VOL. 55 NO. 02 JANUARY 21, 2016
SERVING NAVAL AIR STATION OCEANA, DAM NECK ANNEX, AND NALF FENTRESS
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RIBBON CUTTING AT DAM NECK ANNEX —Page 3
Photo by MC2 (SW) Alysia Hernandez NAS Oceana has gone above and beyond in meeting its energy saving goals over the past few years. One way this was accomplished was by changing the kinds of bulbs used in the water tower spotlights. According to Thomas Lassen from NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic Public Works, pictured, [info on bulbs] The CO’s Energy Challenge gives tenant Commands the chance to ďŹ nd their own energy savings and win big.
NAS OCEANA ENERGY CHALLENGE
CIVILIANS OF THE QUARTER —Page 7
From NAS Oceana Public Affairs The Commanding OfďŹ cer of NAS Oceana is kicking off the inaugural “Energy Challenge.â€? All NAS Oceana, Dam Neck Annex and NALF Fentress tenant Commands and facilities are eligible to compete in a variety of energy awareness challenges to earn points.The Command that accrues the most points will be awarded $50,000 to go toward a Public Works project of their choice. The Challenge is designed to promote energy awareness while encouraging all tenant commands, facilities and their personnel to adopt energy saving behaviors. The Challenge begins today and runs through June 30, with the next challenge season scheduled for the second half of 2016. The Energy Challenge seeks to document tenants’ energy performance and program involvement while rewarding their team’s initiative, innovation and teamwork.
The ďŹ rst milestone of this Challenge is registration. There are three scheduled registration sessions and one conference call for those unable to attend or located in a remote location (Navy Operational Support Centers.) During these sessions, registrants will be provided Energy Challenge materials and an explanation of the Energy Challenge process followed by a question and answer period. These sessions will empower your Command or facility team with a greater understanding of the Energy Challenge process along with a description of how points are awarded. To start strong in this Energy Challenge, it is important to select an enthusiastic and energetic representative to spearhead your Command’s Energy Challenge efforts. That representative should bring the following information to the session: s 9OUR ORGANIZATION 0/# FOR THE %NERGY #HALlenge with name, phone number and e-mail and s "UILDING NUMBER S OCCUPIED TO INCLUDE SPEcial areas.
The Challenge Registration Schedule is: s .!3 /CEANA *AN "LDG .AVY #AMpus Room T104 from 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. s $AM .ECK !NNEX *AN "LDG 2OOM 4"$ FROM A M A M s .!3 /CEANA *AN "LDG .AVY #AMPUS 2OOM 4 FROM A M A M s #ONFERENCE CALL FOR REMOTE SITES *AN FROM A M A M CALL IN NUMBER 5284 with code 5430144 Participation in these sessions and providing the information requested at the scheduled session will be awarded Challenge credits for this milestone. For full credit on this milestone, registrations must be complete and requested materials delivered by Jan. 31 to forrest.honderich@navy.mil. Please use the following format for e-mail subject lines:“COEC-M1(the milestone NUMBER YOUR REGISTRATION ORGANIZATION NAME (additional subject as appropriate)� Late registrations will be accepted with lesser credit awarded.
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