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Vol. 21, No. 25 Norfolk, VA | flagshipnews.com | 06.27-07.03.13
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Tugboats move the USS Enterprise away from the pier at Naval Station Norfolk for Newport News Shipbuilding.
ENTERPRISE MAKES FINAL TRIP TO NEWPORT NEWS SHIPYARD MCSN Scott Barnes
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USS Enterprise (CVN 65) made her final voyage to the Newport News Shipyard, June 20. The ship, nearly six months into her dismantling process, was moved by tugboat on the James River to Newport News Shipyard with almost 150 Newport News Shipbuilding and Huntington Ingalls Industries shipbuilders aboard. “The main purpose of bringing the Enterprise up here is to defuel and deactivate her. This is the only shipyard capable of this,” said Denis Geary, who works in the radiological controls department at Newport News. The move marks one of
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A sight to see behind the USS Constitution A double rainbow forms over USS Constitution after an evening thunderstorm. Constitution is the world’s oldest commissioned warship afloat. The ship defended the sea lanes against threat from 1797 to 1855. Constitution’s mission today is to offer community outreach and education about the ship’s history, as she welcomes more than 500,000 visitors per year.
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Patient donates asthma-friendly stuffed bears to Naval Medical Center Portsmouth By Rebecca A. Perron Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Public Affairs
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Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) received a visit, June 20, from a girl with big ambitions – Juliana Conza, 10, stopped by the Pediatrics Ward to distribute 10 certified asthma and allergyfriendly bears for the patients, giving out six bears and leaving behind four more for future patients. Conza, also the 2013 Miss Virginia Beach Preteen, raised money through fundraisers at two local restaurants to purchase the bears. She got the idea from the Environmental Protection Agency website after having a severe asthma attack in March that brought her to the
FITNESS CHALLENGE The 3rd annualT.G.I. Fitness Challenge was held onboard Naval Station Norfolk parade grounds in partnership with Morale, Welfare and Recreation, June 21.
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NMCP emergency room. “I read on the EPA website about a guy in Phoenix, Ariz. who raised money for stuffed bears,” she said. “So we had fundraisers at IHOP and at Sweet Frogs and raised $320, enough to buy 20 bears for ‘Juliebug’s Bear Hugs.’” Conza, whose nickname is Juliebug, was diagnosed with asthma when she was in kindergarten. After years of her condition being well-controlled, exposure to environmental triggers led to a series of asthma attacks – one of them serious.
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SUMMER HAS JUST BEGUN: SAFETY KEY TO FUN IN THE SUN Summer officially began on June 21 and doctors at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) urge everyone to keep sun safety in mind while enjoying the warmer weather.
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■ about asthma-friendly teddy bears Asthma-friendly toys, such as this one, are more suitable for people with asthma and certain types of allergies. They do not contain harmful chemicals at levels known to trigger symptoms. Courtesy photo
SSC Atlantic helps put ‘Warriors to Work’ By Jerry Sekerak SSC Atlantic Hampton Roads Public Affairs
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Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic (SSC Atlantic) volunteers Kirby Johnson and Michael Brown took time, June 15, to provide resume reviews, mock interviews, job coaching and networking tips to Wounded Warriors to ensure the warriors know how to properly market themselves to civilian employers. Johnson and Brown joined more than a dozen volunteers representing nine other local and national businesses and organizations at the annual Wounded Warrior Project’s regional alumni summit at the Wyndham Resort in Virginia Beach. The event, which teamed about 20 warriors with potential employers, helped provide the warriors with job-hunting and networking skills, as well as offers of employment, if available. “We’ve reached out to the Wounded Warrior program [at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth] and worked with the Veteran’s Employment and Education Center at Tidewater Community College, as well as this group, the Wounded Warrior Project,” said Johnson, SSC Atlantic’s Human Resources representative for Hampton Roads. “[Our] goal is
» see WARRIORS | A11 CAT IN THE HAT EXHIBIT IN WILLIAMSBURG The “Cat” will be frontand-center during July at Williamsburg’s Art-cade Gallery of Art as it hosts its 13th annual Art of Dr. Seuss Exhibit and Sale.
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