained as a combat pilot over the past 19 years. The resume of jets he’s flown includes the F-14 Tomcat, F/A18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet and the Joint Strike Fighter
F-35C Lightning II. While OPSO he will go retro, flying a combat jet dating back to before his birth, the F-5N Tiger, which was flown in Vietnam. A 1996 graduate of the Naval see OPSO page 4