MEMORIAL SERVICE HONORS THREE FROM HM-14 PAGE 3 VOLUME 53 NO. 3
JANUARY 23, 2014
SERVING NAVAL AIR STATION OCEANA
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DAM NECK ANNEX
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NALF FENTRESS Volunteers, including CTT2 (SW/AW) Noah McHugh (in uniform) from Dam Neck Annex 1st Lieutenant, shovel sand onto recycled Christmas trees as part of a dune restoration project at Virginia Beach’s Little Island Park, organized by three students from Kemps Landing Magnet School Jan. 11. The students reached out to McHugh for assistance because he has worked as the lead for Dam Neck Annex’s Christmas tree project for the past two years.
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PAGE 9 The Armed Services Blood Program will be collecting donations at FRCMA Oceana Jan. 28, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. All eligible personnel are encouraged to donate. For more information about donating blood, visit www.militaryblood.dod. mil.
Sailor assists with Christmas tree project for dune preservation STORY/PHOTO BY MC2 (SW) ALYSIA HERNANDEZ NAS Oceana Public Affairs Every year after the holidays, hundreds of Christmas trees are donated and recycled to help maintain the sand dunes of Dam Neck Annex's beaches. This year, in addition to building up the dunes of Dam Neck, one Sailor contributed his knowledge of the project to three 8th graders trying to make a difference. Cryptologic Technician - Technical (CTT) 2nd Class (SW/AW) Noah McHugh, who has been the lead on Dam Neck’s Christmas tree project for the past two seasons, volunteered to help Loranika and Varanika Sharma and their classmate Lauren Manuel, students at Kemps Landing Magnet School in Virginia Beach, who
chose to do the same task for a school project at Little Island Park in Virginia Beach. “Dam Neck does a project like this every year and this Monday they're going to check their one year progress, they did this last year,” Loranika said.“[McHugh] did it in Dam Neck, so we reached out to him to see if he could give us some tips on how we could place the trees and how it could become a better project.” “They're doing their best to make an impact on the environment and especially when you're younger it makes a big impact when someone is willing to help out,” said McHugh. “I just wanted to be a part of that.” “All the 8th graders at our school do what's called a capstone project and it's a combination of civics and science together,”said Dianna — See Dune preservation Page 8
Pilot safely recovered following F/A-18E crash From Defense Media Activity A U.S.Navy pilot was safely recovered from sea Jan. 15 after the F/A-18E Super Hornet he was flying crashed approximately 45 miles off the Virginia Beach coast. The crash occurred at approximately 2:30 p.m. The pilot ejected from the aircraft and a life raft deployed. He was recovered by a fishing vessel. The pilot was conscious and was transported to Sentara Norfolk General by a Navy MH-60 Sea Hawk, where he was still listed as being in critical condition as of Jan. 22. The F/A-18E is a single-seat aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, based at Naval Air Station Oceana and was conducting routine training. The Navy will investigate the cause of the accident.