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Columbus Day weekend: Have a very safe and enjoyable Columbus Day weekend. Plan your holiday travels<br />

with safety in mind. Please slow down. If you are traveling long distances ensure that you plan your trip to<br />

arrive safely back in Pensacola. As we spend time with family and friends, do not forget to keep our forces<br />

deployed around the world and their families in your thoughts and prayers. – NASP XO Cmdr. Greg Thomas<br />

Construction on Chief’s Way at <strong>Corry</strong> <strong>Station</strong> Oct. 11-15:<br />

Reflective markers are being replaced and surfaces repaved;<br />

<strong>Corry</strong> <strong>Station</strong> personnel should plan accordingly and exercise<br />

caution. For more information, call 452-3100 ext. 1482.<br />

Vol. 74, No. 40 VISIT GOSPORT ONLINE: www.gosportpensacola.com<br />

October 8, 2010<br />

<strong>CID</strong> <strong>Corry</strong> <strong>Station</strong>, <strong>Marines</strong> <strong>leading</strong> <strong>CFC</strong> <strong>response</strong><br />

By Trista M. Swauger<br />

<strong>CFC</strong> Assistant<br />

Since Combined<br />

Federal Campaign<br />

(<strong>CFC</strong>s) official kickoff<br />

Sept. 15, the program has<br />

hit the ground running.<br />

“Overall, the <strong>response</strong><br />

at the mid-point of the<br />

campaign in a lot of commands<br />

has been far<br />

greater than in the past,”<br />

said Ron Denson,<br />

EscaRosa <strong>CFC</strong> No. 0194<br />

director.<br />

“<strong>CID</strong> <strong>Corry</strong> <strong>Station</strong> has<br />

been the true standout so<br />

far this year. In 2009 they<br />

raised $82,000, which<br />

smashed their goal of<br />

$38,0000 (216 percent of<br />

the goal),” Denson said.<br />

“This was the huge success<br />

story that everyone<br />

was talking about last<br />

year.” CTTC Michael D.<br />

Miller, the <strong>CID</strong> activity<br />

chair last year, was selected<br />

by Office of Personnel<br />

M a n a g e m e n t<br />

Washington, D.C., as one<br />

of the 10, nationwide,<br />

Hero Award winners, as a<br />

reflection of his leadership<br />

and dedication to the<br />

campaign.<br />

Going into this year,<br />

<strong>CID</strong> <strong>Corry</strong> <strong>Station</strong> was not<br />

sure they would be able to<br />

do that well, because it had<br />

not been done previously<br />

since the early 1990s.<br />

“They established a goal<br />

of $45,229 and have<br />

smashed that goal and far<br />

surpassed last year’s totals,<br />

currently sitting at<br />

$110,815 (245 percent of<br />

their goal), and are not<br />

done yet,” Denson said.<br />

CTTC(SW/AW) Steven<br />

Cogar, <strong>CID</strong>’s activity chair<br />

this year, and his team have<br />

shown the success level<br />

that a motivated and dedicated<br />

group of people are<br />

capable of.<br />

The other two commands<br />

that are doing<br />

“great thus far” are the<br />

<strong>Marines</strong> (which includes<br />

AMS-1, AMS-2,<br />

MATSG-21 and<br />

MARDET onboard <strong>Corry</strong><br />

<strong>Station</strong>) and Naval<br />

Aviation Schools<br />

Command (NASC).<br />

The <strong>Marines</strong> brought in<br />

$26,706 in 2009, set their<br />

goal at $22,500 for 2010,<br />

and are at $49,685 (221<br />

percent of their goal) and<br />

will continue to collect<br />

throughout the rest of the<br />

campaign.<br />

NASC brought in<br />

$41,979 in 2009, set their<br />

goal at $35,000 for 2010,<br />

and are currently at<br />

$53,429 (153 percent of<br />

their goal).<br />

“We are very excited to<br />

see how these stats are going<br />

to reflect the total amount<br />

raised at the end of the campaign,”<br />

Denson said.<br />

“I believe it is an indication<br />

that our federal<br />

employees see the need<br />

to support non-profits is<br />

increasing and they are<br />

better prepared to help.”<br />

EscaRosa Combined Federal Campaign (<strong>CFC</strong>) Assistant Trista Swauger brings donation<br />

totals on the NASP <strong>CFC</strong> office chart up to date. “Many of the donors we are seeing<br />

are not contributing large amounts, but are electing to give a little via payroll deductions<br />

resulting in larger annual contributions,” <strong>CFC</strong> EscaRosa No. 0194 Director Ron<br />

Denson said. “Overall, this is causing commands to raise far more than anticipated.”<br />

Photo by Mike O’Connor<br />

The official end of the<br />

campaign is Oct. 29, but<br />

<strong>CFC</strong> can legally accept<br />

donations until<br />

December. “As of 11<br />

a.m. Oct. 5, we are at<br />

$416,432.00, which is 51<br />

percent of the area goal,”<br />

Denson said.<br />

Legislation in 35 states helps military school children<br />

Story, photo<br />

by Anne Thrower<br />

<strong>Gosport</strong> Staff Writer<br />

Your son was a star football<br />

player. But when the family<br />

transferred to a new base,<br />

they arrived after the football<br />

tryouts had already been completed.<br />

And your daughter has<br />

always done well on state-required exams<br />

while stationed in other states. But how<br />

well will she do on the FCAT, Florida’s<br />

Comprehensive Assessment Test.<br />

Carissa Bergosh<br />

Issues like these are all too<br />

common realities for career<br />

military families where children,<br />

on average, attend six to<br />

nine different school systems<br />

during their school years.<br />

Help for such issues are<br />

growing in many states.<br />

About 35 states, including<br />

most states with large military<br />

populations, have joined the<br />

Interstate Compact on Educational<br />

Opportunity for Military Children, making<br />

it easier for military children to transfer<br />

from one state to another.<br />

And some states, including Florida,<br />

have taken it one step further – passing<br />

legislation that makes the transition easier.<br />

Still in its infancy, the number of states<br />

joining the compact is growing, said<br />

Carissa Bergosh, the school liaison officer<br />

for Naval Air <strong>Station</strong> Pensacola.<br />

“The compact provides a valuable tool to<br />

help our families,” Bergosh said. “The more<br />

tools we give to our parents, the better advocates<br />

they can be for their children.”<br />

While not exhaustive, the compact does<br />

address key transition issues including eligibility,<br />

enrollment placement and graduation.<br />

The Office of the Secretary of Defense<br />

developed the compact. But a variety of<br />

federal, state and local officials, as well as<br />

national education groups and military<br />

families, were involved in creating the<br />

interstate agreement.<br />

The compact is designed to resolve transition<br />

issues. It also helps schools become<br />

more aware of the issues facing military<br />

children, Bergosh said.<br />

“It’s important that families be aware of<br />

this compact,” Bergosh said. “It’s there to<br />

assist our families.”<br />

For more information visit the Military<br />

Interstate Children’s Compact<br />

Commission’s website at www.mic3.net.<br />

Energy<br />

Awareness<br />

Month<br />

reminders<br />

From NavFacSoutheast<br />

During October, the<br />

Department of the Navy<br />

(DoN) is participating in<br />

National Energy<br />

Awareness month. This<br />

year’s DoN theme is<br />

“Strength Through<br />

Energy Security.”<br />

Enhancing energy security<br />

makes the Navy and<br />

Marine Corps operationally<br />

stronger and is<br />

attained through energy<br />

efficiency and increased<br />

use of alternative energy<br />

sources. Every Sailor,<br />

Marine and civilian is<br />

responsible for managing<br />

energy as a critical<br />

resource, which means<br />

considering energy in<br />

every action taken and<br />

decision made.<br />

As the United States<br />

government is working to<br />

reduce energy consumption<br />

and lead the nation<br />

toward energy independence,<br />

the secretary<br />

See Energy on page 7<br />

Navy promotes energy security at upcoming forum<br />

From Chief of Naval<br />

Operations Energy and<br />

Environmental Readiness<br />

Public Affairs<br />

ARLINGTON, Va.<br />

(NNS) – The 2010 Navy<br />

Energy Forum will be<br />

held Oct. 12-13 at the<br />

Ronald Reagan Building<br />

and International Trade<br />

Center in Washington,<br />

D.C. The theme for this<br />

forum is “Seapower<br />

Repowered: Energy as a<br />

Force Multiplier and<br />

Strategic Resource.”<br />

The forum will bring<br />

together military, government,<br />

and industry leaders<br />

to discuss the importance<br />

of energy to the<br />

warfighter and combat<br />

capability. Energy and<br />

environmental organizations<br />

are encouraged to<br />

participate.<br />

Distinguished Navy<br />

speakers include the<br />

Honorable Ray Mabus,<br />

secretary of the Navy, and<br />

Adm. Gary Roughead,<br />

Chief of Naval<br />

Operations. Guest speakers<br />

include former Sen.<br />

John Warner; Dr. George<br />

Friedman, international<br />

affairs expert and chief<br />

executive officer of<br />

STRATFOR; and Dr.<br />

Daniel Yergin, chairman<br />

of Cambridge Energy<br />

Research Associates and<br />

Pulitzer Prize winner for<br />

his bestseller, “The<br />

Prize.”<br />

Building on a year of<br />

progress toward the secretary<br />

of the Navy’s energy<br />

goals announced in<br />

Wheelchair Basketball Game<br />

coming Oct. 15 ... In October,<br />

National Disability Employment<br />

Awareness Month, the Mobile Patriots<br />

Wheelchair Basketball Team will go up<br />

against the Pensacola Navy Warriors.<br />

The game will take place Oct. 15, 11<br />

a.m.-1 p.m. at the NASP Portside basketball<br />

courts (50 Saufley St., Bldg.<br />

627). The event, organized by Naval<br />

Education Training Command, will<br />

also have lunch available; hotdogs,<br />

chips and drinks can be purchased<br />

outside the gym. Additionally, there will<br />

be a special appearance by renowned<br />

boxer Roy Jones Jr.<br />

For more information call 452-4871.<br />

(Right) Former NASP Commanding<br />

Officer Capt. Pete Frano competes in<br />

a previous year’s event. Photo by<br />

Anne Thrower<br />

fall 2009, participants<br />

will focus on policies,<br />

partnerships, technologies,<br />

and culture change<br />

needed to move these<br />

goals forward. Issues<br />

such as reducing lifecycle<br />

energy costs, grid security,<br />

and alternative fuels<br />

will be addressed. The<br />

forum will also address<br />

the “Navy Energy Vision<br />

for the 21st Century,”<br />

which identifies the<br />

Navy’s way forward for<br />

increasing energy security.<br />

“Energy is a national<br />

security issue, both for<br />

the Navy and the nation,<br />

and our use of this critical<br />

resource must be looked<br />

at in strategic terms.<br />

Reforming energy use<br />

within the Navy will, first<br />

and foremost, increase<br />

our combat capability,<br />

while it also advances our<br />

energy security and promotes<br />

environmental<br />

stewardship,” stated Rear<br />

Adm. Philip Cullom,<br />

director of the Navy’s<br />

Energy<br />

and<br />

Environmental Readiness<br />

Division and director of<br />

the Navy’s Task Force<br />

Energy.<br />

A newly recast<br />

OPNAV N45, the Energy<br />

See Forum on page 7<br />

Published by the Ballinger Publishing, a private firm in no way connected with the Department of the Navy. Opinions contained herein are not official expressions of the Department of the Navy nor do the advertisements constitute<br />

Department of the Navy or NAS Pensacola endorsement of products or services advertised.


