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School/Sports Physical Rodeos at Naval Hospital Pensacola ...

It’s getting close to back-to-school time and school/sports physical rodeos will be offered at Naval Hospital Pensacola (NHP) for children enrolled in the Family Medicine and Pediatrics departments. The physicals will take place in the NHP Pediatrics Clinic Aug. 3 and Aug. 17 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Call to make an appointment for the rodeos: NHP Family Medicine, 505-7120; NHP Pediatrics, 505-7121.

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Top Russian admiral visits U.S. Navy museums

By MC1(AW) Tim Comerford Navy History and Heritage Command Communication and Outreach Division

WASHINGTON (NNS) Adm. Viktor Chirkov, commander-in-chief of the Russian Federation Navy, visited three U.S. Navy museums recently, including the National Naval Aviation Museum (NNAM) onboard NAS Pensacola, to learn more about U.S. Navy history as part of a larger official visit. He began his history visit at the National Museum of the U.S. Navy, where he was hosted by Capt. Henry J. Hendrix, director of the Navy’s History and Heritage Command (NHHC), which is responsible for the preservation, analysis, and dissemination of the U.S. Navy’s art, artifacts and objects.

The nine U.S. Navy museums report to NHHC, with the original one located at the Washington Navy Yard.

“The National Museum of the United States Navy (NMUSN) was created by Adm. Arleigh Burke,” Hendrix explained to the Russian admiral as the group entered the museum. It was established to both capture and promote the great history of the U.S. Navy.

The Russian commander-inchief asked about the industrial nature of the building in which the museum is housed.

“It was a shipyard factory building and then became a museum?” Chirkov asked.

“The entire Washington Navy Yard was the Washington

Gun Factory,” explained Hendrix, pointing out the large overhead cranes. “This was just one of the many factory buildings where large guns were assembled. These cranes can still work, so when we have to move large objects we test them and then use them.”

Chirkov was then led on a whirlwind tour of the museum’s exhibits and learned much about the history of the U.S. Navy.

The first stop was the museum’s newest exhibit “Don't Give Up the Ship,” which opened in June. The exhibit details the support the U.S. Navy leant the U.S. Army during the War of 1812’s lake battles. The director called the admiral’s attention to one of the main artifacts of the exhibit, the Chambers Gun. “This is one of the most interesting pieces in our collection,” Hendrix explained. “It was the secret weapon of the War of 1812. They would pack 24 bullets into each of its seven barrels, and once the trigger was pulled, it would fire off up to 145 shot (in about two minutes).

The gunner would be up on the fighting top firing down on the opposing ship. Once you cleared the enemy’s gun deck, you would board."

Hendrix explained that NHHC holds many firearms, most in working order.

“We try to retain a working copy of all arms back to the beginning of our Navy,” Hendrix said. “We still have muskets from the American Revolution

An interpreter explains aspects of the National Naval Aviation Museum to Russian Federation Navy Adm. Viktor Chirkov (center) during the admiral’s visit to NAS Pensacola July 18. Retired Navy captain and NNAM Director Bob Rasmussen (right) hosted the tour. Photo by Karen Kline

that are fire-able. Every now and then, we have a scientist or engineer who wishes to test them to determine their muzzle velocity and firing characteristics.”

Hendrix led Chirkov through exhibits featuring the U.S. Navy during World War II, a period when the United States fought to clear the Atlantic Ocean of German submarines in order to convoy supplies to the Allies, including the then-Soviet Union.

Chirkov, a former commander of an Udaloy-class anti-submarine destroyer, was particularly inter-

ested in reviewing the display on commercial shipping losses, as well as German submarine attrition rates.

One of the citations on display showed that the Soviet Union honored 183 American Sailors, “For Outstanding Military Activities Which Facilitated the Sailing of Transports with War Supplies to Ports of The Soviet Union During the War Against the Common Enemy of the USSR and the USA... and for the Valor and Gallantry They Displayed.”

Sailors and Coast Guardsmen

By Jennifer Eitzmann NASP PAO Intern and Jay Cope NASWF PAO

Coast Guard Cutter Thetis (WMEC-910) is docked at Allegheny Pier aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola along with USGCS Cypress (WLB-210) July 19. The Thetis was in port to restock its ammunition supplies.

Representatives of the NASP Fire & Emergency Services Gulf Coast were on sight as a routine safety precaution. The Thetis is homeported in Key West. The ship’s primary mission is law enforcement, search and rescue, Homeland Security and national defense. Photo by Patrick Nichols

SecDef Hagel talks budget with Sailors, civilians JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (NNS) — During his first visit to Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville July 16, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called on Congress to work with DoD to avoid sequestration in fiscal 2014.

Otherwise, DoD will be forced to cut $52 billion from its budget that only could be accomplished by putting together an extremely severe package of military and civilian personnel actions.

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Feds Feeds Families program

USCG cutter visit ... U.S.

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were awarded the Order of the Great Patriotic War, First and Second Class; Order of the Red Star; Medal for Valor; Medal of Ushakov; and Medal for Combat Merits. The U.S. Navy also had a lend-lease program with the Soviet navy where 34 minesweepers were transferred for their use in protecting their coasts from U-boat laid mines.

Chirkov remarked that Russia’s Naval Museum is set to move to new quarters.

With U.S. Reps. Corrine Brown, Ander Crenshaw and Ted Yoho joining the audience at a town hall meeting with civilians and Sailors at Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) aboard base, Hagel called on Congress to work with DoD to avoid sequestration in fiscal 2014.

“If the cuts continue, the department will have to make sharp reductions with far-reaching consequences — including limited combat power and reduced readiness

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The Department of Defense (DoD) has kicked off the Feds Feed Families (FFF) campaign for the fifth year.

FFF is a campaign aimed to help people in need. It is a volunteer effort to collect non-perishable food items for local food banks to distribute to less privileged families.

Unlike previous years, when there was a widespread federal push to participate in the program and meet specific goals, this year participation is voluntary at the command level. While the campaign doesn't have any set goals, it hopes to receive more than 1.2 million pounds of food and other items throughout the DoD. Officials at Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP) and Naval Air Station Whiting Field (NASWF) are collecting food donations through Aug. 31.

“Donating to Feds Feed Families gives us a chance as a command to speak out and help people in need,” ITSN Jennifer Minyard of the NASP Command Chaplain’s office said.

Summer food bank donations are slow in comparison with rest of the year, yet the demand is still the same. FFF is essential in helping to meet that demand.

Last year, NASP was able to collect 65,670 pounds of food for Manna Food Bank. NASWF collected 2,000 pounds of food for the Bay Area Food Bank, Milton location.

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CNATT launches new AZ rating web page From CNATT Public Affairs

Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training (CNATT) on board Naval Air Station Pensacola announced July 17, that it launched a new and improved aviation maintenance administrationman (AZ) rating web page on Navy Knowledge Online (NKO).

“The goal is to provide one-stop-shopping for all AZ informational needs, from reporting to AZ-related schools, to the most current information regarding AZ fleet-relevant programs,” explained web page manager, AZCM(AW/SW) Zachary

Miller. “The significant improvements to the web page are designed to provide information AZs need in one location, effectively eliminating the need for AZs to visit multiple sites to find rate-related information.”

The new web page is designed to provide Sailors with the latest career information, online resources, and as a way to collaborate within the aviation training community. In addition, posted policies and procedures supply Sailors with current and up-to-date references.

“Feedback and constant improvement are the only ways this page will succeed,”

Miller said. “The driving force behind CNATT's NKO-sponsored web pages is to enhance communications between CNATT and our fleet counterparts, enabling Sailors to provide direct feedback and see their recommended changes in almost real-time.”

To access the page on NKO, click on the Organization and Communities tab at the top of the page and select the Navy Ratings option. A link to all NKO-sponsored rating pages will appear. The AZ NKO web page link is listed on the Aviation Ratings menu, or the AZ page can be directly accessed at the following link,

https://wwwa.nko.navy.mil/portal/aviation/home/AZ. Sailors are encouraged to log into NKO and visit their specific rating site.

These pages are designed by Sailors, for Sailors. All Sailors are encouraged to provide feedback to ensure their shipmates have current and relevant rate information.

For more information about CNATT, visit the command website at https://www.netc.navy.mil/centers/cnatt/.

For more news from Naval Education and Training Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/cnet/.

Navy’s occupational safety and health director visits EOD school Story, photo by Lt. j.g. Elizabeth Allen NAVSCOLEOD PAO

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (NNS) — The Department of the Navy’s senior career occupational safety and health civilian visited the Naval School of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (NAVSCOLEOD) for a familiarization tour July 16-17.

