FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2016
Eye on the Fleet
bremerton, washington
VOL. 27 NO. 33
WWW.CNIC.NAVY.MIL/KEYWEST NAVAL AIR STATION KEY WEST, FLORIDA
NAS celebrates Women’s Equality Day
Weather, briefly
By MC2 Cody Babin Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) participate in a simulated fire drill on the flight deck. Nimitz is currently undergoing an extended planned incremental maintenance availability at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility where the ship is receiving scheduled maintenance and upgrades. U.S. Navy photo by MCSN Weston A. Mohr
inside: STRIKE A POSE Requirements change. . . . . 2 IN PORT USCGC and NOAA. . . . . . . . . 4 LOCAL CONCH Navy Sailor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 BONE WATCH Touring the B1-B. . . . . . . . . . 7 TOP OF PAGE ONE: A B-1 bomber from the Air Force’s 9th Bomb Squadron, out of Dyess Air Force Base, takes off at Naval Air Station Key West’s Boca Chica field Tuesday.
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veryone has seen the videos on the internet where an interviewer asks a person on the street, “What is Women’s Suffrage?” Some actually fail to answer the question correctly, prompting mean posts in the comments section. The correct answer is that Women’s Suffrage sought to give women full voting rights. Women’s Equality Day is celebrated Aug. 26, which marks the anniversary of passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution in 1920. The day has evolved from a mere anniversary to a celebration of all of the accomplishments women have made. Naval Air Station Key West’s Multicultural Heritage Committee held a Women’s Equality Day celebration on NAS Key West’s Boca Chica Field Thursday. The event featured a presentation by Navy Lodge Key West General Manager Jennifer Sacks. see equality page 3
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U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Cody Babin
aval Air Station Key West departments and tenants were at the Emergency Operations Center Thursday to get an update on a weather system that models suggested could grow into a tropical storm or weak hurricane as it moved toward South Florida this weekend. The Fleet Weather Center presented the telephone briefing to Commander, Navy Region Southeast. As of Friday, it appeared the system was dissipating but heavy rains and and winds are expected late in the weekend or early next week.
Navy’s suicide prevention campaign launches Thursday From NAS Key West Public Affairs
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ccording to Navy statistics, 30 Sailors have taken their own lives in 2016. This, then, is the question: What are you going to do to help a shipmate who may be considering suicide? Suicide Prevention Month starts Thursday and the DOD is once again promot-
ing the “Every Sailor, Every Day” campaign. It was launched during the 2014 Suicide Prevention Month and continues to serve as the Navy’s core Suicide Prevention and Operational Stress Control campaign. Through an array of digital communications - social media, online content, multimedia and audience interaction - the campaign seeks to empower behavior
change by providing Sailors and families with tips to support themselves and each other. The campaign promotes ongoing and active engagement to enable early recognition of risk, proactive intervention and champion seeking help. It can make a difference! Last year, the Navy introduced 1 Small ACT, encouraging Sailors to take
simple actions that can make a difference in the lives of others while leveraging relationships between peers and community members. The message is based on Navy’s Ask Care Treat (ACT) model, aligning with broader collaborative communications efforts between the armed forces, the DOD Suicide Prevention Office see 1ACT page 4