Vol. 15, No. 11 Naval Support Activity - Panama City, Fla

Vol. 15, No. 11 Naval Support Activity - Panama City, Fla. June 2, 2006

On the inside

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WASHINGTON (NNS) —A high-risk instructor at theNaval Diving and SalvageTraining Center in PanamaCity was named the 2006CNO Shore Sailor of the Yearby Chief of Naval Operations(CNO) Adm. Mike Mullenduring a ceremony at the Pen-tagon, May 25.

Hospital Corpsman 1stClass (FMF/DV) JeromyCronin was chosen fromamong four nominees and willreturn to the Pentagon in Julyto be meritoriously advancedto the rank of chief petty of-ficer along with the PacificFleet, Atlantic Fleet and Re-serve Force Sailors of theYear.

The other three nomineesfor the award were:Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class(DSW) Timothy C. Roff (U.S.Pacific Fleet); Master-at-

CNO names NDSTC Sailor ‘06 Shore Sailor of the Year

Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jeromy Cronin delivers his remarks after being announced by Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm.Mike Mullen (far right) as the 2006 CNO Shore Sailor of the Year. Cronin will return in July to be meritoriously advanced to the rankof chief petty officer. Also pictured is Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (SS/AW) Terry Scott. See SOY, page 4

Photo by JO1 Brandan Schulze

JO1 Brandan SchulzeMCPON Public Affairs

PANAMA CITY, Fla. -The USS Devastator(MCM-6), a mine coun-termeasure vessel, con-ducted training exercisesin the Gulf of Mexicoalong with a civiliangroup from Norfolk, Va.who were using the ves-

USS Devastator uses local waters for testing, trainingMaureen McClain

PhotojournalistNSA PC PAO

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sel for equipment testingthe week of May 15.

The four-day train-ing was separate fromthe RONEX andGOMEX training seg-ments that concluded inearly May according toOperations Officer Lt.Brad Hager. The vesselwas scheduled to beused for testing when itwas decided to plan the

countermeasure trainingfor the same time pe-riod, said Hager.

“The group of civil-ians and military person-nel from OperationalTest and EvaluationForce (OPTEVFOR) inNorfolk had scheduledtesting of a new combatsystem,” Hager said. “Sowe took this opportunityto come to Panama City

and conduct mine coun-termeasure training, sortof killing two birds withone stone.”

The ship traveledfour days from the fleet’sdomestic homeport inIngleside, Texas to NSAPC but according toHager, the lengthy tripwas worth it to use areawaters for training exer-cises.

“Panama City is agreat place to come forthis type of training,”Hager said, “The oparea (operational area)here is ideal because ofthe water conditions—the clearer, the better—and the depth. Plus thesandy bottom is defi-nitely preferable for

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VIEWPOINT:

“Never negotiate a dealyou’re not willing to walkaway from.”

PS1 Scott WilliamsonAdmin LPO

NSA PC

“What is your advice to avoidpredatory lending?”

“Be careful and ask someonefrom the area if they knowanything about the business(who is sponsoring the loan,e.g., an appliance or furniturestore).”

QM1 Norm AndersonFox Trot Platoon LPO

Naval Special Clearance Team 1

“There’s a wealth of re-sources (for financial guid-ance) on base so don’t letpride stand in the way of tak-ing advantage of them.”

EN1 Harold SniderAssistant ALPO

NSA PC

“NFCU combats predatorylending practices by offeringfree financial seminars andbudgetary counseling to mem-bers.”

Pam AckerlandManager

NFCU Panama City Branch

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Editorials

See BRIDGE, page 8Cmdr. Hal Harbeson

Officer in ChargeNaval Support Activity

Panama City

A recent naval messagefrom Rear Admiral J.C.Harvey, Jr., the Chief of Na-val Personnel, asserted that aSailor’s financial readiness di-rectly impacts unit readinessand the Navy’s ability to ac-complish its mission. I sharethe admiral’s concern aboutthe number of Sailors who aretaken advantage of by preda-tory lending practices.