Leslie Holland, director for Occupational Safety and Health at the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Safety), spent time at the basic EOD course as well as the Advanced Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Defeat course and observed training at the two locations, including safety measures instituted when high-risk evolutions take place.

“I observed a training program for high-risk activities that absolutely ensures the highest level of safety,” said Holland. “Instructors instill in each student the critical importance of proficient execution, with safety as a natural consequence of that adept execution.”

Holland observed students in several divisions in the basic course at NAVSCOLEOD working with EODspecific tools, participating in high-risk training evolutions and learning from instructors the correct way to Feeds Feed Families from page 1

“These donations help a great deal, no matter when we receive them,” said Tammy Ward, the external relations manager for the Bay Area Food Bank. “We always appreciate any support, and as you help us, you may be helping your neighbor.”

Bay Area Food Bank services 24 coun-

Leslie Holland, Director for Occupational Safety and Health at the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, receives assistance donning a bomb suit from a student and an instructor in the basic course at Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal (NAVSCOLEOD) while on a tour of the school recently.

solve EOD scenarios.

“Something that surprised me while on the tour was the complexity and scope of the training mission for EOD,” said Holland. “The way students train will pro-

ties along the central Gulf Coast. The local food bank handles more than 2 million pounds each year. Manna Food Pantries operates six pantries in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties and fed 44,209 people last year, more than 17,000 of those people fed were children.

The campaign doesn’t have any set goals, but hopes to receive more than 1.2 million pounds of food and other items

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“In St. Petersburg they just renovated the old Navy barracks and so now we are moving the naval museum from its old building into the new building,” Chirkov told Hendrix, who responded by wishing that the new museum reflected the great history of the Russian navy since its founding by Peter the Great in 1696.

The next day, Chirkov visited Annapolis, Md., to gain a better idea of how the U.S. Naval Academy prepares the next generation of Navy and Marine Corps officers. As part of the visit, he toured the John Paul Jones Crypt and the U.S. Naval Academy Museum.

According to Tim Disher, the U.S. Naval Academy’s Director of International Programs, the admiral was, “impressed and was quite inquisitive about the Rogers SecDef from page 1

that will undermine our country’s national security interests,” Hagel told the audience.

Hagel remarked that if sequestration remains in effect, the size, readiness and technological superiority of America’s armed forces will begin a downward spiral that will be costly to reverse.

“If Congress can’t find a way to avoid sequestration in 2014 – DoD will have to consider involuntary reductions in force to reduce civilian personnel costs,” said Hagel.

“Hiring freezes will continue and facilities maintenance funds will further erode.”

He added that the DoD could meet further reductions only through a severe package of military personnel actions, including halting all accessions, ending all permanent-change-of-station moves, stopping discretionary bonuses and freezing promotions.

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Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla.: A Bicentennial Defense Community Commanding Officer — Capt. Keith Hoskins Public Affairs Officer — Harry C. White The Gosport nameplate pays homage to the 100th anniversary of naval aviation in 2011: the Centennial of Naval Aviation, or CONA. The image on the left side of the nameplate depicts Eugene Ely taking off in a Curtiss pusher bi-plane from the USS Pennsylvania Jan. 18, 1911.

While Ely had taken off from the USS Birmingham two months earlier after his plane had been loaded on the ship, the USS Pennsylvania event was the first time a plane landed on and then took off from a U.S. warship.

throughout the DoD. The campaign encourages employees and service members of the DoD to donate by bringing nonperishable and house hold items to their offices.

The most requested items are: peanut butter, individually packaged breakfasts, canned tuna and chicken, canned fruit and canned dinners. Monetary donations are also accepted.

The image on the right side is the Navy’s most modern fighter aircraft, the F-18 Super Hornet.

Established in 1921 as the Air Station News, the name Gosport was adopted in 1936. A gosport was a voice tube used by flight instructors in the early days of naval aviation to give instructions and directions to their students. The name “Gosport” was derived from Gosport, England (originally God’s Port), where the voice tube was invented.

Gosport is an authorized newspaper published every Friday by Ballinger Publishing,

Donation locations aboard NASP are at the Chaplains office in Bldg. 634 and at the NASP Quarterdeck in Bldg. 1500.

Donations are also being collected aboard Corry Station at the chapel, the Navy Exchange and the commissary. Donations aboard NASWF are being collected at the commissary Feds Feed Families is a campaign led by the Department of Agriculture.

Ship Model Collection, the largest collection of 17th- and 18th-century ship models on public display in North America.” Disher added that there was “lively interaction with the Russian language faculty and Russian language-proficient midshipmen.”

At NAS Pensacola July 18, Chirkov’s first stop was to the National Naval Aviation Museum, where he took particular interest in the large flying boats once flown by the U.S. Navy.

“This is real history,” he commented when looking at the PB2Y-5R Coronado that carried members of fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz’s staff to Tokyo Bay for the signing of the surrender ending World War II. Appreciating the tremendous number of school-age children who were in the museum on a hot summer day, Chirkov said, “Museums are important in teaching the lessons of history that are generally not taught in schools.”

“This was a great opportunity for SecDef to learn about our aviation maintenance mission and to gain a better understanding of our numerous contributions to the warfighter,” said FRCSE Commanding Officer Capt.

Robert Caldwell.

“At the town hall meeting attended by our civilian federal employees, the secretary said, ‘You can’t buy back readiness’ – and that is so true. What we do here and in the field is very important to Sailors and Marines operating forward. Mr. Hagel’s message was clear – we can expect another round of budget cuts. The FRCSE team has been cost-conscious for a very long time, but what the SecDef said only reinforces our resolve to continue finding innovative and cost-effective solutions to better meet warfighter demands,” added Caldwell.

Hagel recently called on Congress to work with DoD to approve the president’s defense budget request.

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vide a force well-suited for the uncertainty they face when down range, building on their resilience to enable them to meet Department of Defense mission.”

According to Catherine Stanley, safety manager at NAVSCOLEOD, safety is paramount in any training evolution where risk is involved, and the career field of EOD is full of hazards, from IEDs to chemical weapons and contamination. The risk management implemented at NAVSCOLEOD trains students on how to do a task the correct way, with minimized risk, to get the job accomplished in the safest way possible.

“This tour showed how safety is embedded into high-risk training," said Stanley. “The school enforces safety throughout to teach students the correct way to do things so they practice safe techniques in the field, where ultimately, it could be the difference between life and death.”

NAVSCOLEOD, located on Eglin Air Force Base, provides high-risk, specialized, basic and advanced EOD training to U.S., partner nation military and selected U.S. government personnel each year.

To learn more about the Naval Education and Training Command, visit https://www.netc.navy.mil and www.navy.mil/local/cnet/.

raises and raises fees for some military retirees’ health care. It also looks to retire older Air Force and Navy assets, as well as calling for a new base realignment and closure program.

He said, “Uncertainty is a tremendous enemy — when military families live in a state of uncertainty, it impacts their concentration and that impacts their job. Ultimately, it can create a loss of skill sets that are vital to our national security and our readiness.”

Hagel, an Army combat veteran in Vietnam and a former member of the U.S. Senate, stressed that service members do more than just put on a uniform, and civilians do more than just show up for work.

“Everyone connected with DoD is part of something bigger than themselves. We’re helping build a new world – a more free and fair world because tolerance, respect and dignity still anchor the human condition,” said SecDef Hagel.

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Tenants and foreclosure: What you need to know

By Lt. Matt Kozyra Legal Assistance Attorney, Naval Station Mayport

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t is an unfortunate fact of the modern housing world that homes across the country are going into foreclosure every day.

Many of those homes are rental properties, and in many cases the tenant is the last one to know about it. If you rent your home and have come home to a “Notice of Sale” on your front door, or if you’ve started receiving court documents in the mail about your home going into foreclosure, this article is for you.

Luckily, there are steps you can take to make sure you’re protected against your landlord’s foreclosure, and resources available to assist you and your family.

How to prevent problem There are simple steps you can take to make sure the home you’re about to rent is not going into foreclosure.

Having this information upfront is one of the things you will want to consider, along with location, price, and whether there is plenty of running space for your pet hedgehog, when you determine which house to rent.

The first and easiest is to ask your landlord whether his home is in foreclosure. It is a simple step to take, but there is

no guarantee that your landlord will be honest with you.

