FRIDAY, DEC. 1, 2017
Eye on the Fleet
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VOL. 17 NO. 44
WWW.CNIC.NAVY.MIL/KEYWEST NAVAL AIR STATION KEY WEST, FLORIDA
Celebration set for centennial of NAS Key West
Memorial service honors Navy diver (Nov. 21, 2017) A team of five Navy doctors travel to a remote village along the Amazon River in Brazil. The team is engaging in a month-long humanitarian mission, working with the Brazilian Navy to deliver healthcare to some of the most isolated people in the world. U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Andrew Brame
inside: ENERGY ‘Drops to watts’. . . . . . . . . . . 2 TREE LIGHTING With a special guest! . . . . . 3 WOOF WALK Fun for Fido . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 BRITISH INVASION? Mount Bays on liberty. . . . . 5 TOP OF PAGE ONE: A Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 takes off from the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) as part of combined composite training unit exercise in the Atlantic Ocean.
From NAS Key West Public Affairs
From NAS Key West Public Affairs
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amily, shipmates and friends gathered Tuesday to celebrate the life of ND1 (DSW/EXW) Richard Slinger, 34, a member of Naval Special Warfare Advanced Training Command, 1st Special Warfare Training Group (Airborne). Slinger was detached to the U.S. Army Special Forces Underwater Operations School, where he maintained life saving equipment and supported SEAL delivery vehicle U.S. Navy photo by Trice Denny operations. U.S. Army Special Forces Underwater Operations School Commanding Officer Maj. James Copp, A native of Amityville, far right, and Command Sgt. Major Matt Smith pause at a memorial for ND1 Richard Slinger durNew York, he began his ing services Tuesday at Truman Annex Chapel. Slinger, a Navy diver detached to the dive school, was found in his submerged vehicle in the channel off of Fleming Key Nov. 18. The cause of his see Diver page 5 death is under investigation.
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n conjunction with the Key West Art and Historical Society, Naval Air Station Key West will celebrate its Centennial of Naval Aviation, as well as honor Pearl Harbor Day, from 5 - 8 p.m. Thursday at the Custom House, 281 Front St., Key West. Navy veterans are encouraged to wear their flight suits, flight deck jerseys or uniform of choice to the opening ceremony, which will include a historic uniformed photo opportunity on the steps of the Custom House. For the celebration, the Custom House will be free and open to the public see nas page 2
Lock Grinch out of digital information this holiday with cybersecurity tips From Space and Naval personal lives as well. Warfare System Command That’s even more true here as hurricane-numb etwork security in residents here in the Lower the workplace is of Keys are trying to prepare paramount impor- for the upcoming holidays. tance to our daily misHere are some tips to sion, but we can’t forget keep your computers and to protect ourselves against smartphones safe from cyber vulnerability in our cyber thieves attempting to
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steal your passwords and financial information: One of the easiest ways of protecting yourself against potential cyber viruses and attacks is by updating your computer and smart phone’s operating systems. Many companies make this easy with their “auto-
update” feature; ensuring consumers are provided with the industry’s most upto-date security patches as soon as they are available. Along with keeping your operating system up to date, you should keep your anti-virus software loaded with the latest updates as
well. That being said, exercise caution when choosing your anti-virus software. Some vendors have known foreign-government affiliations and should be avoided. The Internet of Things or “IoT” refers to the prosee cyber page 6