FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2016
Eye on the Fleet
PACIFIC OCEAN
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NEX, minis to close early for inventory (Jan. 18, 2016) Force Reconnaissance Marine Gunnery Sgt. Mark Rawson, assigned to 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stows equipment used in fast rope exercise on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4).
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inside: BIG BIRDS C130s flock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 FRC SAILOR Refugee to SOY . . . . . . . . . . . 3 GREEN FLEET First ship deploys . . . . . . . . . 5 COME TOGETHER NAS celebrates MLK . . . . . . 7 Energy Tip Baby, it’s cold outside! Close curtains and shades to keep heat from escaping your home. TOP OF PAGE ONE: An AV-8B Harrier, assigned to Marine Medium Tilt Squadron (VMM) 166 (Reinforced), takes off from the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) during flight deck certification operations.
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he Navy Exchange and its minimarts will shorten their hours of operation as staff conducts annual inventory counts. Store officials said the Boca Chica Field and Trumbo Point minimarts will be affected on Sunday, while the main Navy Exchange on Sigsbee Park will be affected on Monday. The Boca Chica Field minimart will close at 3 p.m. and Trumbo Point minimart at 4 p.m. Sunday. The main Exchange will close at 5 p.m. Monday. For more information, call the Navy Exchange at (305) 292-7200.
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ailors attached to Naval Air Station Key West and its tenant commands take the 2016 chief petty officer examination on Trumbo Point Jan. 21. The exam in is one of a number of factors used in selecting CPOs. Selections are announced in August.
Magby: MLK, Sailors share common cause - freedom By Jolene Scholl Southernmost Flyer
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n raising their right hands, Sailors and officers alike take an oath to support and defend the Constitution and swear to bear true faith and alle-
giance to the same. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. also took an oath to fight for the right of all people to be treated justly and equally, said Elder Hayward Magby, Wednesday’s guest speaker at Naval Air Station Key
West’s Martin Luther King Jr. remembrance ceremony. The event, organized by the installation’s Multicultural Heritage Committee, included a video and a reading of Jamie McKenzie’s “Standing Tall” by the MHC members.
King’s holiday was established in 1984 by President Ronald Reagan to recognize the civil rights leader. Magby focused on King’s calling to lead a movement that would change history. “Just like you, Dr. Martin Luther King was a soldier,”
Magby told the group of Sailors, civilians and visitors. “You know what it is to fight for the freedom of others. He took an oath and fought in the war for freedom.” see king page 7
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We are family
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Jan. 22 1800 - Capt. Thomas Tingey is ordered to duty as the first superintendent of the Washington Navy Yard.
Jan. 23 1960 - The Bathyscaph “Trieste” descends on a nine hour journey seven miles to the deepest part of the world’s oceans, Challenger Deep, located at the southern end of the Mariana Trench.
Jan. 24 1956 - USS Jallao (SS 368) becomes the first U.S. Navy submarine to transit the Suez Canal.
Jan. 25 1986 - Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine USS Alaska (SSBN 732) is commissioned.
Jan. 26 1913 - The body of John Paul Jones is laid in its final resting place in the Chapel of the Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland.
Jan. 27 1967 - A flash fire in a command module during a launch pad test of an Apollo/ Saturn space vehicle kills three astronauts: Lt. Col. Virgil Grissom, Lt. Col. Edward White and Lt. Cmdr. Roger Chaffee.
Jan. 28 1986 - The Space Shuttle Challenger tragically explodes early in its boost phase, killing all seven astronauts.
his week has been full of ups and downs. At the chapel, we had to say goodbye to two of our families as they move on in life. Before they left we were able to dedicate one family’s baby to the Lord, and I had the opportunity to baptize three people. Two were from the families that were leaving and one was my oldest daughter. We also had a day off for Dr. Martin Luther King’s holiday. This day brings a mix of emotions. We celebrate a man who stood up for a dream that everyone would be judged by their character and not their skin color. Yet, we also mourn the fact that in spite of all the progress that has been made, the racism that led to Dr. King’s assassination so many years ago still exists today. With these events in mind, I decided to write about who we are in this world: Family. Whether you believe in faith or science, the truth is we are all the same and we are connected. We also are all affected by the choices people make. I learned this quickly in the
military. When one person messed up, the whole unit would suffer. It is an important lesson we learn in training because when our lives are on the line, we understand that our decisions can have consequences affecting our shipmates. Despite the of CHAPLAIN'S passing Dr. CORNER decades, King’s dream hasn’t been fully realized. We still have hate crimes based on race, NAS Key West creed, religion, Command Chaplain economics and more. We have Lt. Ethan Everts politicians that speak slander against one another because of their views while men, women and children are suffering within our borders. These actions continue to divide, create fear and foster hate in humanity. Despite what you believe, what you look like, or call it soda, pop or Coke, we are all the same. We are human. To say one is less valuable or important is an ignorant statement. Each person is significant to this world. Each person is given gifts and talents by God to make this world better.
