The Gouge - Events, Flightline Activity, Port Operations

Team Souda Gets Safetalk Suicide Alertness Training

Lt. Michael Spoke, command chaplain, hosted a safeTALK training seminar for Team Souda members in the Chapel Jan. 13. The safeTALK program is a three-hour suicide alertness training program that equips helpers with the skills to identify people with thoughts of suicide and connect them to suicide first-aid resources. Twenty-two members of Team Souda received the training.

Spoke said that the Navy Chaplain Corps has partnered with LivingWorks, the creators of the safeTALK training, to make suicide awareness training "not just a brief that many people can just click through the slides, but one that is interactive and builds the confidence for Sailors to break some of the taboos or stigmas surrounding suicide within their work centers, their shipmates, friends and family."

Anti-Terrorism Team Exercises

The Anti-Terrorism Training Team held a simulated gate runner drill on the installation and a simulated floating improvised explosive device exercise in Souda Bay, Jan. 21.

The exercises, held in preparation for the Regional Assessment (RASS) in March, tested the installation’s anti-terrorism plan, pre-planned responses, and standard operating procedures for these types of events.

Public Works Changes Ball Field Lights at Marathi

Builder Constructionman Charles Stankye operates a crane as Construction Electrician Constructionman Brennan Collins and Steel Worker 2nd Class Gary Cole change 26 LED lights at the ball field at the Marathi Nato Pier Facility on Jan. 23. This project was implemented to improve the morale of NSA team members, Sixth Fleet and NATO allies by giving them the ability to utilize the ball field at night.