NAS Pensacola

NAS PENSACOLA
CENTENNIAL OF NAVAL AVIATION-2011
"To honor a century of mission-ready men and women in Naval Aviation and to recognize the unique achievements of Naval Aviation." The year 2011 marks a major milestone in Naval Aviation. Celebrating its 100th year, Naval Aviation has played a significant role in the protection of our country, conducting operations across the globe and leading the way in our victory during several wars, campaigns and operations in support of freedom and humanitarian relief.

The Secretary of the Navy and Chief of Naval Operations has tasked the Navy to commemorate the past, present and future of Naval Aviation concentrating on key geographic areas of the country to raise the awareness of Naval Aviation through specific historical events and activities.

NAS Pensacola is richly steeped in Naval Aviation history. Through the efforts of Captain W.I Chambers, NAS Pensacola was the first Naval Air Station commissioned by the U.S. Navy in 1914 on the former grounds of the Pensacola Naval Yard which was commissioned in 1826 and operated until 1911. As the aeronautical feasibility of Naval Aviation took hold, NAS Pensacola hosted the first Naval Aviation flight training detachment. The installation was first commanded by Commander H.C. Mustin and all newly selected pilots and newly purchased planes were sent to NAS Pensacola, firmly establishing the future of Naval Aviation. At that time, Naval Aviation consisted of nine officers, 23 mechanics and eight A-1 Triad airplanes. Marine Corp established its training pipeline in 1915 and stayed in lockstep with Navy training.

While Naval Aviation was in its infancy, NAS Pensacola was the sole Naval Air Station up to and leading into the first World War. Naval Aviation proved its place in history during this war and during that time, over 1000 Naval Aviators were trained here at NAS Pensacola. As Naval Aviation expanded its capabilities and inventory and NAS Pensacola also housed seaplanes, dirigibles and Free Kite balloons along the historic waterfront along the bay. By the end of World War I, Naval Aviation had firmly established itself as a premier fighting force for our country. At this time, approximately 100 pilots were being trained each month. As the nation entered into World War II, Naval Aviation and Pensacola was again called upon to produce the much needed flight crews to support the war effort. Naval Aviator production grew to over 1000 pilots a month and the Navy's aircraft inventory swelled to over 130,000 aircraft and during 1944, NAS Pensacola trained an all time high or 12,010 pilots that year. It is said that the War in the Pacific was largely won by the heroic actions of Naval Aviators aboard the carriers that wages war both at sea and during the island campaigns supporting the Marines and Army ground forces. Since then, training has continued and during the Korean and Vietnam wars, throughput averaged approximated 2,500 aviators per year. During that time, Naval Aviation was in a transition to jet aircraft and some of the very first test pilots were accomplished Naval Aviators which were handpicked to conduct these dangerous experimental flights in order to develop the technology that has reigned supreme in jet aviation today.

Rising to the challenge issued by President Kennedy, Naval Aviators played their part in the development of the Mercury and Apollo programs. Two notable Naval Aviators are Lt. Col. John H. Glenn, USMC who became the first American to orbit the earth in 1962 and Neil Armstrong who became the first man to set foot on the moon in 1969.

Today, NAS Pensacola still hosts several Naval Aviation Training Commands and continues to supply the fleet with Officers and Enlisted Naval Aviation men and women. Tens of thousands men and women have received their training here and will continue into the future.

Additionally, NAS Pensacola is the site for the National Naval Aviation Museum. This world-class museum is caretaker for hundreds of vintage Naval Aviation aircraft and preserves the rich history of Naval Aviation though displays, symposiums, IMAX movies and tours conducted seven days a week. NAS Pensacola is also the home for the Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels. This highly professional and dedicates squadron, tours the nation not only conducting fearless feats of aerobatics, but also dedicated much of its time around performances visiting schools, groups and assemblies spreading the good news about Naval Aviation and its important part in our country's national defense.

NAS Pensacola intends to commemorate the Centennial in great style during the entire year of 2011. Numerous events are planned taking place on the installation and also through partnerships with the local community in the surrounding communities. An opening ceremony will be held in January at the historical Navy yard in the newly built historic pavilion adjacent to Hanger 73. A Medal of Honor event will talks place in March, with emphasis on Naval Aviator recipients of the Military's highest award. During May, The Naval Aviation Museum will host its annual aviation symposium and a replica of the first aircraft purchased by the Navy, the Glenn Curtiss A-1 Triad, will be on display and conducting flights along the waterfront much like they did in 1914. Of course, the Blue Angel Homecoming Air Show will take place in November and it will pay tribute to the Naval Aviation by incorporating many historical aircraft displays and performances.

All these events and many more are all open to the public and NAS Pensacola wishes to also pay tribute to the longstanding support our citizens have shown for our military personnel and mission.

WELCOME
Welcome to Pensacola, one of the most historical and friendly Navy-minded communities in the United States.
This publication is primarily designed to acquaint Navy families with facilities and services in the Pensacola Naval Complex.
From the beauty of the front gate to historic and stately homes, recreation areas and white sandy beaches, NAS Pensacola has it all. Whether you are reporting for staff duty or training, your stay here is certain to be rewarding, both professionally and personally.
Welcome to NAS Pensacola and congratulations on joining its proud history!

ARRIVAL
If you are reporting to a school or activity located at Naval Air Station Pensacola, please see the information under Personnel Support Activity Detachment (PSD) in the Commands section.

Mission
To fully support the operational and training missions of assigned tenants; enhancing the readiness of the U.S. Navy, its sister armed services and other customers.

Command Vision
As we move into the 21st century, Naval Air Station Pensacola is recognized as the premier naval installation in the Department of the Navy. Naval Air Station Pensacola is the model of a quality organization that clearly recognizes people as its most valued asset.