Many homeowners will avoid giving out that information to their tenants for fear that they (a) won’t sign a lease, or (b) will stop paying rent on a lease they already have. Still, it does not cost anything to ask, and it is an easy early warning system for upcoming foreclosure issues.

If your landlord refuses to answer, or if you are still suspicious, you can always check your local newspapers. Foreclosure sales will be listed daily. The downside is that you have to check every listing regularly, and it will only list homes that are just about to be put up for sale. It still won’t give you any notice that your landlord might be headed for trouble down the road.

The best way to find out if foreclosure proceedings have been filed against your landlord is to call your local clerk of court. Foreclosure proceedings are public record, and you will be able to get all the information you need from your local courthouse. Different

states have different procedures for getting access to those files, so make sure you give the courthouse a call.

After notice is delivered If you start getting notifications of a pending foreclosure in the mail or on your door, you will have to decide whether you want to terminate your lease early or stick around to the end. Many families want to avoid moving in the middle of a tour, but having a bank as a landlord can be a huge hassle. The bank probably won’t care that your plumbing is broken or there are roaches in the home. They may not fix the heating, and they probably won’t return your calls about the water heater. Many families decide that it’s better to just find a new place to live. Fortunately, the decision is yours to make.

You have an option to stay Until recently, a foreclosure nearly always meant that the tenants were about to be evicted. That all changed in 2009, when Congress passed the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act (PTFA). If you don’t have a lease, the new homeowner is required to give you 90 days’ notice before you have to move out. If you do have a lease, the PTFA requires the new homeowner to stick to the terms of that lease, unless the new owner wants to move into the home as their primary residence. Even then, though, the new owner is required to give you 90 days’ no-

tice before you are required to leave.

In order to get the benefit of the PTFA, you should file a Notice of Tenancy in the court that’s hearing the foreclosure case. This lets the judge know that there is someone living in the property. If you are wondering whether to pay rent to the bank or to your old landlord, you can also file a Motion to Deposit Rent into the court registry, which will let you pay rent to the court, which will then figure out where it goes. For assistance in drafting either one of these documents, you should make an appointment with your local legal assistance office.

Negotiating a move The PTFA does not automatically give you the right to terminate your lease if the property is foreclosed. The good news is that most banks don’t want to act as landlords.

Some will even offer “Cash for Keys” programs that will pay you money in exchange for you moving out. The best way to get out of your lease if the home is being foreclosed is to talk to your landlord and the bank.

If you do decide to move, the Navy is here to help. In 2008, the Department of the Navy began authorizing funded local moves for military members who are breaking their leases as a result of their landlord’s foreclosure.

You will need to bring a copy of the Notice of Foreclosure

and a Notice of Lease Termination to either your command’s staff judge advocate (SJA) or your local legal assistance office. They will be able to help you get the authorization you need.

Help available Being a tenant in a home that’s being foreclosed can be a stressful and confusing situation. If you find yourself over your head, always feel free to make an appointment with your local legal assistance office.

You can contact the NAS Pensacola Region Legal Service Office at 161 Turner St., Bldg. 624, Suite B, second deck. The phone number is 452-3730.

For more information, go to www.jag.navy.mil/legal_ services/rlso/rlso_southeast .htm.

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Unmanned aircraft passes ship landing test

By MC3 Brandon Vinson USS George H.W. Bush Public Affairs

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SS GEORGE H.W. BUSH, At Sea (NSS) – The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator completed its first carrier-based arrested landing onboard USS George H.W. Bush

(CVN 77) off the coast of Virginia July 10.

“It isn’t very often you get a glimpse of the future. Today, those of us aboard USS George H.W. Bush got that chance as we witnessed the X-47B make its first ever arrested landing aboard an aircraft carrier,” said Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus.

“The operational unmanned aircraft soon to be developed have the opportunity to radically change the way presence and combat power are delivered from our aircraft carriers.”

The demonstration was the first time a tailless, unmanned autonomous aircraft landed on a modern aircraft carrier.

This test marks an historic event for naval aviation that Navy leaders believe will impact the way the Navy integrates manned and unmanned aircraft on the carrier flight deck in the future.

“Today we witnessed the capstone moment for the Navy UCAS program as the team flawlessly performed integrated carrier operations aboard USS George H.W. Bush with the X-47B aircraft,” said Capt. Jaime Engdahl, Navy UCAS Program Manager. “Our precision landing performance, advanced autonomous flight controls and digital carrier air traffic control environment are a testament to the innovation and technical excellence of the Navy and Northrop Grumman team.”

The July 10 landing was the beginning of the final part of three at-sea test periods for X-47B during the last eight

months, culminating a decade of Navy unmanned integration efforts that show the Navy’s readiness to move forward with unmanned carrier aviation, said Rear Adm. Mat Winter, who oversees the Program Executive Office for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons in Patuxent River, Md. An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator completes an arrested landing on the flight “This demonstration deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) July 10 off the coast of Virginia. The landing marks has enabled us to merge the first time any unmanned aircraft completed an arrested landing at sea. Photo by MC3 Kevin J. Steinberg industry and government erations, our shore-based technologies together flight test and extensive which will enable the modeling and simulaU.S. Navy to pursue fution,” Engdahl said. ture unmanned aviation “Our team has executed carrier capabilities,” said all major program objecWinter, who witnessed tives and developed the the historic landing. “The concept of operations government engineering and demonstrated techand testing team in partnologies for a future unnership with our manned carrier-based Northrop Grumman team aircraft capability. members have matured (Today) we have proven the technologies in this we can seamlessly inteX-47B system to position grate unmanned systems us for today’s event, into the carrier environwhich marks a milestone ment.” in naval aviation.”

“We have certainly During the testing, the come a long way in the X-47B completed the 102 years since Eugene 35-minute transit from Ely made the first arPax River to the carrier rested landing aboard an and caught the 3 wire with the aircraft’s tail- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert, left, and Secretary of aircraft carrier. Naval hook. The arrested land- the Navy (SecNav) Ray Mabus are among the observers as an X-47B UCAS aviators have always ing effectively brought demonstrator makes an arrested landing on the flight deck of the USS George been at the forefront of operational and tactical the aircraft from approx- H.W. Bush (CVN 77) July 10. Photo by MC2 Tony D. Curtis innovation, and today imately 145 knots to stop in less than 350 feet.

Field. The X-47B navi- future,” said Mabus. aboard USS Harry S. was no exception,” Shortly after the initial gated to and landed “The X-47B’s au- Truman (CVN 75) in Mabus said. “People landing, the aircraft was without incident. tonomous arrested land- December 2012 and make unmanned aviation launched off the ship “We have been using ing aboard USS George aboard Bush in May. possible and it is people using the carrier’s cata- the same (carrier) land- H.W. Bush shows how During the May under- who will provide the pult. The X-47B then ing technology for more the Navy and Marine way period, the X-47B fresh thinking and new proceeded to execute one than 50 years now and Corps are riding the bow completed its first-ever ideas so crucial to sucmore arrested landing. the idea that we can take wave of technological catapult launch. Since cesses like the X-47B On the third approach a large UAV and operate advances to create this May, the integrated test program and the unto Bush the X-47B air- in that environment is 21st century force.” team conducted a num- manned aircraft of the craft self detected a nav- fascinating,” Engdahl The X-47B spent sev- ber of shore-based ar- future.”

For more information igation computer said. eral weeks aboard air- restments at Pax River anomaly that required “Across the entire craft carriers in recent in preparation for the on USS George H.W. the air vehicle to transit spectrum of military op- months. The Navy demonstration aboard Bush, follow the ship’s fan page on Facebook at to the assigned shore erations, an integrated UCAS program suc- the ship. based divert landing force of manned and un- cessfully “We have learned a lot www.facebook.com/USS completed site, Wallops Island Air manned platforms is the CVN deck operations from our flight deck op- GeorgeHWBush.

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Ex-Navy officer honored for winning spirit From Department of Veterans Affairs

Gulf Coast group travels to Tampa

At 22 years old, Mike Savicki was training to become a navy F-14 pilot when he dove into the waters off Pensacola Beach and suffered a C6 spinal cord injury resulting in quadriplegia. End of story.

For some maybe. But Savicki’s storied life had just begun.

In 1991, after eight months of rehabilitation at the then Brockton West Roxbury VA Medical Center, Savicki entered his first National Veterans Wheelchair Games in Miami. Twentythree years later, Savicki is still competing.

A standout high school and college athlete, Savicki says he turned to sports as part of his rehabilitation from his injury.

“Sports were more fun than staying in bed feeling sorry for myself,” he writes on his website.