And for the Church, it is even more important to understand this. We believe every human was made in the image of God. This means every time we judge a person by looks instead of character, we have mocked God’s creation. As we baptize, we are reminded the Lord told us to make disciples of all nations/people and baptize them. This teaches us the church is expected to be a diversified family. This means that when I enter a church congregation, I should be able to be embraced as a brother in Christ. The lesson is this: When we approach people, we need to start seeing them for who they are - family. Whether that person is goth, homeless, diseased, rich, tattooed or anything else that might cause you to be prejudiced, you need to remember that God created them. It is our mission to love them. If you need a place to worship, join us at the Truman Chapel for our Protestant worship service every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. If you need individual care, call a chaplain at (305) 293-2318, Naval Air Station Key West, or (305) 292-8788, Coast Guard Sector Key West. God bless and be a family.
‘ShipShape’ your future through healthier lifestyle From Naval Hospital Jacksonville Public Affairs
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aval Branch Health Clinic Key West has begun its ShipShape classes in the Operations conference room, Bldg. A-4203, Boca Chica Field. This action-oriented, weight management program is available to all active duty, retirees and their families in the Key West area. The eight-week program meets from 2 - 3 p.m. Thursdays. Classes will focus on nutritional
education, increasing exercise and behavioral modification skills to support a healthier lifestyle. The overall goal of the program is to help achieve appropriate body composition standards by teaching participants how to fuel the body for better mental and physical performance, increase physical activity to build strength and endurance and develop skills for maintaining healthy weight and lifestyles. Program topics include class orientation, guidelines for suc-
cess, nutrition facts, moving your body, making healthy choices, building your support team and stress management. Make the commitment now to a healthier body and lifestyle. To register, call HM2 Jevelle Moore at (305) 293-3904 or email jevelle.moore.mil@mail.mil. Active duty personnel, who are required to participate due to physical fitness or body composition failures, must register through their respective command fitness leaders for accountability purposes.
Commanding Officer Capt. Steven P. McAlearney Executive Officer Cmdr. Pornchai Davidson PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER Trice Denny EDITOR Jolene Scholl STAFF MC3 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. The editorial content of this newspaper is prepared, edited and provided by the Public Affairs Office of Naval Air Station Key West, Florida. Additional copy and photographs provided by the readers of the Southernmost Flyer should be addressed to: Editor, Southernmost Flyer, Public Affairs Office, Naval Air Station, Box 9001, Key West, FL 33040-9001. Copy can also be e-mailed to jolene.scholl@ navy.mil. Telephone (305) 293-2425/2434. DSN 4832425/2434. Deadline for all editorial copy is 4 p.m. the Friday preceding publication. All articles must be submitted on disk in text format, written in upper/lower case style.
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Clinic limits optometry services From NBHC Key West Optometry Clinic
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aval Branch Health Clinic Key West will limit routine optometry services to active duty patients from Feb. 1 to around July 31, due to staffing. The clinic will continue to provide care for referred family medicine patients, emergencies, and occupational injuries. “Some delays in service will be unavoidable during this time,” said Cmdr. Duneley Rochino, NBHC Key West officer in charge.
“Thank you for your patience and understanding,” he added. Retirees and family members seeking routine care can use authorized TRICARE vision benefits until normal clinic services are restored. For more information or for active duty to schedule optometry appointments, call 305-293-4849. For information on how to use TRICARE vision benefits for network optometry care (retirees and family members), call (305) 293-4543 or 1 (800) 444-5445.