PAGE<br />

2<br />

October 8, 2010<br />

GOSPORT<br />

Using common sense makes house fires more preventable<br />

From Fire & Emergency Services Gulf Coast<br />

“What were they thinking” Like the<br />

recent fire in California, where a 36-yearold-man<br />

was burned more than 60 percent<br />

of his body when he attempted to light the<br />

fire in the fireplace with logs that he soaked<br />

with gasoline.<br />

This is a true story. At 36 years old, he is<br />

certainly beyond the point where he should<br />

have known better. Has he done that<br />

before, with better results Was this the first<br />

time How did this sound like a good idea<br />

in his mind<br />

How about the babysitter who turned on<br />

the space heater and then placed a blanket<br />

on the space heater to “warm it up” While<br />

the intent was to pick it up soon after it was<br />

“warmed up,” a cell phone call took her<br />

outside, so her voice would not wake the<br />

children. I don’t have to tell you that the<br />

blanket started a family room fire before<br />

the babysitter got back in the home.<br />

There was a fire caused by a hair dryer<br />

being used to warm up a bed. Yes, you read<br />

that right. The kids were complaining about<br />

Voters can receive electronic ballots<br />

how cold the house was, and the parents<br />

told the kids to take a hair dryer and put it<br />

between the sheets prior to getting into bed<br />

for the night. One night, they got sidetracked,<br />

and that is when the bedroom fire<br />

started.<br />

How about the person that thought a<br />

good storage place for clean food storage<br />

containers would be the oven, and another<br />

person in the home thought they would<br />

turn the oven on to prepare food. Guess<br />

what happened next<br />

Many home fires are preventable. Even<br />

small fires and the resultant smoke and heat<br />

damage may displace a family for months<br />

from their home.<br />

Education is the key. Smoke alarms, carbon<br />

monoxide detectors and escape plans.<br />

Practice fire safety behaviors like “stop,<br />

drop and roll” and “crawl low under<br />

smoke.”<br />

Watch for more informational articles<br />

during the month of October.<br />

For more information or to schedule fire<br />

prevention training for your organization<br />

call 452-8759.<br />

Navy leadership outlines goals for this year’s Combined Federal Campaign<br />

BY MC3 Shannon Burns<br />

Defense Media Activity<br />

Voting for military members,<br />

their families and overseas citizens is<br />

easier now than ever before.<br />

More than half the states post<br />

absentee ballots online for military<br />

and overseas voters. Additionally,<br />

voters from all 55 states and territories<br />

can use the FVAP online Federal<br />

Write-in Absentee Ballot automated<br />

assistant to vote for all federal candidates.<br />

In 2009, President Obama signed<br />

the Military and Overseas Voters<br />

Empowerment (MOVE) Act into<br />

law. The MOVE Act requires all<br />

states to provide blank absentee ballots<br />

in at least one electronic format:<br />

e-mail, an online ballot delivery system<br />

or fax at least 45 days before an<br />

election.<br />

To jump-start the electronic voting<br />

support process for military and<br />

overseas voters, FVAP offered the<br />

federally funded Electronic Voting<br />

Support Wizard (EVSW). This system<br />

develops state-designed and<br />

operated absentee ballot delivery<br />

websites, accessible through<br />

FVAP.gov, that allow voters to mark<br />

their precinct-specific absentee ballots<br />

and then print, sign and submit<br />

by the methods allowed (mail, e-<br />

mail, fax or online delivery system).<br />

In addition to EVSW, other states<br />

produced their own online ballot<br />

marking systems. These systems<br />

vary by state.<br />

Finally, FVAP produced the<br />

online Federal Write-in Absentee<br />

Ballot automated assistant which<br />

allows voters to access and mark an<br />

online ballot for federal elections.<br />

This is a back up ballot if the voter<br />

does not get a regular state absentee<br />

ballot, where the voter can select<br />

their candidates online, print the ballot<br />

with the choices printed out on the<br />

ballot, sign the oath and return the<br />

ballot package by whatever means is<br />

allowed by the state (mail, e-mail,<br />

ARLINGTON, Va. (NNS) — Senior Navy leadership<br />

outlined individual Combined Federal Campaign (<strong>CFC</strong>)<br />

goals for Navy organizations across the fleet during a<br />

recent ceremony at the Pentagon Center Courtyard in<br />

Arlington, Va.<br />

Under Secretary of the Navy Robert Work described<br />

<strong>CFC</strong> donation goals to Navy leaders from 16 organizations,<br />

including Naval Information Operations<br />

Command, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center and<br />

United States Marine Corps Headquarters.<br />

He presented representatives from each organization<br />

with a small board denoting Department of the Navy<br />

(DoN) <strong>CFC</strong> goals during the ceremony. Work also<br />

explained how funds raised through <strong>CFC</strong> have a nationwide<br />

impact.<br />

fax or online system). The automated<br />

assistant provides voters a complete<br />

federal ballot specific by congressional<br />

district with all instructions<br />

necessary to return the ballot to<br />

the election office.<br />

In the end, the voters get more<br />

time to review, mark and return their<br />

ballot by the state deadline.<br />

Being stationed or living away<br />

from home means it takes longer for<br />

ballots to get to and from voters. Past<br />

research shows late delivery of ballots<br />

is a top reason why absentee ballots<br />

from military and overseas voters<br />

are not counted. The combination<br />

of these systems and early ballot<br />

availability means that voters can<br />

have their ballot in hand to vote and<br />

return 45 days or longer before an<br />

election. For more information, visit<br />

FVAP at: www.fvap.gov or contact<br />

the NAS Pensacola voting assistance<br />

officer at 452-3100, ext. 1351, or by<br />

e-mail: cheryl.ausband@navy.mil.<br />

“This is worth doing,” said Work. “It impacts Sailors,<br />

Wounded Warriors and communities throughout the<br />

United States.”<br />

Work added that although there are numerous reasons<br />

the <strong>CFC</strong> has remained integral in the DoN, the thousands<br />

of sea service members and Department of Defense<br />

(DoD) employees choosing to participate in the program<br />

are who ensure the program’s continuing legacy.<br />

“One reason why we’re successful is because of our<br />

Sailors, <strong>Marines</strong> and civilians,” said Work. “They have<br />

already dedicated their lives to providing a service to the<br />

country. They understand what it means to give and what<br />

it means to sacrifice.”<br />

Of the more than 4,000 charities eligible for participation<br />

in the 2010 <strong>CFC</strong>, numerous charities maintain close<br />

military ties, including Puppies Behind Bars, an organization<br />

which trains and donates aide dogs to Wounded<br />

Warriors.<br />

New SERE school ... Cutting the ribbon to officially inaugurate the<br />

Navy’s new Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE)<br />

facility at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY), Portsmouth, N.H.<br />

From left to right are Capt. Bryant Fuller III, PNSY commander;<br />

retired Rear Adm. Jeremiah Denton Jr.; Rear Adm. select Michael<br />

White, Naval Education and Training Command chief operations<br />

officer; and Capt. Peter Jefferson, Center for Security Forces commanding<br />

officer. Photo by Darryl Orrell<br />

“The <strong>CFC</strong> is an incredibly important donor to us not<br />

only because of the amount of funds generated as a whole<br />

but also because when we get private individuals who<br />

want to give us money from their paychecks it tells us that<br />

the work we are doing is important,” said Gloria Gilbert<br />

Stoga, Puppies Behind Bars president.<br />

DoN <strong>CFC</strong> expectations during 2009 were set at $3.82<br />

million, but more than $4 million were collected. DoN<br />

<strong>CFC</strong> organizers established a goal of 3.9 million dollars<br />

for this year’s campaign.<br />

The <strong>CFC</strong>, officially formed in 1964 as a test project in<br />

six cities, consolidated numerous charity drives into one<br />

annual combined campaign resulting in a substantial<br />

increase in contributions ranging from 20 percent to 125<br />

percent.<br />

In 1971, former President Richard Nixon announced<br />

that the <strong>CFC</strong> would be the uniform fundraising method<br />

for the federal service.<br />

Rating conversions helps keep good Sailors on best path<br />

By MC1(AW) LaTunya Howard<br />

NPC PAO<br />

MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS)<br />

— With the merger of Perform-to-<br />

Serve (PTS) and Fleet Rating<br />

Identification Engine (RIDE) Oct.<br />

1, Sailors are being advised to take<br />

full advantage of the program’s<br />

conversion option in order to stay<br />

Navy as the force is shaped to provide<br />

future capabilities.<br />

“What we have is 5,000 Sailors<br />

in overmanned ratings being<br />

looked at in PTS, but 6,000 vacancies<br />

in undermanned ratings not yet<br />

filled,” said Mike Fair, Bureau of<br />

Naval Personnel deputy military<br />

community manager. “We have to<br />

match these Sailors up with these<br />

undermanned specialties by educating<br />

Sailors on how PTS and<br />

Fleet RIDE can keep them from<br />

becoming separated from the Navy<br />

because they aren’t in ratings we<br />

need.”<br />

PTS was implemented in March<br />

2003 as a means for the Navy to<br />

match manning requirements with<br />

mission requirements. It is a centralized<br />

reservation system that balances<br />

overmanned and undermanned<br />

ratings, using re-enlistments<br />

as its key tool.<br />

With Fleet RIDE integration,<br />

Sailors are provided the additional<br />

information of what other rating<br />

billets are open, and what he or she<br />

qualifies for outside of their current<br />

rating, based on their Armed<br />

Services Vocational Aptitude<br />

Battery.<br />

“Most Sailors are loyal to their<br />

rating and are reluctant to change,”<br />

said NCCS(AW) Jermaine Rawls,<br />

Navy Personnel Command PTS<br />

Help Desk. “Career development<br />

boards are indispensable in raising<br />

the number of conversion requests<br />

through PTS.”<br />

The chain of command must<br />

counsel Sailors before they enter<br />

the PTS window to clarify the<br />

importance of applying for both inrate<br />

and conversion quotas.<br />

“Some advantages that accompany<br />

a rating conversion are<br />

advancement, selective re-enlistment<br />

bonus, formal training, college<br />

credit and the opportunity to<br />

stay Navy,” said Rawls.<br />

Sailors considering conversion<br />

can review their Career Re-enlistment<br />

Objective (CREO). CREO<br />

refers to the manning levels for all<br />

Navy ratings and is a consideration<br />

for Sailors requesting PTS<br />

approval. CREO categories are<br />

identified in one of three levels:<br />

CREO 1 rates are undermanned;<br />

CREO 2 rates are manned at<br />

desired levels; CREO 3 rates are<br />

overmanned.<br />

Career counselor can assist<br />

Sailors with understanding the benefits<br />

of reviewing their CREO<br />

information and can provide<br />

Sailors with guidance throughout<br />

the PTS process.<br />

“PTS and Fleet RIDE helps us<br />

keep our best and brightest Sailors<br />

in the Navy in their current rating,<br />

conversion to undermanned rating<br />

our by direct affiliation into our<br />

SelRes,” said Fair.<br />

“There are many untold happy<br />

endings. For example, a machinist’s<br />

mate third class was approved<br />

for conversion. His old rating was<br />

overmanned with advancement<br />

opportunity to E-5 less than 7 percent.<br />

The Sailor converted to cryptologic<br />

technician collection (CTR);<br />

attended A School; graduated; converted<br />

to CTR third class; received<br />

a selective re-enlistment bonus for<br />

a six-year re-enlistment; and is now<br />

assigned to a Navy Information<br />

Operations Command. CTR<br />

advancement opportunity for E-5 is<br />

nearly 100 percent. We want to get<br />

the word out to Sailors about the<br />

power of PTS and Fleet RIDE,”<br />

said Fair.<br />

Vol. 74, No. 40 October 8, 2010<br />

Naval Air <strong>Station</strong>, Pensacola, Fla.: A Bicentennial Defense Community<br />

