Southernmost Flyer Oct. 30, 2015

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2015

EYE ON THE FLEET

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VOL. 26 NO. 44

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Clocks ‘fall back’ Sunday: Sleep on!

FROM NAS KEY WEST PUBLIC AFFAIRS (Oct. 22, 2015) MM3 Sterling Schlapak climbs the pilot ladder as the visit, board, search and seizure team returns to the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18). New Orleans is part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group.

U.S. Navy photo by MCSN Chelsea Daily

inside: NO MORE TEARS ASF graudation . . . . . . . . . . . 3 NBHC KW Haunted Hospital . . . . . . . . . 4 JIATF South Recognitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 FUN DAY At the barracks . . . . . . . . . . . 7 TOP OF PAGE ONE: An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Flying Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 122 prepares to land aboard USS John C. Stennis’ (CVN 74) flight deck.

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ou’ll get an extra hour of sleep Sunday as clocks roll back with the end of daylight saving time, which officially goes into effect at 2 a.m.

Time will shift back one hour, meaning earlier daylight and with that, earlier darkness. On Monday, for example, the sunrise is at 6:34 a.m. while sunset will be at 5:47 p.m.

DST goes back into effect on March 13, 2016. A federal law passed in 2005 extended DST to run from March - November, leaving only the months of December, January and February adhering to standard time. States, however, can choose not to participate in DST, like Arizona and Hawaii. see FALL BACK page 4

U.S. Navy photo by Jolene Scholl

As workers add outside lighting and paint exterior walls, contractors are now concentrating on the interior of the $12.5 million crash/rescue and fire station on Boca Chica Field. Fire and emergency crews expect to move into the facility in mid-January.

New fire station on schedule for January completion

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year ago officials gathered near the intersection of Midway and Saratoga avenues on Boca Chica Field to officially break ground on a new fire station.

Firefighters could be call-

ing Naval Air Station Key West’s aircraft crash/rescue and fire station home by mid-January, according to Fire & Emergency Services Chief Curt Krieger.

“The work is on schedule and there are no delays foreseen in the future,” Krieger said.

The estimated comple-

tion date for the $12.5 million station is Jan. 18.

Krieger noted, adding the date could slide if there are delays in materials or construction delays.

The completion date doesn’t include that part of the project in which the current station, a 1940s-era hangar, is demolished.

Krieger estimated a ribbon cutting - signaling an end to the entire project - could happen this spring.

The new facility is the first truly dedicated to fire and emergency response.

“It’s our real first fire station designed just for NAS see PROJECT page 8

Truman access changes for Fantasy Fest weekend: Southard gate closes, United opens FROM NAS KEY WEST PUBLIC AFFAIRS

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ervice members and civilians at Naval Air Station Key West will see added traffic on

U.S. 1 and local streets today and Saturday as revelers pour into town for the 36th Annual Fantasy Fest Parade.

NAS Key West Security closed the Southard Street

gate and opened the United Street gate on Truman annex at 6 a.m. today. The change will remain in effect until 6 a.m. Monday, at which time the United gate will close and the Southard

gate will reopen.

For parade watchers who Parade preparation want to park on Truman prompted the closure, as Annex, a military/DOD ID floats stage on the Truman is required. waterfront across from the Vehicles parked legally Eco-Discovery Center, making the area congested. see PARADE page 3

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Remembering death

W Oct. 30 1799 - William Balch becomes the Navy’s first commissioned chaplain.

Oct. 31 1956 - The Navy lands seven men in an R4D Skytrain on the ice at the South Pole. They are the first to stand on the South Pole since 1912.

Nov. 1 1841 - The “Mosquito Fleet,” commanded by Lt. Cmdr. J. T. McLaughlin, carries Sailors and Marines into the Everglades to fight the Seminole Indians.

Nov. 2 1952 - Aircraft from USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA 31) and USS Oriskany (CVA 34) attack targets in the city of Pyongyang in the first of three major strikes against that city.