-130s from the 180th Airlift Squadron from St. Joseph, Missouri’s Rosecrans Air National Guard Base arrive en masse at Boca Chica Field for training. The squadron will train with the Coast Guard and Army Special Forces Underwater Operations School.
FRCSE 2015 Senior SOY made most of bid for freedom By Clifford Davis
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Hometown: Bunnlevel, North Carolina Prior Duty Stations: TPU Norfolk, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), USS Sirocco (PC 6), USS Enterprise (CVN 65), USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) Hobbies: Basketball, singing and chess. Most Interesting Experience: Meeting the President. Future Plans: Retire in four years.
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n a summer day in 1994, Francisco Arguelles and his mother helped push a makeshift boat fashioned from six tractor tire tubes and wood off Havana’s Malecón sea wall and into the Florida Straits - he was 16. Twenty-one years later, now AS1 (AW) Arguelles, a Fleet Readiness Center Southeast Detachment Key West Sailor from Miami by way of Santiago de Cuba, has made the most of that desperate bid for freedom. In December, he was named FRCSE Senior Sailor of the Year. “Being recognized as the FRCSE Senior Sailor of the Year is a great honor and I feel like I was awarded this recognition due to the hard work and dedication of our Sailors,” Arguelles said. “For me, there is no greater honor than to rep-
resent such professional and committed Sailors from Fleet Readiness Center Southeast.” What Arguelles and his mother knew laid just 90 miles of ocean away was a stark contrast to their isolated, island home. “There is no future in Cuba because the government controls everything,” Arguelles said. “When it comes to elections, it’s like a closed election. The people don’t choose who runs the city or who is elected president. So really, there’s no way out.” That changed briefly after a tragic incident on July 13, 1994. A group of Cuban emigrants seized an old tugboat, 13 de Marzo, which sunk after being rammed by government ships - killing 41 out of 72 passengers aboard, according to the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights. “So Castro came out on the news and said that if you wanted to leave, you
U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Fleet Readiness Center
Fleet Readiness Center Southeast Det. Key West Senior Sailor of the Year AS1 (AW) Francisco Arguelles. could leave. He would no longer try to stop you,” Arguelles said. “So my mom and I went to Havana during the summer because we had relatives there and we started building a raft. We put it down right in the middle of the Malecón and we just took off. “We spent two days out in the ocean and the U.S. Coast Guard picked us up about 30 miles off the coast of Key West and took us
down to Guantanamo Bay.” The U.S. granted political asylum to Arguelles and his mother. They left Guantanamo Bay for Homestead Air Force Base in February 1995. He wanted to join the military, but the language barrier was almost insurmountable. “In 1996, I went into the Job Corps in Kentucky, where they taught us see SOY page 4
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This Just In… Family planning fair CSADD will host a Family Planning Fair from 10 - 11 a.m., Wednesday, in Bldg. A-515. All military personnel and spouses are invited to attend. Topics to be covered include Fleet & Family Services, health benefits, Child and Youth Programs and more. For more information, email daliese.steele@navy.mil.
Stop smoking program
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Senior Sailor of the Year AS1 (AW) Francisco Arguelles, center right, goes over paperwork with Sailors assigned to Fleet Readiness Center Southeast Det. Key West.
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English,” he said. “I did carpentry and building maintenance, but I didn’t know any English. I took the test to come in the military four times, but I kept failing it.” Finally, in August 2001, he passed and attended Boot Camp at Great Lakes, Illinois. The following year, he was granted full U.S. citizenship. Arguelles has continued to excel throughout the years. In addition to serving in Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait and Qatar, he also earned an associate’s and bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland. After reporting to FRCSE Detachment Key West in October 2012, he was
named Sailor of the Quarter and has been recognized as Senior Sailor of the Quarter four times. In addition to his regular job assignment, Arguelles is also responsible for several collateral duties within the detachment. As the command volunteer coordinator, he organized and led 36 volunteer functions, personally devoting 236 hours of volunteer service time and led the accumulation of 1,122 command-wide volunteer hours for nine Key West organizations. He’s also a member and career counselor for the Command Career Development Team, Command Mentorship Program coordinator, a Sexual Assault Prevention and Response victim advocate and is the coordinator for the detachment’s con-
tinuous process improvement training, known as AIRSpeed. Though Arguelles himself may deflect all the recognition for the award to his Sailors, FRCSE Commanding Officer Capt. Chuck Stuart praises him highly. “AS1 Arguelles is a leader among his peers,” Stuart said. “He is my subject matter expert and go-to first class petty officer who completes all tasks with outstanding results regardless of complexity. Leading Sailors comes naturally to him and he consistently goes above and beyond to plan, organize and facilitate maintenance while incorporating safety into all taskings. “He constantly motivates Sailors to better themselves
through higher education and volunteer opportunities. His level of selfless dedication to the command and our Sailor’s personal and professional accomplishment is the benchmark for FRCSE.” Arguelles acknowledged he’s come a long way from that day in 1994 on the raft with a makeshift sail and improvised rudder. “That was my first time on the ocean. When I came in the Navy, it took a little getting used to after that experience,” he said. “I always wanted to be in the military. The difference is that, in Cuba, I didn’t agree with what was going on with the government and neither did my family. When I came to the states and learned that we stand for freedom, I was all in.”