The most common preda-tory loan is the payday loan;others include automobile titlepawn, tax refund and rent-to-own furniture. A recent surveyby the defense manpowerdata center indicates that 13percent of Sailors have useda predatory loan in the previ-ous 12 months.

Rear Adm. Harvey de-scribes predatory loans astypically small, short-term ar-rangements designed to holdover cash-strapped borrow-

Beware of predatory lenders

ers until their next paycheck.However, these expensive,high-interest loans often cost$10 to $44 per week per$100 borrowed, plus fees andthe annual interest rate rou-tinely exceeds 1,000 percent.

Predatory loans can fur-ther devastate a Sailor’s per-sonal finances especially sincemany of these loans are notpaid at the original paymentdue date and are rolled over

to the next payday. Harveydepicts rollovers as a greatconcern since multiplerollovers quickly lead to asituation where most Sailorscannot pay off the loan.

The CNP offered betteroptions for Sailors experienc-ing financial challenges. Forexample, personal financialmanagement training and in-formation programs are avail-able from the Command Fi-

nancial Specialist (CFS), thelocal Fleet and Family Sup-port Center, Navy Knowl-edge Online (NKO), andNavy-Marine Corps ReliefSociety (NMCRS). Theyeach stand ready to educateand guide Sailors and theirfamilies regarding personal fi-nances, including issues re-lated to predatory loan use.

The admiral feels navalleadership at all levels mustencourage Sailors to seek le-gal assistance prior to signingloan documents and other fi-nancial-related contracts. Iagree that shipmates who areusing predatory loans shouldbe encouraged to stop andseek assistance from theNavy’s available resources tostabilize their personal fi-nances.

Most people have expe-rienced a financial hardship atsome point. There is no shame

in discussing these matters andseeking help from shipmatesand leaders. The admiral ad-vises Sailors to ask for assis-tance before a minor financialissue becomes a serious diffi-

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WASHINGTON (NNS) -VeteransAffairs officials announced May 22 thetheft of personal information on up to26.5 million veterans.

However, VA Secretary R. JamesNicholson stressed there’s no indica-tion the information is being used forpurposes of fraud.

“We at the VA have recentlylearned that an employee here, a dataanalyst, took home a considerableamount of electronic data from the VA,which he was not authorized to do,”Nicholson said. “His home was bur-glarized, and this data was stolen.”

The compromised data includesnames, Social Security numbers andbirthdates of veterans separating fromthe military since 1975, he said. Theinformation also may have includeddata on veterans who separated be-fore 1975 but who submitted a claimfor VA benefits.

No medical or financial informa-

VA urges caution after theft of personal informationtion was compromised, though the filesmight have contained numeric disabil-ity ratings in some cases, Nicholsonadded. A statement issued by the de-partment indicated that spousal infor-mation also might have been compro-mised in some cases.

“There is no indication & that anyuse is being made of this data or eventhat [the thieves] know they have it,”Nicholson said.

Exercising what the secretarycalled “an abundance of caution,” thedepartment is working through a num-ber of channels, including the newsmedia, to make veterans aware of thesituation. Individual notification lettersalso will be mailed to veterans.

The department is providing moreinformation through thewww.firstgov.gov Web site and callcenters that can be reached at (800)333-4636. The call centers, which willbe active May 22, will be able tohandle more than 250,000 calls a day.

“The most important priority thatI have right now is to get the word outto our veterans and get them alerted

and aware of this possibility,”Nicholson said.

The department also is encourag-ing veterans to watch their financial ac-counts carefully for any signs of fraudor identity theft. If suspicious activityis detected, veterans should contactthe fraud department of one of thethree major credit bureaus: Equifax,Experian or TransUnion.

Nichols said the Federal TradeCommission has alerted credit bureausof a potential increase in requests forfraud alerts and for requests for creditreports.

Any accounts that have been tam-pered with or opened fraudulentlyshould be closed, and the veteranshould file a report with local policeor the police in the community wherethe identity theft took place. Those whosuspect identity theft also are encour-aged to contact the Federal TradeCommission via its identity-theft hotlineat (877) 438-4338, or through its Website.