The installation recognizes and supports its exemplary customers, employers, suppliers and neighbors. Additionally, we are effective and efficient managers of air, land and sea resources, clearly distinguishing us as the provider of choice for operational and training support.

Naval Air Station Pensacola is an acknowledged leader in preserving its natural beauty, tradition and rich history, enhancing our reputation as the most aesthetically pleasing installation in the Navy. We are highly ethical stewards of public trust, maintaining both a future focus and daily drive for continuous improvement.

Guiding Principles
We:
Lead by example.
Encourage open communication.
Foster continuous improvement.
Give our people the authority and incentive to produce a quality product or service.
Treat people with dignity and respect.
Maintain a highly trained and responsive workforce unafraid of challenge.
Accomplish our mission through teamwork.
Promote creativity, initiative and innovation.
Are wise stewards of our natural resources.
Focus on needs of our customer.
Are responsible and accountable resource managers.

We are committed to:
Equal opportunity for all.
A safe, healthy, drug-free environment.
Honesty, integrity and the highest standards of moral and ethical conduct.
Strong community relations by being a trusted neighbor.
Professional, safe, responsive, action in support of mission.
Fact-based decision making.
Providing the tools and innovative technology to meet future needs.

Personnel Support Office
(850) 452-3100 ext. 1200/1225
Military personnel assigned to NAS Pensacola departments will first report to the Personnel Support Office (PSO) located in Room 250 inside NAS Headquarters, Building 624. Personnel reporting will be provided a sponsor to assist in the check in process. PSO is a branch within the Administrative Department and is the focal point for all incoming and outgoing personnel assigned to Naval Air Station Pensacola serving as a quality assurance point on administrative matters and assists other departments as required.

Consolidated Mail Facility/Post Office
Consolidated Mail Facility (CMF) is co-located with the United States Postal Service in Building 40. Personnel at the CMF deliver, pick-up, sort, consolidate and meter all official mail for the region. An inter-area mail system is provided for the regional commands.

Mail for the commands can be picked up at Building 40, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Post Office Boxes are available at the Naval Air Station Post Office at 210 West Ave., Suite B on base. Please call (850) 456-5845 for more information.

HOUSING
Welcome to Bachelor Housing
The Commanding Officer of NAS Pensacola welcomes you to the "Cradle of Naval Aviation" and continuation of flight training. Naval Air Station Pensacola was the only naval air station to exist in the world until the 1930s. Our contribution to the science of war in terms of air warfare at sea has had significant impact on our emergence as a world power and our national military might. Our national security strategy of "Engagement and Enlargement" is possible because of our carrier battle groups and their power projection capabilities while forward deployed, and all of that started and continues to start here!

Pensacola Navy
Gateway Inns & Suites (NGIS)
Building 600, 4144, 4145, 3251, 3252
The management and staff of the Pensacola Navy Gateway Inns & Suites, NAS Pensacola, welcome you. We will make every effort to assist you and provide for your comfort during your stay in Pensacola. Excellence in Quality of Life and Customer Service is our goal. The Pensacola NGIS consists of five buildings with 693 single transient rooms, 180 suites, DVD/VCR, microwaves, standard hotel amenities, irons, ironing boards, coffee pots, telephones and various additional items. Other facilities available within the complex are vending rooms, laundry, picnic tables, outdoor grills, volleyball court and a large conference center adjacent to the lodging facilities.

Pensacola Bachelor Housing
Building 3901, 3902, 3903, 3904, 3905,
3906, 3907, 3908, 3910, 601, 602, 626, 623
Welcome to NAS Pensacola Bachelor Housing. The staff takes pride in the Quality of Life and Customer Service provided. We will make every effort to assist you and provide for your comfort during your stay in Pensacola. BH consists of 13 buildings and 2,925 rooms, many with views overlooking the Gulf. Other facilities in the complex include picnic gazebo, vending machines, game room and laundry rooms are centrally located in each complex.

BH Manager (3910) 452-5098
BH Front Desk Supervisor (3910) 452-7785
BH Front Desk (3910) 452-7076/7077
BH Fax (3910) 452-7784
BH Maint. Dept (3910) 452-3318
BH Housekeeping (3910) 452-5796

Navy Gateway Inns & Suites
Conference Facility, NAS Pensacola
Building 3249
The NGIS Conference Facility staff and management welcome you to Pensacola. The staff takes pride in the Quality of Life and Customer Service provided. The Conference Facility is available for your conference needs. It is located in Building 3249 aboard Pensacola Naval Air Station. The Conference Center consists of 10 conference rooms, and the Round Down Lounge which consists of vending machines and a sitting area with flat screen TVs. Hours of operation are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., however, hours can be flexible depending on conference needs. To schedule your event, call (850) 452-5000 (DSN 922). It is recommended that conferences are planned well in advance, as the facilities are popular and used year round for a variety of meetings.

NGIS Conference Facility Manager 452-5000
NGIS Conference Facility
Audio/Visual Coordinator 452-5004
NGIS Conference Facility
Building Manager Assistant 452-5001
NGIS Conference Facility Fax 452-5041

Navy Gateway Inns & Suites
All Numbers Are in Area Code (850)
Unless Stated Otherwise.
NGIS & BH Director 452-3126
NGIS & BH Admin Office 452-2255
NGIS & BH Fax 452-5676
NGIS Reservation Desk 452-3625/ 452-7782/(877) Navy-Bed
NGIS Front Desk Supervisor 452-3624
NGIS Front Desk 452-2755/2756
NGIS Front Desk Fax 452-3188
NGIS Maintenance Dept. 452-2083
NGIS Maintenance Admin. 452-3626
NGIS Housekeeping 452-8085/
2409/3800/3204/2958

Housing
Navy Family Housing
1581 Duncan Road, Building 735
Pensacola, FL 32508-5312
Website: https://www.housing.navy.mil
Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
We are the Navy Family Housing relocation specialists for Pensacola and all of the surrounding communities. Visit our office to obtain personalized housing assistance which includes lease reviews, verification of rental/sales listings and identification of places of worship, schools, transportation and day care centers. Family Housing counselors will provide utility, phone and cable connection contacts. In addition, licensed professional realtors are conveniently located in our office and are eager to provide rental and sales data from their multiple listings service. You will discover a wide array of homes and price ranges from which to choose.