Commanding Officer — Capt. Christopher W. Plummer<br />

Public Affairs Officer — Harry C. White<br />

The <strong>Gosport</strong> nameplate pays homage to<br />

the 100th anniversary of naval aviation in<br />

2011: the Centennial of Naval Aviation, or<br />

CONA.<br />

The image on the left side of the nameplate<br />

depicts Eugene Ely taking off in a Curtiss<br />

pusher bi-plane from the USS Pennsylvania<br />

Jan. 18, 1911.<br />

While Ely had taken off from the USS<br />

Birmingham two months earlier after his plane<br />

had been loaded on the ship, the USS<br />

Pennsylvania event was the first time a plane<br />

landed on and then took off from a U.S. warship.<br />

The image on the right side is the Navy’s<br />

most modern fighter aircraft, the F-18 Super<br />

Hornet.<br />

Established in 1921 as the Air <strong>Station</strong> News,<br />

the name <strong>Gosport</strong> was adopted in 1936. A<br />

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October 8, 2010<br />

GOSPORT<br />

COMMENTARY<br />

PAGE<br />

3<br />

Your personal security is really important<br />

By Beth Wilson<br />

Military Spouse Contributor<br />

I have to admit that while I think I<br />

am OpSec (operational security)<br />

conscious, I never realized how careless<br />

I was on PerSec (personal security).<br />

Maybe, like me, you have said or<br />

posted something similar to the following:<br />

“My countdown calendar is<br />

getting smaller.”<br />

From an OpSec perspective I didn’t<br />

reveal a thing about my service<br />

member’s command, area of operation,<br />

movement or return, right<br />

So from an OpSec perspective I<br />

was good. However, from a PerSec<br />

view — well, I just announced that<br />

my husband is gone … inferring that<br />

I am home alone.<br />

Now what if I then post “I’m<br />

meeting the girls for a movie.” Now<br />

I have announced<br />

that I live alone<br />

and my home is<br />

going to be empty.<br />

See where we<br />

are heading here<br />

PerSec takes a different<br />

mindset.<br />

So let’s talk<br />

about personal safety at home. The<br />

Department of the Army offers the<br />

following to spouses:<br />

• Consider owning a dog. If that is<br />

not possible, give the appearance of<br />

owning a dog. Post a “beware of<br />

“Consider owning a dog.<br />

If that is not possible, give<br />

the appearance of owning a<br />

dog.”<br />

Beth Wilson<br />

dog” sign, set large dog bowls outside<br />

and inside the house.<br />

• Consider stronger doors, a security<br />

alarm system, peepholes in all<br />

doors, black-out<br />

drapes and curtains.<br />

Most alarm<br />

companies will<br />

conduct a free<br />

home inspection<br />

and make safety<br />

recommendations<br />

regardless of purchase of their<br />

products.<br />

• Have adequate lighting outside<br />

your house.<br />

• Create the appearance that the<br />

house is occupied while you are<br />

away.<br />

• Use timers to control lights and<br />

radios (yes, radios).<br />

• Have a trusted neighbor/relative<br />

pick up deliveries (newspapers,<br />

mail, etc.).<br />

• Have<br />

trusted<br />

neighbor/<br />

relative put<br />

“Develop a ‘code’ to talk about<br />

deployment with your family and<br />

friends.”<br />

your trash<br />

out and<br />

return containers<br />

to proper place … and cut<br />

your grass.<br />

• Never admit strangers to your<br />

home without proper identification<br />

(think about all the service providers<br />

in our home with each permanent<br />

change of station (PCS) move).<br />

If not expecting a service tech,<br />

call the company to verify the official<br />

visit.<br />

• Do not unnecessarily divulge<br />

your home address, phone number or<br />

family info. Teach children to do the<br />

same.<br />

• Personally destroy all paperwork<br />

and other items that reflect personal<br />

information (bank statements, credit<br />

card offers, etc).<br />

A good cross-cut shredder is about<br />

$30 and is worth it.<br />

• Develop a “code” to talk about<br />

deployment with your family and<br />

friends. (“Joe returns on the 10th of<br />

Carnation.”)<br />

• Help children understand the<br />

importance of safety, especially<br />

keeping our service member’s status<br />

as a secret from unauthorized individuals<br />

(authorized include teachers,<br />

clergy, etc).<br />

Car safety<br />

• Always<br />

lock your car,<br />

even if you are<br />

only going to<br />

be a moment.<br />

Think this isn’t<br />

important<br />

Your base access tags announce<br />

you are military, your vehicle registration<br />

and insurance cards provide<br />

your address.<br />

More info than any stranger has a<br />

right to access.<br />

• Never leave bills or other correspondence<br />

in your car, again this<br />

reveals your address.<br />

Internet safety<br />

Remember once you post it on the<br />

Internet it is there forever.<br />

A clue given today, coupled with a<br />

clue yesterday and another tomorrow<br />

can potentially put you, your<br />

family or service member at risk.<br />

PerSec — Your personal security<br />

– yup, it really is important.<br />

Connect with Beth on Twitter<br />

(@Beth_Wilson), Facebook<br />

(www.facebook. com/ enlistedspousecommunity)<br />

and www.enlist<br />

edspousecommunity.com.<br />

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October 8, 2010<br />

GOSPORT<br />

October’s Energy Awareness Month vision –<br />

Showcasing Navy energy savings<br />

From NavFac SE<br />

October is Energy<br />

Awareness Month and<br />

throughout the region,<br />

installations are taking<br />

steps to carry out the<br />

Navy’s long-term commitment<br />

to saving<br />

energy.<br />

Energy-saving tips for businesses;<br />

heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC)<br />

The bottom line of energy awareness is<br />

to make all your dollars count. Cutting<br />

back unnecessary energy use keeps hardearned<br />

money in your bank account. This is<br />

especially important now as many parts of<br />

the country face more critical energy shortages<br />

and the possibility of rolling blackouts.<br />

General tips<br />

• Whenever possible, don’t use large<br />

energy-consuming equipment during the<br />

peak hours of 3 p.m.-7 p.m.<br />

• Turn equipment and lights off after<br />

hours.<br />

• Always choose Energy Star® products<br />

whenever possible.<br />

• Set energy-saving features on all your<br />

office equipment to put them into sleep<br />

mode when not in use.<br />

• Perform occasional energy audits in<br />

Cool lighting tips<br />

The right light for the right task<br />

Many offices, stores or factories can easily reduce<br />

lighting without affecting productivity. Turn off as<br />

many unnecessary lights as possible. Use task lighting<br />

instead of overhead lighting and light only those areas<br />

that are needed at the time. Providing the right lighting<br />

can save up to 15 percent on your lighting bill.<br />

Again, make sure that equipment and lights are<br />

turned off after hours.<br />

• Replace old fluorescent lights with newer, more<br />

efficient models with electronic ballasts (such as<br />

retrofit T12 lights with magnetic ballasts to T8 lights<br />

and electronic ballasts).<br />

• Replace your high-use incandescent light bulbs<br />

with compact fluorescent lights. A compact fluorescent<br />

light uses 75 percent less electricity to produce<br />

the same amount of light as an incandescent bulb. The<br />

compact fluorescent will last about 10,000 hours as<br />

opposed to the 600-1,000-hour average life of an<br />

incandescent. By replacing a 100-watt incandescent<br />

with an equivalent 25-watt compact fluorescent, you<br />

can save more than $90 per bulb in electricity costs<br />

over the 10,000-hour lifetime of the compact fluorescent.<br />

• Make sure that bulbs, fixtures, lenses, lamps and<br />

reflective surfaces are cleaned regularly. By removing<br />

(Above) A low-pressure sodium 90-watt streetlight<br />

being installed at NAS Pensacola The new<br />

lights will save the base about $3,000 annually<br />

and have the additional benefit of causing less<br />

distraction to nesting sea turtles. (Right) the<br />

older-style streetlight head.<br />

your home or workplace to familiarize with<br />

energy consuming devices.<br />

• Learn more about energy efficiency<br />

and conservation by reading and asking the<br />

experts<br />

Cooling and ventilation systems –<br />

improve efficiency<br />

• Set the thermostat in your workspace<br />

to 78 degrees during work hours, and raise<br />

the setting to 85 degrees when the space is<br />

unoccupied. The energy savings can be significant<br />

– as much as 2 percent of your air<br />

conditioning costs for each 1 degree that<br />

you raise the thermostat.<br />

• Use a programmable thermostat and<br />

make it easy to adjust the settings as well as<br />

regulate the temperature when you are<br />

closed to avoid unnecessary cooling costs.<br />

• Close window blinds to shade your<br />

(Above) Solar panels light the Truman Bridge, NAS Key<br />

West.<br />

grease, dust and other dirt, you can increase the output<br />

of your lights.<br />

• Install automatic, occupancy sensor room-lighting<br />

controls to turn lights on or off depending on<br />

occupancy or time of day.<br />

• Change out incandescent or fluorescent exit signs<br />

with LED exit signs.<br />

• Observe and report exterior lighting that is on during<br />

daytime hours to your building energy monitor.<br />

rooms from direct sunlight.<br />

• Adjust your clothing during temperature<br />

extremes. Lighter in both color and<br />

weight in the summer and darker and heavier<br />

in the winter.<br />

• To save energy, keep your exterior and<br />

freight doors closed as much as possible.<br />

• Keep your cooling and ventilation<br />

systems tuned. Maintain a regular filter<br />

replacement and cleaning schedule. Don’t<br />

forget to check ducts and pipe insulation.<br />

• Install window film, solar screens or<br />

awning in south and west facing windows.<br />

• Solar control window films applied to<br />

existing glass in windows and doors is an<br />

effective method to reduce peak demand<br />

during hot months and conserve energy<br />

anytime air conditioning might be<br />

required. In addition to the energy management<br />

benefits, the use of these films<br />

can also reduce exposure to ultraviolet<br />

radiation and reduce glare.<br />

• Install ceiling fans – they make it feel<br />

at least four degrees cooler during the<br />

summer.<br />

• When buying new cooling and ventilation<br />

units choose Energy Star®. They<br />

are 20 to 30 percent more efficient than<br />

older models.<br />

• Re-wire restroom fans to operate<br />

when the lights are turned on.<br />

• Insulate water heaters and supply<br />

pipes.<br />

• If possible, install ceiling and wall<br />

insulation. You will save money on your<br />

monthly utility bills and your employees<br />

will be more comfortable.<br />

• Install Energy Star® labeled reflected<br />

“Cool Roof” roofing materials.<br />

When to turn off PCs<br />

If you’re wondering when you should turn off your personal<br />

computer for energy savings, here are some general<br />

guidelines to help you make that decision:<br />

Though there is a small surge in energy when a computer<br />

starts up, this small amount of energy is still less than the<br />

energy used when a computer is running for long periods<br />

of time. For energy savings and convenience, consider<br />

turning off:<br />

• The monitor if you aren’t going to use your PC for<br />

more than 20 minutes<br />

• Both the CPU and monitor if you’re not going to use<br />

your PC for more than two hours.<br />

Plug in your monitors, printers and other accessories into<br />

a power strip. When this equipment is not in use for extended<br />

periods, turn off the switch on the power strip to prevent<br />

them from drawing power even when shut off. If you don’t<br />

use a power strip, unplug extra equipment when it’s not in<br />

use.<br />

Screen savers are not energy savers. Using a screen saver<br />

may in fact use more energy than not using one, and the<br />

power-down feature may not work if you have a screen<br />

saver activated. In fact, modern LCD color monitors do not<br />

need screen savers at all. For more tips, visit the DOE website<br />

at www.energysavers.gov/your_home/.<br />

It is important to be aware when NMCI updates your<br />

computer. Contact your building energy monitor or<br />

resource efficiency manager if you have any questions.


GOSPORT October 8, 2010 PAGE 5<br />

Taking the bite out of bed bugs: prevention and treatment tips<br />

By Mary Anne Broderick Tubman<br />

Navy Region Southeast Public<br />

Affairs<br />

In recent years, a worldwide<br />

resurgence of a long-forgotten<br />

nemesis –– the bed bug –– has<br />

invaded public consciousness.<br />

The way we live today, with<br />

increased domestic and international<br />

travel, living in close<br />

quarters and limited use of<br />

insecticides, have all contributed<br />

to the bed bugs’ unwelcome<br />

return.<br />

While the mere mention of<br />

the pint-sized pest is enough to<br />

make anyone’s skin crawl,<br />

knowing what they are, where<br />

they come from, and how to<br />

treat and prevent them are<br />

important to calming fears about<br />

their significance as a threat to<br />

public health.<br />

What exactly are bed bugs<br />

They’re small, brown, nocturnal<br />

insects that survive on the blood<br />

of their hosts, which are usually<br />

sleeping humans.<br />

“Bed” bug is something of a<br />

misnomer as they can live just<br />

about anywhere, including<br />

clothing, carpets, cracks and<br />

crevices. While they are not<br />

known to carry diseases like<br />

mosquitoes or ticks, they can be<br />

difficult to eliminate and can<br />

make life miserable for anyone<br />

who experiences an infestation.<br />

These unpleasant characteristics<br />

have made the bed bug an<br />

object of fear for many, including<br />

military members and their<br />

families.<br />

Naval Hospital Pensacola’s<br />

Preventative Medicine<br />

Department will not be quarantining<br />

personnel or preventing<br />

them from entering the base due<br />

to bed bug infestation, says<br />

HMC Robert Boling. The bugs<br />

are not spread via person-to-person,<br />

he said.<br />

“Our office deals with roughly<br />

three to four bed bug complaints<br />

every month, usually<br />

from local Bachelor Enlisted<br />

Quarters or Bachelor Officer<br />

Quarters,” continued Boling.<br />

“When we find evidence of bed<br />

bug infestation in a room the<br />

personnel are usually moved to<br />

another room and the infested<br />

room is treated with an approved<br />

pesticide. Prior to personnel<br />

moving, we ask that they wash<br />

bedding, clothing and inspect<br />

their luggage for evidence of<br />

insects and eggs to prevent them<br />

bringing the bed bugs with<br />

them.”<br />

Dr. Harold J. Harlan, a boardcertified<br />

entomologist of the<br />

Information Services Division<br />

of the Armed Forces Pest<br />

Management Board in<br />

Washington, D.C., has studied<br />

Cimex lectularius L., the common<br />

bed bug, for more than 38<br />

years. In his dealings with both<br />

the insects and with people,<br />

including those bitten by them<br />

and those tasked with controlling<br />

them, he’s ready and willing<br />

to address the common perceptions<br />

about bed bug behavior<br />

and their effect on quality of life.<br />

“The most common public<br />

misconception about bed bugs is<br />

that they are only present in<br />

unsanitary conditions,” Harlan<br />

said. “The reality is that bed<br />

bugs have been found in just<br />

about every place you find people,<br />

including hotels, apartment<br />

buildings, cruise ships, movie<br />

theaters, trains and long-term<br />

care facilities.”<br />

How do they get around in the<br />

first place<br />

Bed bugs and their eggs are<br />

transferred from location to<br />

location in a variety of ways,<br />

most commonly on bedding,<br />

moving boxes and furniture.<br />

Travelers are especially vulnerable<br />

to picking up bed bugs on<br />

both their luggage and clothing.<br />

Reactions to bed bug bites<br />

vary from individual to individual.<br />

While bites often go undetected,<br />

they can cause skin reactions<br />

after repeated bites that are<br />

the result of proteins in the bed<br />

bugs’ saliva.<br />

Very often, people will seek<br />

medical attention for bed bug<br />

bites because of their general<br />

fear of the insect.<br />

“Another common misconception<br />

is that bed bug bites<br />

cause terrible and long-lasting<br />

medical problems for their victims,”<br />

Harlan added.<br />

Most of the time, concern<br />

about the bites drives people to<br />

seek information and help.<br />

“Usually, we hear from individuals<br />

who have stayed somewhere<br />

and been bitten,” said Lt.<br />

Cmdr. Craig Stoops, acting officer<br />

in charge of the Navy<br />

Entomology Center of<br />

Excellence (NECE), a field<br />

activity of the Navy and Marine<br />

Corps Public Health Center,<br />

located on board Naval Air<br />

<strong>Station</strong> Jacksonville. “We<br />

receive anywhere from one to<br />

two inquiries about bed bugs<br />

every month.”<br />

What is the best way to keep<br />

bed bugs out of your home and<br />

property Travelers can treat<br />

luggage with a commercially<br />

available, EPA-labeled pesticide<br />

developed specifically for these<br />

insects.<br />

Check hotel rooms for bed<br />

bugs and inform the management<br />

if any are detected.<br />

Keep luggage and personal<br />

items off of the floor and hang<br />

clothing that isn’t being worn.<br />

When returning home, avoid<br />

bringing bed bugs into the home<br />

Crew members prepare uniforms to be sprayed with Permethrin<br />

on the flight deck aboard the Military Sealift Command (MSC)<br />

hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) in preparation for conditions<br />

the crew will encounter on its deployment. Permethrin is<br />

effective against multiple species of crawling and flying insects,<br />

including bed bugs, mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, chiggers and flies.<br />