There is no indication when thecareer employee removed the infor-mation from his office, but the data wasstolen when his home was burglarizedsometime this month, Nicholson said.He declined to identify the employeeor where he lives but said law enforce-

Samantha QuigleyAmerican Forces

Press Service

ment officials reported several burglar-ies in the area and they do not believethe stolen information was targeted.

“The employee has been placedon administrative leave pending theoutcome of [a full-scale] investigation,”Nicholson said. All appropriate lawenforcement agencies, including theFBI and the Veterans AffairsDepartment’s Inspector General areparticipating in the investigation.

Members of the President’s Iden-tity Theft Task Force were scheduledto meet May 22 to coordinate a com-prehensive response, recommendways to further protect affected vet-erans, and increase safeguards to pre-vent the reoccurrence of such inci-dents, Nicholson said.

VA officials also moved up thedate by which all department employ-ees must complete the “VA CyberSecurity Awareness Training Course”and the “General Employee PrivacyAwareness Course.” Both must becompleted by June 30.

Additionally, Veterans Affairs willimmediately begin conducting a reviewof all current positions requiring ac-cess to sensitive information. All em-ployees requiring access to such datawill undergo updated law enforcementand background checks.

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Arms 1st Class (SW)Shawn L. Klien (ViceChief of Naval Opera-tions); and Machinist’sMate 1st Class (SS)Earl Watson (U.S.Fleet Forces Com-mand). Cronin’s nomi-nating command wasNaval Education andTraining Command.

Before the an-nouncement, Mullenreflected on the historyof the Sailor of the Yearceremony and the im-portance of distin-guishing great Sailorsthroughout commandsaround the world.

The CNO contin-ued by challenging allfour Sailors. “From thismoment forward, andcertainly when you getto the point when youare wearing khaki, mynumber one challengeto you is leadership,”he said.

He related his topthree priorities: sus-taining combat readi-ness, building the fleet,and developing futureleaders as part of thatchallenge saying,“How you carry thoseout is an important partof your leadership.”

Concluding hesaid, “It is a noble pro-fession in which we

SOY from page 1serve. To you and yourfamilies we are grate-ful.”

Upon receiving thehonor from the CNO,Cronin thanked hiswife, recognizing hersacrifice and commit-ment over their last 12years of marriage, andalso expressed hisgratitude toward themany Sailors he workswith.

Cronin began hisspeech by recognizingthe Sailors he com-peted against for thetop honor, as well asthe CNO, MasterChief Petty Officer ofthe Navy , command-ing officers, and com-mand master chiefs inattendance.

“In my 13 years, Inever thought I wouldbe standing in the Pen-tagon courtyardamong such great Sail-ors,” Cronin said.

During his speech,he spoke about the ex-periences throughouthis career and what hascontinued to be of im-portance to him.

“Everything wedo, what we’ve done,or where we havebeen - we’re Sailorsfirst and foremost.”

When asked by

the CNO what Croninthought brought him tothe position he was intoday, he said, “I didn’tset out to become2006 CNO ShoreSailors of the Year. It’sjust something thathappened. You goabout your day-to-daybusiness and do thebest that you can do.”

A native of Tuc-son, Ariz., Cronin wasnominated for theCNO Shore Sailor ofthe Year honor by Na-val Education andTraining Command.

“To get to wherethey are today, it’s notjust their actions in thelast year. From thevery beginning of theirrespective careers,these Sailors have dis-tinguished themselvesamong their peers. It istremendously reward-ing to have Sailors likethis honor us by sacri-ficing so much to dosuch great service.With Sailors like thesecoming up through theranks, the future of ourNavy and our nation isgoing to be in abso-lutely wonderfulhands,” said MCPON(SS/AW) Terry Scott,who hosted the week’sevents.

Photo by Greta MeadowsCivilian government employees of the NDSTC Engineering Department posetogether during the 5th Annual Crawfish Feed. Pictured from left are DaveThompson, PT Moore, Ed Delanoy, Joe Ferrara, JR Fowler, and Dave Sullivan.Not pictured: Brian Dietz and Kellard Jensen were also contributed to theoverall success of the event.Each year these members of the EngineeringDepartment have put on this annual Crawfish Feed for the uniformed militaryand command civilian contractors to show their appreciation for all they doin helping them at their primary jobs and tasks. The event was a success,and 70 people were fed for approximately $700.

