VOL.54 NO. 13 APRIL 2, 2015
SERVING NAVAL AIR STATION OCEANA, DAM NECK ANNEX, AND NALF FENTRESS
Chief of Supply Corps visits Oceana
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VFA-106 CHANGES COMMAND
BY MC3 TIMOTHY DAUGHTON NAS Oceana Public Affairs
—Page 3 Rear Adm. Jonathan Yuen, commander, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP), visited Naval Air Station Oceana March 26 for a tour and a chance to speak to the Sailors directly that are behind the daily operations of numerous supply departments. During the tour, Yuen visited Fleet Readiness Center Mid-Atlantic (FRCMA) Oceana spaces. One stop on the tour was the aircraft generator shop where he was shown the processes that are used to improve capabilities of the generators. With the increase of F/A-18s at Oceana, the demands associated with them were discussed as well as airspeed projects that have been implemented to achieve efficiency to better meet the demands of the flight line. “It is important for the Sailors to see that the top level leadership recognizes all the great work they are accomplishing and also reinforces what we tell them every day. This tour also gave us a chance to show the admiral what we as a command are doing so he can share that information with his counterparts,” said Cmdr. Francini Clemmons, FRCMA Oceana maintenance officer. The tour also visited the Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) pod shop where Yuen was shown the process of breaking the FLIR down and testing it. Personnel assigned to the shop
— See Visit, Page 6
AT3 Jessica Johnson, from VFA-106, paints a T-shirt for The Clothesline Project March 26. Members of CSADD and SAPR advocates gathered to decorate the T-shirts with mottos and encouraging words aimed at bringing awareness to sexual assault. The T-shirts will hanged on clotheslines on display at NAS Oceana and Dam Neck annex throughout the month of April, Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.
Oceana, Dam Neck observe Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month STORY AND PHOTO BY AT2 JANEL PERKINS NAS Oceana Public Affairs NAS Oceana’s SAPR program is observing Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) with a string of events throughout the month of April. In preparation of the month’s activities, The Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions (CSADD) and the Navy Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) advocates painted T-shirts with mottos and encouraging words aimed at bringing awareness to sexual assault for The Clothesline Project.The T-shirts are hanging on clotheslines on display throughout NAS Oceana and Dam Neck Annex.
Amy Wade-Smith, the sexual assault response coordinator for Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC) Oceana, explained the importance of collaborating with CSADD. Wade spoke about the importance of working with the 18 to 24-year-old demographic of CSADD. “They are the most likely to be victimized in that age range so those are the individuals that we really want to pull into the awareness part of the campaign … They are the ones that are in danger,” said Wade-Smith. To kick off the month Oceana’s SAPR team hosted the first annual Real Teal Deal Fun Run on April 1. All participants were encouraged to
— See SAAPM, Page 8
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NAS OCEANA EASTER EGG HUNT An Easter egg hunt will be held for children ages birth to twelve years old April 4, 1 - 3 p.m. at NAS Oceana. Registration is required. Please stop by the NAS Oceana Chapel or call 433-2871 to register your children. Light refreshments will be served and there will be a special prize for the child who finds the “golden egg.”