Southernmost Flyer February 10, 2017

FRIDAY, February 10, 2017

Eye on the Fleet

SEA OF JAPAN

VOL. 17 NO. 6

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

Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) clear snow and ice from the ship’s forecastle.

McCampbell is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Jeremy Graham

inside: SUICIDE PREVENTION New program launch. . . . . . 2 U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Cody Babin

STRIKE! Bowling center opening. . . 3

Contractors from the expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1) load supplies shipped to Naval Air Station Key West which were organized and loaded by Fleet Logistics Center Jacksonville, Detachment Key West Wednesday.

ON THE HORIZON MWR events. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,5

A ‘Continuing Promise’ from NAS Key West, U.S. Southern Command

TAKING PRIDE Base clean-up . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 TOP OF PAGE ONE: An AV-8B Harrier II assigned to the ‘Tomcats’ of Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311, lands aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). The ship is conducting unit-level training to ensure warfighting readiness in preparation for a routine patrol.

From NAS Key West Public Affairs

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he expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1) pulled into Naval Air Station Key West’s Truman Harbor Feb. 4 to load up supplies for its first participation in Continuing Promise 2017.

Continuing Promise is a U.S. Southern Command training mission introduced in 2007. Continuing Promise provides medical, engi-

neering, veterinary and humanitarian assistance activities in select countries to strengthen partnerships and improve cooperation on many levels with partner nations, interagency organizations and nongovernmental organizations.

The supplies were shipped to NAS Key West and organized and loaded by Fleet Logistics Center Jacksonville, Detachment Key West. Supply Officer Lt. Joshua Andrews said his team was key to the operation.

“For this first trip, we’ve stored and transported 85 pallets totaling about 45,000 pounds of donated material,” said Andrews. “This was all done between Boca Chica Field and Truman Annex. It was truly a team effort between Port Ops, Supply and NAVFAC and showcases the range of capabilities available at NAS Key West. On top of all that, it’s an honor to be part of a mission that is helping people and partner nations.”

Through April, Continuing

Promise will provide medical and dental care, preventive medicine and veterinary consulting, in Colombia, Guatemala and Honduras. Building on relationships created in previous years, participants will work together to increase the capacities of countries and communities to provide for themselves, making each visit an exchange of information and chance to strengthen our partnersee promise page 3

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Until the last second

S Feb. 10 1991 - During Operation Desert Storm, A-6 Intruders attack two unidentified patrol boats in the northern Arabian Gulf, destroying both.

Feb. 11 1984 - Guided Missile Submarine USS Georgia (SSGN 729) is commissioned.

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uper Bowl 2017 Madness!

This past Monday morning the news was filled with headlines like “Pats Pull Off Biggest Super Bowl Comeback in History” or “The Super Bowl’s Biggest Upset.”

Whether you are a Patriots fan or Falcons fan there is no denying the intensity that was felt in the last few minutes of the game on Sunday night. If you watched the game you may have walked away in disbelief or shock that your team had lost or that your team had pulled off an amazing comeback.

Either way we could all walk away remembering a couple of the old sayings like, “It ain’t over till the fat lady sings,” or “Don’t count your chickens before they

hatch.”

Have you ever presumed to know the outcome of an event which was still in progress? We are cautioned against assuming that a curCHAPLAIN'S rent situation is CORNER irreversible and that anything can happen until it has come to an end. In life we have a begin date which is the NAS Key West Command Chaplain day we are born and an end date Lt. Scott Mason which is the day we die.

As long as you are still alive and here on earth, anything can happen. So don’t give in to giving up just yet because the final bell has not sounded and God still has you in the game. Proverbs

3:5-6: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart; and lean not unto your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your paths.”

We have been assigned to God’s team and we must encourage each other to not give up.

I hope your time reading this article has encouraged you. Please come and join us on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. at Truman Annex Chapel for worship service with our Praise Band and Children’s Church.

Please visit our facebook page (Truman Chapel) for upcoming events.

If you are in need of chaplain care, please call your chaplains at 305-293-2318, Naval Air Station Key West, or 305-2928788, Coast Guard Sector Key West.

1947 - The first launch of a guided missile, the Loon, takes place on board USS Cusk (SS 348).