Since his injury, the former Navy officer received a master’s in business administration from Duke University and gave the commencement address at his graduation ceremony. He completed the Boston Marathon several times, competed as a member of the national quad rugby team for a spot on

By Jerron Barnett Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System Public Affairs

Mike Savicki competes in the hand cycle event at National Veterans Wheelchair Games last week in Tampa. Savicki won the Spirit of the Game Award. Photo from Department of Veterans Affairs

the 2004 U.S. Paralympics team, finished the 70-mile Beach to Battleship Half Ironman triathlon in 2009, and earned a bronze medal with the Navy team at the 2010 Warrior Games.

“I like to spend my days discovering the wonder, excitement, marvel and beauty of life,” he said.

Savicki’s accomplishments reach beyond the rugby courts and racetracks as well. In 2008, he founded his business Scratching Post Solutions. He received the 2011 Distinguished Achievement

To advertise in the Gosport, call Simone Sands at 433-1166 ext. 21

Award from Tufts University. He is also a freelance writer, and has profiled numerous athletes, politicians, celebrities, and artists. In 2012, Savicki became the spokesperson for National Mobility Awareness Month.

During the games, he mentored fellow veterans and wheelchair athletes sharing his experience and knowledge of adaptive sports with them.

He was the recipient of the Spirit of the Games Award at the 33rd National Veterans Wheelchair Games.

BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System (GCVHCS) cheered on 10 veterans who participated in the 33rd National Veterans Wheelchair Games in Tampa July 13-18. They included: • Thomas Bailey of Navarre.

• Patricia Flynn of Lillian, Ala., • Willie Harvey of Jackson, Miss.

• Joe Hogan of Newville, Ala. • John Johnson of Navarre.

• William Lafitte of Laurel, Miss.

• Paul Lazar of Gulf Breeze.

• Patrick Peterson of Fairhope, Ala. • Jerome Peyton of Jackson, Miss.

• Judy Thedford of Pensacola The Bayou Gulf States Chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of the America sponsored the group. The veterans competed in various competitions such as table tennis, swimming, air rifle and many others against disabled veterans from around the nation.

Denise Harvey, wife of Willie Harvey, and Barbara Hakanson, GCVHCS recreational therapist, served as coaches.

For more information on the National Veterans Wheelchair Games, go to http://www.va.gov/opa/ speceven/wcg/index.asp.

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Students in NASWF drug education program graduate Story, photo

by Jay Cope NASWF PAO

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he year-long Drug Education for Youth (DEFY) program at Naval Air Station Whiting Field completed its annual program of events with a recent graduation ceremony for its participants at the base sports complex.

The graduation ceremony is the final event for the 2012/13 participants who began the program last July. About 30 youths from military families were part of this year’s course.

NAS Whiting Field Executive Officer Cmdr. Greggory Gray and DEFY coordinator AC1 Steve Gonzalez presented the completion certificates to the children during a mid-afternoon pizza party. The party served to celebrate the children’s accomplishments and dedication to the program. This was Gonzalez’ second year with DEFY, and the graduation is an uplifting event for him.

“The best thing is seeing them complete the program,” he said.

“You always get attached to the kids, and it’s nice to see their faces when they receive the diplomas.”

The DEFY program helps

children, primarily in the age 9to-12 range, to make sound, positive decisions that can help lead to a healthier lifestyle. DEFY does this through a two-phased prevention program that incorporates both classroom learning with social interactions.

Phase one is a camp program that introduces the DEFY process and emphasizes topics such as goal setting, leadership, teamwork, physical fitness, refusal skills and self-esteem. The camp mixes classroom sessions with recreational and team building activities with the youths, youth mentors, and adult supervisors.

Phase two reinforces the concepts of phase 1 through monthly activities and field trips designed to provide positive support to the youths as well as additional mentoring opportunities. Active participation in both phases is required for graduation.

Jocelyn Jaravel, 9, receives her Drug Education for Youth (DEFY) graduation certificate from Naval Air Station Whiting Field Executive Officer Cmdr. Greggory Gray and AC1 Steve Gonzalez, the DEFY program coordinator for the base. Jaravel was one of about 30 program participants, and the youngest.

The DEFY website emphasizes that there is a measurable, positive change in children who have completed the program in regards to resistance skills, drug knowledge, smoking attitudes, social behavior and more. According to Gonzalez, the real benefit is about providing the

children with tools to make smarter choices.

“We want to help the kids live a healthy lifestyle,” he said about the DEFY volunteers. “These kids will be going into middle school, and it’s important for them to be able to make positive decisions later in their lives.”

The DEFY program is also seeking volunteers who desire to help mentor youths to help avoid the pull of drugs in their lives Anyone desiring more information on participating in the DEFY program should contact Gonzalez at steve.gonzalez2 @navy.mil.

Gold Star Family parking: honoring families’ sacrifice

By Jay Cope NASWF PAO

The sacrifices made by those who fought and died for their country are often recalled and honored, but many times, the sacrifices made by their families fall to the wayside. Commander Navy Installations Command (CNIC) is taking one small step to recognize these families and bring awareness to the Navy and general public.

Every naval installation across the country has been requested to designate special parking spaces along with Gold Star signage to honor the families who lost loved ones in service to the country.

The concept of Gold Star Families was initiated in 1917 when an officer of the Fifth Ohio Infantry designed a banner to honor the service of his two sons. Such banners were standardized and recognized by the government by the end of World War II. Blue stars symbolized a family member’s service in an ongoing conflict, while

gold stars with a blue edge recognized those who died during their time in service. The banners were widespread during the war and usually were hung in windows of the family home. Although the practice fell out of style during the Vietnam era, it has reclaimed some of its former prominence recently.

The concept is less about providing a privilege, and more about instilling awareness about Gold Star Families and honoring their contributions and loss.

“Our fallen warriors have paid the ultimate sacrifice and we have a commitment to recognize that sacrifice.

CNIC is dedicated to delivering on the promise of taking care of its own by providing support to surviving families of Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines for as long as they desire,” Capt. F. X. Martin, CNIC chief of staff, stated in the directive to all Navy bases. “The intent is to honor and recognize the sacrifice of family members who have

lost a loved one in military service.”

NAS Whiting Field established those parking locations well in advance of the June 30 deadline and placed the signs in the Navy Exchange, Branch Health Clinic and Fleet and Family Support Center parking lots.

The signs are easily recognizable with a gold star on a white background surrounded by a thick red border and the phrase “Honoring Our Families of the Fallen.” Patrons are requested to reserve the parking locations for such families.

“I hope everyone will stop when they see the signs and think about the price these families paid for our country,” said NAS Whiting Field Commanding Officer Capt.

Matthew Coughlin. “Losing a son, a daughter, sister or brother in military service is a tremendous burden, one that should be honored and respected in every way possible.”

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Classes scheduled for military spouses

Lifestyle, Insights, Networking, Knowledge, Skills (L.I.N.K.S.) for Spouses training classes are scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. tomorrow, July 27, and Sept. 14 in the Commanding Officer’s Conference Room at MATSG-21 Headquarters, Bldg.

3450. Classes are free and all military spouses welcome.

L.I.N.K.S. for Spouses training provides an overview of the Marine Corps structure, services and benefits. Participants also get an opportunity to meet other Marine Corps spouses, learn about resources and find out what the local area has to offer.

The class also features fun and informative activities and prizes.

Preregistration is required, and child care reimbursement is available. To register, contact Beth Austin, MCFTB trainer, by phone at 452-9460, ext.

3012, or by e-mail at elizabeth.a.austin@usmc.mil.

Covenant Hospice presenting seminar

Covenant Hospice has scheduled a veteran volunteer seminar from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. July 30 at the non-profit group’s corporate support services building, 5041 North 12th Ave. Active-duty military, veterans and military spouses are encouraged to attend.

The seminar will cover outreach to the veteran community, honoring veteran patients and supporting the group’s volunteer team during the annual Homeless Veterans Standdown. The seminar is free, but seating is limited. For information or to register, contact Sandi Huster at by phone at 202-1169 or by e-mail at sandra.huster@covenanthospice.org.

For more information, contact the local branch office at 202-0840 or go to www.covenant hospice.org.

Furlough hitting education offices

The Virtual Education Center (VEC) and all Navy College Offices (NCOs) in Virginia Beach, Va., will be closed each Friday during the Defense Department furlough of civilian employees, said officials at the Center for Personal and Professional Development July 18.

During the furlough, the VEC is open Monday through Thursday from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern Time. NCOs are generally open Monday through Thursday with hours varying by location.