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training.”The small minefield

off the coast of Inglesideis sometimes used forcountermeasure training,he continued, but the oparea out from PanamaCity is much larger. With4,300 square miles, itdoesn’t share space withoilrigs like the area offthe coast of Ingleside.

NSA PC Opera-tions Coordinator JeffWillows coordinates allthe vessels coming in and

out of area waters andhe echoes Hager’s opin-ion.

“The waters outfrom Panama City are agood area for them tocome to for their train-ing not only because ofthe water conditions butalso because of ourproximity to the Gulf ofMexico, Willows said.“We’re a unique basebecause of that.”

According to Hager,the unit level exercise

focused on proficiencyin equipment operation

and MCM crews typi-cally do these types of

training exercises biannu-ally. He felt the missionwas very successful andthat the crew was ableto get a lot of good train-ing out of it.

Unfortunately, thetraining was interruptedwhen equipment prob-lems came up in themiddle of the missionwhich forced the crew toreturn to port for main-tenance andrecalibration, Hagersaid. After the equipment

was fixed, The Devas-tator headed back outinto the Gulf Thursdaymorning for the remain-der of their exercises.

Hager explained thatwhile the ship is at port,the crew works fromapproximately 6 a.m. to4 p.m. but while they areunderway, they workmuch longer hours be-cause the whole crewtakes shifts performingthe overall maintenanceand running of the shipalong with the unit train-ing.

Explaining how theequipment on board theMCM is used, Willowssaid the Navy uses coun-termeasure equipmentwith sonar or remote ve-hicles to look for themines. Some of themines are pressure sens-ing and some are con-tact shields (detonatedupon contact) so theequipment varies de-pending on the potentialtarget.

The equipment Wil-lows described is devel-oped at the Naval Sur-face Warfare Center andwhile other countriesdevelop mine counter-measure equipment,NSWC PC is where theresearch and develop-ment for domesticminesweeping technol-ogy takes place. Ac-cording to Willows, minecountermeasures wasthe primary missionwhen the base opened inPanama City in 1945and as other commandsand missions have comeon board over the de-cades, mine warfarecontinues to be the larg-est base mission.

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Photo by Maureen McClainSailors aboard the USS Devastator conduct line han-dling as they moor to the dock at NSA PC.


PANAMA CITY, Fla. - Naval Sur-face Warfare Center Panama Cityrepresentatives will attend the FloridaGovernor’s Sterling Award Banquetat the J.W. Marriott Orlando GrandeLakes in Orlando, Fla., June 2 to ac-cept a Quality Achievement award.

Supported by the Executive Of-fice of the Governor, the Florida Ster-ling Council is a public/private not-for-profit organization established in 1992to promote organizational perfor-mance excellence through the offeringof assessment tools that provide or-ganizations at all levels with explicitfeedback on systematically improvingtheir management approaches.

The Sterling’s Annual Conferenceconcludes the council’s annual assess-ment cycle with the presentation ofawards. NSWC PC is one of threeorganizations receiving a Sterling Qual-ity Achievement award, which recog-

nizes organizations for approaches,methods, strategies, or processes thatcould be used as models for other or-ganizations.

NSWC PC Commanding OfficerCapt. Vito Jimenez attributed hisCommand’s success to his staff’s in-novative problem-solving abilities com-bined with the Naval Sea SystemsCommand approach of using Leanprinciples of management.

“We are very proud to have wonthis recognition for the warfare centerenterprise. Our goal of attaining theright people, at the right place, at theright time model is a very complexoptimization problem. It requires in-tense and precise management of allresources to ensure we are fulfilling ourNavy mandate of operating as the mostefficient, effective and best athlete; andbeing fully aligned within the warfarecenter enterprise without duplicatingcapability or retaining excess capac-ity,” reported Jimenez.