Naval Branch Health Clinic Key West is offering a sixweek tobacco cessation program starting Wednesday. The program is available to active duty, retirees, family members and all government and contract employees. The program kicks-off with a two-hour seminar, from 10 a.m. to noon, to educate, motivate, put to rest any fears, and provide nicotine replacement alternatives and a personal quit plan. Subsequent one-hour weekly meetings will teach participants alternative ways of dealing with the stresses of quitting, eliminating triggers to smoke or dip, and guide participants through the elimination of tobacco once and for all. No appointment or registration needed, just drop by NBHC Key West on Wednesday. Call Occupational see this just in page 8
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Great Green Fleet launches for first cruise From Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment
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ecretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack kicked off the Great Green Fleet Wednesday, with the deployment of the USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCS CSG) during a ceremony at Naval Air Station North Island. The Great Green Fleet is a Department of the Navy initiative highlighting how the Navy and Marine Corps are using energy efficiency and alternative energy to increase combat capability and operational flexibility. At the close of the ceremony, the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) left the pier to begin its deployment, becoming the first U.S. Navy ship running on an alternative fuel blend as part of its regular operations. “When it comes to power,
my focus has been about one thing and one thing only: better warfighting,” said Mabus. “The Great Green Fleet shows how we are transforming our energy use to make us better warfighters, to go farther, stay longer and deliver more firepower. In short, to enable us to provide the global presence that is our mission.” The blend fueling the JCS CSG’s surface ships contains alternative fuel made from waste beef fat provided by farmers in the Midwest. It was purchased at a costcompetitive price through a partnership between the Department of the Navy and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) aimed at making alternative fuel blends a regular part of the military’s bulk operational fuel supply. With the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and Stockdale in the background, Mabus and Vilsack explained why this milestone alternative fuel purchase is important to the Navy and Marine
This week at FFSC Command Indoctrination Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Bldg. A-515 Boca Chica Field Fleet and Family Support Center’s hours of operation are 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday - Friday. FFSC offers many services including deployment support, relocation assistance, family employment readiness, life skills education, notary service, personal financial management, crisis incident response and training, sexual assault prevention and response, ombudsman support, transition assistance management, family advocacy and professional counseling. For more information or to request services, call (305) 293-4408 or visit the center at 804 Sigsbee Rd., Sigsbee Park.
Corps, and how it supports America’s farmers, ranchers and rural manufacturing jobs. Mabus said, “Diversifying our energy sources arms us with operational flexibility and strengthens our ability to provide presence, turning the tables on those who would use energy as a weapon against us.” “The Navy’s use of renewable energy in the Great Green Fleet represents its ability to diversify its energy sources, and also our nation’s ability to take what would be a waste product and create homegrown, clean, advanced biofuels to support a variety of transportation needs,” said Vilsack. “Today’s deployment proves that America is on its way to a secure, clean energy future, where both defense and commercial transportation can be fueled by our own hard-
U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Chelsea Milburn
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) departs its homeport in San Diego for a scheduled deployment Wednesday. William P. Lawrence is part of the Great Green Fleet. working farmers and ranchers, reduce landfill waste and bring manufacturing jobs back to rural America.” JCS CSG, the centerpiece of the Great Green Fleet, deployed using energy conservation mea-
sures (ECMs), including stern flaps, LED lights and energy efficient operational procedures, and alternative fuel in the course of its normal operations. Other ships, aircraft, amphibious and expeditionary forces
and shore installations using ECMs and/or alternative fuels in the course of performing planned mission functions will be part of the Great Green Fleet see green page 8
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MWR Update Navigator’s live
Babysitting break
It’s that time of year Navigator’s is hosting performers during season. Entertainment by “Island Time” is from 6 - 9 p.m. Saturday and the Fly Away Café will have a dinner special. For more information call (305) 293-2468.