Wait times for VEC customers may rise, according to Sharen Richardson, VEC supervisor.

Another impact to Sailors resulting from the VEC closure is an increase in processing time for requests for Joint Services Transcripts (JSTs) and changes to JSTs, including updates and adding degrees from schools. “The best time for Sailors to contact the VEC for assistance is Monday through Thursday between 6 and 10 a.m. and after 5 p.m. Eastern Time,” said VEC Evening Shift Manager Emmett Williams.

For more information about the Navy College Program and the Virtual Education Center, go to https://www.navycollege.navy.mil/.

Back-to-school physicals offered

Students are scheduled to go back to school Aug. 20 in Escambia County and many children will need school or sports physicals.

Naval Hospital Pensacola has scheduled two School/Sports Physical Rodeos for children enrolled in Family Medicine and Pediatrics. The physicals will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 3 and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 17 in the Pediatrics Clinic.

Call to make an appointment for the rodeos, call Family Medicine at 505-7120, or Pediatrics at 505-7121.

NASP Vacation Bible School planned

Vacation Bible School is scheduled for 5:40 p.m. to 8 p.m. July 29 to Aug. 2 at the J.B. McKamey Center (directly across from the chapel building).

The program is for children ages 4 through those entering sixth grade. The theme is “Jungle Jaunt, Responding to the One True God.” Activities will include adventure-filled Bible stories, rainforest crafts, time outdoors and songs.

For more information, call 452-2341, option 5.

Sign up for free pre-marriage seminar

The NASP Command Religious Program offers free pre-marriage seminars on the first Saturday of every month. The next seminar is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 3. Lunch will be provided.

For Catholic information, call the Diocese of Pensacola at 435-3500 or go to www.ptdiocese.org.

For more information or to make reservations, call 452-2341.

Budget for Baby classes scheduled

Officials at the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society are offering Budget for Babies classes.

Classes at NAS Pensacola are scheduled for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 8 and Aug. 22 at the NMCRS facility in Bldg. 191 at 91 Radford Blvd. A class at NAS Whiting Field is scheduled for 10 a.m. to noon tomorrow, Aug. 17, in the atrium building.

For more information or to make reservations, call 452-2300.

PLT presents ‘The Wizard of Oz’

The next show in the Pensacola Little Theatre’s Treehouse Series is “The Wizard of Oz.” Performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Aug. 2,

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Aug. 3, Aug. 8, Aug. 9 and Aug. 10; and 2:30 p.m.

Aug. 4 and Aug. 11. Tickets are $30, $24, $20 and $14. Tickets are half off for children 12 and younger.

Tickets are half off for adults on Aug. 8. Discounts are available for senior citizens, full-time students, military and groups of 10 or more.

An interactive party for children will follow the Aug. 4 production. Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for children.

Through July 30, PLT is offering a FlexPass special for $85.

A FlexPass is valid for six tickets you can use yourself or give as gifts. The passes are valid one year from date of purchase.

Pensacola Little Theatre is located inside the Pensacola Cultural Center, 400 South Jefferson St. For additional information, call 434-0257 or go to www.PensacolaLittleTheatre.com.

Hunters can win trip to Arkansas

The Robinson Harris Academy of Music is offering a chance to win a hunting trip for two to Wildlife Farm in Casscoe, Ark. A drawing is scheduled for noon Sept. 25 at the Fricker Resource Center, 900 North F St. Tickets are $10 each. You do not need to be present to win. Tickets can be purchased at Outcast Fishing & Hunting, 3520 Barrancas Ave., and Mike’s Outdoor Sports, 8643 Pensacola Blvd., in Pensacola, and Gulf Breeze Bait & Tackle, 825 Gulf Breeze Parkway, in Gulf Breeze.

Second prize is a $75 Visa gift card and third prize is a $50 Visa gift card.

For more information about the academy or the trip, call 261-0690.

Gallery presents ‘Birds of a Feather’

The Blue Morning Gallery, 21 Palafox Place, is presenting a group show, “Birds of a Feather,” through July 31. Participating artists are Valerie Aune, oil; Susan Mayer, found art/mixed media; and Laura Wolfersperger, mixed media/encaustic.

In August, the gallery will present the third of the visiting artist shows, “August Ash,” the work of potter and instructor Larry Manning. The show is a study in wood-fired pottery. Works are fired in local kilns patterned after Japanese design and have organic forms.

For information, call 429-9100 or go to www.bluemorninggallery.com.

Free tennis clinic offered at NASP

The Pensacola Sports Association (PSA) is offering a free tennis clinic for area youth as part of the 2013 Pensacola Racquet Round Up. The clinic is scheduled for July 29 at Naval Air Station Pensacola tennis courts. Ages 6-8 (8 a.m. to 10 a.m.) and ages 9-12 (10 a.m. to noon).

All skill levels are welcome. Area tennis professionals will lead the instruction.

Participants are encouraged to bring racquets if they have them, appropriate tennis shoes and clothes, water bottle and sun screen. Racquets will be available to use during the clinic.

Parents can register their children online at www.pensacolasports.com or by visiting tennis centers or pro shops to fill out a paper form.

Shakespeare acting camp announced

Southeastern Teen Shakespeare Company is offering a “Never Doubt I Love” Shakespeare camp from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. July 29 to Aug. 3 at Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. Students ages 12 to 19 can join the members of the Southeastern Teen Shakespeare Company in an exploration of the art of acting. The company, now in its eighth year, is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing teens in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties with instruction and performance opportunities that lead to their growth as artists and community members.

Tuition is $95. To register, call (662) 278-8383.

For more information, send an e-mail to southeasternteenshakespeareco@yahoo.com.

Business on breakfast menu Sept. 6

The Pensacola Chapter of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) and the UWF Small Business Development Center are teaming up to present a Business Opportunities Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Sept. 6 at the Navy Gateway Inns & Suites Conference Center.

The event will feature contracting representatives from NavFac Southeast and Eglin Air Force Base and Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson (RESTORE). Topics will focus on small business contracting and opportunities with the state and federal government.

Registration is $30 per person. For more information contact pensacola.post@gmail.com or go to http://pensacola.same.org.

Hit the trails with Western Gate group

The Florida Trail Association develops, maintains, protects and promotes hiking trails throughout the state. Members of the Western Gate Chapter of the group, which includes Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, organize regular hikes, campouts, backpacking and canoe trips and bike excursions.

For more information about the group’s activities, go to westgate.floridatrail.org or sign up at www.meetup.com/ftawesterngate/.

Night Out event planned for Aug. 6

Residents of Pensacola can join forces with thousands of communities nationwide for the 30th annual National Night Out crime and drug prevention event. The Pensacola gathering will be from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 6 at Magee Field, 2500 Martin Luther King Blvd.

National Night Out, which is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch, is co-sponsored locally by the Community Drug and Alcohol Council Inc. (CDAC), Pensacola Police Department, Escambia County Sheriff's Office, NWFL Prevention Coalition and national corporate sponsor Target. Target will be providing school supplies during this event while supplies last.

Participants who bring nonperishable food for the Manna Food Pantries will receive an additional raffle ticket.

For more information, 434-2724 or visit www.CDAC.info.

Disabled veterans invited to go sailing

Members of six Gulf Coast yacht clubs will present a Day on the Bay to honor disabled veterans and their families from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 10 at Plaza de Luna at the end of Palafox Street in Pensacola.

Disabled veterans are invited to enjoy free boat rides, and learn about the sport of sailing. There will be handicapped sailing demonstrations by U.S. Olympic sailor Brad Kendall. Veteran organizations will provide information and the Coast Guard will offer water safety training. A complimentary lunch and live entertainment also will be provided.

All veterans must register to participate. To register online, go to http://www.beenther sailedthat.com/.

For more information, call Jan Wilson at 3411399. Insured boat owners who would like to participate, should call John Farris at 305-9653.

DFC Society plans to meet Aug. 8

The Pensacola Chapter of the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) Society will meet at Franco’s restaurant, 523 East Gregory St., at 11:30 a.m. Aug. 8.

The military award of the DFC is made to aviators and crew members of all services and civilians for heroism and achievement during aerial flight.

Meetings are open to members, active duty and retired, spouses, significant others and those interested. Meetings are the second Thursday of every other month.

For more information, call Joe Brewer at 4539291 or go to www.dfcsociety.net.Choral Society of Pensacola Holds

Choral Society holding auditions

Northwest Florida’s premier symphonic chorus, the Choral Society of Pensacola, will hold auditions for new singers from 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 3 at Pensacola State College’s Ashmore Fine Arts Center, Bldg. 8, 1000 College Blvd.

