Vol. 71, No. 35
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August 29, 2013
Pappas takes command of Cherry Point
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Col. Chris Pappas III, left, receives the air station colors from Col. Philip J. Zimmerman as air station Sgt. Maj. Benjamin Pangborn salutes during a change of command ceremony Aug. 22. Pappas comes to the air station from the Pentagon where he served on the Joint Staff with the directorate for Joint Force Development and served as Chief, Joint Lessons Learned Division.
H&HS Marine earns award from local community business leaders
Marines fuse intel, aviation operations
PFC. GRACE L. WALADKEWICS MCAS CHERRY POINT
Gunnery Sgt. Brian P. Faulk was named the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee Service Person of the Quarter during a ceremony at the Elks Lodge in Morehead City Friday. The accident investigative chief with the Provost Marshal’s Office earned the award for his continuing efforts beyond his required duties. “It feels really good to be presented an award and recognized for your work especially when you aren’t expecting it,” said Faulk. Faulk’s services have benefited the Cherry Point community by keeping them safe and saving the installation thousands of dollars. “Many people don’t see most of the work we do,” said Faulk. “We do a lot for the community, and it just feels really great to be acknowledged in this way.” Faulk has been successful in his Marine Corps career by always striving to be better and to do better. “He is a great all-around leader,” said Master Gunnery Sgt. John D. Wade, the provost sergeant with the Provost Marshal’s Office. “He is See AWARD page A3
LANCE CPL. ANDREA CLEOPATRA DICKERSON
Three instructors will certify 12 students in the Squadron Intelligence Training and Certification course today. The intelligence, imagery and meteorology and oceanography Marines belong to several units within 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and 2nd Intelligence Battalion.
LANCE CPL. ANDREA CLEOPATRA DICKERSON MCAS CHERRY POINT PFC. GRACE L. WALADKEWICS
Gunnery Sgt. Brian P. Faulk speaks during the Service Person of the Quarter luncheon Friday. Faulk is the accident investigation chief of the Provost Marshal’s Office. His dedication to duty led to him earning the award.
Community breaks ground on wounded warrior home PFC. VICTOR A. ARRIAGA MCAS CHERRY POINT
PFC. VICTOR A. ARRIAGA
Sgt. Rico L. Rose and Sgt. Nathan G. Zatezalo raise the American flag during a ground-breaking ceremony Friday for a house building project that will help a Marine veteran with disabilities in the future. Both Marines are gunners with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force .
North Carolina Sen. Norman W. Sanderson and 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion Marines participated a ground-breaking ceremony Friday in Oriental, N.C. The site is slated for a home for a Marine wounded warrior. The future residents will be will be selected through an application process by the project’s sponsor, Military Missions in Action. “I think everyone who came out today has a very special place in their hearts for military members,” said Sanderson. “It’s our responsibility as a nation, state and county to help them any way that we can.” Russ J. Richard and his wife Karen, owners of Nature’s Run Subdivision where the house will be built, donated a lot for the house. Construction is scheduled to begin next week and to be complete in December. “I think it’s great that this home will be going to a Marine family,” said Richard. “When See LAAD page A3
Twelve intelligence, imagery, and meteorology and oceanography Marines will complete the Squadron Intelligence Training and Certification Course aboard Cherry Point today. The Marines, both officer and enlisted,belong to several units within 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and 2nd Intelligence Battalion. The purpose of the four-week course is to provide Marines with the operational information and understanding they need to customize intelligence to the different aspects of each air platform. See INTEL page A3
‘Ask IPAC’ offers administrative answers PFC. VICTOR A. ARRIAGA MCAS CHERRY POINT
Cherry Point’s Installation Personnel Administration Center started a new initiative to streamline the process for service members who have administrative questions. “Ask IPAC Cherry Point” encourages Marines to send questions related to everything administrative to an organizational mailbox. IPAC subject matter experts are ready to take on questions from basic allowance for housing rates to permanent change of station entitlements. They will provide answers within 24-48 hours with attached references. Chief Warrant Officer 4 Maria P. Pettus, the director of IPAC at Cherry Point, came up with the idea for the program while stationed in Okinawa. When Pettus transferred to Cherry Point, she briefed her team here on her vision and took action to implement it. “Marines will no longer have to wait around at IPAC to get a simple question answered,” said Pettus. Pettus advises Marines to use the program to their advantage and avoid emailing Headquarters Marine Corps or the Marine Corps Administration Analysis Team with questions that should be handled here at the air station. “It’s only been going on since Aug. 19, and we’ve only had positive responses to the system so far,” she said. “As the local IPAC here, it is our responsibility to take care of our Marines.” Marines will still be required to submit a personnel action request for anything requiring unit diary action. “I’m pretty confident about this initiative,” said Pettus. “I’m hoping that once the word gets out, Marines will not hesitate to use it.” See IPAC page A3
News Briefs
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Fall Softball
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‘274 Family Day
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Barracks Bash
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Announcements
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SMP builds houses A7
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