Nov. 3 1853 - The frigate Constitution, as the flagship of the African Squadron, captures American slaver, the schooner H. N. Gambrill, south of Congo River.

Nov. 4 1951 - Capt. William Guss becomes the first Marine pilot to shoot down a Russian built MiG-15 while flying an F-86 Sabre during the Korean War.

Nov. 5 1915 - Lt. Cmdr. Henry Mustin, in an AB-2 flying boat, makes the first underway catapult launch from a ship, USS North Carolina (ACR 12) at Pensacola Bay, Florida.

hat is Halloween?

I’ve always known it as a day of donning costumes and going door-todoor trick-or-treating for lots of candy. I’ve had some friends that did not participate in Halloween because their families thought it was rooted in satanic ritual.

I guess that is understandable with all the witches, goblins and ghosts. Surprise! Halloween is rooted in the Christian tradition and it is part of the liturgical calendar.

Halloween is a shortened form of All Hallows [Saints] Eve. In the Western Church All Saints’ Day is Nov. 1, when the church remembers the saints and martyrs. All Souls’ Day is Nov. 2, when all people who have died are remembered. Many people from Mexico, Latin America and Spain will celebrate El Dia de los Muertos, which encompasses all three days.

On May 13, 609 A.D., Pope Boniface IV consecrated the Pantheon in Rome, formerly a temple to all the gods, as a church dedicated to Saint Mary and the Martyrs, and ordered that May 13 should be celebrated every year.

On Nov. 1, 835 A.D. Pope Gregory III dedicated a chapel to all the saints in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Gregory IV then made the festival universal throughout the Church, and Nov. 1 has subsequently become All Saints’ Day for the western Church. The Orthodox Church celebrates All Saints’ Day on the first Sunday after Pentecost - a date closer to the original May 13.

Some claim that the date was moved to November to coincide with an ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain [a Gaelic word meaning ‘end of summer’ and pronounced sow-in] to help in converting the Celtic pagans

to Christianity, but this is highly disputed.

For most of us, we have lost the religious emphasis of the holiday and the fun of Halloween is all that remains in secular festivities. In fact, it seems our culture has really pushed death out of the picture CHAPLAIN'S all together.

Most of us CORNER have grieved the loss of a loved one this year or have comforted a friend going through grief.

CG Sector Key West Remembering Chaplain our loved ones Lt. Cmdr. who have died Peter Dietz and all the saints who have died is important. It is also important to remember the hope we have in a life of glory with God and the hope of a fulfilling life now.

Of course talking with your chaplain about death is also a great way of understanding what lies ahead and having passion for the life we live now, despite the trials and tribulations. Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians, “For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”

Another powerful sacred text often associated with death is Psalm 23. The preacher Frederick Buechner had this to say about it, “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil.”

The psalm does not pretend that evil and death do not exist.

Terrible things happen, and they happen to good people as well as to bad people. Even the paths of righteousness lead through the valley of the shadow.

Death lies ahead for all of us, saints and sinners alike, and for all the ones we love. The psalm-

ist doesn’t try to explain evil. He doesn’t try to minimize evil. He simply says he will not fear evil.

For all the power that evil has, it doesn’t have the power to make him afraid. Why? Because, here at the very center of the psalm comes the very center of the psalmist’s faith. Suddenly he stops speaking about God as “he,” because you don’t speak that way when the person is right there with you. Suddenly he speaks to God instead of about him, and he speaks to him as “thou.” “I will fear no evil,” he says, “for thou art with me.”

That is the center of faith. Thou.

That is where faith comes from.”

I hope you all have a fun Halloween, celebrating life, but also take time this fall to remember those who no longer walk with us but have helped us become the people we are today and whose love continues to support us.

Join us at the Truman Chapel on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. for our Protestant worship service.

If you are in need of care, call your chaplain at (305) 293-2318, Naval Air Station Key West, or (305) 292-8788, Coast Guard Sector Key West.

This is the final column for Chaplain Dietz, who is transferring to Naples. We thank him for his spiritual insights and wish him good luck!