“NSWC Panama City’s effective

application of Lean principles, coupledwith precise management practiceshave ensured that we operate at fullcapacity within our assigned technicalcapability lanes. The outcome ofSterling’s recognition of our outstand-ing Human Capital Strategy is livingproof that when properly crafted, de-ployed and managed, this warfare cen-ter enterprise practice yields outstand-ing results,” he said.

NSWC PC is being recognizedfor its Human Capital Strategy, whichensures that the organization will havethe right workforce with the right skillsat the right time to complete assignedwork through Workforce Planning,Workforce Shaping, Workforce Man-agement, and Workforce Develop-ment.

The warfare center laboratory ex-ists to conduct research and develop-ment, and create warfighting equipmentapplicable to warfare in coastal re-gions.

NSWC PC receives Florida SterlingCouncil’s Quality Achievement Award

NSWC Panama CityPublic Affairs Office

The annual Navy Base MilitaryAffairs Committee (MAC) PigRoast will be held at the NSAPanama City Marina and OutdoorRecreation Center on June 15.

The annual event is an opportu-nity for NSA military and civilianemployees to take time out andthank members of the Bay CountyMAC for its outstanding support withan evening of fun and fine food.MAC leaders spend many hours anduse no public resources to fund theirefforts. Your attendance at the PigRoast gives you the opportunity tomeet and appreciate this organiza-tion.

All military and civilian employ-ees of NSA PC and its tenant activi-ties are invited and encouraged toattend. Ticket sales end at close of

business June 13. No tickets will besold at the door.

Socializing will begin at 4:30 p.m.and the main course will be servedat 6 p.m. Volunteers will serve upslow-cooked smoked pork andchicken with all the trimmings: bakedbeans, potato salad, slaw, rolls, softdrinks, wine and beer. A cash bar willbe available, with entertainment by apopular local disk jockey.

Tickets for this year’s MAC PigRoast are now available from depart-

ment secretaries, tenant commandrepresentatives and various other lo-cations around the base. Ticketprices are graduated according topay grades and rank and designedto increase lower grade participation.Ticket prices help cover the cost ofMAC guests.Here’s a schedule of the rates:$30-06/SES$25-04,05,GS13-15, ND-V, NT-V-V1$15-01-03/WO/GS/WG 11-12,NT-1V, ND-1V, NG-V ContractorsOfficial Base Visitors (sponsors)$10-E7-9, GS/WG 9-10, ND-111,NG-1V, NF-04$5-E6 & below, GS/WG 6-8, NG-111, NT-11, ND-11, GS/WG-5 &below, ND-1, NT-1, NG-1-11, NF01-03, NA 03-07 & NL-08

All Non-Military/Non-DoD civilianSpouses : $8.00All Active - Duty/DoD spouses payrank equivalent.

Tickets Available from:Chris Nazaruk Bldg. 372 x4354Bea Reynolds Bldg. 126 x4190Cathy McCombsBldg. 304 x5800Melba Brattin Bldg. 490 x4922Suzanne WhelanBldg. 308 x5638Lori Divine Bldg. 89 x4253Phyllis Hamilton Bldg. 110 x4561Carol Spencer Bldg. 371 x7071Debbie Cropper CEODD x5241Georgia McFaddenBldg. 319 x7573Shawn Robinson Bldg. 468 x4374Susan Riley Bldg. 110 x4537SW1 Bryans NDSTC x5259ENC Irish NEDU x3177Cheryl Marshall Bldg. 544 x5004Liz Lopez Bldg. 374 x5507

Don’t let your MAC Pig Roast tickets fly away

Name Years Service

Length ofServiceAwards

Thank youfor your Service

Sharon Warrell 30Shell Wong 25Cynthia Scribner 25Wanda White 25James Holbrook 25John Dudinsky 20Elizabeth Branham 15Carrie Lamere 5Lorene Adams 5Carmen Burch 5Ryan Close 5Richard Kim 5Dyana Vause 5Earle Eadie 5

June


ChaplainBen Howard,

Lt., USNSea Shore Chapel

Chaplain’sCorner

It is most fitting that dur-ing this week as we celebrateMemorial Day, we also dis-cuss the next character trait inour ongoing quest to under-stand true character. That traitis honor. It is the first amongthe Navy’s core values ofHonor, Courage and Com-mitment. Perhaps we shouldleave this trait until last to dis-cuss, because ultimately this isthe goal of developing anygood character – to becomea person of honor.

