FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2016
Eye on the Fleet
pacific ocean
VOL. 27 NO. 34
WWW.CNIC.NAVY.MIL/KEYWEST NAVAL AIR STATION KEY WEST, FLORIDA
Navy releases draft EA for Triton at three sites U.S. Fleet Forces Command Public Affairs (Aug. 25, 2016) Sailors and Marines compete in a three-on-three basketball game during a steel beach picnic aboard amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer, flag ship for Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit team, is operating in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations.
U. S. Navy photo by MC1 Brian Caracci
inside: MOSQUITO PATROL Neighborhood watch. . . . . . 3 MAKE A CHANGE Suicide prevention. . . . . . . . 4 ED KNIGHT Farewell, fighter guy . . . . . . 5 LUAU Get your tickets!. . . . . . . . . . 6 TOP OF PAGE ONE: An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to the ‘Tridents’ of Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) 9 picks up cargo from the flight deck of the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195).
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he Navy on Thursday released the draft Environmental Assessment for the establishment of facilities and
functions to support the East Coast home basing and maintenance of the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System at one of three locations: Naval Air Station Key West in Florida; Naval Station Mayport in Florida; and National Aeronautics
and Space Administration Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. The EA is available for public review and comment through Oct. 1. Comments may be submitted in writing to: Navy MQ-4C Triton UAS Home Basing Project
Manager, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic, Attn: Code EV21JB, 6506 Hampton Boulevard, Norfolk, Virginia, 23508. Comments must be postmarked by Oct. 1. Comments will also be accepted electronically
beginning Sept. 1 at the following link: http://www. public.navy.mil/usff/ environmental/Pages/ public-comments.aspx. Comments received from the public and fedsee Triton page 3
Officials urge safety first for Labor Day From NAS Key West Public Affairs
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ith school back in session, the last holiday of summer is a marker to fall: Labor Day. “I’m reminding our Sailors and civilians to make safety a priority, whether it’s on the water, on the road or at home,” Naval Air Station Key West Commanding Officer Capt. Bobby Baker said Tuesday during his weekly radio interview on U.S. 1 Radio. “We want to see everyone back at work safe and sound on Tuesday.” Federal facilities, including offices at Naval Air Station Key West, are closed for the holiday. All MWR facilities are closed see Labor page 3
U.S. Navy photo by Jolene Scholl
Naval Air Station Key West Security officers and training staff are shown with the Sailors and civilians who received certificates Thursday for completing the Auxiliary Security Force course. The course prepares Sailors, regardless of Navy rating and augmented from various NAS Key West tenant commands, to help meet the installation’s security needs.
New faces at the gate; 13 earn ASF certificates From NAS Key West Public Affairs
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aval Air Station Key West’s Security Department was bolstered Thursday as 13 Sailors and civilians were awarded certificates for
completing the Auxiliary Security Force course. The course prepares Sailors augmented from various NAS Key West tenant commands to help meet NAS Key West’s security needs. Two graduates were
recognized for excelling in the course: AEAA Robert O’Connor, the top performer, and AMAN Austin Zang, the “top shot” at the gun range. Others completing the course were AO2 Daren Bailey, HM3 Brandon
Colon, Officer Richard Cooper, ACAN Samantha Gardner, Officer Angel Gomez, AMAN Christopher Hennis, Officer Jeancarlo Romero, LSSA San Kha, ABH2 Jowalsh Oytas, ABH2 Daniel Suggs and ATAN Todd Maurer.