SAIL suicide prevention program launches Navy-wide

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Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs

1943 - Women Marines were reestablished as Marine Corps Womens Reserve. Col. Ruth Cheney Streeter is the first Director of the United States Marine Corps Women’s Reserve.

Feb. 14 1813 - The frigate Essex, commanded

by Capt. David Porter, becomes the first U.S. Navy warship to round Cape Horn and enter the Pacific Ocean.

Feb. 15 1960 - Icebreakers USS Burton Island (AGB-1) and USS Glacier (AGB-4) become the first U.S. Navy vessels to reach Thurston Peninsula in the Antarctic.

Feb. 16 1945 - PB4Y-1 Liberators from (VPB 117) sink Japanese army cargo ship Ida Maru at Cape St. Jacques, French Indochina.

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he Navy’s 21st Century Sailor Office announced Feb. 6 that the suicide prevention program Sailor Assistance and Intercept for Life (SAIL) is now available Navy-wide at all Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC) locations.

SAIL, which was launched as a pilot program last August in the Pacific Northwest, is designed to provide rapid assistance, ongoing risk assessment and support for Sailors who have exhibited suicide-related behavior. It is aimed at supplementing existing mental health treatment by providing continual support through the first 90 days after suicide-related behavior occurs in the patient.

“We are excited that we are able to bring this important program to the fleet ahead of

schedule,” said Capt. Michael Fisher, Director, Navy Suicide Prevention Branch. “Having SAIL available across the Navy is a great addition to the ongoing work that commands are doing to promote help-seeking behavior, self-care, and support for our Sailors who reach out for assistance. Instilling hope is the hallmark of SAIL and we believe those Sailors who take advantage of this terrific program will see its benefit.”

The Chief of Naval Personnel’s Suicide Prevention Branch is partnering with the Navy’s Bureau of Medicine (BUMED), CNIC, and SAIL case managers who are serving as FFSC counselors to run this new program.

SAIL is not designed to replace clinical treatment for any suicide related behavior.

However, upon receiving information from commands about a Sailor who has demonstrated suicide-related behavior, Suicide Prevention Coordinators (SPC)

will work with CNIC, and in turn an FFSC case manager, whose responsibility will be to reach out to the individual Sailor to see if they would volunteer to participate in the SAIL program.

Case managers will contact Sailors in the 90 days following suicide-related behavior.

Suicide Prevention is a cooperative Navy-wide effort that takes engagement, awareness, and action at all commands and ranks. N1, BUMED, CNIC work together to provide a range of resources to include mental health treatment, spiritual counseling, personal wellness counseling, crisis intervention as well as financial education.

The Military Crisis Line offers confidential support for active duty and reserve service members and their families 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Call 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1, chat online at http://www.militarycrisiline.net or send a text message to 838255.

Commanding Officer Capt. Bobby J. Baker Executive Officer Cmdr. Pornchai Davidson PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER Trice Denny EDITOR Jolene Scholl STAFF MC2 Cody Babin This newspaper is an authorized publication for members of the military service and their families.

Its contents do not necessarily reflect the official views of the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Navy and do not imply endorsement thereof.

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Open for business

Briefly…

The Vet Clinic is from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Feb. 28 and March 1 in Bldg. 1509-A, Spadefish Court, Sigsbee Park. Canine treatments include rabies, distemper/kennel cough vaccinations, heartworm testing, and flea and heartworm prevention prescriptions. Feline treatments include rabies, distemper/combination vaccinations and flea prevention prescriptions. To schedule an appointment, or for questions, email KeyWestVetServ@gmail. com. Please allow 48 hours for a reply. Appointments are scheduled every 30 minutes. The clinic is open to active duty, military retirees and dependents. Patrons must provide a valid military ID.

Safe HelpRoom established The DOD Safe HelpRoom is implementing services in February specifically tailored to male service members who have been victims of sexual assault. The Safe HelpRoom is an anonymous, moderated group chat service that allows individuals who have experienced unwanted sexual contact to connect with, and support one another. The following sessions will be specifically for men to connect with other men to provide peer-topeer support: Wednesday, 1 - 3 a.m.; and Feb. 22, 7 - 9 a.m. Join the conversation at www.safehelproom.org. see briefly page 5

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aval Air Station Key West Commanding Officer Capt. Bobby Baker along with bowling staff and MWR cut the ribbon to the newly renovated Airlanes Bowling Center on Boca Chica Field Wednesday. The bowling alley underwent renovations late last year and was completed this month. The renovation was a part of MWR’s new renovation plan which included the Community Center on Sigsbee park.