Photo by PH3 Timothy F. Sosa<br />

by checking belongings for bugs<br />

or eggs, which are both readily<br />

visible.<br />

Wash affected clothing in hot<br />

water followed by drying in a<br />

hot dryer, which will kill bed<br />

bugs in all states of development.<br />

Vacuum bed bugs from box<br />

springs and mattresses with a<br />

high energy particulate air<br />

(HEPA) filtered vacuum.<br />

Seal any openings where they<br />

have access to the home.<br />

Enclose mattresses and box<br />

springs in commercially available<br />

plastic covers, which will<br />

prevent bed bugs from entering<br />

and entomb any bugs that are<br />

already present.<br />

If a bed bug infestation is discovered,<br />

seek the services of a<br />

qualified pest management professional.<br />

They use a variety of<br />

extermination methods, including<br />

pesticide placement, heat,<br />

cold and steam.<br />

Understanding bed bugs and<br />

how to deal with them will bring<br />

peace of mind, and a better<br />

night’s sleep.<br />

For information visit the<br />

Navy and Marine Corps Public<br />

Health Center website at<br />

http://www.nmcphc<br />

.med.navy.mil/


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6<br />

October 8, 2010<br />

GOSPORT<br />

NAS Whiting Field celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month<br />

Story, photos<br />

by Jay Cope<br />

NASWF PAO<br />

Using food, music and remembrances<br />

of time spent abroad, Naval<br />

Air <strong>Station</strong> Whiting Field recognized<br />

the significant influences Hispanic<br />

culture has on our society. The luncheon<br />

event at the base auditorium<br />

observed Hispanic-American heritage<br />

month.<br />

Established in 1988 to celebrate the<br />

culture and traditions of those who<br />

trace their roots to Spain, Mexico and<br />

the Spanish-speaking nations of<br />

Central America, South America and<br />

the Caribbean, Hispanic-American<br />

Heritage Month is now celebrated<br />

from Sept. 15-Oct. 15. The event was<br />

originally proclaimed as National<br />

Heritage Week in 1968, but was<br />

expanded to those dates to coincide<br />

with the<br />

anniversaries<br />

of the independence<br />

of<br />

five Latin<br />

American<br />

countries,<br />

Mexico and<br />

Chile.<br />

N a v y<br />

bases across<br />

the country<br />

celebrate<br />

Hispanic-<br />

American<br />

Heritage<br />

Month to<br />

recognize<br />

the experiences<br />

and contributions they have<br />

made to the maritime forces.<br />

“Today contributions of Hispanics<br />

to the mission of the Navy are woven<br />

NASWF PAO<br />

into every segment of naval operations.<br />

Recognizing that America’s<br />

strength lies in its diversity, it is in the<br />

Department of the Navy’s best interest<br />

to draw from every diverse group in<br />

our nation. We must leverage the<br />

strength of the diversity that our nation<br />

and our people have to offer,” the honorable<br />

Juan M. Garcia III, assistant<br />

secretary of the Navy (Manpower and<br />

Reserve Affairs) said.<br />

The event was coordinated by the<br />

cultural affairs committee to help bring<br />

disparate elements of the base together<br />

to socialize and learn about a different<br />

cultural background. The celebration<br />

started with an audio visual presentation<br />

documenting entertainment, athletic<br />

and historical figures of Hispanic<br />

descent who impacted American life.<br />

The presentation scrolled through until<br />

the luncheon began. The menu of pork,<br />

pollo guisado, seven bean salad,<br />

Spanish rice<br />

and more<br />

reflected<br />

dishes from<br />

those regions<br />

that have<br />

become popular<br />

in the<br />

U n i t e d<br />

States.<br />

Father<br />

Dennis<br />

O’Brien<br />

served as the<br />

guest speaker<br />

for the<br />

occasion<br />

and related<br />

his experiences<br />

as a missionary tending to congregations<br />

in Ecuador. The conditions<br />

of the areas he served in the late 1980s<br />

and early ’90s reflected significant<br />

Hispanic American Heritage Month celebration<br />

attendees line up to enjoy the lunch of pork, pollo<br />

guisado, seven bean salad, Spanish rice and more.<br />

The Naval Air <strong>Station</strong> Whiting Field fitness center is<br />

an impressive facility with a treasure trove of wellness<br />

activities available. So, Morale, Welfare and<br />

Recreation (MWR) is teaming up with Santa Rosa<br />

Medical Center, Fleet and Family Support Center, the<br />

Navy Exchange, the Branch Heath Clinic and the commissary<br />

to bring a health and wellness fair to the facility.<br />

The fitness center will serve as the hub of the event<br />

with booths providing heath information and testing to<br />

provide military service personnel, retirees, family<br />

members and base employees the information they<br />

need to stay fit and well. The one-day fair will last<br />

from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. today (Oct. 8) and is free to attend.<br />

Terrence Edgar, the NAS Whiting Field fitness coordinator,<br />

believes this is the first such fair at the base and<br />

says that the event kind of snowballed from what he<br />

originally envisioned.<br />

“At first, we thought this would just be an MWR and<br />

base medical event, but as we contacted people, it just<br />

kind of grew. We just wanted to let the (base personnel<br />

and families) know what we have to offer and provide<br />

them information on ways to keep healthy,” Edgar<br />

said.<br />

A few of the booths will include: TRICARE; men’s<br />

and women’s health issues; tobacco cessation, dental<br />

AC2 Adrianna Ayala-Barcellos performs<br />

a salsa as a portion of the<br />

Hispanic American Heritage Month<br />

luncheon. She also danced the<br />

merengue and a newer salsa as well.<br />

poverty. There were few cars, little<br />

organized or modern transportation<br />

and a lack of advanced facilities.<br />

“It was overwhelming,” he said.<br />

“You live in a South American country<br />

and you get flexible fast. We asked<br />

ourselves, what is the best way of<br />

being with these people”<br />

He and the few other missionaries in<br />

the team decided that the best way to<br />

help was to set the communities up so<br />

they would not need the team anymore.<br />

The Missionary Society of<br />

Saint James the Apostle worked to<br />

provide domestic abuse shelters,<br />

schools and other facilities, and once<br />

the community were prepared, they<br />

moved on to another location they<br />

could help. O’Brien worked in<br />

Ecuador for five years.<br />

O’Brien went on to work at various<br />

parishes until 2004 when he became<br />

the pastor for Saint Rose of Lima<br />

Church in Milton. The congregation<br />

there was separated by language<br />

between the English-speaking and<br />

Spanish-speaking members. Molding<br />

the congregation into one community<br />

was a task of inclusiveness that<br />

O’Brien embraced. Using translators<br />

at many functions and gathering<br />

together as a community for celebrations<br />

of each cultural background,<br />

O’Brien thinks they found a way for<br />

them to find common ground –– much<br />

like the Navy’s heritage celebrations<br />

do.<br />

“Having a day like this is a day of<br />

inclusion,” he said.<br />

Following the guest speaker, performers<br />

entertained the audience<br />

with short displays of traditional<br />

music and dance. Juan Vazquez,<br />

playing the keyboards, sang a Puerto<br />

Rican song, “Vico San Juan.” AC2<br />

Adriana Ayala-Barcellos energetically<br />

performed both new and old style<br />

salsa as well as a merengue. Several<br />

people even stayed after the event<br />

ended to try a few of the dance<br />

steps.<br />

The event is designed to educate<br />

and remind military personnel about<br />

the contributions, but it also can<br />

serve as a way to bring awareness to<br />

the culture and through that awareness<br />

bring appreciation.<br />

“I found myself financially, not<br />

richer,” said O’Brien, “but much<br />

richer culturally for living in another<br />

country.”<br />

NAS Whiting Field to host military wellness fair today<br />

health and more from the Branch Health Clinic on the<br />

base. Santa Rosa Medical Center will provide blood<br />

pressure station/cardiac scoring, diabetes education, a<br />

nutrition station, PSA screening and cholesterol screening.<br />

Other activities will feature aerobics classes, martial<br />

arts demonstrations, a demo by the Living Sensations<br />

gymnastics team, spinning classes, a cross-fit challenge<br />

and prize give-a-ways. Should the event be successful,<br />

Edgar stated that they hope to do this one or<br />

two times a year.<br />

“We hope people will gain a better understanding of<br />

what we can offer on the base. It should be an entertaining<br />

day,” Edgar said.<br />

Call Simone Sands to<br />

advertise in this newspaper<br />

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Partyline e-mail submissions<br />

Submissions for Partyline should be e-mailed to:<br />

anne.thrower.ctr @navy.mil.<br />

Submissions should include the organization’s<br />

name, the event, what the event is for, who benefits<br />

from the event, time, date, location and a point of<br />

contact.<br />

Bible study at NASP changed to Wednesdays<br />

The weekly Bible study/pizza lunch has changed<br />

to Wednesdays from 11 a.m.-noon at the McKamey<br />

Center next to Naval Aviation Memorial Chapel.<br />

The first half hour will be spent eating pizza and<br />

socializing, with the last half hour devoted to reading<br />

and discussing the Bible.<br />

The study previously was on Tuesday. For information<br />

call Lt. Cmdr. Shawn Bowen at 452-5273 or<br />

736-0973.<br />

NHP walk-in mammogram events in October<br />

Naval Hospital Pensacola’s Radiology<br />

Department has three remaining walk-in mammogram<br />

events in October. “Happy Hour Tuesday”<br />

events will be Oct. 19 and 26 from 5-7 p.m. and a<br />

weekend walk-in will take place Oct. 23 from 8<br />

a.m.-2 p.m.<br />

Redeemer Lutheran School fall festival run<br />

Redeemer Luther School is having a Fall Festival<br />

and run Oct. 9. The run, which starts at 8 a.m.,<br />

includes a 10K, 5K and one-mile fun run. For information<br />

call 525-3851.<br />

VFW Hosting entertainment and dancing<br />

VFW Post 706, 5000 Lillian Highway, Pensacola,<br />

is hosting entertainment and dancing Oct. 9 from 6-<br />

11 p.m. The event is open to the public. For more<br />

information, please call the post at 455-0026.<br />

Quina House 200th anniversary Oct. 9-10<br />

The Quina House Museum will celebrate the<br />

200th anniversary of the oldest house in Pensacola<br />

on its original site Oct. 9-10.<br />

The free open house at 204 S. Alcaniz St. will<br />

take place from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 9 and 11 a.m.-4<br />

p.m., Oct. 10.<br />

For information visit quinahousemuseum.org or<br />

call 432-3050.<br />

Military judo championship this weekend<br />

The 2010 Emerald Coast Military Judo<br />

Championships will take place at the Portside Gym,<br />

Oct. 9, 8-11 a.m.<br />

American Legion Post 240 hosting Oktoberfest<br />

An Oktoberfest will be held at the American<br />

Legion Post 260, located at 8666 Gulf Beach<br />

Highway, Oct. 9, beginning at noon.<br />

This event is open to the public and will be used<br />

to raise funds to help support local active military<br />

and veteran families.<br />

For more information call Jimmy Lee at 982-<br />

1947<br />

St. Joseph Church lawn party Oct. 10<br />

St. Joseph Church will host its annual festival,<br />

Oct. 10 from 12:30-4:30 p.m.<br />

Activities will include games, bingo, food, live<br />

entertainment and a silent auction. Admission is<br />

free.<br />

For information call 436-6461.<br />

Annual retiree seminar at NASP Oct. 16<br />

The 2010 retiree seminar at NASP will take place<br />

Oct. 16 at the base theater (Bldg. 633) from 9 a.m.-<br />

noon.<br />

All military retirees are invited to attend the annual<br />

event sponsored by the Retired Activities Office<br />

and the Fleet and Family Support Center.<br />

Representatives on hand to answer questions<br />

include Naval Hospital Pensacola, VA, TRICARE,<br />

Vet Center, MWR, NEX, FFSC, Retired Activities<br />

Office and NLSO. For information call 452-5990.<br />

Impact aid cards available to military families<br />

Impact aid cards are used to provide federal funds<br />

to schools systems that are financially burdened by<br />

providing services to children residing on military<br />

bases or other federal properties.<br />

Impact aid cards, or federal cards, are sent home<br />

with students for parents to fill out and return to the<br />

school.<br />

For information contact Carissa Bergosh, school<br />

liaison officer at 293-0322.<br />

Bill of Rights essay contest offers up to $5,000<br />

U.S. high school students and their teachers are<br />

invited to compete for nearly $115,000 in prize<br />

money by participating in the Bill of Rights<br />

Institute’s fifth annual Being an American Essay<br />

contest.<br />

Top winners and their teachers will also receive<br />

all-expenses paid trips to Washington, D.C. Firstplace<br />

winners receive $5,000.<br />

For contest guidelines visit www.being<br />

AnAmerican.org.<br />

NEX to host birthday ball event, Oct. 13<br />

Hot air balloon rides, car clubs and other vendors<br />

will participate in a Navy Ball celebration Oct. 13 at<br />

NASP. The event, from 4-7 p.m., will take place on<br />

the lawn in front of the Navy Exchange, which is<br />

hosting the event. For information, call 458-8883,<br />

ext. 3326.<br />

Local Flying Cross Society to meet Oct. 14<br />

The Pensacola chapter of the Distinguished<br />

Flying Cross Society will meet at Franco’s Italian<br />

Restaurant in Pensacola Oct. 14 at 11:30 a.m.<br />

The Distinguished Flying Cross is awarded to<br />

aviators and aircrew for heroism and/or extraordinary<br />

achievement during aerial flight.<br />

DFC recipients, spouses, significant others and<br />

those desiring to join the Pensacola chapter are<br />

invited. The group meets the second Thursday of<br />

every other month. Bring a picture of your favorite<br />

flying machine.<br />

For information call 453-9291.<br />

Hispanic Heritage at Naval Live Oaks<br />

Gulf Islands National Seashore of Santa Rosa<br />

will host a Hispanic Heritage month event at Naval<br />

Live Oaks visitor center auditorium Oct. 14, 5:30<br />

p.m. The program is free. For additional information<br />

call the Naval Live Oaks Visitor Center at 934-2600<br />

or visit www.nps.gov/gui<br />

Retired officers’ wives meet Oct. 14<br />

The October meeting of the Retired Officers’<br />

Wives and Widows Association (ROWWA) will be<br />

held at the Scenic Hills Country Club Oct. 14.<br />

Social time will begin at 11 a.m., followed by lunch<br />

at 11:30 a.m.<br />

Lunch reservations are required. Checks should<br />

be sent no later than Oct. 9 to ROWWA, P.O. Box<br />

1193, Gulf Breeze, FL 32562. For information call<br />

Jeannie Harris at 677-9089<br />

NOMI <strong>CFC</strong> 5K scheduled for Oct. 15<br />

NOMI is hosting a Combined Federal Campaign<br />

(<strong>CFC</strong>) 5K run/walk Oct. 15 onboard NASP.<br />

Registration is $15 prior to the race and $20 on<br />

the day of the event. T-shirts will be given to the first<br />

200 registrants.<br />

For information, contact command <strong>CFC</strong> representative,<br />

call 452-2355 or e-mail justin.todd@<br />

med.navy.mil.<br />

Marine LINKS sessions for spouses and children<br />

Lifestyle, Insights, Networking, Knowledge and<br />

Skills (LINKS) sessions for Marine spouses are<br />

scheduled for Oct. 19-20, 8:30 a.m.-noon; Nov. 16,<br />

8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. and Dec. 4, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.<br />