The Child Development Center offers additional child care during the month of January. The cost is $4 per child, per hour. Preregistration is required, including immunization records. Call the CDC for Family movies more information: (305) 293-4498. Join MWR for Family Jan. 30: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.; Movie Night on the secregister by Jan. 28 ond and fourth Friday of every month at the Sigsbee Youth Center. The feature Beach Yoga film begins at 6:30 p.m. For The Boca Chica Fitness details, call (305) 293-2503. Center hosts a monthly Friday: “Sandlot”(PG) yoga class from January to April on the Boca Chica Fly Away Café Marina beach. Classes are 10 - 11 a.m. on the last The Fly Away Café, operSunday of each month. ating at Navigator’s Bar & Attendees should bring a Grill, Boca Chica Marina, mat, towel and water bottle. offers breakfast and lunch, For more information call as well as dinner specials. (305) 293-2480. Hours of service are 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. Monday - Saturday, Basketball season and 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Sunday. In addition to a Captain’s Cup Basketball wide variety of food selecrosters are due Friday. tions, the café serves café Games are on Thursdays con leche, cappuccino and at the Boca Chica Fitness espresso. Order ahead, or Center. Awards will be pre- call for specials, at (305) sented to first- and second- 293-2468. place winners. For more information, or to submit Fitness studio rosters, email kwathletics@ gmail.com or call (305) 797The Boca Chica Exercise 7791. Studio is open in the former Landing Zone offices, Bldg. A-350, next to the Air Free movies Lanes Bowling Center. A Beach Patio Recreation number of fitness classes, Center offers free movies including Pilates and yoga, each Saturday at 1 & 6 are offered in the studio, p.m. on the big screen. Lazy which features state-of-theBoy seating is available art bamboo flooring, mirand snacks are available rors and sound system. for purchase. Note that the See the Fitness Schedule facility is 18 and over after for class information or call 4 p.m. daily. For more infor- (305) 293-2480 or email mation, call (305) 293-5282. bocachicagym@gmail.com.
Kids Fun Day Mark your calendars, the carnival is coming back to NAS Key West on Feb. 6 from 2 - 5 p.m. Carnival rides are brought in from Miami, and children can play carnival games and snack on food. There also will be face painting, a photo booth and giveaways. Event sponsors are USAA, Fury Water Adventures, Key West Military Affairs Committee, Navy League Council Key West, Sparkling Ice, Key West Area Chief Petty Officers Association, Waste Management and VFW Post 3911. For more information call (305) 293-2503 or visit our Facebook page: NAS Key West MWR.
AquaFit class Trumbo Pool offers a free AquaFit class every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 11 a.m. - noon. No registration is required. Patrons interested in staying in the pool after class, must pay the standard fees. Unattended children are prohibited. For more information call (305) 293-4324.
Saturday: “The Martian” (PG-13) at 1 p.m. Saturday: “Bridge of Spies” (R) at 6 p.m. Jan. 30: “Everest” (PG13) at 1 p.m. Jan. 30: “Sicario” (R) at 6 p.m.
Trumbo Pool The Trumbo Pool has shifted to winter hours: Wednesday - Saturday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., and Sunday, noon - 5 p.m. The pool, on Trumbo Point, offers laps swimming, water slides, lily pads, climbing wall and kiddie splash pad. The pavilion is available for parties and a playground is on site. Admission is $1 a day for retirees and DOD civilians and free to active duty and their families. For more information or to book a party call (305) 293-4324.
2016 air show The Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels are coming to Key West on April 2 and 3. The air show also will feature other military and civilian performers. General admission to the event is free but if you are looking to purchase reserve seating tickets are on sale now: www.airshowkeywest.com. There are bleacher, box and Flight Line Club (four-seat picnic tables) seating available online or go to the ITT Office for assistance. For more information, email emma.harlow@navy. mil or calling (305) 2932503.