Balfour Beatty Communities
(850) 626-6202/623-9726
Balfour Beatty Communities is a Public-Private Venture initiative. The corporation owns and operates NAS Pensacola and NAS Whiting Field family housing properties except Mariner Village. Please access http://www.naspensacolahomes.com or http://www.naswhitingfieldhomes.com for assignment criteria, availability, neighborhood definitions/floor plans, forms and management contact information. Service members forfeit full BAH when assigned to these quarters.

Mariner Village Housing
(850) 457-0186
Mariner Village is a military family housing community of 300 two and three-bedroom single-family homes that are located outside the NAS Pensacola back gate on Blue Angel Parkway. Mariner Village is a unique community that was designed for enlisted residents with their comfort and convenience in mind. This family housing provides an attractive, high quality living environment. The location, amenities and landscaping offer a neighborhood that you and your family can be proud of. This is an area that requires full forfeiture of basic allowance for housing (BAH). Please access http://www.mvhfl.com for additional information.

Eligible officers and enlisted personnel who are assigned to a command in the Pensacola Naval Complex (NAS Pensacola and Whiting Field, Corry Station, Naval Hospital and Saufley Field) are given equal opportunity to apply for privatized or government owned housing. Bedroom entitlements are based on one bedroom per child. Application should be made upon reporting to the area. Sponsors must provide a copy of Permanent Change of Station orders and a Record of Emergency Data form. The detaching endorsement from the last duty station is also required. Your detachment date will become the effective date on the waiting list if application for housing is made within 30 days of reporting.

Community Housing
Relocating to a new area is usually a family's primary concern upon receipt of transfer orders. It can be a stressful time for all as you want to find out all you can about your new home before reporting for duty. We encourage you to make a house-hunting trip as Pensacola is a popular tourist area and has much to offer in year-round activities. Hotel reservations should be made in advance of your arrival.

Please check with the Housing Office before signing a lease. Navy Family Housing relocation specialists are ready to assist you to find lodging in Escambia County and in Santa Rosa County to include all other surrounding communities. Visit our office to obtain personalized housing assistance which includes lease reviews, verification of rental/sales listings, and identification of places of worship, schools, transportation and day care centers. Family Housing counselors will provide utility, phone and cable connection contacts. In addition, licensed professional realtors are conveniently located in our office and are eager to provide rental and sales data from their multiple listings service. You will discover a wide array of homes and price ranges from which to choose.

There are many properties in Navy Family Housing's Rental Partnership Program that offer special concessions when selected for residency. The Rental Partnership Program is designed to provide military personnel, enlisted and officers, with affordable off base housing. RPP was implemented to ease the transition of military personnel, and to help defray some of the costs incurred with moving. Service members may be charged reduced rent, reduced security deposits and no application fee. This program permits communities to voluntarily obligate one, two, three and four bedroom apartments or houses to rent to military personnel.

24-Hour Community Housing Information
Check out the Automated Housing Referral Network (http://www.ahrn.com). AHRN website provides families with a web-accessible home finding tool. It is sponsored by the Department of Defense and all military branches. AHRN allows members to find suitable rental housing (both long-term and temporary) before they arrive at their new destination. Property managers/landlords list both long-term rentals (apartments, duplexes, single family homes) and temporary housing units (corporate apartments and short-term units) in http://www.AHRN.com.

Government Quarters
Please check with the Housing Office before signing a lease. All eligible officers and enlisted personnel assigned to a command in the Pensacola Naval Complex (NAS Pensacola and Whiting Field, Corry Station, Naval Hospital and Saufley Field) are given equal opportunity to apply for military housing. Bedroom entitlement is based on one bedroom per child. Application should be made upon reporting to the area. Sponsors must provide a copy of Permanent Change of Station orders and Record of Emergency Data. The detaching endorsement from the last duty station is also required. Your detachment date will become the effective date on the waiting list if application for housing is made within 30 days of reporting to Pensacola. Service members must have a minimum of six months remaining on their tour in Pensacola to accept assignment to military family housing units.

There are 871 housing units that require full forfeiture of basic allowance for housing (BAH). There are 144 units designated for officer personnel and 427 units designated for enlisted. In addition, there are 300 single-family leased units that are located at Mariner Village. Service members forfeit full BAH when assigned to any one of these quarters.

Whether you are interested in military quarters or community housing, the Housing Welcome Center is here to serve you.

Navy Lodge Pensacola
NAS Pensacola, Building 3875
Pensacola, FL 32508
Phone: (850) 456-8676
Fax: (850) 457-7151
E-mail: navylodge-pensacola@nexweb.org

Accommodations
The Navy Lodge Building 3875 is a beachside resort situated on Pensacola Bay. Adjacent is a white sand beach with life guards (during season), state-of-the art children's playground and patios, the Lighthouse Point and National Museum of Naval Aviation is within walking distance of our facility. Newly Renovated 47 total guest rooms include: five new family suites, 31 guest rooms with one queen size bed, nine guest rooms with two queen size beds and full kitchenette, and two handicapped guest rooms with full kitchenette. Coin Laundry Room, washer and dryer, available 3rd floor, between Building 3875 and 3945 for guests. Ice Machine located on 2nd and 4th floor of this building.