Choral Society Artistic Director Xiaolun Chen conducts auditions in a relaxed atmosphere. Auditions on other days can be arranged by appointment.

For more information, call Chen at 484-1810.

USS Lexington reunion announced

Former shipmates from the USS Lexington (CV 16) are planning to gather for their annual reunion Sept. 12-15 in Boston.

All ship’s company, Marines, attached air wings and families are welcome.

For more information, contact Bob DiMonte by phone at 492-3483 or be e-mail at bob dimo@cox.net.

Donations of baby items welcome

Many of the families that stay with Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northwest Florida have babies born prematurely or with complications.

Each family is given a “Baby Shower in a Bag,” boy- or girl-themed packages containing clothing, blankets, bibs, rattles, books, travel size baby wipes and lotion and medium-sized stuffed animals.

Donations are welcome. Currently there is a need for girls’ outfits in preemie or newborn sizes.

For more information, contact Susan Brady by email at marketing@rmhc-nwfl.org or go to http://rmhc-nwfl.org/.

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By Mike O’Connor Gosport Associate Editor

Our beaches are the best.

It starts and ends right there.

The oil spill is ancient history and a day at the beach in Northwest Florida has never looked better. And after your fill of sun and clean surf, we’re fortunate to also have a number of worthwhile entertainment destinations, all onboard or within a reasonable driving distance of NAS Pensacola.

• Visit the National Naval Aviation Museum. The National Naval Aviation Museum onboard NASP is the world’s premiere naval aviation museum. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard aviation are represented with historic and one-ofa-kind aircraft displayed inside the museum’s nearly 300,000 square feet of exhibit space and outside on its 37-acre grounds.

Hangar Bay One, the museum’s newest addition, adds another 55,000 square feet; more than 150 beautifully restored aircraft are part of the collection.

A flight simulator inside the museum offers a ride with the Blue Angels or the opportunity to fly an F/A-18 mission; an IMAX® theater projects films on a seven-story high screen.

The flight line bus tour, a free 20-minute tour of the flight line

behind the restoration hangar, gives a look at even more aviation history. The museum’s open daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; weekends 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Due to sequestration, the museum is closed Mondays until Sept. 30. The Blue Angels sign autographs every Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. in the Blue Angel Atrium.

Admission to the museum is free and IMAX® movies show each hour beginning at 10 a.m.

The last movie shows at 4 p.m.

Visit www.naval aviation museum.org for more.

• Go ziplining in the Blackwater River State Forest. The canoeing, tubing, kayaking and camping is a blast, too. The Blackwater River State Forest isn’t far, and offers a lot of scenic beauty as well as camping, hiking and the use of some

If ziplining across rivers and forests interests you, check out the course at Adventures Unlimited in Milton. The last stage is 900 feet long and crosses a section of Coldwater Creek. Photo by Jay Cope

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Always worth visiting: Pensacola’s guardian on the Gulf, Fort Pickens. Photo by Mike O’Connor

beautiful rivers, namely Coldwater Creek, the Blackwater River and the Yellow River. One operator, Adventures Unlimited of Milton, has opened a zipline course to add to the fun. Visit www. floridazipline adventures.com for more information.

If a conventional, leisurely float down a river combined with a picnic on a sugar-white sandbar sounds relaxing to you, look up canoe and tube rentals at www.adventuresunlimited.com or www.blackwatercanoe.com.

• Get a dose of history at the forts. The National Park Service (NPS), U.S. Department of the Interior Gulf Islands National Seashore offers Fort Pickens, Fort Barrancas and the Advanced Redoubt (the last two onboard NAS Pensacola).

Fort Pickens is the largest of the area forts built to defend Pensacola Bay and its important Navy yard. The fort’s construction was started in 1829, completed in 1834 and served the nation until the 1940s. Built in the age of wooden sailing ships and cannon, Fort Pickens was continually modernized in response to advances in weapon technology.

The Fort Pickens area is open daily from 7 a.m. until sunset.

Fort Pickens Visitor Center and Fort Pickens Museum is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Fort Barrancas sits on a

bluff overlooking the entrance to Pensacola Bay. The Fort Barrancas Area is on Taylor Road about a half mile east from the National Naval Aviation Museum. The tactical advantages of this location have inspired engineers of three nations to build forts. American engineers remodeled the Water Battery in 1840 and built a masonry fort on the bluff between 1839 and 1844, connected by a tunnel to the Water Battery. Fort Barrancas is open Fri.-Sun., 9:30 a.m.4:45 p.m. (closed Monday-Thursday).

Tours given daily at 2 p.m.

The Advanced Redoubt of Fort Barrancas was built between 1845 and 1870 as part of a defensive network for the Pensacola Navy Yard. The Redoubt is unique among the early American forts at Pensacola in being designed solely for resisting a land-based assault.

Scheduled tours of the Advanced Redoubt are every Saturday at 11 a.m.

For additional information, call 934-2600 or visit www.nps.gov/guis.

• See the battleship USS Alabama (BB 60). Return to adventure in Mobile, Ala., with a

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visit to Battleship Memorial Park, located just off I-10, exits 27 or 30. The USS Alabama, World War II submarine USS Drum (SS 228) along with a host of military aircraft, tanks, artillery is a must-see for anyone interested in military history.

There are more than 175 acres of historical exhibts covering seven decades of American wartime experience. Visit www.ussalabama.com to learn more.

• Check out the zoo. The Gulf Breeze Zoo, located at 5701 Gulf Breeze Parkway, is a short drive east out of Pensacola on Highway 98. A 50-acre facility which features hundreds of animals from all over the world, the zoo is better than ever. Bring your camera. There is a military discount for admission, bring I.D. For more information, call 932-2229 or visit http://gulf breezezoo.org/.

• MWR’s At Ease: Activeduty service members should check out MWR’s “At Ease” programs, located online at http://naspensacolam w r. c o m / c u r r e n t / a t ease/ateasemine.htm. Dozens of local activites offering opportunities for fun are listed, many free or with discounts.

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Panama City engineers develop tools to reduce USMC energy consumption From Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City PAO

PANAMA CITY, (NNS) – Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Panama City engineers are developing tools to enable U.S. Marine Expeditionary Forces to more accurately predict energy consumption needs in theater, the Navy announced recently.

NSWC Panama City engineers were asked by Marine Corps Systems Command (MarCorSyCom) to reduce the energy consumption of Marine Corps Combat Operations Centers, which are mobile, modular command and control centers designed to support deployed Marine units.

Together, leaders from MarCorSyCom and NSWC Panama

City analyzed the operations centers and noted that almost 70 percent of all the energy was being used to heat and cool the shelters. The engineers thought there was a better way.

In July 2012, Steve Gorin, Expeditionary Systems Division senior systems engineer, visited National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), located in Golden, Colo., to determine if they might be able to help. The lab had developed a heat transfer model used for building evaluations that Panama City wanted to try on the shelters. NREL conducted the modeling and NSWC Panama City conducted the validation testing. The model proved to be highly accurate, with the prediction varying from the measured temperatures by less than 1 degree Celsius over

Navy Exchange (NEX) names Mid-South District Associate of the Year ... (Right) At an NEX awards ceremony held July 12 at the Mustin Beach Club, NEX Mid-South District Vice President Patrick Knowles names NEX Aviation Plaza Complex Event Coordinator Hollie Livingston-Razzoog Mid-South District Associate of the Year. Livingston-Razzoog in turn acknowledged service members. “The events we host are small ways to show our appreciation for their day-to-day sacrifices,” she said. “My position allows me to give back to our military service members in a fun and creative way.

I am so proud to have my work recognized by such an honorable award. Working with the NEX has been a very rewarding experience. At the NEX we’re not just employees, we’re family.” Photo by Mike O’Connor

the span of several days.

Since heating and cooling of the shelter was where the majority of the energy was consumed, that is where the team focused their efforts. The physics-based shelter model was able to test variables such as shelter material, colors, radiant barriers, air vents, shades and air infiltration rates to determine their effects.

Panama City engineers evaluated many variances, one being how much air is being lost due to air gaps in shelter assembly and opening the flap of the doors. What they discovered with a tracer gas test was that the infiltration rate was 10 times

greater with one door unzipped than with the tent sealed. NREL engineers modeled a shelter with a radiant barrier, and the model predicted a 26 percent heating or air conditioning saving for a year through its use. Further efforts are under way to determine additional means to reduce energy consumption.