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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GRADUATION DAY

NEX reward program is A-OK FROM NEXCOM PUBLIC AFFAIRS

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he Navy Exchange Service Command has been offering students a chance to help pay for college through its A-OK Student Reward Program since 1997. The A-OK Student Reward Program offers all qualified students to participate in a quarterly drawing for monetary awards of $2,500, $1,500, $1,000 or $500 for a total of $5,500 per quarter.

The next drawing is at the end of November.

Any eligible full-time student, who has a B grade point average equivalent or better, as determined by their school system, may enter the drawing.

Homeschooled students can also qualify with acknowledgement that the student has a B average or equivalent record.

Eligible students include dependent children of active duty military members, reservists and military retirees enrolled in first through 12th grade.

Dependent children without an individual dependent identification card must be accompanied by their sponsor to submit their entry.

Each student may enter only once each grading period and must re-enter with each qualifying report card.

To enter the drawing, stop by any NEX with a current report card or progress report and have a NEX associate verify the eligibility. Then fill out an entry card and obtain an A-OK ID, which entitles the student to 19 discount coupons for NEX products and services. Along with the award, each winner will receive a lapel pin, certificate and medallion ribbon “In Honor of Academic Excellence.”

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Hometown: Camp Verde, Arizona Prior Duty Stations: Naval Branch Health Clinic, Key West Hobbies: Softball.

Most Interesting Experience: Living in Kodiak, Alaska, for four years.

Future Plans: Retire in San Diego to be closer to children and grandchildren.

Rose Glover

U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Cody Babin

leven Sailors, newly graduated from the two-week security course and assigned to Naval Air Station Key West’s Armed Security Forces, are shown after receiving their graduation certificates Friday. The training course taught Sailors MACH techniques, baton handling, the deadly force continuum, the General Orders of Sentry and ended with an OC spray obstacle course testing all of the knowledge learned throughout the class.

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on Truman Annex may be left overnight if revelers have been drinking and shouldn’t drive, security officials said.

The parade begins at 7 p.m. with floats leaving the annex on Southard Street and turning north on Whitehead Street, rounding Front Street and then traveling the length of Duval.

MWR’s parade shuttle will run from Sigsbee Park and Trumbo Point housing areas.

The shuttle is restricted to ID cardholders; guests are allowed but must

accompany an authorized patron. The cost is $3 each way and exact change is required.

The shuttles will run from 4 - 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.

- 2 a.m. Pick up points are at the Trumbo Point gate and at the Information, Tickets and Travel office, Bldg. V-4113, Sigsbee Park.

The shuttles drop off at the intersection of Simonton and Eaton streets. For info, call (305) 293-4173.

For those living in Key West and the Lower Keys, visit Key West’s transit website, www.kwtransit. com, to get bus information. The city is offering SAFE RIDE shuttle service for the parade.

The cost for service between Key West and Marathon is $4 each way; Key West service is $2 each way. Shuttles operate from 5 p.m. Saturday and 2 a.m.

Sunday. The last Lower Keys shuttle will depart no later the 12:30 a.m.

Sunday for the return trip out. The final pickup for city busses is 1:45 a.m. The designated pick up/drop off is at Fausto’s Food Palace, located at the intersection of Fleming and Bahama streets.

Taxis also will be available for revelers who shouldn’t be driving. The taxis will be located in a special area outside the Fantasy Zone.

Fantasy Fest officials say backpacks, coolers, packages, water guns, weapons or replica weapons are prohibited from the “Fantasy Zone,” a boxed area that runs from Front to United streets, bordered Whitehead and Simonton streets.

Officials also remind attendees that nudity is illegal and is prohibited on public property or in public view at any time.

Additionally, lewd acts on public property or in public view are strictly illegal and will not be tolerated.

For more information on schedules, rules and regulations, visit www.fantasyfest.com.

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CORPSMEN AND CORPSES

BBC News The following LifeWorks programs are open to BBC residents only.