Building 3945 Navy Lodge Building 3945, Newly Renovated 50 total guest rooms with full kitchenette includes: 19 Business Class Guest Rooms, 2 Handicapped Guest Rooms, 29 guest rooms with two queen size beds. Vending Machines and Ice Machine are available in this building for guests. Registration
Register at the Front Desk, check in at 3 p.m. and check out at noon. For reservations call (850) 456-8676. 24 hour operation. Available at the Front Desk, DVD movies rental, map and direction, restaurant guide, complimentary coffee and USA Today newspaper, fax and copy service, roll away beds and cribs. Free Wi-Fi internet capability and Mini Mart/Gift Shop in the lobby.

On Base
Morale, Welfare and Recreation (Portside, Gym, Cabin). Navy Exchange Aviation Plaza, (Uniform Center, Navy Pride, Personalized Services, Video Rental, Tailor Shop, Food Court, Barber Shop, GNC Store, Laundry and Dry Cleaning, Photo Shop, Pack and Wrap (Federal Express) and T-Mobile.

SERVICES
American Red Cross
452-3066/432-7601/(800) 773-7620
Website: http://www.yourredcross.org
The Naval Air Station Pensacola Red Cross Office is located at 190 Radford Road in Building 624, Room 232. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The mission of the American Red Cross is to provide emergency communications in the event of an illness or death in a service member's immediate family. Other services include after-hour access to emergency financial assistance and training in Disaster Services, CPR, First Aid and Water Safety. Volunteers staff the seventh floor office of the Naval Hospital that serves hospital staff and patients, phone (850) 505-6636. For after-hour emergencies call toll free (877) 273-9514.

Banks
First Navy Bank
The full service First Navy Bank, established aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla. Oct. 26, 1973, is located on the corner of Murray Boulevard and Taylor Road. Our Full Service Branch Office is located at 5560 Highway 98 West, convenient to the Navy Exchange and Commissary. The bank serves military and civilian personnel locally and worldwide.

Automatic teller machines are available 24 hours a day on base, at the Mainside Exchange, NATTC Galley and First Navy Bank. ATM services are also available at the Navy Exchange Highway 98 and our branch office.

First Navy Bank hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Branch hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The bank provides 24-hour telephone banking at (800) 587-9489 and free Internet account access. Log on to http://www.firstnavybank.com or call us at (850) 453-3411, (850) 262 0050 or (800) 874-3121.

Command Religious Program
Open to all military and family members, the Command Religious Program endeavors to help each person meet his or her need for spiritual guidance and support. The weekly schedule includes religious services, scripture studies, counseling and a variety of classes for personal growth. Opportunities are also available for recreation, retreats, fellowship and community service. If you are looking for a place to make new friends, grow in your faith and find encou-ragement for the challenges you face daily, this is the place to start. If you are looking for a particular faith group that doesn't currently meet here, or simply desire to make contact with a local congregation, the chaplains will also assist you in fulfilling that need as well. Existing religious services are listed below. More detailed information can be found online at http://www.naspensacola.navymil/naschapel or by calling (850) 452-2341.

Service Times
Roman Catholic Mass:
Saturday, 4:30 p.m
Naval Aviation Memorial Chapel
Sunday, 8:30 a.m.
Naval Aviation Memorial Chapel
Monday and Thursday, noon; Friday, 11 a.m.
Our Lady of Loreto

CCD Classes, 10 a.m.
J.B. McKamey Center (Building 634),
September through May
Bible Studies, Baptisms and Weddings
Please call for current information
Confessions by Appointment

Protestant Communion Service
Sunday, 8 a.m.
All Faiths Chapel

Protestant Community Worship
Sunday, 10:15 a.m.
Naval Aviation Memorial Chapel
6 p.m. (Younger, Louder, Later)

Contemporary Worship Service:
Sunday, 6 p.m.
All Faiths Chapel

Latter Day Saints:
Sunday, 10:30 a.m.
All Faiths Chapel
Sunday School, 11:35 a.m.
J.B. McKamey Center

Credit Unions
Pen Air Federal Credit Union
Pen Air Federal Credit is a full service financial institution serving the military, civil service and hundreds of other employee groups and their families throughout the region. Pen Air FCU's NASP Office is located across from Golf Club at 21 Cunningham St. and Pen Air FCU's Saufley Field Office is located outside Saufley's gates at 4523 Saufley Field Road. Both Offices are open Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The drive up window opens at 8:30 a.m. each day. Saturday hours at Saufley Office are 9 a.m. to noon. There is also a drive up ATM. Safe Deposit Boxes are available.

There are several ATMs onboard NASP and an ATM is available on Saufley Field near the Snack Bar Area. Plus, Pen Air offers 24 hours a day, seven days a week, ATM locations throughout the region, as well as no cost Debit Cards, Telephone Account Access, Internet Account Access, Bill Pay, and 24/7 Member Services Center at (850) 505-7811 and 24/7 Loanlink Center at (866) 564-2938. All offices can be reached at (850) 505-3200 or toll free (877) 4PEN AIR. Other full service offices are located throughout Pensacola, Milton, Gulf Breeze, Pace, Century, Fla. and in Robertsdale, Orange Beach, Spanish Fort, and Eastern Shore, Ala. Pen Air FCU is also located on NAS Whiting Field, Corry Station, NAS Pensacola and several other locations. Visit our website at http://www.penair.org for a full listing of all ATM and Office locations, Saturday hours, as well as other products and services.