What is honor? Honor isone of those words that con-jures up many images in ourminds. When I think of honor,I think of the Marine CorpsWar memorial in Washington,D.C., the USS Arizona Me-morial at Pearl Harbor, or nu-merous other monuments towarriors in the past who havedied for our freedom here inthe USA.

Honor is both a verb anda noun. We honor someoneby showing them respect fortheir position, rank or author-

Discussing, discovering the meaning of honority; but we are a person ofhonor when we follow a codeof integrity and dignity. Theidea of a code is under the dic-tionary definition of honor.

In keeping with the ideaof honor as a code of conduct,Dr. Shannon French, an eth-ics professor at the U.S. Na-val Academy, has written abook called, The Code of theWarrior.

Its primary message is thatall great military entitiesthroughout history have fol-lowed certain codes of con-duct and behavior that havebrought honor on the profes-sion of arms. Her point is thatif we wish to be men andwomen of honor, serving in themilitary or simply living in theworld, then we must live self-disciplined lives to a code ofconduct.

All of the character traitswe discuss, when taken to-gether, form a code of con-duct, an unchanging rule of lifeand behavior. When we dis-cipline ourselves to follow

those rules and live withinthose standards we become aperson of honor. What doesit mean to get an honorabledischarge when you reach theend of your military service?

It means that you livedyour life while a member ofthe Armed Services accord-

ing to the “rules and articlesgoverning the discipline of theArmed Forces of the UnitedStates of America,” to quotefrom a promotion warrant.

So it is with the rest of ourlife. When we put aside self-ish pride and are willing to liveour lives within the bounds ofsystems of rules and conductwe can become a person ofhonor.

How then do you cultivatehonor? You must becomeconvinced of the rightness ofcertain character traits, manyof which we are discussingand then follow those traitsregardless of consequences.

Why do we say that thosefallen heroes who we pay trib-ute to on Memorial Day weremen of honor? We say thatbecause they served theircountry and followed theirconscience to their deaths.

On September 11, 2001,there was a hijacked planeheading toward Washington,D.C. Evidently it had many ci-vilians aboard who under-

stood honor, and were willingto face their own death onUnited Flight 93 rather thansee many more people killedif the airplane were to be usedas a bomb. Their belief in thesanctity and importance ofhuman life was so strong, theysacrificed their own to followthat belief. That is honor.

The Bible teaches us thatultimately honor is God-given.In Psalm 8:5, speaking ofpeople, the psalmist says,“You made him a little lowerthan the heavenly beings andcrowned him with glory andhonor.”

Many times we fail to as-pire to that honor we are ca-pable of achieving because weare not willing to live self-dis-ciplined lives that make our-selves subordinate to rules (acode), whether they be God’sor man’s. A life of honor ispossible no matter what yourvocation or position if you arewilling to live by your prin-ciples no matter what the con-sequences are.

The annual MWRSplash & Dash on boardNSA PC will be held onSaturday, June 10, at7:30 a.m. It begins with aquarter-mile swim in St.Andrew’s Bay before a5K run starting andfinishing at the Marina &Outdoor RecreationCenter.

Categories are dividedup by gender and age forindividual competitorsand teams are dividedinto male, female, andmixed categories.Awards will be given outfor 1st through 3rd place

in each division and 1st

and 2nd place for teams.To register, fill out the

bottom portion of theinformational flyer foundat the gym and turn it into any gym employee ormail in to the addresslisted on the bottom ofthe form.

The entry fee for earlyregistration is $20 forindividuals and $30 forteams and late registra-tion is $25 for individualsand $35 for teams

Early registration mustbe received by Wednes-day, June 7 and early

at the Long Glass Bldg 308 June 9, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Hosted by NSA Panama City &Northwest Florida Blood Center

Steve Horton, R14Ron Oglesby, HA13Sharon Bearden, NEDU

The following employees are approvedLeave Donor Program recipients:

Leave Donor Update

registrants will receive aT-shirt on race day. Lateregistration runs fromThursday, June 8 until 7a.m. on race day and t-shirts will be mailed tothese registrants.