Halloween Trick or Treating Saturday, 5 - 8 p.m. in BBC housing areas Pilates Monday, 9 - 10 a.m., Trumbo basketball court Sewing Class Tuesday, 12 - 2 p.m., Dewey House Zumba Thursday, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Community Center

U.S. Navy photo by MC 3 Cody Babin

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aval Branch Health Clinic Key West staff member Terri Craig readies for the start of Eighth Annual ‘Haunted Hospital’ Saturday. The event, which was based this year on a Titanic theme, featured a dozen ‘blood curdling’ scenes on the clinic grounds.

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Naval Air Station Key West Fire & Emergency Services officials say the time change is good reminder for residents to put new batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide alarms and review family emergency plans.

The National Fire Protection Association reports that almost twothirds of home fire deaths result from fires in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.

Having working smoke alarms in the home is one of the simplest yet most effective ways to reduce injuries or fatalities in case of a fire. Smoke detectors older

than five years and carbon monoxide alarms older than 10 years should also be replaced, officials said, as the sensors used in those alarms do wear out.

Smoke alarms should be installed inside and outside each bedroom and sleeping area, and on every level of the home, including the basement. A smoke alarm should be installed on the ceiling or high on a wall.

In the kitchen, keep smoke alarms at least 10 feet away from the stove to reduce false alarms.

There are two kinds of alarms. Ionization smoke alarms are quicker to warn about flaming fires, while photoelectric alarms are quicker to warn about smoldering fires. It is best to use of both types of alarms in

the home. Special alarms that signal with strobe lights and bed shakers are available for people who are hard-of-hearing or deaf.

In addition to installing the proper number of smoke detectors and changing the batteries twice a year, the Fire Department recommends that residents test smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors at least once a month by pushing the test button.

Also, residents should replace any smoke alarms that are 10 years old or older, develop a fire escape plan that includes two ways out of every room in the house and practice the fire escape plan with the entire family and prepare a home safety kit that includes a working flashlight and

extra flashlight batteries.

For more fire safety information or information on how to prepare and practice a fire escape plan or prepare a home safety kit, visit the National Fire Protection Association website at www.nfpa.org. Additional questions may be directed to NAS Key West F & ES at (305) 293-5799.

Contact us: Balfour Beatty Communities Office Number: (305) 292-5590 Service Request Number: (305) 292-5596 Office hours of operation: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday Tuesday, Thursday - Friday; 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. Wednesday; and 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday.

Website: www.naskeywesthomes.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/naskeywesthomes

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Navy promotes Warrior Care Month, Safe Harbor program for wounded

JIATF SOUTH RECOGNITION

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ovember is Warrior Care Month, which was established eight years to recognize the fortitude and resiliency of wounded warriors and their families on their journey toward recovery.

Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates declared the month would be a “Department of Defense effort aimed at increasing awareness of programs and resources available to wounded, ill and injured service mem-

bers, their families, and those who care for them.”

The theme of Warrior Care Month is “A Show of Strength.” Navy Wounded Warrior - Safe Harbor seeks to alleviate the burdens of illness and injury.

The program assists more than 3,800 wounded warriors and their families or caregivers - addressing non-medical issues that arise so they can focus on healing.

For information on Navy Wounded Warrior - Safe Harbor visit the website Safeharbor.navylive.dodlive.mil.

This week at FFSC Command Indoctrination

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JIATF South Photos Tech. Sgt. Wil Melendez

hief of Staff Col. Dwight Davis, at left in the back row, recognized the following: Front row, from left, Air Force Senior Airman Toni Appleby, Air Force Achievement Medal; OS1 Roberto Ramirez-Gomez; Senior Joint Service Member of the Quarter; OS1 Charles Smith, Navy Achievement Medal; OS2 Marcos Quezada, Navy Achievement Medal; and JIATF South CMC Shawn Marchinek. Back row, from left, Davis, Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Michael Chien, Meritorious Service Medal; Army Major Lance Awbrey, Defense Meritorious Service Medal; Paul Gries Jr., 30 years of Service; Army Maj. Jeremy Trentham, Defense Meritorious Service Medal; and IT2 Kyle Braun, Junior Joint Service Member of the Quarter.

Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Bldg. A-515, Boca Chica Field This five-day class informs incoming personnel of base policies, procedures and services available. A multitude of guest speakers will present an array of topics and will take questions from training participants.

PTSD Awareness Thursday, 2 - 3:30 p.m., FFSC An overview of the causes, symptoms and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder will be presented in this workshop.

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, crisis incident response and training, sexual assault prevention and response, ombudsman support, transition assistance management, family advocacy and professional counseling. For information or to request services, call (305) 293-4408 or visit the center at 804 Sigsbee Rd., Sigsbee Park.

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MWR Update New fitness studio Fly Away Café The new Boca Chica Exercise Studio opens Monday in the former Landing Zone offices, Bldg.

A-350, next to the Air Lanes Bowling Center. A number of fitness classes, including Pilates and yoga, will be offered in the studio, which features state-of-the-art bamboo flooring, mirrors and a sound system. See the Fitness Schedule for class information or call (305) 293-2480 or email bocachicagym@gmail.com.

Golf lessons Interested in golf or just want to refine your swing?

Register for a two-class program at Truman Annex Barracks. The classes, for active duty only, will meet at 2 p.m. on Nov. 13 and 20. The maximum class size is 16; Liberty Single Sailors receive first priority.

The registration deadline is Wednesday.

For more information or to register, call (305) 7977791 or email kwathletics@ gmail.com.

Babysitting break

MWR announces the opening of the Fly Away Café, a new food service contractor, at Navigator’s Bar & Grill, Boca Chica Marina. The Fly Away Café offers breakfast and lunch.

Hours of service are 7 a.m.

- 2 p.m. daily. Daily dinner service, whichbegins Sunday, is 4:30 - 7 p.m.

In addition to a wide variety of food selections, the café serves café con leche, cappuccino and espresso.

Order ahead, or call for specials, at (305) 293-2468.

Soccer tourney NAS Key West’s Captain’s Cup 11v11 Soccer Tournament 5 p.m. Nov. 16; rosters are due Wednesday.

The tournament is at Sigsbee soccer field; it is a single-elimination tournament. For more information, or to submit a roster, email Robin at kwathletics@gmail.com or call (305) 797-7791.

Family movies Join MWR for Family Movie Night on the second and fourth Friday of every month. The feature film begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Sigsbee Youth Center. For details, call (305) 293-2503.

Nov. 13: The Nightmare Before Christmas (PG) Nov. 27: A Christmas Story (PG)

The Child Development Center is offering additional child care. Cost is $4 per child, per hour and pre-registration is required, along with immunization records.

For more information, or to register your child, call (305) 293-4498.

Nov. 6: 6:30 - 11:30 p.m. Holiday softball [register by Friday] Nov. 14: 9 a.m. 3 p.m. [regNAS Key West’s sports ister by Nov. 12] and fitness department Nov. 20: 6:30 - 11:30 p.m. hosts the annual Holiday [register by Nov. 18] Softball Tournament

on Nov. 30; rosters are due Nov. 16. Games are Mondays and Wednesdays at 5, 6 and 7 p.m. on the Sigsbee Softball Field. The tournament is double elimination and a maximum of seven teams are allowed to play. The tournament is open to all hands.

For more information, or to submit rosters, email Robin at kwathletics@ gmail.com or call (305) 7977791.

Trumbo Pool The Trumbo Pool shifts to winter hours starting Wednesday. The new hours are Wednesday through Saturday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sunday noon - 5 p.m.

The pool is located on Trumbo Point and 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.

Sigsbee Marina

RUN, ZOMBIE, RUN

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) 293-4498.

Free movies Beach Patio Recreation Center won’t be showing the Saturday movies until further notice due to a broken projector.

Movies will start again once it is repaired. For more information, call (305) 2935282.

