TESTER Naval Air Station Patuxent River
Aug. 4: The Coast Guard celebrates its 225th birthday Vol. 72, No. 30
Man Behind the Scenes at VX-1 Page 2
NAVFAC Employment Opportunities Page 3
Accolades Around The Air Station Page 4
Celebrating 72 Years of Community Partnership
July 30, 2015
Keep NAS Patuxent River Beautiful
Properly dispose of trash • According to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, between 3,500 and 4,000 tons of municipal solid waste is collected per year at NAS Patuxent River. This is the normal waste
removed daily from office buildings and hangars. • During the 2015 Clean the Bay Day event in June, more than 450 pounds of trash was collected along three miles of Pax’s shoreline. • Trash cans and dumpsters are locat-
ed at campsites, beaches and public fishing areas for the convenience of visitors, but if the cans are full, people must carry out their trash. • Anyone observing unauthorized dumping is asked to contact base security at 301-342-3208. U.S. Navy photos by Shawn Graham
Be considerate; be responsible. Dumping is illegal. Refuse and waste not properly disposed of or left lying on beaches and in bushes will attract vermin and scavengers, including gulls and vultures, creating a potential Bird Air Strike Hazard, or BASH, problem for the installation’s aircraft.
2016 Chiefs’ list scheduled for release August 5 By Shawn Graham NAS Patuxent River Public Affairs
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ames of Sailors selected to advance to chief petty officer by the fiscal year 2016 E-7 selection board are scheduled to be posted to commands’ BUPERS Online accounts Aug. 5 with with public release via NAVADMIN at 11 a.m. Aug. 6. Approximately 4,100 quotas were announced in June with an overall advancement opportunity of 23.64 percent for this cycle, just a .45 point drop from last cycle and above the 10-year average of 21.94 perU.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth Abbate cent. A precept instructs selecChief Aviation Electronics Technician William Sears, assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 1, receives his cover from Chief Aviation Electron- tion-board members to seek ics Technician Jonathan Weisenborn, also assigned to VX-1, during the 2014 the best and fully qualified Chief Petty Officer Pinning Ceremony at NAS Patuxent River. candidates, and instructs the
board on which factors they may consider and which factors they may not consider when evaluating candidates. The most important selection criterion is sustained superior performance in difficult and challenging leadership positions throughout a candidate’s career but especially over the last five years.
Other factors the board considered include: Educational, personal and professional development Competency and skill information Anti-terrorism and force protection Language, regional and cultural experience Naval Special Warfare and
Navy Expeditionary Force experience
Special duty assignments: Collateral duties Overseas and arduous duty The selection board is not required to fill all quotas; only the best and most fully qualified candidates are selected for advancement to chief. Because the Navy advances to vacancies, opportunity varies by rating, though advancement planners work to smooth overall opportunity across cycles. The active duty chief petty officer board is the largest selection board conducted in the Navy and typically lasts four weeks.