Defense Commissary Agency
(850) 452-6880/6889
The DeCA Pensacola commissary is located in the Navy Shopping Mall (Building 3961, 5800 W. Highway 98, Pensacola, FL 32507-1072). For information, call (850) 452-6880. The commissary is closed on New Year's Day, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Hours of operation are Sunday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Entry to the commissary is authorized one-half hour prior to opening for physically challenged patrons requiring assistance.

Fire and Emergency Services Gulf Coast
Fire and Emergency Services Gulf Coast provides Fire Suppression, Fire Prevention, Public Education, Advanced and Basic Life Support Services, Technical Rescue, and Special Operations response for the Pensacola Navy Complex, NAS Whiting Field in Milton, Fla. and the surrounding communities. Strategically located fire stations, staffed by the Navy's finest fire professionals, are here to answer any call for help 24 hours a day. To report a fire, medical emergency or other emergency, call (850) 452-3333. For business purposes, please call (850) 452-8151.

Welcome Aboard Packages
The Fleet and Family Support Center provides Welcome Aboard Packages with a wide variety of information about the Naval Air Station and the local Pensacola area. Your Welcome Aboard Package will also include apartment guides and homes and land for sale.

Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC)
The FFSC is located in Building 625 at NAS Pensacola. Phone: (850) 452-5990/Toll free (877) 471-7240, Fax: (850) 452-3471. Additionally, a branch is located at Corry Station, Building 502, Room 116C. Phone: (850) 452 6131. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; closed weekends and holidays.

FFSC Mission
The mission of the FFSC is to improve fleet readiness and increase retention by providing quality of life programs that address and resolve the challenges inherent to the military lifestyle.

FFSC Functions
Information and Referral: FFSC provides information and referrals by telephone, face-to-face contact, visual and printed media and electronic data transmission. Education and Training: FFSC provides education, workshops, GMTs and briefings on personal and family enrichment promoting effective and improved quality of life, both on the job and in personal life.

Counseling
FFSC counselors are Master's level, licensed clinicians who see individuals, including children, couples and families. During the initial interview the client and counselor determine if the situation requires short term supportive counseling that can be provided at the FFSC. If the situation requires it, referrals to other military and community resources can be made.

Relocation/Deployment
FFSC assists service members and their families in preparing for and adjusting to the relocation and deployment (both for IAs and routine deployment) process. Typical services include, but are not limited to, providing information pertaining to other military installations, pre-deployment, mid-deployment, return and reunion, reintegration, financial planning, smooth move workshops, sponsor training, overseas cultural awareness training, world-wide library of base information and welcome aboard packages for all military branches.

Transition Assistance
FFSC assists personnel in making a smooth adjustment from the military to the civilian job market. This program is a cooperative effort between Departments of Labor, Defense and Veteran Affairs. Monthly workshops cover military specific topics and all aspects of preparing for a second career. Computer based job search programs are available for use by appointment. Spouses may attend.

Family Employment Readiness Program
This program assists families of military members in their career development and job search. Services include résumé writing fundamentals, interviewing techniques, federal employment procedures, Teen Job Fairs and referrals to potential employers.

Veterans Benefits Program
An AMVETS Representative is located at the FFSC to assist all active duty, veterans and family members in developing and filing claims for benefits to the Department of Veteran Affairs.

Ombudsman Assistance
FFSC provides support and coordination to local Ombudsman. Training workshops, assemblies, and the Official Ombudsman Academy are offered to assist all ombudsmen.

Family Advocacy Program (FAP)
Addresses all issues related to family violence and maltreatment involving military families. This includes the identification, investigation, intervention, assessment and treatment for families involved in abusive relationships. Prevention and education are a primary part of this program which are actively marketed to commands. Victim advocacy services are available. Under certain circumstances victims may have the option of making a restricted, confidential report.

Sexual Assault Victim Intervention (SAVI) Program
SAVI is a Navy FFSC program focusing on training, education and prevention of sexual assault. FFSC trains volunteers to assist victims of sexual assault on a 24 hour basis. Advocates may provide support and assistance to sexual assault victims and their families during medical, investigative, legal and/or court procedures. Under certain circumstances victims may have the option of making a restricted, confidential report.

Retired Activities (RAO)
The Retired Activities Office is located within the FFSC. Volunteers provide assistance to retired members and their families in such areas as survivor benefit plans, retired benefits and widow assistance. An annual Retiree Seminar is conducted each October.

New Parent Support
The New Parent Home Visitation Program offers new and expectant military families support through home visits, prenatal and parenting classes, educational films and materials.

Personal Financial Management
This program is available to provide education, counseling and information and referral to military personnel and commands to increase personal, family and operational readiness relating to finances. The PFMP staff provides Command Financial Special (CFS) quarterly training to qualified active duty members.

Naval Branch Health Clinic (NAS) Pensacola
The Naval Branch Health Clinic Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola is located in Building 3600 on NAS Pensacola. Medical and dental clinic services are Monday through Friday. The clinic operates on an appointment basis with the exception of the acute care walk-in clinic. Medical services include: Primary Care, Aviation Medicine and Occupational Health, with specialty services of Mental Heath Optometry and Podiatry and SARP. The following ancillary services are available to bene-ficiaries: Laboratory, Pharmacy and Radiology, as well as Immunizations and Wart Clinics. Appointments are made through Naval Hospital Pensacola's Central Appointments at (850) 505-7171, with the exceptions of:

Physical Health Assessments (850) 452-5563
Physical Examinations (850) 452-5230
Occupational Health (850) 452-5224
If same-day routine appointments are not available and the patient requires acute care, they may report to the Treatment Room for same day evaluation and care Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. If you are not aboard NAS, and you believe you are experiencing a medical emergency, either call EMS or present to Naval Hospital Pensacola Emergency Room.

