FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2017
Eye on the Fleet
NAS Key West
VOL. 17 NO. 9
WWW.CNIC.NAVY.MIL/KEYWEST NAVAL AIR STATION KEY WEST, FLORIDA
DOD promotes ‘Military Saves Week’ (July 10, 2005) - U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 202 clear the road overlooking the Atlantic Ocean at Naval Air Station Key West’s Truman Annex after the passing of Hurricane Dennis. The Seabees celebrate their diamond anniversary Sunday, having been established in 1942. Their motto: “We build. We fight.”
U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Chris Wells
inside: TBI Life changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 MMOY Recognition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 NEW CO VFC-111. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 MILITARY SAVES: Fair and cookout is 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. today at the Chief Petty Officers Mess parking lot, Boca Chica Field. TOP OF PAGE ONE: An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the ‘Blue Blasters’ of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34 makes an arrested landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70).
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From Navy Region Southeast Public Affairs
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ear Adm. Bette Bolivar signed a proclamation in support of Military Saves Week at Navy Region Southeast headquarters on board Naval Air Station Jacksonville Monday. Military Saves Week runs through Saturday and is intended to encourage service members to make responsible financial decisions to build wealth and reduce debt. The proclamation officially recognizes the week and calls on all service members throughout Navy Region see SAVES page 3
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U.S. Navy photo by Jolene Scholl
rmy Veterinarian Capt. Katy Dorsey, foreground, examines Naval Air Station Key West Military Working Dog Karo Thursday during a visit to the kennel on Boca Chica Field. Dorsey was sharing information with handlers, from left, MA2 Paige Nielsen, MASA Vincent Mizzoni and MA3 Mario Rosito on how to check for infections or injuries. Dorsey, from Patrick Air Force Base, was here for the quarterly veterinary clinic this week.
Navy celebrates women’s accomplishments during March From Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs
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he Navy joins the nation in celebrating Women’s History Month throughout the month of March. ALNAV 006/17 encourages participation in all the heritage celebrations and special observances throughout the year. This year, Navy commands are encouraged to
celebrate and reflect on the theme “Honoring Trailblazing Women in Labor and Business.” Women have served in the Navy as nurses dating back to the 1800s, most notably during the Civil War when the Sisters of the Holy Cross served aboard USS Red Rover, the Navy’s first hospital ship. In 1948, women gained permanent status in the Navy with the passage of the Women’s Armed
Services Integration Act. “One hundred years ago this month, in March of 1917, YNC Loretta Perfectus Walsh became the first female chief petty officer in the United States Navy, setting the course for trailblazing women serving as leaders in the U.S. Navy,” said Vice Adm. Jan Tighe, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare, Director of Naval Intelligence.
“The list of those trailblazers is long, and includes one of my inspirations, Rear Adm. Grace Murray Hopper,” she noted. The One Navy Team is made up of female Sailors and civilians. Women serve in every rank from seamen to admiral, and hold nearly every job from naval aviator to deep-sea diver. Nineteen percent see women page 2