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Vol. 20, No. 29 Norfolk, VA | flagshipnews.com | 07.19.12
DRUG EDUCATION FOR YOUTH BEGINS SUMMER PROGRAM Program teaches kids about drugs, bullying
■ contact your local CDC for more info The Drug Education for Youth (DEFY) program is a free twoweek summer program hosted by the Navy Operational Support Center Norfolk for children ages 9 - 12. For more information about DEFY, contact the Child Development Youth Program (CDY) at 4450996.
By MCSN Chelsea Mandello Navy Public Affairs Support Element East
NORFOLK
The Drug Education for Youth (DEFY) program began their annual summer camp, July 9, at the Willoughby Community Center at Naval Station Norfolk. The camp is a free two-week summer program hosted by the Navy Operational Support Center Norfolk, where Navy volunteers teach service members’ children alternatives to drugs and bullying to promote healthy lifestyles and confidence. “DEFY is a program where we teach kids age 9 - 12 about drugs, alcohol, team building, self-respect and bullying,” said Yeoman 1st Class Lakita Jessie, a volunteer with DEFY from the Marine Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 12. “It’s a stepping stone for them when they become teenagers to try to avoid certain things that happen in an outside environment.” DEFY has many children who participate. The parents are active duty and department of defense employees, said John Jay Moore, director of the Naval Station Sports Program. More than 12 years old, the program is offered all over the country and is sponsored by the Department of Justice and the Secretary of the Navy. The camp offers several field trips and gets children involved in challenges that correlate to the anti-drug curriculum. DEFY is broken into a two-phase program. In Phase I, participants engage in physical fitness training and local field trips. Phase II is a school-year mentoring phase designed to support the training and education received in Phase I. DEFY also relies heavily on the involvement of parents who receive information and resources, such as referrals to other youth organizations and Internet safety. “Many of our children that participate in the program generally come back as junior mentors,” said Moore.
Mason Thomas, participant of the Drug Education for Youth (DEFY) summer program, raises his hand to answer a question at the Children’s Museum of Virginia.
Participants and volunteers of the Drug Education for Youth (DEFY) summer program visit the Portsmouth Art and Cultural Center.
Jaynee Downing and Quiana Northern, participants of DEFY, color their teams flag. The program offers courses on drug prevention and antibullying.
Photos by MCSN Chelsea Mandello
Naval Station Newport commemorates War of 1812 with public concert By Lisa Rama Naval Station Newport Public Affairs
NEWPORT, R.I.
MCSN Zachary A. Anderson An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Blue Blasters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34 lands aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.
Lincoln Carrier Strike Group transits Suez, enters 6th Fleet AOR By MC2 Amanda L. Kilpatrick USS Abraham Lincoln Public Affairs
USS LINCOLN, AT SEA
The Abraham Lincoln Strike Group transited the Suez Canal, July 16, departing the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) and entering the U.S. 6th Fleet AOR en route to the United States to complete an eightmonth deployment. The strike group transited the Suez Canal after five months in the U.S. 5th Fleet AOR conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and
SAILORS ASSIST IN MOVING SOUP KITCHEN Sailors from Naval Submarine Base New London, Naval Submarine School, Commander, Submarine Group 2 and Pre-Commissioning Unit North Dakota (SSN 784) participated in a community service volunteer project in Norwich, Conn., July 10. » see A3
Hundreds of spectators crowded onto Dewey Field onboard Naval Station Newport, July 9, to view the Ocean State Tall Ships Festival’s Parade of Sail and enjoy music performed by Navy Band Northeast’s contemporary pop music group, “Rhode Island Sound.”
The afternoon concert and parade wrapped up a fourday tall ship festival visit to Newport by 14 class A and B full-rigged ships, barques, schooners and brigantines that attracted thousands of visitors. Naval Station (NAVSTA) Newport personnel were fully engaged in the celebration, seizing the opportunity to
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combat flight operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). While in the 6th Fleet AOR, the strike group will conduct a full range of maritime operations and theater security cooperation efforts in concert with coalition, joint, interagency and other partners in order to improve maritime safety and security. “This team has worked long and hard in support of OEF and other NAVCENT (U.S. Naval Forces Central Command) initiatives over the last five months,” said Rear Adm.
SAPR MOBILE TRAINING TEAMS READYING FOR DEPLOYMENT
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Press Release Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs
VIRGINIA BEACH
Master Mobile Training Teams from the Navy’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Task Force are preparing to deploy
GREAT GREEN FLEET SAILS TOWARD GOAL The U.S. Navy’s Great Green Fleet demonstration is underway as part of the 2012 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. » see B1
worldwide to provide SAPR training to fleet leaders, Navy officials said July 12. Part of the Navy’s aggressive efforts to prevent sexual assaults and promote essential culture changes within the force, the 14 SAPR Master Mobile Training
LOCAL SAILOR/ CROSSFIT JUDGE A Sailor attached to Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 2 at Norfolk Naval Shipyard judged the Reebok CrossFit Games, July 13 - 15.
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Teams (MMTTs) will deploy from the Center for Professional and Personal Development (CPPD) around the globe starting July 13 to provide SAPR leadership training (SAPR-L) to command
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