Liberty activities The Liberty Single Sailor Program is open to all single or unaccompanied active duty military personnel E-6 and below. Visit us on Facebook at “MWR Liberty Key West” and request to be added to the closed Liberty Group. For additional information email naskwliberty@gmail.com or call (305) 293-2682 or (305) 797-4468.

No activities are scheduled for November.

Sigsbee Marina hours Cardio dance of operation have changed for the winter months. The Boca Chica Fitness facility is open 7:45 a.m. - 5 Center is rolling out a new p.m. daily. For more infor- class on Tuesdays - Shake mation, call (305) 293-4434. It Off Cardio Dance Class includes a variety of dance style and music genres. The Child Care class meets 5:15 - 6 p.m.

Need an extra hour or two in the new group exercise of child care? The School studio, Bldg. A-350 on Boca Age Care program and the Chica.

Child Development Center For more information call offer hourly care. Families (305) 293-2480.

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U.S. Navy photo by Robin Boucree

orale, Welfare and Recreation ‘zombies’ get in character for the annual Zombie 5K on Oct. 22 at Sigsbee Park. The interactive run, in which zombies chase runners, drew 105 participants.

Fitness schedule

Wednesday 5:15 - 6 p.m. - HIIT (Boca Monday Chica Fitness Center) 7 - 7:45 a.m. - Cycling (Boca 6:15 - 7 p.m. - Pilates (Boca Chica Cycling Studio) Chica Exercise Studio) 11 – 11:45 a.m. - Pilates (Boca Chica Exercise Thursday Studio) 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. - Gentle 5:15 - 6:05 p.m. - Cardio Yoga (Sigsbee Community Kickboxing (Boca Chica Center) Fitness Center) 6:15 - 7 p.m. - Cycle (Boca 6:15 - 7:15 p.m. - Yoga (Boca Chica Cycling Studio) Chica Fitness Center) Friday Tuesday 11 - 11:45 a.m. - Total Body 10 - 10:45 a.m. - HIIT (Boca Toning (Boca Chica Fitness Chica Fitness Center) Center) 5:15 - 6 p.m. - Shake It Off (Boca Chica Exercise Saturday Studio) 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. - Circuit 6:15 - 7 p.m. - Cycling (Boca Class (Boca Chica Fitness Chica Cycling Studio) Center)

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Fun and games at Truman barracks

U.S. Navy photos by MC3 Cody Babin

Naval Air Station Key West CMC Mark McDonald, top left photo, serves food to Sailors during the barracks fun day. Baggo, top right photo, and hoops, bottom left, were popular games. At right, Barracks Liaison Tatsiana Shabatsko collects survey information from a Sailor at the event.

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ailors living in the barracks at NAS Key West’s Truman Annex participated in “Barracks Fun Day” Friday. Barracks managers and volunteers grilled burgers and set up games in an effort to foster camaraderie. The event also provided an opportunity for barracks’ representatives to distribute quality of life surveys. Managers hope to gain 100 percent participation in this year’s annual survey.

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This Just In… Flu vaccines

Veterans program

Naval Branch Health Clinic Key West will offer the flu vaccine to eligible patrons beginning Wednesday, including retirees and family members. The vaccine is available on a walk-in basis at NBHC Key West’s Immunizations Clinic. Clinic hours are 7:30 - 4 p.m., Monday - Friday.

Call (305) 293-3929 for more information.

Sigsbee Charter School is seeking active and retired military members to participate in a Veterans Day program on Nov. 13. Volunteers will visit classrooms from 8 - 9:30 a.m. to share age-appropriate stories about their service. Breakfast will be provided from 8 - 8:30 a.m.

To volunteer, email Naval Air Station Key West School Liaison Officer at yolanda.eldred@navy.mil or naskwslo@gmail. com.

Marine Corps Ball The Marine Corps celebrates its 240th year with the Marine Corps Ball Nov. 7 at the Truman Little White House. The event begins at 5 p.m. with a cocktail hour; the ceremony begins at 6 p.m.

Tickets are $40 for E-5 and below and $50 for E6 and above.

For information or to purchase a ticket, contact one of the following: Capt.