A LINKS 4 Kids session is scheduled Oct. 15, 6-<br />

9 p.m.<br />

All the sessions will be held at the commanding<br />

officer’s conference room at the MATSG-21 headquarters.<br />

To register contact Beth Austin at<br />

elizabeth.a.austin@usmc.mil or 452-9460, ext.<br />

3012.<br />

Lee University Singers onboard NASP Oct. 15<br />

The Lee University Singers are holding a free<br />

concert on the lawn near the Naval Air Technical<br />

Training Center (NATTC) galley onboard NASP<br />

Oct. 15 at 6 p.m. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy an<br />

evening of music<br />

For information contact Chaplain David Gibson<br />

at david.l.gibson@navy.mil.<br />

Fall festival at Warrington Baptist Oct. 16<br />

The Warrington Baptist Church, 103 W. Winthrop<br />

Ave. ( just outside NASP) is planning a Fall Family<br />

Expo/Health and Safety Fair Oct. 16, 4-7 p.m.<br />

The free event will have children’s activities,<br />

prizes, information booths, food, drawings and<br />

musical entertainment. The event is for all ages.<br />

For information, contact Jesse McCoy at 455<br />

4578.<br />

Flu vaccine available to veterans in Pensacola<br />

The flu vaccine is available to all eligible and<br />

enrolled veterans at any of the Department of<br />

Veterans Affairs Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care<br />

System (VAGCVHCS) facilities.<br />

Veterans seeking a flu shot should visit one of the<br />

VAGCVHCS facilities along the Gulf Coast, including<br />

facilities on Highway 98 in Pensacola, Mobile,<br />

Ala., and Eglin Air Force Base.<br />

FFSC offering parenting classes in October<br />

The following classes will be held at FFSC<br />

onboard NASP:<br />

• How to Say No to Your Kids, Oct. 19, 10-noon.<br />

• Military Parenting Class starts, Oct. 20, 1-3 p.m.<br />

• First Time Dads, Oct. 22 and 29, 9-11 a.m.<br />

For information or to register call 452-5990.<br />

NMCRS offering free tickets to DeLuna Fest<br />

Navy Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) is<br />

offering free tickets to DeLuna Fest for anyone who<br />

spends $20 or more at the NMCRS thrift shop on<br />

<strong>Corry</strong> <strong>Station</strong>.<br />

Free tickets are also offered to NMCRS volunteers<br />

who have accumulated 20 or more hours of<br />

volunteer service. For more information call 452-<br />

2300.<br />

October specials at NASP veterinarian clinic<br />

Save 10 percent on pet shampoo products in<br />

October at the veterinarian clinic onboard NASP.<br />

For information, 452-3540.<br />

Veranda of Pensacola hosting VA info event<br />

Veranda of Pensacola is hosting an educational<br />

workshop about VA benefits Oct. 19 at 2 p.m.<br />

The event will take place at Veranda, located at<br />

6982 Pine Forest Road.<br />

The workshop is free and open to the public.<br />

Seating is limited. Call 944-8800 to register.<br />

Helicopter association golf tournament Oct. 20<br />

The 2010 National Helicopter Association (NHA)<br />

Golf Tournament will be held Oct 20 at the NAS<br />

Whiting Field Golf Course. This will be a four-man<br />

scramble, with a noon tee-time.<br />

The $30 entry fee includes green fee, cart and<br />

lunch.<br />

Mulligans can be purchased for $5. The fee (cash<br />

or checks made payable to “NHA Region 5”) will be<br />

collected the day of the tournament.<br />

Sign up in the HT-8 Duty Office or e-maile Lt.<br />

Ronald Dillard at ronald.dillard@navy.mil.<br />

Military engineers golf tournament Oct. 22<br />

The Society of American Military Engineers<br />

(SAME) is hosting its annual scholarship golf tournament<br />

Oct. 22 at A.C. Read Golf Course onboard<br />

NASP.<br />

The cost is $240 per team with proceeds to benefit<br />

college scholarships for local engineering students.<br />

Registration and lunch begin at 11 a.m.<br />

For more information contact Wes Hamill at wesley.hamill@navy.mil.<br />

Friday night fights at <strong>Corry</strong><br />

Kick boxing will take place 7 p.m. Oct. 22 at the<br />

<strong>Corry</strong> Running Track. The event is free to DoD, military<br />

and guests. Food and beverages available. For<br />

info, call 452-6173.<br />

Gulf Coast Chorale performance Oct. 23<br />

The Gulf Coast Chorale will present “Oscars,<br />

Tonys and Flags,” with special guest The Fiesta<br />

Barbershop Chorus Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Ann<br />

Catholic Church in Gulf Breeze.<br />

Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door and<br />

$5 for students.<br />

For more information email robertfrommel@bellsouth.net<br />

or go online to www.gulf coastchorale.org.<br />

Balfour Beatty Center accepting clothing items<br />

Until Oct. 22, members of NASP can place gently<br />

used infant-to-adult clothing, baby items, blankets and<br />

shoes in collection boxes located at Balfour Beatty<br />

Communities housing office or the Balfour Beatty<br />

Community Center located in Lighthouse Housing.<br />

Balfour Beatty will deliver the goods to homeless<br />

veterans and women’s shelters on Make a Difference<br />

Day, Oct. 23.<br />

Energy from page 1<br />

of the Navy (SecNav) has outlined five<br />

energy goals. These goals seek to<br />

enhance and better enable combat capabilities,<br />

sustain the environment for future<br />

generations and promote a clean energy<br />

economy.<br />

SecNav energy goals<br />

• Energy efficient acquisition:<br />

Evaluation of energy factors will be<br />

mandatory when awarding contracts for<br />

systems and buildings.<br />

• Sail the “Great Green Fleet:” DoN<br />

will demonstrate a Green Strike Group in<br />

local operations by 2012 and sail it by<br />

2016.<br />

• Reduce non-tactical petroleum use:<br />

By 2015, DoN will reduce petroleum use<br />

in the commercial vehicle fleet by 50 percent.<br />

• Increase alternative energy ashore:<br />

By 2020, DoN will produce at least 50<br />

percent of shore-based energy requirements<br />

from alternative sources; 50 percent<br />

of DoN installations will be net-zero.<br />

• Increase alternative energy use DoNwide:<br />

By 2020, 50 percent of total DoN<br />

energy consumption will come from<br />

alternative sources.<br />

Saving energy takes everyone’s effort.<br />

We all must change the way we act and<br />

behave. What are you doing to conserve<br />

energy<br />

Be watchful for information that will<br />

be shared with you over the next month<br />

and see what you can do to change the<br />

way you behave.<br />

A brief video on energy “Myths and<br />

Facts” can be found on our public portal<br />

at https://portal.navfac.navy.mil/portal/<br />

page/portal/navfac/navfac_ww_pp/navfac_southeast_pp/<br />

news/ myths%20<br />

and%20facts.mov.<br />

Forum from page 1<br />

and Environmental Readiness Division, which leads<br />

Navy’s Task Force Energy, is hosting this event with<br />

help from National Defense Industrial Association<br />

(NDIA). Those interested in participating or exhibiting<br />

at this event should contact Kari King, CMP at<br />

kking@ndia.org or (703) 247-2588. More information<br />

on the conference can be found at<br />

http://www.ndia.org/meetings/1600/Pages/<br />

default.aspx.<br />

Those requesting information regarding Navy’s energy<br />

and environmental programs may contact Tracey<br />

Moriarty, Chief of Naval Operations Energy and<br />

Environmental Readiness Division, at tracey.moriarty@navy.mil.<br />

For more news from Navy Environment and Energy,<br />

visit www.navy.mil/local/nee/.