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ships.

Continuing Promise participants will work alongside local government officials and medical professionals from the host nation to meet the day-to-day needs of communities and to prepare to respond together in disaster relief.

The multinational members of the planning staff worked with information gathered through pre-deployment site surveys in which U.S. and partner nation planners relied on local professionals to describe the needs of their communities to develop the specific plans for each mission stop.

Participants will share best practices with the host nation partners, and will work with local doctors, nurses and dentists when providing care and specialists training engagements and activities.

Job Title: Quartermaster Hometown: Los Angeles Prior Duty Stations: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Naval Base San Diego; Naval Air Station Everett, Washington.

Most Interesting Experience: Joining the Navy.

Future Plans: Become a civilian pilot.

QM2 Brelan L. Rowles

U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Cody Babin

This will not be the only visit to NAS Key West by Spearhead, as she and the crew will return multiple times for restocking.

Capt. Errin Armstrong, Commander, Destroyer Squadron 40, is CTF 48. Armstrong will command the joint civil-military operation, which includes personnel in the fields of medicine, engineering, veterinary medicine, public and environmental health, other specialties and personnel from other government agencies, non-governmental organizations and multinational partner nations who will participate in the Continuing Promise mission.

Lt. Cmdr. Robert Lennon is the medical site officerin-charge. Lennon will oversee the roughly 80 personnel from various disciplines of medicine who will provide treatment for approximately 15,000 host nation citizens throughout the deployment.

The ship’s civil service master, Capt. Douglas Casavant, is responsible for the ship’s safe and timely navigation

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MWR Update Self-defense seminar Learn how to fight back in self-defense seminars with instructor Richard Thomas. The cost is $5 per person; class is limited to 20. Register at the Sigsbee Ticket Office.

The class is at the Sigsbee Community Center.

Future defense classes are: - Men’s (18+): Mar. 7 with an overflow on Mar. 21, Girl’s (15-18): Apr. 4 with an overflow on Apr. 18, Boy’s (15-18): May 9 with an overflow on May 23, Girl’s (10-14): Jun. 6 with an overflow on Jun. 20, Boy’s (10-14): Jul. 11 with an overflow on Jul. 18

Kid’s Fun Day The Kid’s Fun Day carnival is 2 - 5 p.m. Feb. 18 at Sigsbee Field. The family event includes carnival rides, inflatables, games and food; ride tickets must be purchased. Food sales benefit fundraisers on base.

Sponsors are USAA, Waste Management, Fury Water Adventures, Sparkling Ice, Navy League Key West Council, Key West Military Affairs Committee and VFW post 3911. For more information, visit www.

NavyMWRKeyWest.com/events or call 305-293-2783.

Dance clinic The Sigsbee Youth Center is hosting a dance clinic from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Mondays for children 5 - 18 years old starting Feb. 27. The registration deadline is Feb. 22. Dancers will perform at the 2017 Youth Fest April 8.

Register at the Youth Center or call 305-293-4437.

Open craft activities MWR offers a number of open craft activities for all hands at the Sigsbee Community Center throughout the week. No supplies are provided; patrons must bring their own. All experience levels are welcome. Sewing, quilting, knitting, crocheting and painting from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Mondays and Wednesdays games, from 6 -9 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays; Kumihimo jewelry, from 10 a.m. - noon, Mondays; chip carving from 1 - 3 p.m. Mondays; wood carving 9 - 11 a.m., Wednesdays, and Crafts from 1 - 3 p.m. Wednesdays.

Start Smart Child Development Programs is offering a sports development program for children three - five years old. START SMART introduces children, along with their parents, to organized sports in a fun and safe environment. Classes are Tuesdays from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. in the Youth Center Gym starting Tuesday and continuing through Feb. 28.

Register at the Youth Center on Sigsbee Park or call 305293-4437. Please note that a parent must attend class with their child.

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Tax center to open The facilitated self-assistance, self-service tax center opens Feb. 1 and available until April 18 at the Fleet and Family Support Center, Bldg. V-4085, Sigsbee Park. The center is open 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday - Friday.