“This new computerized model allows users to incorporate shades, radiant barriers and tent colors into the heat transfer calculations to determine the need for heating and air conditioning,” said Gorin.

Since the model utilizes a weather input file, it can predict tent temperatures anywhere in the world, allowing field units to predict supply needs before deployment. Gorin said the new algorithm and model have been

shared with the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Army for consideration.

Gorin’s team has further expanded their efforts using the computerized model that allows them to predict energy consumption in theater and has built an energy compound in Panama City that incorporates energy technologies with the potential to further improve field tactics.

“We’re also looking at hybrid energy systems that will enable the U.S. Marines and the Army to match their supplies to demand,” he said. “Unlike your house where you only pay for the energy you consume, the military fires up a generator that frequently is lightly loaded and wastes energy. The hybrid system’s aim is to use the generators efficiently by turning the generators off when not needed and using stored or renewable power.”

The energy team is presently completing an analysis of alternatives for hybrid power systems that will result in new power systems for the U.S. Marine Corps. One of the hybrid solutions is a U.S. Army micro-grid that utilizes six 60 kilowatt generators that are switched on or off as needed.

NSWC Panama City is expected to receive a U.S. Army micro grid for project testing this summer.

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Writers’ group offering creative rewards for contributions From West Florida Literary Federation

A personalized poem written by a poet laureate or the chance to name the characters in a short story are a few of the creative rewards offered by area poets and writers of West Florida Literary Federation (WFLF) in a Kickstarter campaign.

The nonprofit 501c3 all-volunteer organization in Pensacola is seeking corporate and individual sponsors to help fund a dance troupe to perform in “Art in Motion: From the Gallery to the Theatre.” The major performance, funded in part by the Florida Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities, is slated for Oct. 24. The African-American Heritage Society is co-hosting the event which features poet-scholar-performer

Kwame Dawes.

Dawes, an Emmy-award winner and authority on African-American migration, would take the stage following a tribute to African-American contributions to the culture and history of Northwest Florida. Costumed actors from Pensacola would reenact the “Spirit of the Heroes” and an interpretative dance troupe, choreographed by Nielah Black Spears, would bring to life the paintings of cultural artist Sonja Griffin Evans.

The dancers, who have been practicing for months and will perform at several mini events, will interpret the paintings from the “Forgotten Places” series to depict the women who picked cotton in the Panhandle, worked at Arcadia Mills and operated Julee Cottage.

John Baradell, owner of Consult Write One and the communications

blog “Right Good,” created the WFLF Kickstarter project and said that “civic crowdfunding is the avenue of the future for many arts projects.

“Kickstarter has emerged as the definitive leader in this field,” he said. “In 2012, they provided more funding for arts projects than the NEA did, and have emerged as the world's leading funding program for creative proposals. WFLF’s need to quickly supplement their government grant to keep ‘Art in Motion’ a first-class venture makes adding Kickstarter to the mixture natural.”

WFLF President Diane Skelton added “we wanted to make this fun for individuals and beneficial to business sponsors. Our rewards are clever with different types of writing for different sponsor levels ranging from a haiku or

limerick to a blog or flash fiction story.”

To encourage corporate and business sponsors, Skelton says the WFLF team designed a social media slam including Twitter, Facebook and website coverage, plus advertising, blog writing, announcements and certificates.

Sponsor levels range from $1 to $1,000. The group’s goal is $3,600.

All contributions are tax-deductible, minus the cost of the rewards. Kickstarter is an “all-or-nothing” process; pledges are processed only if the appeals reaches its goal of $3,600.

The WFLF project Art in Motion can be viewed at http://www.kickstarter. com/projects/500voices/folk-art-andinterpretive-dance-meet-poetry-art-in.

For more information, go to wflf.org or e-mail Skelton at westfloridaliteraryfederation@gmail.com.

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Exhibit puts earth in focus Public library welcomes a new point of reference From West Florida Public Library

“Discover Earth: A Century of Change,” a traveling exhibit for libraries, will be on display July 30 through Sept. 27 in the main lobby of the West Florida Public Library (WFPL) at 239 North Spring St. The WFPL is one of 10 library systems in the United States to host the exhibit, which is designed to engage children in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) activities.

The exhibition focuses on earth science topics – such as weather, water cycle and ecosystem changes – and the primary message is that the global environment changes – and is changed by – the local environment. Multimedia displays will allow visitors to interact with digital information in a dynamic way.

“Discover Earth” is part of the STAR Library Education Network (STAR_Net) led by the Space Science Institute’s National Center for Interactive Learning. Exhibit partners include the Lunar and Planetary Institute, the National Girls Collaborative Project and the American Library Association. The exhibit is supported through a grant from the National Science Foundation. The WFPL Friends of the Library group also is supporting the exhibit.

Several programs are planned in association with the exhibit. Here is a list: • “Blue Angels – Nothin’ But Blue Skies,” 6 p.m. Aug. 8 at the main library. For teens and older.

• “Astronomy for Everyone: Size & Scale of the Universe,” Dr.

Photo from NASA

Kevin Manning, noon Aug. 12 at the main library; 4 p.m. Aug. 12 at the Molino branch library; 1:30 p.m. Aug. 13 at the Tryon branch library; 4:30 p.m. Aug. 13 at the Westside branch library; 3:30 p.m.

Aug. 14 at the Century branch library; and 10:30 a.m. Aug. 15 at the Southwest branch library. An adult program also is planned for 6 p.m.

Aug. 15 at the main library.

• “Come & Mess Around with A Mess Hall Scientist,” 2:30 p.m.

Aug. 17, a children’s program at the Westside branch library.

• “From Ramps to Reefs,” Robert Turpin, marine biologist, 6 p.m. Aug. 22 at the main library and 4 p.m. Aug. 26 at the Molino branch library.

• “Introduction to Weather Forecasting,” Jeff Garmon, National

Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 3 p.m. Aug. 29 at Century branch library and 6 p.m.

Aug. 29 at the main library.

• “Star Gazing,” Billy Jackson, Pensacola State College Planetarium, 6 p.m. Sept. 5 at the main library and 6 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Tryon branch library.

• “Discover Earth Through the Eyes of a Newborn,” Laura Jensen, National Girls Collaborative Project, 6 p.m. Sept. 12 at the main library and 6 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Southwest branch library.

Hours for the main library are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The library is closed on Sundays from June through August.

For more information, call 4365060 or go to http://mywfpl.com/.

At the movies FRIDAY

“World War Z” (3D), PG-13, 5 p.m., 7:30 p.m.; “The Heat,” R, 5:30 p.m., 8 p.m.

SATURDAY

“Monsters University” (3D), G, noon; “World War Z” (3D), PG-13, 2:30 p.m., 5 p.m.; “White House Down,” R, 7:30 p.m.; “Monsters University” (2D), G, 3:30 p.m.; “The Heat,” R, 6 p.m., 8:30 p.m.

SUNDAY

“Monsters University” (3D), G, noon; “World War Z” (3D), PG-13, 2:30 p.m., 5 p.m.; “The Heat,” R, 7:30 p.m.; “Man of Steel” (2D), PG-13, 12:30 p.m.; “The Internship,” PG-13, 3:30 p.m.; “White House Down,” R, 6 p.m.

MONDAY

“Monsters University” (3D), G, 5 p.m.; “World War Z” (3D), PG-13, 7:30 p.m.; “White House Down,” R, 6 p.m.

TUESDAY

“Man of Steel” (3D), PG-13, 6 p.m.; “The Purge,” R, 5 p.m.; “The Heat,” R, 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

“Monsters University” (2D), G, noon, 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3 p.m. (free admission); “The Internship,” PG-13, 5 p.m.; “This is the End,” R, 7:30 p.m.; “The Purge,” R, 5:10 p.m.; “White House Down,” R, 7:10 p.m.

THURSDAY

“World War Z” (3D), PG-13, 5 p.m., 7:30 p.m.; “Man of Steel” (2D), PG-13, 6 p.m.

COST Regular: $3 adults, $1.50 children ages 6-11, free for 5 and younger 3D shows: $5 adults, $3 children ages 6-11, free for 5 and younger

Details: 452-3522 or www.naspensacola-mwr.com

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Morale, Welfare and Recreation The NASP Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) department has a number of upcoming events and activities that the whole family can participate in. For more information, call 452-8285 or visit the MWR website: www.naspensacola-mwr.com.

• Movies on the Lawn: Movies at dusk second and fourth Saturday of month through August on the lawn in front of Portside Gym, Bldg.

