FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2017
Eye on the Fleet
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
VOL. 17 NO. 17
Navy marine mammals visit air station (April 22, 2017) SN Mia Wilson, assigned to amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), performs baton strikes after being oleoresin capsicum sprayed during a Security Reaction Force Basic course.
U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Brent Pyfrom
inside: RECOGNIZED Civilian in the Spotlight. . . 2 DISCUSSION NAS Capt. kids panel . . . . . 3 EARTH DAY Key West cleans up . . . . . . . 7 COMPLETE Ribbon cutting. . . . . . . . . . . . 8 TOP OF PAGE ONE: An MH-60S Sea Hawk attached to the “Tridents” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 prepares to land on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) (GHWB). GHWB is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.
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From NAS Key West Public Affairs
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olphins with the U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program wrapped up six weeks of training in Naval Air Station Key West’s Truman Harbor this week. Two sets of four dolphins each spent about three weeks practicing the detection and marking of minelike objects on the ocean bottom. Coming to Key West from San Diego also exercises the mobilization of the expeditionary Marine Mammal U.S. Navy photo by Trice Denny System, according to a A trainer with the U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program works with the dolphin Constellation during training at Naval Air Station Key press release from Space West’s Truman Harbor. The program is in Key West to maintain the mobility of its expeditionary Marine Mammal System to detect and Naval Warfare Systems and mark the location of mine-like objects on the ocean bottom. Center Pacific. Navy dolphins and sea lions were based at NAS Key West from 1988 to 1992, and since then have participated in various By Yan Kennon and Mayport, Florida). She met with Service Corps is the most highly Naval Hospital Jacksonville Public Affairs operations in Florida. Navy Medicine’s deckplate profes- varied corps in Navy Medicine, with The U.S. Navy has sucsionals and answered staff questions 31 diverse specialties, in the areas of cessfully employed operaCommander, Navy Medicine East in workspaces throughout each site. health care administration, health tional systems involving (NME), Rear Adm. Anne Swap vis“Naval Hospital Jacksonville has care science, and clinical care. marine mammals for more ited Naval Hospital Jacksonville (its a reputation for getting it done,” Prior to departing the Jacksonville than 45 years. While the hospital and five branch health clin- Swap observed in a meeting with the area, Swap met with Commander, Navy also uses other sys- ics) from April 24 to 26 as part of a executive steering council. Navy Region Southeast, Rear Adm. Swap, who also serves as director Bette Bolivar. tems to locate and recover tour of NME facilities. The visit enabled Swap to tour the of the Medical Service Corps, attendNME oversees the delivery of medunderwater objects, human divers and submersibles do hospital and all five branch health ed an MSC luncheon at the hospital ical, dental and other health care not match the effectiveness clinics (in Albany and Kings Bay, and discussed the community’s curGeorgia; and Jacksonville, Key West, rent and future states. The Medical see Medicine page 3 of the marine mammals.
Navy Medicine East leader visits Naval Hospital