The Race Packetpickup will begin at 6:30a.m. on race day at themarina. Refreshmentswill be given out after therace.

Participants must havea valid picture ID to gainbase access on raceday. For more informa-tion, contact the gym at234-4370.

Edna Morales, CPOM2John Buser, A15

Are you ready to Splash & Dash?


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culty in his or her per-sonal and professionallife.

Additionally, TheCNP notes the impor-tance of Sailors and theirfamilies discussing thedangers of predatoryloans as well as the avail-able resources set up toassist Sailors through fi-nancial problems relatedto predatory loans.

The admiral alsopoints to the commandfinancial specialists asthose who are on thefront lines in the battleagainst predatory loans.Their continued efforts toeducate sailors on theseissues are essential forsuccess.

His ending com-ments emphasize that apersistent focus on per-sonal financial manage-ment training, combinedwith Sailors regularlytaking advantage of freelegal assistance at theNavy Legal Service Of-fice before signing a loanagreement will inhibit theuse of predatory loansand improve personal,family and mission readi-

ness.Information about

the dangers and conse-quences of short-term,high-interest loans isavailable atwww.nko.navy.mil andwww.lifelines.navy.mil.To contact our Com-mand Financial Special-ist, EN1 Harold Snider,call ext. 4534 or hiscommand cell phone,625-7308.

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TROPICAL CYCLONE CONDITIONS OF READINESS

72 Hours Prior 48 Hours PriorDestructive winds possiblewithin 48 HoursNotify all SubordinatesSecure Outside DebrisClose Storm Windows/ShuttersUnplug all Unused Electrical CordsStore/Lock/Classified MaterialClear Desk/Tables of Small ObjectsRaise Small Equipment off FloorDownload/Store Magnetic MediaFuel Agency Vehicles, GeneratorsForward Readiness Attainment ReportsPAO Activate Hurricane Phone Message

12 Hours Prior24 Hour PriorDestructive winds anticipatedwithin 12 hours**COR I **COR I does notdoes not automatically automatically constitute base closure or preconstitute base closure or pre--suppose granting of admin leave**suppose granting of admin leave**Follow Pre-established

Emergency InstructionsMonitor Station Emergency

Info Line via (850-234-4100)

Destructive winds anticipated within 24 hours

Destructive winds (> 50 knots) possible within 72 hours.

Notify all SubordinatesReview your Hurricane

Procedures (SOPs/SOIs)

Be Alert for Special PrecautionsContinue Normal Operations

Forward Readiness AttainmentReports

When Authorized:Unplug/Secure/Cover all ADP Equipment not in use.

Make Attainment ReportsPrepare for possible release

if directed by properAuthority.

(This is a basic guide to use in conjunction with your Command’s guidance and departmental SOP’s. IT IS NOT ALL AN ENCOMPASSING OR ABSOLUTE and actions taken by command authority may

vary depending upon the approaching tropical cyclone intensity, track, etc.)

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Rick Scribner (left) prepares to return Loc Pham’s (right) serve in the final game of the Table TennisTournament, May 17 at the MWR Gym. The tournament started with round robin play to seed theparticipants in a double elimination bracket. The Championship Game was between Scribner andPham. Pham came out of the loser’s bracket and needed to beat Scribner twice to be the champion.Pham won the first game but was defeated by Scribner in the second game.

Table Tennis Tournament


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Lily McGinley coaxes turtles from the pond by the BEQ with turtle food May 24. After seeingthe turtles in the pond McGinley began feeding them after her regular work out in the MWRGym. McGinley, whose husband is an instructor at NDSTC, researched the different typesof turtles present and discovered that the pond was populated by Red Eared Sliders, YellowBellied Sliders, and at least one Florida Soft Shelled turtle.

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Amphibious landing

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Vol. 15, No. 11 Naval Support Activity - Panama City, Fla