Child Care Need an extra hour or two of child care? The School Age Care program and the Child Development Center offer hourly care. Families may not exceed 10 hours of care per child per week during SAC Before and After
School program. Children must have an active registration on file. Make reservations in person or by calling the Youth Center at (305) 293-4437. For CDC hourly care, call (305) 2934498.
Landing Zone
The Landing Zone, in Bldg. A-711 Essex Circle, Boca Chica Field. It is a one-stop shop resource center for quality products at competitive prices. and is an authorized notary pubLiberty activities lic. Call (305) 293-2884 or email mwrgraphics@hotThe Liberty Single Sailor mail.com. Program is open to all single or unaccompanied active Fitness schedule duty military personnel E-6 and below. Visit us on Monday Facebook at “MWR Liberty 7 - 7:45 a.m. - Cycling (Boca Key West” and request to be Chica Cycling Studio) added to the closed Liberty 11 - 11:45 a.m. - Pilates Group. For additional infor- (Boca Chica Exercise mation email naskwliber- Studio) ty@gmail.com or call (305) 5:15 - 6:05 p.m. - Cardio 293-2682 or (305) 797-4468. Kickboxing (Boca Chica Sunday: Football at 1 Exercise Studio) and 4:25 p.m. 6:15 - 7:15 p.m. - Yoga (Boca Jan. 31: Football at 1 and 4:25 p.m. see MWR page 8
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It is freedom rooted in the Constitution, in which rights are afforded to all Americans, Magby said. King, he added, believed that injustice anywhere was a threat to justice everywhere. “You have vowed to risk your lives as a service to your country,” Magby told the audience. “You have been called to serve, just as Martin Luther King was called and chosen to serve.” Magby then brought attention to King’s sacrifice in serving as a soldier for equality and justice. “Can you imagine being called at home and threatened because of your vow?” he said. “Can you imagine having your home bombed because of your vow?” King was chosen to lead the cause for freedom and equal rights for all. “He was a soldier and drum major for justice,” Magby said. Magby noted that King knew he might not see the fruition of his dream, and spoke of it in his last speech in which he sees the future of the civil rights movement and its
success. “I’ve seen the Promised Land … we as a people will get to the Promised Land,” King said. In King’s vision, he is not there to see the victory. The next day - April 4, 1968 - King was assassinated. NAS Key West Commanding Officer Capt. Steve McAlearney closed the ceremony making reference to another of King’s quotes on “content of character.” In uniform, Sailors are indistinguishable regardless of race or gender. It is the rank and awards sewn on the uniform that shows content of character, which is a reflection of the person wearing the uniform. “The military has come a long way,” McAlearney said. The battle isn’t over though, as some behaviors are handed down through generations. Jokes and words can take away what has been gained. When that happens, McAlearney said Sailors should say something, whether the speaker is another Sailor, a parent or a grandparent. “We should judge another person by the content of the character,” he said.
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U.S. Navy photos by MC3 Cody Babin
Guest Speaker Elder Hayward Magby addresses service members and civilians during the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance Ceremony Wednesday on Naval Air Station Key West’s Boca Chica Field.
NAS Key West Commanding Officer Capt. Steve McAlearney, along with the Multicultural Heritage Committee President MA1 Benzamar Miller, center, and Vice President MA1 Justin Sosa, left, demonstrate how race and gender have no bearing on the “content of a Sailor’s character.”
ET2 Cuong Nguyen delivers the the speech “Standing Tall” by Jamie McKenzie during the remembrance ceremony.