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GOSPORTLIFE<br />

October 8, 2010<br />

Lab tech earns ‘naval<br />

ambassador’ kudos<br />

for volunteerism;<br />

see page B2<br />

Spotlight<br />

October is<br />

Breast Cancer Awareness<br />

month<br />

By MC2(SW) Scott Wojciechowski<br />

Naval Hospital Pensacola<br />

The single most<br />

common cancer<br />

among women<br />

is breast cancer.<br />

It is a deadly and serious cancer found not only in<br />

women, but at least 2 percent of men. The American<br />

Cancer Society estimates more than 1,950 cases of<br />

breast cancer will be diagnosed in men and 207,090<br />

cases in women throughout 2010; resulting in more<br />

than 40,000 deaths.<br />

For the past 26 years, October has been dedicated as<br />

Breast Cancer Awareness Month.<br />

“People have been seeing pink ribbons, during the<br />

month of October, for years for breast cancer awareness,”<br />

said Michelle Wilkes, Breast Health program<br />

coordinator at Naval Hospital Pensacola.<br />

“We are still trying to get the message out that early<br />

detection saves lives,” she continued.<br />

The American Cancer Society recommends a threepart<br />

strategy to detecting breast cancer early: A self<br />

breast exam once a month for women over 20; clinical<br />

breast exams periodically (at least once every three<br />

years) for women in their 20s and 30s; and a mammography<br />

screening, with a yearly clinical exam, for<br />

women ages 40 and over, or those who may be at high<br />

risk.<br />

“With no prevention for the No. 1 diagnosed cancer<br />

in women, and the second <strong>leading</strong> cause of cancer<br />

deaths, breast exams and mammograms are our best<br />

Early detection:<br />

your best protection<br />

By Marlene Haydon<br />

Humana Military Healthcare Service<br />

Word Search ‘Flowers’<br />

P M T R M P Y X Q S A W Q K V<br />

Z I C A M A R O S E Q K L N E<br />

F D L I C J R U C U O T V A X<br />

Z R D U X F N I G S H V W P R<br />

X R M M T J E R G C V W M E B<br />

D R V S Q B L V R O Y Y W Y E<br />

I M P A T I E N S Z L O L P G<br />

E X G I V E Y B L Y L D E P O<br />

S D H H E S K T Q F K T F O N<br />

E B E Y N A Q K N T U K G P I<br />

Y S I A D J O U D N W J I W A<br />

U M P P P K S R I E H Y F I S<br />

A U B U V U V A N Q U X H N Q<br />

V Y P Z B T Z K L X O U C W D<br />

X M U Q Z U O P M L K U D Z K<br />

BEGONIAS<br />

DAISY<br />

IMPATIENS<br />

MARIGOLD<br />

PANSY<br />

defense; and women should take advantage of these life<br />

saving screening tools,” said Wilkes.<br />

Medical research shows that certain conditions may<br />

increase a woman’s risk of getting breast cancer, such as<br />

a personal history of breast cancer, family history, certain<br />

breast changes, genetic alterations, late child-bearing<br />

and taking hormone replacements.<br />

It is important to be aware of certain symptoms that<br />

may suggest the onset of breast cancer such as a lump<br />

Early detection and treatment of cervical<br />

cancer can save lives.<br />

Cervical cancer usually begins in the<br />

cells or tissue that lines the cervix.<br />

Sometimes, the normal cells in the<br />

cervix slowly change into precancerous<br />

cells. These cell changes can be found<br />

with a Pap test and treated before cancer<br />

develops. Six of 10 cervical cancers<br />

occur in women who have never had a<br />

Pap test; or who have not had a Pap test<br />

in the past five years.<br />

Finding cervical cancer early, through<br />

regular screening, improves the chances<br />

of successful treatment. At one time,<br />

cervical cancer was the <strong>leading</strong> cause of<br />

cancer deaths in U.S. women. Today, the<br />

number of deaths from cervical cancer<br />

has declined significantly. This suggests<br />

that regular Pap tests and early detection<br />

and treatment are working.<br />

To help raise awareness of the importance<br />

of cancer screenings, Humana<br />

Military Healthcare Services (Humana<br />

Military), in collaboration with the<br />

Naval Hospital Pensacola, is launching<br />

a campaign to encourage women to<br />

schedule their Pap test.<br />

TRICARE covers preventive cancer<br />

screenings, including Pap tests. There<br />

are no co-pays or referrals required as<br />

long as you obtain care and services<br />

from a military treatment facility or network<br />

provider.<br />

Patients enrolled at Naval Hospital<br />

Pensacola or its branch health clinics are<br />

encouraged to call today to schedule<br />

your Pap test at 505-7171 or toll free to<br />

(877) 879-1621.<br />

As part of the campaign to increase<br />

awareness of the importance of cervical<br />

cancer screening, Humana Military is<br />

notifying beneficiaries who may be due<br />

for cervical cancer screening by post<br />

card, phone call and e-mail. To find out<br />

more about cancer prevention, visit<br />

www.humana-military.com.<br />

PETUNIA<br />

POPPY<br />

ROSE<br />

SUNFLOWER<br />

TULIP<br />

(NAPS) — When<br />

someone you know is facing<br />

a serious health diagnosis<br />

or a condition like<br />

breast cancer, there are<br />

many ways you can help<br />

ease the strain:<br />

1. Help out at home:<br />

Mow the lawn, take the<br />

trash to the curb, water the<br />

plants or collect the mail<br />

or newspaper. Offer to<br />

fold laundry or clean the<br />

house.<br />

2. Help with meals:<br />

Provide ready-to-cook<br />

meals, frozen and portioned<br />

according to the<br />

family’s size. Make-andbake<br />

meal preparation<br />

Gosling Games<br />

Color Me ‘Pink is for hope’<br />

or thickening in or near the breast,<br />

in the underarm area, changes in<br />

the size or shape of the breast, or a<br />

change in the way the skin of the breast looks or feels.<br />

See your doctor if you notice any changes in your self<br />

exam.<br />

“You are never too young to be diagnosed with breast<br />

cancer,” said Wilkes. “Current estimates are that 1 in 8<br />

women will develop breast cancer with no other risk factor,<br />

other than being female. Screening exams are an<br />

important gift to yourself and your loved ones,” she said.<br />

NH Pensacola wants to recognize survivors, as well<br />

as bring awareness to the issue, by hosting a Breast<br />

Cancer Awareness “Pink Out Day” Oct. 15. Everyone<br />

coming to the hospital will be afforded the opportunity<br />

of obtaining and wearing pink ribbons and staff members<br />

will be wearing pink to show their support.<br />

Additionally, during October, the hospital’s radiology<br />

department will conduct four walk-in mammogram<br />

events, known as “Happy Hour Tuesdays,” Oct. 19 and<br />

26 from 5-7 p.m. and a “Weekend Walk-In” Oct. 23<br />

from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.<br />

These events are available to all women who are<br />

enrolled in TRICARE Prime or have a primary care<br />

manager at the hospital or one of the local branch health<br />

clinics.<br />

There’s also an “Awareness Fair” scheduled for<br />

Naval Air <strong>Station</strong> Pensacola’s Radford Fitness Center<br />

at the <strong>Corry</strong> <strong>Station</strong> Wellness Center Oct. 13; from 9<br />

a.m. to 1 p.m.<br />

The local American Cancer Society will also be hosting<br />

the “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” mallto-mall<br />

walk starting at Cordova Mall Oct. 30; registration<br />

begins at 7 a.m. and the walk will start at 8 a.m.<br />

Additionally, NH Pensacola will become a tobaccofree<br />

compound beginning Nov. 18, National Smoke-<br />

Out Day.<br />

For more information, see NHP’s website:<br />

http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/pcola/<br />

What to do when a friend<br />

has cancer: how you can help<br />

items are convenient if<br />

you don’t like to cook.<br />

Restaurant gift cards<br />

always come in handy.<br />

Go grocery shopping for<br />

those family members<br />

who remain at home — or<br />

invite them for dinner.<br />

3. Take care of the rest<br />

of the family: Help the<br />

kids at home get to school<br />

in the morning or to their<br />

after-school activities.<br />

Provide rides for the children<br />

or dinner for them<br />

before their evening activities.<br />

Offer to take them<br />

shopping for a special<br />

birthday, holiday, or getwell<br />

gift. Walk the dog or<br />

change the cat’s litter box.<br />

5. Don’t do it alone:<br />

Coordinating daily dog<br />

duty or the kid pool to<br />

extracurricular activities<br />

among a group will help<br />

Jokes & Groaners<br />

spread out the responsibility<br />

and time commitment.<br />

A group may even be able<br />

to tackle larger projects<br />

such as painting or landscaping<br />

that will really<br />

touch the family.<br />

Doctor’s advice<br />

“When facing a serious<br />

health condition, people<br />

live in a slow-motion<br />

world filled with fear,<br />

uncertainty and important<br />

medical decisions. They<br />

simply can’t focus on —<br />

or may even forget about<br />

day-to-day activities,” Dr.<br />

Jesse Gruman, president<br />

of the Center for the<br />

Advancement of Health,<br />

said. “Those burdens<br />

cause action paralysis.<br />

Friends and family can<br />

best help by just doing<br />

whatever they see that<br />

needs doing.”<br />

Short takes<br />

What’s the difference between a hunter and a fisherman<br />

A hunter lies in wait while a fisherman waits and lies.<br />

At the day-care center, some of the children were telling<br />

each other about their siblings. “My brother takes horseback-riding<br />

lessons,” bragged one. “My sister takes gymnastics,”<br />

said another. Not to be outdone, the youngest<br />

child piped up, “My sister takes antibiotics!”<br />

The new minister was talking to the church’s oldest inhabitant.<br />

“I am 97 years old, sir, and I haven’t an enemy in the<br />

world,” the aged one said. “That is a beautiful thought,”<br />

the clergyman said approvingly. “Yes sir,” was the answer.<br />

“I’m pleased to say that I’ve outlived them all.”<br />

What do you get when you cross an elephant and a skin<br />

doctor A pachydermatologist.<br />

Why do bagpipers walk when they play They’re trying to<br />

get away from the noise.<br />

Remember, half the people you know are below average.<br />

A philosopher always knows what to do until it happens to<br />

him.


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GOSPORTSPOTLIGHT<br />

October 8, 2010<br />

CNATT Top Three<br />

Association assists<br />

Habitat for Humanity<br />

By CMDCM Roger Simmons<br />

CNATT PAO<br />

The month of August was “homebuilding<br />

time” for the Top Three<br />

Association from the Center for<br />

Naval Aviation Technical<br />

Training (CNATT). On Aug.<br />

10, CNATT Top Three volunteers,<br />

led by CNATT Volunteer Coordinator, AMC<br />

Carlos Giovanetty, joined forces with Habitat For<br />

Humanity (HFH) at Tennessee Drive in Pensacola to<br />

help with the hanging of vinyl siding for a new HFH<br />

construction home.<br />

Armed with nothing more than a wish to lend a helping<br />

hand and an eagerness to learn the trade, these volunteers,<br />

consisting of senior enlisted Sailors and<br />

<strong>Marines</strong> E-6 to E-9, united with the Pensacola HFH to<br />

assist in the building of homes for the less fortunate.<br />

The Sailors and <strong>Marines</strong> had no trouble joining right in<br />

as they helped hang siding and complete other various<br />

construction tasks with the professionals of HFH. The<br />

ease with which they tackled their projects was due in<br />

large part to the wealth of knowledge the HFH on-site<br />

managers provided.<br />

“Once they gave us some pointers of how to do it, we<br />

got faster and faster,” said AEC Joe Mackey. “I can’t<br />

believe we almost did a whole house in one day.”<br />

A week later, the groups once again joined forces at<br />

Border Street in Pensacola to work on a new HFH construction<br />

home. The new challenge for the group that<br />

day was hanging the roof.<br />

“I have never done anything like this and was a little<br />

hesitant to do anything that would need to be removed<br />

and installed again,” explained ATC Eric Watkins. “But<br />

they (HFH) keep a good eye on you and they won’t let<br />

you get in any trouble,” Gunnery Sgt. Robert Rood<br />

emphasized.<br />

Overall, 11 CNATT Sailors and <strong>Marines</strong> participated<br />

each day in these two construction jobs and left with a<br />

deep feeling of satisfaction. After these events were<br />

completed, there was one common agreement among<br />

the volunteers; in the future, the CNATT Top Three<br />

Association volunteers will once again to lend a hand<br />

for this worthy cause alongside the folks at the<br />

Pensacola regional HFH.<br />

Lab tech earns ‘naval ambassador’<br />

kudos for volunteerism<br />

From Rod Duren<br />

NHP PAO<br />

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Pensacola Magazine Weddings 2011, and that model could be you.<br />

One of Naval Hospital<br />

Pensacola (NHP)’s corpsmen<br />

was recognized Sept.<br />

17 for his outstanding volunteer<br />

work within the local<br />

community. HM2 Corey<br />

Smith, a laboratory technician,<br />

was awarded the<br />

Military Outstanding<br />

Volunteer Service Medal<br />

during an awards ceremony<br />

at the hospital.<br />

HM2 Smith contributed<br />

his time outside of work to<br />

help the growth and development<br />

of citizens within<br />

the Pensacola community.<br />

He volunteered with the<br />

Council on Aging of<br />

Northwest Florida, United<br />

Way of Escambia County,<br />

Knockout Fitness, the<br />

American Cancer Society<br />

and other various community<br />

organizations.<br />

His dedication to community<br />

improvement was evidenced<br />

through the hundreds<br />

of personal service hours<br />

provided as a “naval ambassador<br />

throughout the local<br />

area,” said Capt. Maureen<br />

Padden, acting commanding<br />

officer and executive officer<br />

of the hospital. “Your continuous<br />

enthusiasm and dedicated<br />

humanitarian support<br />

is noteworthy and a direct<br />

reflection of our Navy core<br />

values.”<br />

At the Aug. 17 awards<br />

ceremony, NHP presented<br />

Navy Commendation<br />

medals to orthopedic surgeon,<br />

Capt. Anil Taneja and<br />

HM2(FMF) Sean Spare,<br />

<strong>leading</strong> petty officer of the<br />

Family Medicine Clinic.<br />

As reconstructive services<br />

division head, Taneja provided<br />

sage program oversight<br />

for the planning, execution<br />

and rehabilitation of<br />

the department’s orthopedic<br />

arthroplasty procedures.<br />

Spare demonstrated<br />

superb managerial skills<br />

and deckplate leadership<br />

for 22 Sailors and 30 civilians<br />

within the clinic while<br />

increasing command readiness<br />

and deployability<br />

through the instruction of<br />

200 Sailors in tactical combat<br />

casualty care.<br />

At the same ceremony,<br />

RP2 Dimitry Givans was<br />

presented with the Military<br />

Outstanding Volunteer<br />

Service medal, over a sixyear<br />

period, for providing<br />

leadership and service to the<br />

San Clemente senior citizens<br />

home, three orphanages in<br />

HM2 Corey Smith<br />

Japan, the Special Olympics,<br />

Pine Forest High School<br />

“Project Graduation” and<br />

other Pensacola-area organizations.<br />

In her first awards ceremony<br />

as the new commanding<br />

officer at NHP<br />

Aug. 13, Capt. Jennifer<br />

Vedral-Baron congratulated<br />

NHP sailors on their<br />

accomplishments.<br />

“I’m immensely<br />

impressed with the level of<br />

dedication by all levels of<br />

the naval hospital’s staff,”<br />

Card making day shows troop appreciation<br />

at scrapbooking store ... ‘Scrap<br />

That,’ a scrapbooking supply store near<br />

NAS Pensacola, recently held a free card<br />

making day, “to show appreciation for the<br />

troops and to make cards that they can<br />

use to send home to their family members<br />

on birthdays and holidays,” said the<br />

store’s owner, Sandy Valade. The event<br />

was a success and has since become a<br />

regular event. (Left-right) Karen<br />

Plummer and Michelle Thomas, spouses<br />

of the base’s CO and XO, respectively,<br />

lend a hand making cards.<br />

she said.<br />

Capt. Vedral-Baron<br />

handed out Navy & Marine<br />

Corps Commendation<br />

medals to Cmdr. George<br />

Middleton, urology department<br />

head, and Lt. Cmdr.<br />

William Covill, assistant<br />

head of anesthesia<br />

Additionally, she delivered<br />

a Navy & Marine<br />

Corps Achievement medal<br />

to Lt. j.g. Laura Hudson for<br />

her superior performance as<br />

shift charge nurse of the<br />

medical surgical ward; and<br />

congratulated two sailors,<br />

HM3s Jennifer Kitchens<br />

and Samuel Animpong on<br />

three years of excellent<br />

service as hospital corpsmen.<br />

“The wealth and breadth<br />

of achievements recognized<br />

at the awards ceremony<br />

was unequaled,” the CO<br />

said: “I’m proud of our staff<br />

and look forward to the<br />

presentation of many more<br />

awards.”<br />

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up to three wedding<br />

photos—high resolution please—to<br />

weddings@ballingerpublishing.com,<br />

and you could be featured on the<br />

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Candid shots by your professional<br />

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or email us at the address above.<br />

Please send us the photos by<br />

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GOSPORT<br />

October 8, 2010<br />

PAGE<br />

B3<br />

Oak Grove Park’s new two-bedroom waterfront duplexes ready soon<br />

By Mike O’Connor<br />

<strong>Gosport</strong> Associate Editor<br />

Like to camp, but don’t like bugs<br />

NAS Pensacola’s Oak Grove Park has something new<br />

to offer active-duty military, retirees and Department of<br />

Defense employees – three new two-bedroom duplexes,<br />

each with a waterfront view.<br />

“There are six units total, each with two bedrooms,<br />

fully furnished – with the exception of food, beverages<br />

and a good attitude,” Lance Don, Oak Grove Park manager,<br />

said.<br />

“There’s a patio on all of them and the patio overlooks<br />

the water; there’s a pretty good view of the (Pensacola)<br />

pass.”<br />

Don expects them to be open soon – about Nov. 1 –<br />

but urges potential visitors to check the NASP Morale,<br />

Welfare & Recreation (MWR) website or facebook<br />

pages for firm dates. Cost will be $110/night.<br />

“They still have the new paint smell inside,” Don<br />

noted, “and we anticipate moving furnishings into them<br />

Room with a view: MWR’s new duplexes will offer visitors Gulf of Mexico water views. Photo by Billy Enfinger<br />

in the next week or so.”<br />

Stays at the new duplexes will be booked through the<br />

MWR reservation desk (phone 452-2535); the website<br />

for Oak Grove is www.naspensacola-mwr.com<br />

/leisure/oakgrove.htm. On Facebook, visit www.facebook.com/mwrpensacola.