Shane Robinette, (305) 293-5320 [8 a.m. - 4p.m., Monday - Friday], email shane.m.robinette.mil@mail.mil; or Sgt. Joshua Robinson, (305) 293-5444 or (828) 606-5832, email joshua.s.robinson32.mil@ mail.mil.

Boating course The Key West Sail and Power Squadron is offering the “America’s Boating Course” Nov. 7 - 8 at the Key West Sail and Power Squadron, 5205 College Road.

The course runs 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Nov. 7 and 8 a.m. - noon Nov. 8. An optional Charting Course is offered at 1 p.m. Nov. 8.

For information, call Vince Melendy at (305) 296-1126. More information and registration is posted at www.usps.org/ keywest.

NAS Classifieds FOUND A woman’s silver ring with a small diamond-like jewel was found Oct. 19 at the NEX minimart on Boca Chica Field. To claim, call Security’s lost and found at (305) 293-2506 or (305) 293-2460.

Key West Turtle Museum.

Send a letter of interest to jphillips@mfmm.org.

HELP WANTED Like working with people? Full time and part time positions available at Mel Fisher Maritime Museum. Good pay, no late nights. Send letter of interest to jphillips@ mfmm.org.

The Key West Citizen is seeking a skilled graphic designer with a background in print advertising. Candidates must be extremely attentive to detail, willing and able to take notes, follow instructions, multi-task and prioritize. Excellent grammar and spelling skills required. Responsibilities include fast-paced production of creative display advertisements to meet daily deadlines.

Qualified individual must have advanced Adobe InDesign and Photoshop skills, Illustrator skills are a plus. Night, weekend and limited daytime shifts available. Position is entry level, part to full time, season dependent. Qualified applicants are encouraged to email resume to Lisa Sacco at: lsacco@keysnews.com.

Love sea turtles?

Seasonal work, 10 - 25 hours a week, available at

Full time Inventory Control Clerk, 8 a.m. 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday

FOR RENT 1BR apartment, Old Town, second floor. Quiet, private parking, $1,500 plus electricity. Call (239) 248-9759.

1BR second-floor apartment. Parking included. $1,500 plus electricity.

Prefer E6 and above. Call (239) 992-0575.

at Tropical Shell & Gift.

Requirements: Strong attention to detail, great Excel skills, analytical skills. Job involves entering and maintaining item database, and creating and confirming purchase orders. $13 per hour.

Apply online at www.historictours.com.

Hiring front- and back-ofhouse personnel at new beachfront cafe on Boca Chica Field. Applicants must pass a background check. Full-time and parttime positions available.

Hourly plus benefits. Call Guillaume at (305) 9235983 or email flyawaycafe-

kw@gmail.com to apply.

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.

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Ground breaking for the Naval Air Station Key West Fire and Emergency Services aircraft crash/ rescue and fire station on Boca Chica Field was Oct. 28, 2014. From left, Ron Demes, senior mission coordinator, Atlantic Target and Marine Operations, EFS Fire Chief Curt Krieger, Commanding Officer Capt. Steve McAlearney, John Drace, president of Drace Anderson Joint Venture, and Public Works Officer Lt. Cmdr. Brian Crystal, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast, Key West Det.

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Key West,” Krieger said at the ground breaking. “It is a state-of-the-art fire station.”

The Truman Annex F&ES station is located in a re-engineered townhome and garage.

At Trumbo Point, F&ES is housed in the historic

seaplane hangar; before that it was in a former auto hobby shop.

“This brand-new firehouse was a long time in coming, and will greatly improve the fire and aircraft crash and rescue response at NAS Key West’s Boca Chica Field,” said NAS Key West Commanding Officer Capt. Steve McAlearney at the groundbreaking. “It is also better situated on the

field, out of airfield clear zones.”

The 21,577 square-foot, single-story complex will have seven stalls, three of which will be dedicated to emergency air field response.

“The facility offers a significant quality of life improvement for our firefighters, which will enable them to maintain peak readiness,” said McAlearney.