The clinic provides medical care to our active duty beneficiaries, reserve personnel on active duty for more than 30 consecutive days, NATO personnel and National Guard personnel on active duty aboard NAS Pensacola. Beneficiaries may check-in at Medical Records Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m..

All Active Duty staff members assigned to NAS Pensacola or tenant commands are required to have an annual Preventive Health Assessment (PHA) completed prior to performing a PRT. The assessment includes a health risk screening, medical record review and preventive counseling. This process should take approximately 30 minutes to 1 hour. If you wear glasses please bring them with you because your visual acuity will be checked. Please do not wear contact lenses to your appointment. Please complete laboratory tests and immunizations prior to your PHA appointment. Cholesterol tests require a minimum 12 hour fasting before the test.

Main Telephone Number (850) 452-5563
Any service member scheduling an appointment for PFA waivers must have a copy of their PARFQ signed by their command CFL, as well as the copy of the accompanying SF600. Command CFL's are responsible for measuring height/weight/BFA prior to the scheduled appointment.

The Dental Department provides the highest quality comprehensive dental care to our active duty beneficiaries, reserve personnel on active duty for more than 30 consecutive days, NATO personnel and National Guard personnel on active duty. The following services are available to active duty beneficiaries:

Dental Diagnostic Services (exams, sea duty/overseas screenings, overseas screening for family members)
Dental Radiology (x-rays of the teeth and structures of the face/head)
Oral Surgery (extractions, pre-prosthetic, esthetic and reconstructive surgery)
Endodontics (root canals and surgery of the teeth)
Periodontics (treatment of diseases of the gums and supporting structures of the teeth, pre-prosthetic surgery)
Prosthodontics (crowns, bridges, dentures, dental implants, esthetic and reconstructive treatment)
Restorative Dentistry
(restorations and esthetics)
Dental Hygiene (oral health education and cleanings)
Maintaining operational dental readiness and overall dental health for active duty personnel is our primary mission. These requirements limit the scope of care we can provide to all other eligible beneficiaries.
Dental care to other than active duty personnel is on a space available basis only and is limited to the treatment of dental emergencies (relief of pain), routine examinations, basic restorative treatment (fillings) and dental hygiene (cleanings).
Eligible beneficiaries and the priority for care are active duty family members not enrolled in the United Concordia dental plan, retirees and their eligible family members and civilian employees under limited circumstances.
Clinic hours are Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
For more information or to make an appointment, please call 452-5600.

Naval Branch Health Clinic (NATTC) Pensacola
The Naval Branch Health Clinic at Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) Pensacola is located at 760 East Ave., Pensacola, FL 32508-5140 (Building 3911, on the NATTC compound aboard NAS Pensacola). Hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 6:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Patients requiring urgent care will be seen anytime during normal clinic hours and at the Naval Hospital should the clinic be closed. Military Sick call on weekends and holidays, for all active duty personnel within the Pensacola Naval Complex, is at Naval Hospital in the Family Medicine Clinic from 8 a.m. to noon. For more information please call the Main Clinic at (850) 452-8970. For Dental inquiries, (850) 452-8970 ext. 146.

Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
http://www.nmcrs.org
(850) 452-2300
Navy and Marine Corps personnel and their families share a common experience and are bound by ties of service, common interest and association. Due to the conditions of service life, both active and retired service members and their families are subject to greater mischance and misfortune than their civilian counterparts and on these occasions must seek a helping hand.

Recognizing the need, members of the Navy and Marine Corps have created and supported their own organization dedicated to assisting, financially or by service, members who find themselves in difficulty. When you or your family members need assistance, apply to your local Navy-Marine Corps Relief Office. If your immediate needs occur after hours, call the nearest Red Cross facility for Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society assistance.

Navy-Marine Corps Relief can aid active Navy and Marine Corps personnel, retirees and family members of living Service Members. Also, Widows of retired Service Members may be eligible. Navy-Marine Corps Relief also acts as an interface for other service personnel in need by interacting with their particular service relief organization when there is none available locally. Navy-Marine Corps Relief can normally assist with emergency transportation, funerals, medical bills, food, rent, utilities, required dental treatment, disaster relief, government pay errors and essential car repairs. Other services include education loans for family members and connecting service members and families with civilian agencies. Most NMCRS financial assistance is in the form of a zero percent interest loan.

The office is located in Building 625D, 2nd deck, NAS Pensacola. Phone (850) 452-2300; open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Calling ahead is recommended. Appointments are from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. For information on the NMCRS Thrift Shoppe, located at Corry Station, contact (850) 452-6174 for hours and location.

Personal Property Office
The NAS Pensacola Personal Property Office provides complete household goods services for all military services and DoD Personnel, and their family members throughout Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties in Florida.

The Personal Property Office's mission is to achieve the highest level of customer satisfaction by offering unparalleled member support, provide accurate information and quality carriers and services.

Personnel should arrange their HHG/UB shipping requirements as soon as orders are in hand. Currently members can arrange their shipments on "SmartWebMove" http://www.smartwebmove.navsup.navy.mil or personally come into the PPSO. If the move is a basic move (point A to point B) the member can use DP3 (Defense Personal Property Program) through http://www.move.mil. DP3 is a Web based program similar to SmartWebMove, however, DP3 allows members the capability to be in contact directly with the transportation service provider.

Ultimately, in the near future all shipments will be processed through DP3. For more information go to http://www.move.mil or contact the PPSO at (850) 452-4654 or DSN 922-4654. Historically our "peak" season is April through September, during these months services are usually maximized for both inbound shipments as well as outbound shipments.