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GOSPORTOFF DUTY<br />

October 8, 2010<br />

WORSHIP<br />

NAS Pensacola<br />

Protestant<br />

Sunday<br />

• 8 a.m., Communion<br />

Service**<br />

• 10:15 a.m. Worship<br />

Service*<br />

• 6 p.m. Contemporary<br />

Service**<br />

Tuesday<br />

• 9 a.m., Women’s<br />

Bible Study***<br />

Wednesday<br />

• 5:30 p.m. Fellowship<br />

Dinner<br />

• 6 p.m. Bible Study***<br />

Roman Catholic<br />

Saturday<br />

• 3:45 p.m. Sacrament<br />

of Penance****<br />

• 4:30 p.m. Mass*<br />

Sunday<br />

• 8:30 a.m. Mass*<br />

Monday and Thursday<br />

• Noon Mass****<br />

Friday<br />

<strong>Corry</strong> <strong>Station</strong><br />

Protestant<br />

Sunday<br />

• 9 a.m. Adult Bible<br />

Study (chapel conference<br />

room)<br />

• 9 a.m. Chapel Choir<br />

(sanctuary)<br />

• 10 a.m. Worship<br />

Service<br />

• 11:30 a.m. Fellowship<br />

• 7:30 p.m. Praise and<br />

Worship<br />

Thursday<br />

• 5:30 p.m., Bible<br />

Study and dinner (fellowship<br />

hall)<br />

Roman Catholic<br />

Sunday<br />

• Noon Mass<br />

Tuesday<br />

• 11 a.m. Mass (small<br />

chapel)<br />

Latter Day Saints<br />

Sunday<br />

• 10:30 a.m.**<br />

Wednesday<br />

• 7-8:30 p.m., Bible<br />

Study (<strong>Corry</strong>)<br />

*Naval Aviation<br />

Memorial Chapel<br />

**All Faiths Chapel<br />

***J.B. McKamey<br />

Center<br />

****Lady of Loreto<br />

Chapel<br />

Pensacola Greek<br />

Festival Oct. 15-17<br />

The 51st annual<br />

Greek Festival will<br />

take place Oct. 15-17 at<br />

Annunciation Greek<br />

Orthodox Church in<br />

Pensacola.<br />

The event will<br />

include food, dancing<br />

and a Greek market at<br />

the church’s facilities,<br />

located at 1720 W.<br />

Garden St.<br />

Activities will go on<br />

from 11 a.m.-10 p.m.,<br />

Oct. 15-16 and noon-6<br />

p.m., Oct. 17.<br />

The same weekend<br />

on Oct. 16 will be the<br />

28th annual Catholic<br />

Charities’ Jewel of the<br />

Gulf Gala from 7-10<br />

p.m. at the Sacred<br />

Heart Cancer Center.<br />

Admission to the<br />

gala is $50. The<br />

evening will include<br />

hors d’oeuvres, beverages<br />

and entertainment.<br />

There will be live and<br />

silent auctions.<br />

There will also be a<br />

$10,000 grand prize<br />

drawing.<br />

One thousand drawing<br />

chances will be<br />

available at a donation<br />

of $50 per chance.<br />

For information on<br />

how to purchase a<br />

chance to win $10,000<br />

or to purchase guest<br />

admission passes, call<br />

436-8754, ext. 25, or<br />

go online to www.jewelof<br />

thegulfgala.com.<br />

The gala has been<br />

chosen<br />

by<br />

Annunciation Greek<br />

Orthodox Church as<br />

this year’s selected<br />

charity and will receive<br />

a portion of the proceeds<br />

from the Greek<br />

Festival.<br />

“We are so grateful<br />

to have been selected<br />

and appreciate this<br />

honor,” said Elizabeth<br />

Fayard, regional director<br />

of Catholic<br />

Charities.<br />

“We anticipate Oct.<br />

15-17 to be a busy and<br />

enjoyable weekend,<br />

filled with many great<br />

causes to support.”<br />

Free Gulf Islands<br />

National Seashore<br />

concert for Oct. 9<br />

From Gulf Islands National Seashore<br />

Gulf Islands National Seashore will present<br />

a free concert this weekend (Oct. 9) — Sound<br />

Side Serenade — from 1-2:30 p.m. at the Naval<br />

Live Oaks picnic area.<br />

This year’s event will feature a performance<br />

by the Santa Rosa Strings Student Orchestra.<br />

“Autumn is the perfect time of year to enjoy<br />

the outdoors at Gulf Islands National Seashore,<br />

and this event gives friends and families a<br />

chance to gather and enjoy music in a beautiful<br />

setting,” said Superintendent Dan Brown.<br />

The event will take place on the lawn and<br />

under the trees along the shore of Santa Rosa<br />

Sound.<br />

Visitors are invited to bring blankets or lawn<br />

chairs to sit on. They can also bring their own<br />

picnic lunches and beverages.<br />

The program is free and open to the public.<br />

Brown encourages everyone to visit Gulf<br />

Islands National Seashore.<br />

The Naval Live Oaks picnic area is located<br />

south of U.S. Highway 98 next to the Naval<br />

Live Oaks Visitor Center.<br />

For additional information about Sound Side<br />

Serenade or other programs offered at the<br />

Seashore, call the Naval Live Oaks Visitor<br />

Center at 934-2600 or visit the seashore’s website<br />

at www.nps.gov/guis.<br />

World War II<br />

bomber offering<br />

rides in Pensacola<br />

From the Liberty<br />

Foundation<br />

“Liberty Belle,” a<br />

restored World War II<br />

Boeing B-17 Flying<br />

Fortress, will take to<br />

the skies over<br />

Pensacola Oct. 16.<br />

Public flights will be<br />

available Oct. 16 from<br />

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.<br />

The plane will<br />

remain on the ground<br />

for tours from 2-5 p.m.<br />

the same day.<br />

There is no charge<br />

for ground tours.<br />

Flying in the plane cost<br />

$395 for Liberty<br />

Foundation members<br />

and $430 for nonmembers.<br />

The Liberty<br />

Foundation’s “Liberty<br />

Belle” is one of only 14<br />

B-17s that still fly<br />

today.<br />

The B-17s defensive<br />

fire power saw action<br />

in every theater of<br />

operation during World<br />

War II.<br />

There were 12,732<br />

B-17s produced<br />

between 1935 and<br />

1945, of those 4,735<br />

were lost in combat.<br />

Following World<br />

War II, the B-17 saw<br />

combat in three more<br />

wars. They saw service<br />

in Korea, Vietnam and<br />

Israel used them in the<br />

Arab-Israeli War of<br />

1948.<br />

“Liberty Belle” was<br />

built toward the end of<br />

the World War II and<br />

never saw any combat.<br />

The “Liberty Belle”<br />

provides visitors the<br />

opportunity to take a<br />

step back in time.<br />

During flight operations,<br />

there will be a<br />

designated, secure area<br />

for those who would<br />

like to watch the<br />

bomber flight at no<br />

charge.<br />

For enthusiasts that<br />

choose to take a flight<br />

experience on the aircraft,<br />

they will receive<br />

a pre-flight safety<br />

briefing containing the<br />

historical significance<br />

of the aircraft and a<br />

scenic air tour around<br />

the city.<br />

During the flight,<br />

passengers will be able<br />

to move about the aircraft<br />

to the different<br />

combat crew positions<br />

to see the viewpoint<br />

that thousands saw in<br />

combat more than 60<br />

years ago.<br />

The total flight experience<br />

takes 45 minutes<br />

with about an half hour<br />

in flight.<br />

Passengers can<br />

become a Liberty<br />

Foundation member<br />

for $40 and receive the<br />

member discount for<br />

family and friends.<br />

The Liberty<br />

Foundation spends<br />

more than $1 million<br />

annually to keep the<br />

Liberty Belle airworthy<br />

and out on tour.<br />

The Liberty<br />

Foundation is a nonprofit<br />

flying museum,<br />

and funds generated<br />

help offset the costs. To<br />

reserve seats, contact<br />

Scott Maher at (918)<br />

340-0243 or e-mail<br />

him at smaher@liberty<br />

foundation.org.<br />

October<br />

Liberty<br />

Activities<br />

The Liberty Program<br />

events target young,<br />

unaccompanied activeduty<br />

military. Events are<br />

at the main Liberty<br />

Center in the Portside<br />

Entertainment Complex<br />

at NASP unless specifically<br />

stated to be at<br />

<strong>Corry</strong> <strong>Station</strong>. For additional<br />

information, call<br />

452-2372 or visit their<br />

Web site at<br />

www.naspensacola.<br />

navy.mil/mwr/singsail/<br />

liberty.ht .<br />

8-11<br />

Liberty — Busch<br />

Gardens, threenight<br />

stay, breakfast,<br />

Busch<br />

Gardens ticket<br />

and transportation,<br />

$100.<br />

11<br />

Blood Drive, 4-9<br />

p.m., free T-shirt<br />

12<br />

Liberty — Free<br />

mall shuttle<br />

leaves NASP at<br />

5:30 p.m., leaves<br />

<strong>Corry</strong> at 5:45<br />

p.m.<br />

13<br />

Liberty —<br />

Pumpkin Bowling,<br />

6:30 p.m., prizes.<br />

Liberty — <strong>Corry</strong><br />

— Movie premiere<br />

“Get Him to<br />

the Greek,” free,<br />

11 a.m. and 7<br />

p.m.<br />

14<br />

Liberty — Movie<br />

premiere “Killers,”<br />

free, 11 a.m. and<br />

7 p.m.<br />

Liberty — <strong>Corry</strong><br />

— Pumpkin<br />

Bowling, 6:30<br />

p.m., prizes.<br />

15-16<br />

Liberty —<br />

DeLuna Fest<br />

activities.<br />

16<br />

Liberty — FSU<br />

vs. Boston football,<br />

times TBA.


October 8, 2010<br />

GOSPORTMOVIES<br />

PAGE<br />

B5<br />

Movies and show times for Portside Cinema<br />

FRIDAY<br />

Nanny McPhee Returns (PG) 4:45; The Lottery Ticket (PG13) 5; The Expendables (R) 7, 9:15; Going the Distance (R) 7:15;<br />

Piranha 3 (R) 9:30<br />

SATURDAY<br />

SUNDAY<br />

MONDAY<br />

Columbas Day<br />

TUESDAY<br />

WEDNESDAY<br />

THURSDAY<br />

TICKETS<br />

Nanny McPhee Returns (PG) noon;The Lottery Ticket (PG13) 12:15; Eat Pray Love (PG13) 2:15; Vampires Suck (PG13)<br />

2:30; The Switch (PG13) 4:45; The Expendables (R) 5, 7:15; Going the Distance (R) 7; Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (PG13)<br />

9:15; Piranha 3 (R) 9:30<br />

Nanny McPhee Returns (PG) noon; Eat Pray Love (PG13) 12:15; Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (PG13) 2:30; The Lottery<br />

Ticket (PG13) 3; Going the Distance (R) 5; The Switch (PG13) 5:15; The Expendables (R) 7:15; Piranha 3 (R) 7:30<br />

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (PG13) 5; The Switch (PG13) 5:15; The Expendables (R) 7:15; Piranah 3 (R)7:30<br />

The Lottery Ticket (PG13) 5; The Expendables (R) 7:15<br />

The Switch (PG13) 5; Going the Distance (R) 7:15<br />

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (PG13) 5; The Switch (PG13) 5:15; The Expendables (R) 7:15; Piranha 3 (R) 7:30<br />

Adults $3, children ages 6-11 $1.50, children younger than 6 free<br />

Going the Distance<br />

Erin (Drew Barrymore) and Garrett (Justin Long) have<br />

a summer fling in New York City, but when Erin returns<br />

home to San Fracisco, the couple realizes they do not want<br />

their relationship to end. Garrett’s buddies don’t want to<br />

lose another friend to a rocky relationship and Erin’s sister<br />

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couple might actually go the distance.<br />

The Expendables<br />

A group of mercenaries are hired to infiltrate a South<br />

American country and overthrow its ruthless dictator. But<br />

they soon find things are not as they appear and their mission<br />

is thwarted, forcing them to leave behind their contact.<br />

The team then decides to return to Vilena and finish<br />

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October 8, 2010<br />

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marketplaceH Publication<br />

