VOL.54 NO. 19 JUNE 25, 2015
SERVING NAVAL AIR STATION OCEANA, DAM NECK ANNEX, AND NALF FENTRESS
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DISABLED VETERANS COMPETE IN THE 2015 WARRIOR GAMES —Page 3
Female Oceana Sailors selected for submarine service From Enlisted Women in Submarines Task Force Public Affairs and NAS Oceana Public Affairs With the release of NAVADMIN 142/15 “FY16 Enlisted Women in Submarines Selections”, the first group of enlisted female Sailors from across the Navy has been chosen to serve in the U.S. Navy’s submarine force. Rear Adm. Charles “Chas” Richard, commander, Submarine Group 10 and Enlisted Women in Submarines Task Force Commander, said the interest to apply was impressive. “We couldn’t be more pleased with
the amount of interest shown by enlisted women in wanting the opportunity to serve in the undersea warfare domain. It’s an exciting time in the submarine force, as we continue to move forward in shaping the future of our force, drawing from the best pool of talent possible.” A strong response fleetwide was received in the call for enlisted female Sailors applying for conversion into submarine force ratings. Applications from women representing 31 different ratings from shore and sea commands worldwide were received for the initial application period to fill
four chief petty officer (E7 paygrade) and 34 rating conversion positions in the paygrades of E6 and below across the two crews of USS Michigan (SSGN 727). Michigan is one of the Navy’s Ohio-class guided-submarines homeported in Bangor, Wash. Sailors from nearly every community throughout the Navy applied and the selections represented this diverse group of applicants, including junior Sailors who enlisted under the Professional Apprenticeship Career Tracks (PACT) program. The skills
See Submarine, page 6
photo by MC1 Timothy Wilson Marines from the 3rd Marine Reconnaissance Battalion prepare to disembark the guided-missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN727) during a small boat exercise in Apra Harbor.
NAS OCEANA SAILORS HONORED —Page 8
CYP OPENING NAS Oceana MWR will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new youth center on June 29 at 9:30 a.m. The Center is located at 872 D Ave. bldg. 526. Parking for the ceremony is located in front of the building off of Hornet Drive, at bldg. 529 or in front of bldg. 531. Please RSVP by calling Nancy Byrne at 433-3857.