The tax center is available to active duty, their dependents, retired military and Reservists on active duty for 30 days or more. For more information, contact MAC Christie Kehm at 484-809-1562.

Black History Month The Naval Air Station Key West Multicultural History and Heritage Committee is hosting a Black History Month event from11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Feb. 16 in Bldg.

A-515, Boca Chica Field. For more information, contact CS2 Angel Garcia at angel.garcia@navy.mil.

Get active with MCHC The Multicultural Heritage Committee is looking for more people - Sailors and DOD civilians - to join the organization. The MCHC meets every Thursday at noon in Bldg. A-324 conference room, Boca Chica Field.

CSADD seeks members The Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions is currently looking for new members. Meetings are every Tuesday from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. at the Air Ops Conference Room. CSADD a peer-to-peer mentorship program focusing on volunteerism and educating our young Sailors on the importance of good decision making. For more information, email CSADD president PO2 Daliese Steele, at daliese.steele@navy.mil.

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All photos contributed

NAS Key West Sailors and civilians take pride in the base

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aval Air Station Key West Command Master Chief Lee Friedlander and Chaplain Lt. Mason joined the Key West First Class Petty Officer Association for a morning of mentorship and base clean up Thursday, above and below. Together they collected approximately 200 pounds of trash to include some interesting items: 1950’s Ford Hub Cap, head of a bird and an eel. Most notably was the amount of plastic water bottles all over the base. Janet Walton, a seasonal resident of the Navy Getaways campground on Sigsbee Park, is a fixture on the annex as she walks each day and picks up trash along her route, left middle. Naval Air Station Key West Commanding Officer Capt. Bobby Baker stopped Walton on her walk Wednesday to thank her and give her a coin in appreciation. Remember, help keep our base and environment clean. If you see trash, pick it up.

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NAS Classifieds FOR RENT Old Town Key West 2br/2ba OFP LTL $3,000 p/m plus utilities, F/S, references, credit check, small pet considered. Available now. Call 305-522-4231.

FOR SALE 2006 Civic SI Coupe 6-Speed Manual, perfect car to get around the island. Silver. Tinted windows. Underbody and Wing Spoiler. 150,000 miles. Good condition.

Asking $4,000. Text Chris at 619-800-3170.

2008 Infiniti G37s - Blue two door V6 5 speed auto/ manual, RWD, black leather seats, clear bra, Bose sound system, back-up camera, navigation, sport suspension. Very nice condition, no corrosion, dealership maintained with records. 131k miles/no accidents. Asking $10,000.

Will discount 10 percent for NAS Key West AD, retired and DOD. Contact John Rarick at 305-902-7242 or email john.rarick@navy. mil.

Jet Dock - No better way to protect the hull of your boat and not have to use bottom paint. Jet Dock measures 10’ X 20’ and is in excellent condition.

Asking $4,500. Call Darrell

at 305-745-2418.

HELP WANTED T r a n s i t i o n s Rehabilitation at Key West Health and Rehab is seeking a full-time rehab director with skilled nursing management experience.

We are also looking for a full-time rehab tech, former medical or CNA work experience preferred. Please fax resume to 727-6742933 for consideration.

First State Bank of the Florida Keys has positions available for the following: Lead teller; full/part-time tellers; digital banking -

CSR; credit analyst II; marketing coordinator; bank secrecy act officer; assistant branch operations manager; portfolio analyst; and consumer loan manager. Apply online at www.

KeysBank.com/Careers.

The City of Key West is seeking 12 part-time bus drivers. $15.39/hour.

Different shifts are available to employees work around other schedules.

For more information, go to www.kwtransit.com http:// www.kwtransit.com.

NAS KEY WEST CLASSIFIEDS are free for active-duty and retired

personnel, their families and civilian base employees only. Deadline for submissions is noon the Tuesday prior to that Friday’s issue. Make submissions to the NAS Key West Public Affairs Office by email, jolene.scholl@ navy.mil; mail, P.O. Box 9001, Key West, FL 330409001; or fax submissions to 305-293-2627. Unless otherwise directed, ads will run for four issues. Name and phone number must accompany all requests in order for them to be considered for publication. For more information, call 305293-2425.

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