Motor Merchandise Employment Real Estate<br />

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enjoy now 313-<br />

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Pace Location of<br />

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Experience<br />

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For Sale Rosetta<br />

Stone Language<br />

L e a r n i n g<br />

Software. Latin.<br />

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Personal Edition.<br />

Barely used.<br />

Asking $100.00.<br />

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477-2142 plastic, w/<br />

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Employment 471-0330<br />

Merchandise Merchandise Real Estate<br />

Articles for<br />

Sale<br />

Brand new full<br />

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850-471-0330<br />

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Homes for<br />

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neighborhood<br />

near University<br />

M a l l .<br />

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0 dep. 994-9026<br />

For Rent<br />

3BR/2BA —near<br />

bases, 416<br />

Peppertree Terrace<br />

$1,100/mo. 937-<br />

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Boats and<br />

Misc.<br />

My Loss Your<br />

Gain SeaDoo<br />

GTX 155 with<br />

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Ads placed by the Military community<br />

MILITARY MARKETPLACE<br />

H Motor H Merchandise H Employment H Real Estate H and more<br />

To place a FREE Military Marketplace classified ad<br />

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Yard Sales<br />

Merchandise Merchandise Motors Motors Real Estate Real Estate Real Estate<br />

Real Estate<br />

H u g e<br />

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W a n t e d —<br />

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Kenmore Stove,<br />

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623-6687<br />

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White Gas Dryer<br />

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Beautiful gas logs<br />

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623-6687<br />

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like new, 3 years<br />

old, large size<br />

$300 251-968-<br />

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0025<br />

Cooler —<br />

Coleman 120<br />

quart cooler.<br />

Makes excellent<br />

fish box or holds a<br />

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712-1425<br />

Coronado Hotel<br />

wall sand<br />

sculptures, 48”<br />

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limited edition,<br />

number 71/250<br />

$300 432-7078<br />

Coleman gaspowered<br />

electric<br />

generator, 3,750<br />

max watts, 6HP,<br />

on wheels, like<br />

new $190 432-<br />

7078<br />

32”TV/media<br />

unit $350, 2<br />

swivel rockers &<br />

otto $25,<br />

Futon/table $75,<br />

Computer Desk<br />

$50. Joyce 944-<br />

4907<br />

Treadmill $100,<br />

call Joyce 944-<br />

4907<br />

Saxophone—<br />

Alto w/ case, great<br />

sound, newer<br />

model, school<br />

approved $999<br />

457-2656<br />

4 Like new<br />

Cooper 185 slat<br />

60R tires $200<br />

293-5340<br />

17 ft. API brand<br />

metal ladder deer<br />

stand. Good<br />

condition, seat,<br />

side & front rails.<br />

Will help take<br />

down $50 in<br />

Crossbow. Milton 626-5927<br />

Multi Family Professional<br />

Yard Sale - 237 model. PSE<br />

Fantom Upright<br />

Baublits Drive, 175 pound pull.<br />

Vacum W/filter<br />

Navy Point, LIke new. $160.<br />

$75, Bookcase, 6<br />

Saturday, October 712-1425<br />

shelves, almond<br />

color $50, Corner<br />

8th 9a-5p.<br />

Computer Desk<br />

Penn Senator<br />

almond color $85,<br />

high speed 4/0 on<br />

Merchandise<br />

TV Stand, 2<br />

Penn Senator rod.<br />

shelves, 29’’h<br />

Pets Excellent<br />

28’’w $40, Susan<br />

condition. $50<br />

Summers Torso<br />

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Track $60 , call<br />

287-1349<br />

Wanted<br />

Articles For Sale<br />

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Jenny Lynn Baby<br />

Crib, no mattress,<br />

converts into full<br />

size bed $50 287-<br />

1349<br />

Brown Italian<br />

leather couch,<br />

excellent condition<br />

$500 (paid $1,000)<br />

469-682-1734<br />

Hitachi 46”<br />

Projection TV,<br />

available 27<br />

September 2010<br />

for $300 OBO<br />

932-3467<br />

Whirlpool<br />

Smooth Top<br />

Range: $200;<br />

Whirlpool<br />

Dishwasher: $200,<br />

used less than 5<br />

months, both<br />

electric 251-284-<br />

1499<br />

Infinity Golf Bag<br />

for SALE $30. Call<br />

Rob 418-3633<br />

For Sale Rosetta<br />

Stone Language<br />

L e a r n i n g<br />

Software. Latin.<br />

Version 3. Level 1.<br />

Personal Edition.<br />

Barely used.<br />

Asking $100.00.<br />

850-748-1129.<br />

Autos for sale<br />

1968 Mustang 2<br />

dr cpe 6 cyl ps,<br />

pb,air, excellent<br />

condition. Color<br />

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$14,000. 456-<br />

8983<br />

04 Nissan 350z,<br />

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$30k+ in<br />

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596-1032<br />

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excellent<br />

condition, 187K<br />

miles, great MPG,<br />

s u n r o o f ,<br />

family/sporty car,<br />

asking $35,000<br />

287-1179<br />

1985 380SL<br />

Mercedes, garage<br />

kept, black on<br />

black, both tops,<br />

69K miles, asking<br />

$9,500 OBO 602-<br />

0856<br />

71 Torino, Totally<br />

Rebuilt, Like new<br />

. Hot Orange,<br />

Must see to<br />

appreciate.<br />

712-3037<br />

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99 Grand Prix<br />

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332.8485<br />

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Motorcycles<br />

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many extras<br />

$11,500 OBO<br />

287-3682<br />

Misc. Motors<br />

My Loss Your Gain<br />

SeaDoo GTX 155<br />

with trailer. Bought<br />

new 2008. Due to<br />

medical reasons,<br />

never been used.<br />

Will sacrifice for<br />

whats owed -<br />

approx. $10,000.<br />

Financed w/Pen-<br />

Air. Call 494-9445<br />

leave message.<br />

1985 25' Grady-<br />

White, Trophy Pro.<br />

Twin Mariners - No<br />

Trailer. $5,000. Call<br />

Jason 232-2612<br />

C a m p e r<br />

Coachman<br />

Catalina Lite<br />

2006, 26 foot, 1<br />

slide, lists<br />

$ 1 2 , 0 0 0 -<br />

$15,000—<br />

Reduced—only<br />

$9,000. 941-4105<br />

19’ four winns<br />

fish & ski 1995 V-<br />

8 cobra engine,<br />

bimi top, gps,<br />

trolling motor dept<br />

finder & more<br />

$4,999 748-0788<br />

09 Yamaha<br />

Waverunner VX<br />

Cruiser 4 Stroke<br />

12 Hours Never in<br />

salt water Ex<br />

Condition 7200<br />

OBO 712-1319<br />

Real Estate<br />

Homes for rent<br />

2BR/1BA w/<br />

Bonus Room,<br />

CH&A, shady<br />

backyard, good<br />

area, 10 min. from<br />

NAS, very clean<br />

$600/mo.+$600<br />

dep. 1 year lease<br />

438-6129<br />

Furnished or<br />

unfurnished, very<br />

nice, large<br />

3BR/2BA house in<br />

s e c l u d e d<br />

neighborhood.<br />

Minutes from base<br />

& shopping<br />

$875/mo. 944-<br />

0938<br />

House For Rent<br />

East Hill Brick,<br />

3BR/1BA,<br />

Liv/Din, 1,500 Sq<br />

ft. CH&A, fenced<br />

yard-garage,<br />

$950. Mo / $550.<br />

Dep 474-0170<br />

1BR apt for rent<br />

downtown<br />

Pensacola.<br />

Water/garbage<br />

incl. $600/mo<br />

$500 dep. No pets.<br />

313-9762.<br />

Cordova Park—<br />

furnished Studio<br />

Apt.- 650 sf, 1 min<br />

from everything-<br />

Includes: Internet,<br />

Dish Network,<br />

utilities, Quiet<br />

residential<br />

$550./mo +$100<br />

dep. Call: 439-<br />

2109 for appt.<br />

Room for rent,<br />

$500 a month.....<br />

for more info call<br />

Donald 305-923-<br />

1041<br />

Beautiful<br />

waterfront home<br />

remodeled marble<br />

bathroom,<br />

bamboo wood<br />

floors $850 3br<br />

2baths must see.<br />

572-7112<br />

Bayou Texar—<br />

1600 Texar Dr.,<br />

Waterfront<br />

4BR/4BA, living<br />

room, dining<br />

room, boathouse<br />

& lift, 2 family<br />

rms, breakfast rm,<br />

fully equipped<br />

kitchen, 1600<br />

Texar Dr. 434-<br />

2298 or leave<br />

message at 433-<br />

1721<br />

3BR/1BA home in<br />

Pace near Whiting<br />

Field. Pace<br />

Schools, Tile,<br />

Shed, Fenced, No<br />

Smok or pets 221-<br />

1222<br />

3BR/2BA Nice,<br />

just renovated,<br />

brick house, 2,000<br />

sf, spacious open<br />

floorplan, nice<br />

family-friendly<br />

neighborhood, 10<br />

mi. from NASP.<br />

$1,000/mo. 944-<br />

0938<br />

1 B R / 1 B A<br />

Cottage, 650 sf,<br />

nicely furnished,<br />

water, garbage incl.<br />

$500/mo. + $500<br />

dep. 587-5078<br />

3BR/2BA, pool,<br />

Scenic heights<br />

area, no<br />

pets/smoking, 5<br />

min. from mall<br />

$1,000/mo.+$1,00<br />

0 dep. 470-9093 or<br />

516-7456<br />

3,000 SF Home<br />

For Rent. 4br/3ba<br />

$1450, near NAS<br />

Pensacola and<br />

Naval Hosp, Kim<br />

375-8480<br />

For Rent Brick<br />

3BR/1BA, fam.<br />

rm., CH&A,<br />

fenced backyard<br />

$650/mo.+$650<br />

dep. 456-4369<br />

Beautiful 3/2<br />

house for rent near<br />

Whiting Field;<br />

pool, fenced yard,<br />

standby home<br />

generator,<br />

$1400/mo. 748-<br />

5662<br />

Beautiful 1BR<br />

Luxury Apartment,<br />

3 min. from NAS<br />

Main Gate, W/D in<br />

every unit,<br />

hardwood floors,<br />

quiet neighborhood<br />

$650/mo. 456-<br />

5432<br />

3br 2bth house<br />

Close to base<br />

1208sqft cntrl ht<br />

and air. Appliances<br />

Furnished. $950<br />

mo. 757-971-0710<br />

For rent 4/3 w/<br />

pool in Pace, tile<br />

and hardwood<br />

floor, $1400/month<br />

$2000 deposit,<br />

408-483-7383<br />

Roommates<br />

Roommate<br />

Wanted Furnished<br />

room. Elderly lady,<br />

prefer elderly<br />

roommate, non<br />

drinker/non<br />

smoker $500/mo.<br />

Ensley area 748-<br />

3936 or 477-2142<br />

Home to Share<br />

Near <strong>Corry</strong>, private<br />

bed, bath, living<br />

area. No smoking.<br />

$500/mo. Utilities<br />

& cable included.<br />

456-1996<br />

Share Entire<br />

Home-3/2 Master<br />

BM $400-1 $500-2<br />

Small BM $300 +<br />

$100 util. Laun,<br />

prking,kit. 454-<br />

6137<br />

H o u s e<br />

Bedrooms4Rent<br />

Master $275, small<br />

$250. Laundry<br />

Kitchen, living<br />

room parking, call<br />

454-6137<br />

Housemate<br />

W a n t e d :<br />

4BR/3BA Gulf<br />

Breeze, pool,<br />

privacy fence, dog<br />

O<br />

K<br />

$600/mo.+half<br />

utilities 207-9361<br />

Bedroom for Rent<br />

in 3BR home,<br />

close to base,<br />

smoking OK,<br />

utilities included,<br />

references<br />

$475/mo. 293-<br />

7360<br />

Homes for sale<br />

2 acres 4/3 w/<br />

100sq ft extra<br />

brick garage next<br />

to Sims Middle in<br />

Pace. $269,000.<br />

call 384-4441<br />

Beautiful brick<br />

patio home, in<br />

northeast<br />

Pensacola off<br />

Spanish Trail, 3/2,<br />

fireplace, open<br />

floorplan, 1,576<br />

sf, large 2cG<br />

$175,000 433-<br />

6533<br />

Lillian, Ala.<br />

3BR/2BA 3<br />

beautiful lots, all<br />

fenced, garage &<br />

carport, low taxes,<br />

lots of trees &<br />

gardens, walking<br />

distance to beach<br />

$89,500 251-961-<br />

1642 or 850-382-<br />

7620<br />

For Sale<br />

Brick/vinyl,<br />

2BR/1BA, large<br />

lot, 100x140 ft.,<br />

fenced. Reduced<br />

$35,000 456-<br />

4369<br />

N MILTON<br />

H2O/air quality.<br />

2 lots 3+ ac EA.<br />

Utilities/paved<br />

road. 4 mi.<br />

W h i t i n g<br />

PROVIDENCEA<br />

CRES.COM<br />

3 acres, 8105<br />

Hwy 89, Milton,<br />

beautiful homes in<br />

area, $62,900.<br />

szimm4@mchsi.c<br />

om or 994-0324<br />

Place your<br />

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in the<br />

<strong>Gosport</strong> to<br />

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Call 433-<br />

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