FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
Eye on the Fleet
pacific ocean
VOL. 16 NO. 36
WWW.CNIC.NAVY.MIL/KEYWEST NAVAL AIR STATION KEY WEST, FLORIDA
NAS Key West welcomes newest CPOs (Sept. 11, 2016) During a memorial service held aboard the USS Somerset (LPD 25) on the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, 40 red carnations for the passengers and crew, and one white daisy for the unborn child of Flight 93 are placed on a platform and dedicated to the sea.
U. S. Navy Photo by MC1 Larry Carlson
inside: SUICIDE PREVENTION Proclamation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 OMBUDSMAN Appreciation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1 SMAL ACT Every Sailor, Every Day. . . . 5 AT THE PORT Joint training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 TOP OF PAGE ONE: A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk from the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) carries supplies from the USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10) to ships from the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group. during a vertical replenishment at sea.
From NAS Key West Public Affairs
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hief petty officers gathered at Hangar A-981 on Naval Air Station Key West Boca Chica Field to induct their seven newest brothers into the mess during a pinning ceremony Friday. HMC Marcus Garcia, AZC Eliot Urena ,LSC Leroy Walker, OSC Joshua Beekman, HMC Daniel
U.S. Navy ohoto by MC2 Cody Babin
Newly pinned chiefs stand before the stage as they are capped during a ceremony Friday in Hanger A-981 on Naval Air Station Key see Chief page 5 West’s Boca Chica Field. Seven are joining the brotherhood of the Chief Petty Officer Mess.
2016 CFC campaign under way From NAS Key West Public Affairs
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ailors and DOD civilians should start thinking now which causes they want to support as Naval Air Station Key West’s 2016 Combined Federal Campaign begins Tuesday. Military and DOD civilian volunteers have set a goal of contacting all military and civilian personnel before the campaign ends in December. In 2015, NAS Key West only reached 86 percent of its $37,000 goal, said CFC Coordinator ABHC Toby Shoemaker. The CFC provides funds to a
number of local, state and federal nonprofit agencies that in some way or another support Sailors, their families, friends, neighbors and veterans. Sailors and DOD civilians have the opportunity to touch many lives by donating to the CFC, Shoemaker said. CFC represents thousands of charitable groups that need support, from the large cancer research agencies to the small community organizations. The theme for this year’s campaign is “Show Some Love.” In 2015, military, civilian and postal employees contributed more see CFC page 4
Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off From NAS Key West Public Affairs
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hursday marked the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month, which celebrates the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. Naval Air Station Key West’s Multicultural Heritage Committee is hosting a Hispanic Heritage event from 11:30 p.m. - 1 p.m. Sept. 29 in Bldg. A-515, Boca Chica Field. All hands are encouraged to attend. The observation started in 1968
as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period starting on Sept. 15 and ending Oct. 15. It was enacted into law on Aug. 17, 1988, on the approval of Public Law 100-402. The month encompasses a number of dates significant to Hispanic heritage. The date of Sept. 15 is the anniversary of independence for Latin American countries Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on Sept. 16 and Sept. see Heritage page 3