Inbound personnel immediately upon arrival to Pensacola that have an inbound shipment under a government bill of lading need to notify the PPSO inbound section and provide contact information. Otherwise, temporary storage is required and release of the HHG is then dependent upon available resources for the selected dates especially during "peak" season.

Unaccompanied student officers and enlisted personnel are required to reside on base in furnished government billets. Personnel should contact their gaining unit to obtain current information concerning billeting availability.

Personal Property Office
All Numbers Are in Area Code (850) Unless Stated Otherwise.
Inbound Shipments
(NAS Pensacola) 452-4727/30
Quality Control 452-4709
Claims Liaison 452-4453
Outbound Shipments
452-4654

USO Northwest Florida, Serving the Florida Panhandle
USO NAS Pensacola Recreation Center
(850) 455-8280 option 2
Address: 153 Ellyson, Building 625 D
NAS Pensacola, FL 32508
Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, noon to 8 p.m.

USO Pensacola Airport Welcome Center
(850) 455-8280 option 1
Address: 2430 Airport Blvd. Suite 216
Pensacola, FL 32504
(Located on the second level next to Varona's)
Hours of Operation: Seven days a week, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

USO Northwest
Florida Regional Airport
(850) 609-4738
Address: 1701 State Road 85 N, Suite 11
Eglin AFB, FL 32542
(Located across from ticketing in the Northwest Florida Regional Airport)
Hours of Operation: Seven days a week, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
USO Northwest Florida provides a touch of home to our nation's heroes as a gift from the American people. Computer access, Wi-Fi, gaming systems, television, snacks and somewhere to relax are at all of our physical locations. Other programs offered are: USO Care Packages for those deploying. United Through Reading where you are taped while reading to your child before deployment. Both the book and the DVD are sent to the child at no charge. Welcome home activities. Special events around holidays. The mission of the USO is to enhance the quality of life for military personnel and their families. All USO Northwest Florida programs are free of charge.

NEX * Your Navy Exchange - "Only at My NEX"
Since our establishment in 1946, we've been the Navy's Family store. Not only will you find quality goods and services at a savings, we support your quality of life programs as well. We are more than just a store! The Navy Exchange Systems include Retail Sales, Navy Uniforms, Navy Lodges, Ship Stores, Public Private Ventures and Service Programs. We're the one for everything you need.

MWR
The recreation opportunities for active duty military, retirees and their family members are limitless at NAS Pensacola. NAS Pensacola is located in actually 4 geographically separate areas, NAS Pensacola mainside, Corry Station, Saufley Field and Blue Angel Park Recreation area. DoD employees that work at NASP and their dependents are also eligible to use selected facilities based on availability and eligibility restrictions:

AC Read Golf Course and Tennis Center
Bayou Grande Picnic Center
Bayou Grande Sailing Marina
Child Development Center
Pay For Use Computer Center (Portside)
Food and Beverage Facilities
Information Tickets/Travel (ITT)
Library and Computer Lab
Oak Grove Park, RV/Tent Camping and Cottages
Portside Cinema
Portside Complex (Food Court,
Computer Center, Game Room, ATM)
Swimming Pools
Oak Grove Park Recreation Gear/
Equipment Rental
Recycling Center
Youth Activities Center
The MWR Business office hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and closed weekends and government holidays. You can reach the office by calling (850) 452-3806.

A.C. Read Golf Club
(850) 452-2454
Located just 400 yards south of the main gate, beautiful A.C. Read Golf Club boasts 27 championship holes and an 18-hole (par 60) executive course. All tee times for the championship course are available up to seven days in advance. No tee time is necessary on the executive course. Club and cart rentals, a practice facility, club repair and storage are available, as well as a fully stocked golf shop with complete equipment sales. Club professionals are available for individual or group instruction by appointment only. Course is open from 7 a.m. to sunset.

Athletics
Ball Fields/Pavilions
(850) 452-7813
The Barrancas ball fields and pavilions and NATTC ball fields are reserved though the sports office at (850) 452-4392. Active duty, Reservist, Retirees and DoD who work on base are eligible to reserve them at no cost command functions. Private (non military) sports teams (i.e. youth baseball, soccer or adult softball) are not authorized use. Softball gear can be checked out. All other equipment (volleyballs, Frisbees, tennis rackets, soccer balls, footballs and horseshoes) are reserved and issued though the Portside Gym (850) 452-7813.

Radford Fitness Center and Gym
(850) 452-9845
The 54,000 square foot Radford Fitness Center and Gym is located in Building 4143 along the beautiful waters of Pensacola Bay on Radford Boulevard. The Radford Fitness Center houses all of the newest models of LIFE FITNESS selectorize and free weight equipment, as well as Life Fitness cardio equipment, many with individual LCD screens. ACE Certified Fitness Trainers are on site and can provide equipment orientations, individual fitness programs as well as large and small command PT. There are over 50 group exercise classes offered weekly for every fitness level in the group exercise room. There is also a dedicated spinning studio for instructor-led spinning. For the sports enthusiasts, there are two basketball courts, complete with volleyball setups and two glass racquetball courts. Contact the Sports Specialist at (850) 452-4391 for information on captain's cup events. Reservations can be requested for racquetball courts by calling the front desk at (850) 452-9845. MMA punching and kicking bags are available along with gloves to check out for daily use. The center is complete with men's and women's locker rooms and steam rooms. Lockers are available for long term rental or daily use.