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throughout 2016. Stockdale is the first surface combatant to receive alternative fuel as part of its regular operational supply. Following the ceremony, Mabus and Vilsack flew out to the destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) to witness it replenishing its tanks with alternative fuel from fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200). The remainder of the CSG’s surface ships will receive fuel from fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7), which will take on over 3 million gallons of the alternative fuel blend in Washington state before joining the CSG on deployment. The advanced fuel blend
was produced by Californiabased AltAir Fuels from a feedstock of beef tallow waste beef fat - provided by Midwest farmers and ranchers, and traditional petroleum provided by Tesoro. Pursuant to Navy requirements, the alternative fuel is drop-in, meaning it requires no changes to ship engines, transport or delivery equipment, or operational procedures. The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a contract to AltAir Fuels for 77.6 million gallons of the alternative fuel blend, at a cost to DLA of $2.05 per gallon, making it cost competitive with traditional fuel. Through the Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA is able to partner with the Navy to help diversify its fuel supply and simultaneously support America’s
own farmers, ranchers and rural economies. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9, guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), and guided-missile destroyers USS Stockdale, USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) and USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) are part of the JCS CSG. Sailing the Great Green Fleet (GGF) in 2016 was one of the five energy goals Mabus set in 2009 for the Navy and Marine Corps. It was named to honor President Theodore Roosevelt’s Great White Fleet, which helped usher in America as a global power on the world stage at the beginning of the 20th Century. The GGF will usher in the next era of Navy and Marine Corp energy innovation.
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file, and do light computer work with Microsoft Word and Excel. We can train; 10 - 20 hours/week. Job allows reasonable access to beach and pools. Pay is $18 - $25 depending on experience. Call (305) 295-9000 or email Joankeywest@juno.com Part-time position - Nestle retail representative in Key West. Primary function is to support the display and stocking of Nestle products at various customer sites. Must be at least 18 with high school diploma
or GED equivalent, have a valid driver’s license and a dependable vehicle with valid insurance. Must be available to work early morning/late night hours and willing to work any day of the week, weekends and holidays. $13.55 per hour. For more info, or to apply, visit https://nestleusa.taleo. net/careersection/4/jobdetail.ftl?job=15008268 NAS KEY WEST CLASSIFIEDS are free for activeduty 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 33040-9001; 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 (305) 293-2425.
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Chica Exercise Studio) Tuesday 10 - 10:45 a.m. - HIIT (Boca Chica Fitness Center) 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. - Gentle Yoga (Sigsbee Community Center) 4:15 - 5 p.m. - TRX (Boca Chica Fitness Center) 5:15 - 6 p.m. - Shake It Off (Boca Chica Exercise Studio)
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6:15 - 7 p.m. - Cycling (Boca Yoga (Sigsbee Community Chica Cycling Studio) Center) 5 - 6 p.m. - Pump (Boca Wednesday Chica Exercise Studio) 11 - 11:45 a.m. - Total 6:15 - 7 p.m. - Cycling (Boca Body Toning (Boca Chica Chica Cycling Studio) Exercise Studio) 5:15 - 6 p.m. - HIIT (Boca Friday Chica Fitness Center) 10 - 11 a.m. - Yoga (Boca 6:15 - 7:15 p.m. - Yogalates Chica Exercise Studio) (Boca Chica Exercise Studio) Saturday 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. - Circuit (Boca Chica Fitness Thursday 6:30 - 7:15 a.m. - Boot Center) Camp (Boca Chica Track) 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. - Gentle
MHC seeks members
Would you like to be more involved in Health at (305) 293-3904 for more infor- the command and find out more about mation. your peers and shipmates? Join the Naval Air Station Key West Multicultural Heritage Committee! We are looking for Navy Ball golf tourney motivated individuals to join the commitThe Navy Ball Committee is hosting tee. All are welcome. For more informaits annual Navy Ball Golf Tournament on tion, attend a meeting, which are at noon Feb. 12 to raise funds to support the Navy on Wednesdays in the command conferBirthday Ball in October. ence room in Bldg. A-324, Boca Chica Registration begins at 6:30 a.m. with Field. We hope to see you there! a 7:30 a.m. shotgun start. The cost: E-6 and below - $50; E-7 to O-3 - $65; O-4 and SMF online above, civilians - $75. Teams of four will play in a best ball competition. Available now: Free home viewing of To register, email your team informa- a digital copy of Naval Air Station Key tion to ABHC Terrone Wolliston, terrone. West’s weekly “Southernmost Flyer.” wolliston@navy.mil, cell (561) 707-7422, View digital issues at www.issuu.com/ or to ABH1 Jose Ventura at jose.ventu- naskeywestpao. A link to the SMF also is ra1@navy.mil. If you do not have a team, available at the NAS Key West Facebook you will be assigned to one. fan page.