627. “Madagascar 3” scheduled for tomorrow, July 27. Bring blankets, chairs and coolers.

Movies and popcorn free. Check MWR website for notices in case of rain. For information, call 452-2372.

• Water Babies: 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. tomorrow, July 27, at Mustin Pool. Final class Aug. 3. Class for parents and babies from six month to three years. $30 military, $35 DoD, $40 civilian. For information, call 452-9429.

• Summer swimming: Admission at Mustin Beach and Corry Station pools is free for active duty and dependents, military retirees and children younger than 5; $2 for retiree dependents, $3 for DoD employees and $4 for guests. Pool passes available at Aquatic Office, Bldg. 3203, behind Mustin Beach Club. Pools closed Monday. Lifeguards man Barrancas Beach 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. For information, call 452-9429.

• Youth bowling camps: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Aug. 14-16 at Corry Bowling Center. For ages 5 to 18. Cost is $60. Each camp includes bowling, lunch and learning sections with coach. For more information, call 452-6380.

• Sea kayak day trips: Outpost Marina, Blue Angel Naval Recreation Area. During July the introductory price is $15 ($25 in August). Includes lessons, equipment and guide. Five trips available on Saturday and Sunday, so sign up early. Bring hat, sunglasses, sun screen, water and lunch. For more information, call 453-4530.

• Youth Soccer Registration: 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Aug. 1-30 at the NASP Youth Center. For ages 4-14. Season is September to November.

Cost is $50, includes uniform shirt, shorts, socks and trophy. Volunteer coaches needed. For information, call 452-3810 or 452-2417.

• Family Summer Splash: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Aug. 17 at Barrancas Ball Park. Water fun for all ages. Water slides, water games and kiddie pools, water guns, inflatable games, obstacle course, gyro-scope, bungee jumps, jousting, Spider Mountain and music. Food and beverages will be available. Free admission. For more information, call 452-8285.

• Mission Nutrition: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 19 and Aug. 20 and Oct. 28 and Oct. 29, Radford Fitness Center, Bldg. 4143. Course emphasizes nutrition as preventative medicine.

Free for active duty, dependants, retirees and MWR employees. Point of contact is Nicole Gilchrest by phone at 452-7810 or by e-mail at gilchrestn@yahoo.com or Nicole.gilchrest @navy.mil.

• Summer Reading Program: Continues through Aug. 1. 1:30 to 3 p.m. Wednesday for third grade to eighth grade. 1:30 to 3 p.m.

Thursday for toddler to second grade. Free for children. Crafts, refreshments, stories and prizes. Sign up at NASP Library, Bldg. 634. For more information, call 452-4362.

Liberty activities Liberty program events target young, unaccompanied active-duty military. New hours are 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Monday through Thursday, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sunday. Regular events are scheduled at the main Liberty Center in the Portside Entertainment Complex. You must sign up in advance for off-base trips. For more information, call 452-2372 or go to www.naspensacolamwr.com/singsail/liberty.htm.

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Help for victims of sexual assault in the DoD community is a call, click or text away. The SafeHelpline provides live, one-on-one crisis support and information by trained staff. Call (877) 995-5247; go to www.SafeHelpline.org; or text: 55-247 CONUS; (202) 470-5546 OCONUS (may be additional charges for OCONUS).

The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) program provides prevention, intervention and a 24/7/365 response to adult victims of sexual assault. Active-duty and adult family member sexual assault victims have a choice of reporting options, unrestricted and restricted.

Unrestricted reporting allows a victim to have an advocate, seek medical care, counseling, legal services and safety interventions such as a Military Protective Order (MPO), separation from offender, expedited transfer, etc. To access an unrestricted report, the victim can report to his/her chain-of-command, security/law enforcement, NCIS, SAPR Victim Advocate (VA), SARC, and his/her CO shall commence an investigation.

Restricted reporting allows a confidential report, which does not trigger either command nor law enforcement notification and the victim can have a SAPR VA, and seek medical care and/or counseling. To access restricted reporting, the victim can disclose his/her sexual assault only to the SARC, a current SAPR VA, a health care provider and/or a chaplain. To contact the NASP 24/7 VA, call 449-9231/2. To contact the SARC during working hours, call 452-5990, ext. 0; or during and after working hours, call the SARC cell at 554-5606.

Fleet and Family Support Center The Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC), 151 Ellyson Ave., Bldg.

625, is offering the following classes: • Personal Financial Management Program: Offering “How to Come Up With that 20 Percent; Surviving a Furlough.” Class is open to all active duty, retirees, family members, DoD and contract employees. For information or to register, call 452-5609.

• Stress management: Stress can damage your physical and mental health. Learn how to recognize stress and become more productive, happier

and healthier. Class explores different stress management tips and techniques. Classes scheduled for 10 a.m. to noon on first and third Thursday of each month. For details, call 452-5990.

• Positive Parenting: Being an effective parent is one of the most rewarding tasks in life and one of the most challenging. Classes provide a practical approach to raising happy, respectful, self-reliant, healthy, confident, cooperative and responsible children.

Six weeks of classes. To register, call 452-5609.

Community Outreach NASP Community Outreach is seeking volunteers for opportunities including: • Manna Food Pantries: A number of positions are available. Volunteers must go through an orientation before they can start work. Contact Volunteer Coordinator Sherry Jones by phone at 432-2053 or by e-mail at sherry@mannafoodpantries.org. For more informaiton, go to www.mannafoodpantries.org.

• Sea Cadets: The U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps, a small group of young people (male and female) ages 11 to 18, are looking for adult volunteers

who are experienced in military matters. For more information, contact CTT2 James Barrett at James.d.barrett1@navy.mil.

• Homefront Hugs: Volunteers will help in disaster relief and offer assistance to military families dealing with deployments and wounded veterans.

For more information, contact Alassandra Kellerman at (412) 498-3855 or go to www.homefronthugs.com.

For more information, contact NASP Community Outreach at 452-2532 or e-mail NAS PensacolaCommunityOutreach@ Facebook.com.

Worship schedule The Naval Aviation Memorial Chapel and the Lady of Loreto Chapel are closed for renovations. During renovations, Sunday services are being held at the auditorium at Naval Aviation Schools Command (NASC), Bldg.

633.

NAS Pensacola Protestant •Communion service, 8 a.m.

Sunday, All Faiths Chapel.

• Sunday School, all ages, 9 a.m. Sunday, Bldg. 634, back classrooms.

• Worship service, 10:15 a.m.

Sunday, NASC auditorium.

• Chapel choir, 12:30 p.m.

Sunday, All Faiths Chapel.

• Contemporary service, 6 p.m. Sunday, All Faiths Chapel.

• Women’s Bible study, 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Bldg. 634, back classrooms.

• Training Air Wing Six Bible Study, 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, Griffith Hall Student Lounge, Second Deck.

• Bible study (all welcome), 5 p.m. Tuesday, Bldg. 634, back classrooms.

• Bible study, 5 p.m. Wednesday, J.B. McKamey Center.

Roman Catholic • Mass, 8:30 a.m. Sunday, NASC auditorium.

• Mass, 11 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday in the All Faiths Chapel. Confessions scheduled 30 minutes before services.

Latter Day Saints • Service, 10:30 a.m. Sunday, All Faiths Chapel.

NASP Corry Station Protestant • Adult Bible study, 9 a.m.

Sunday, chapel conference room.

• Chapel choir, 9 a.m. Sunday, sanctuary.

• Worship service, 10 a.m.

Sunday.

• Fellowship, 11:30 a.m.

Sunday.

• Praise and worship, 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

• Bible study and dinner, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, fellowship hall.

Roman Catholic • Mass, noon Sunday.

Whiting Field Chapel Roman Catholic • Mass, 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Friday.

Protestant • Bible study, 11:30 a.m.

Tuesday.

• Weekly chapel service, 11:30 a.m. Thursday.

For more information, call 452-2341.

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• GE Stove with over the range vent hood, $100 and GE Dishwasher, $40 OBO. Call Mac, 850-2321068

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Kenmore electric dryer, older model but works great $40. Kenmore D i s h w a s h e r, older model but works great - $20. Call Kathy 850453-3775.

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M4 3592 stock, 30 round mag and cable AR-15, Red X lock. $800. upper, NFA 405-537-7916 P o l l y Lower.

30 C r o s s - B e d round mag toolbox (full loaded with size pickup). t r a c e r “Husky” Black rounds. Never diamond plate, fired, $850. like new. $90.

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