www.flagshipnews.com | The Flagship | Section 1 | Thursday, March 30, 2023
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NAS Oceana announces its 2023 Air Show NAS Oceana will host its annual air show Sept. 16 and 17 this year. The theme for this year’s air show is 50 Years of Women in Naval Aviation. Page A5 VOL. 30, NO. 11, Norfolk, VA | flagshipnews.com
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Sailors, assigned to Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic, remove bamboo and pick up debris at Lafayette Park in Norfolk March 24, as part of a volunteer effort with Keep Norfolk Beautiful. The volunteer effort was part of the Great American Cleanup, a nationwide effort to beautiful cities across the United States. (U.S. NAVY PHOTOS BY MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 1ST CLASS MADDELIN HAMM)
CNRMA Sailors volunteer with Keep Norfolk Beautiful By MC1 Maddelin Hamm CNRMA Public Affairs
NORFOLK, Va. — Sailors, assigned to Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic (CNRMA), volunteered with Keep Norfolk Beautiful, March 24, to kick off the Great American Cleanup at Lafayette Park in Norfolk. More than 25 CNRMA and Naval Station Norfolk Sailors volunteered alongside Sailors from various other Navy commands. Volunteers removed bamboo, raked leaves and bagged trash to refresh one of Norfolk’s largest parks. Religious Program Specialist 1st Class Matthew Malloy, a member of CNRMA’s First Class Petty Officer Association, coor-
dinated the volunteer efforts by partnering with Keep Norfolk Beautiful. “It’s a big team effort, and this gives us a chance to come out and show the neighborhood what the Navy is about; and it’s, you know, not just driving ships and getting underway,” said Malloy. Keep Norfolk Beautiful, which has been in operation since the early 1980s, organizes and leads volunteers throughout the community to beautify, pick up litter and promote recycle-right practices. The organization also does outreach and education with public partners to increase awareness of their impact on the environment. “The Navy specifically is sort of the backbone of our volunteer corps along with The Divine Nine, honestly those two
groups specifically, all the way through the pandemic, they never stopped helping us,” said Sarah Sterzing, program director Keep Norfolk Beautiful. “They’re very important. We depend on them greatly.” Malloy said he started working with Keep Norfolk Beautiful in 2020, before he was assigned to CNRMA, but when he checked into CNRMA, he wanted to keep that relationship going; so he offered volunteer opportunities to Sailors at the command. The volunteer effort was part of the Great American Cleanup, a nationwide effort to beautiful cities across the United States. “Anything we can do to get people out and give back to our neighborhood,” said Malloy. “Consistency is key - if you’re going
to give. It becomes part of who you are and your personal values.” For other commands or Sailors looking to get involved with Norfolk community volunteering Malloy offered his insight. “You get an opportunity to work with people you wouldn’t see on a normal basis, and it gets you out of your comfort zone, exposes you to other parts of the community; and I think it helps round people out but it also grounds you back to a place where we call home being stationed here in Norfolk.” For more information about Keep Norfolk Beautiful and volunteer opportunities visit https://www.norfolk.gov/4190/ Get-Involved.
CNRMA hosts training for Culinary Specialists MC3 Jordan Grimes CNRMA Public Affairs
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic (CNRMA) hosted training for culinary specialists at the Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story galley March 13-16. The 4-day training, led by CNRMA’s regional chef, Scott Cooper, guided Sailors
through the process of preparing a variety of bread products such as pizza crust and Irish soda bread. Cooper said the training goal is to teach culinary specialists how to utilize their resources to make a wider variety of meals from scratch to serve Sailors in the region. “I’ve been in the food service industry for about 28 years now,” said Cooper. “My job is to make sure we provide the best training
opportunities for all of the culinary specialists region-wide. I also incorporate a lot of the [culinary specialists] into the training because a lot of [them] are just as talented, if not more talented than the outside industry professionals.” The training also gave the culinary specialists an understanding of time management and how to work as a team alongside their shipmates.
“[I learned] how to get a lot more done in a shorter amount of time, and I enjoyed meeting new people from other galleys,” said Culinary Specialist Seaman Kimberlee Dillon, assigned to Naval Station Norfolk’s galley. Pizzas made by the culinary specialists in the training were served for lunch as part of the galley’s 21-day menu rotation.
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