Portside Fitness Facility
(850) 452-7810
The Portside Fitness Center is located in Building 606 off East Avenue across from the Portside Entertainment Complex near the NATTC Complex. Portside Fitness Center houses a wide variety of strength-training selectorize and free weight equipment, as well as cardio equipment. The Center also offers showers, lockers and saunas. There is a large back room for all your functional fitness needs as well as ACE Certified Fitness trainers standing by to provide instruction, orientations and large and small command PT sessions. There are four Racquetball/Handball courts available and can be reserved by calling (850) 452-7810.

The Portside Gym is located next door in Building 627, offering basketball, volleyball and badminton courts as well as an indoor option for command PT sessions. Reservations for courts can be made through Portside Gym by calling (850) 452-7813. Portside Gym also martial arts classes in the Dojo located in the back of the gym.

Jogging Trails
Designated jogging areas on base include sidewalk area along seawall, extending past Officer's Club area to the Chip Trail that leads almost to the back gate, over 8 miles out and back. There is also a Fitness Trail at the head of the Chip Jogging Trail (entrance on west side of Officer's Club parking lot) incorporating exercise stations with moderate running distance between stations.

Barrancas Beach
(San Carlos Beach)
(850) 452-8293
Located off Radford Boulevard across from Fort Barrancas, the lifeguarded beach is open from Memorial Day through Labor Day, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eligible patrons may use picnic tables and cabanas on a first-come, first-serve basis at no charge.

Bayou Grande Picnic Center
(Ski Beach)
(850) 452-2535
The perfect setting for family or squadron get-togethers, Bayou Grande Picnic Center has it all. Reserve the patio for groups under 50 or the pavilion for larger groups. There are seven group picnic sites and numerous individual picnic areas. Accommodations include restrooms and showers, a fishing pier and swimming area. Canoe, kayak and sports equipment rentals are also available. The Center also has horseshoes and a volleyball court available at no charge. Ice and beverages are for sale on site. Reservation for the group picnic areas can be made three months in advance by active duty and retired; two months in advance for DoD. Individual picnic tables are on first-come, first serve basis. Bayou Grande Picnic Center is open from March to November and closed during the winter. Bayou Grande Picnic Center is located at the end of John Towers Road off Taylor Road on Bayou Grande adjacent to the AC Read Golf Course Bayou Nine.

Bayou Grande Marina
(850) 452-4152
The Marina is located by land in a well-protected cove at the northeast corner of NAS Pensacola. By water, you can reference NOAA chart #11378, and the Marina is located in the northwest corner of Pensacola Bay on Bayou Grande. The coordinates for the #1 channel entrance marker is latitude north 30 22.23 and longitude west 87 15.40. Marina berthing includes 206 floating wet slips, 33 covered dry storage, 177 dry storage spaces and 12 beach storage spaces. Transient dockage is available, not to exceed 14 days, which includes restrooms, showers and laundry facilities. The Marina's rental fleet consists of a variety of boats: 14' Sunfish, 14' Lasers, 14' American Sloops, 17' Hunters, 19' Flying Scots, 22' Catalinas, canoes and kayaks. The Marina offers basic MATE "A" and intermediate level SKIPPER "B" sailing classes from March through September. Classes are required to check out a boat from the rental fleet. The Marina's topside rental room, "The Crows Nest" overlooks the bayou and marina and is available for special events. The room has an inside seating capacity for 64 and a large outside covered deck with barbecue grill and seating capacity for another 50 to 75. The Crows Nest is a great place to hold your special event! Adjacent to the Marina is Serenity Point fishing area and features a 16' x 30' deck, BBQ grill and picnic tables. Open daily for daytime use at no charge on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Child Development
Center—NAS Pensacola
(850) 452-2211/2161
The Naval Air Station Pensacola CDC is considered a large Child Development Center and operates under the umbrella of Child and Youth Programs. The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) accredits the center as a program that provides exemplary developmental care for young children. The center provides care for children 6 weeks to 5 years of age full time and drop-in on a space-available basis. Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten is also offered for children 4 years of age. The center is open to all Active duty Military and DoD civilians. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. The center is closed on weekends and federal holidays.

Child and Youth Programs—
Child Development Home (CDH)
(850) 293-5843
Since October 1990, the NAS Pensacola Child Development Home (formerly known as Family Child Care) program has increased the availability of quality, affordable childcare for children 6 weeks to 12 years. Providers offer safe, family settings with developmentally appropriate activities and nutritious meals. The Child Development Homes Program certifies military spouses residing in Navy Housing. Active and retired Military spouses who live off base in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties may obtain Navy certification and State of Florida licensure. Providers and their family's backgrounds are screened as part of the certification process and all homes are inspected by Fire Prevention, Preventive Medicine and the CDH program.

In addition, all off-base homes are inspected by a representative from the Department of Children and Families. Providers participate in training and all homes are visited monthly on an unannounced basis. Some homes offer full-time, drop-in, extended hours, and evening care services. Active duty military, DoD civilians and reservists on active duty are eligible to use the CDH program. The Child Development Home office is located in Child and Youth Programs (CYP) Office. For information on becoming a provider or to obtain a referral list for certified CDH providers, please contact the CYP office.

Fred G. Smalley Youth Center
(850) 452-2417/2296
In partnership with the Boys and Girls Club of America and 4-H Clubs, this center features a gym, game room, computer lab, snack area, arts/crafts room, homework room and multimedia room. The facility is located in Building 3690, 690 Moffett Road, NAS Pensacola adjacent to the CDC. The Youth Center is available for use by authorized family members, kindergarten through grade 12. The School Age Care Program is a daily program from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. to accommodate attendance before and after school for six area schools. Camps are in session for spring, summer and winter school breaks. Special programs are offered such as SAC extended care, open recreation activities/field trips and dances. Teen program activities are scheduled for youth ages thirteen and above. Judo lessons are available. Sports leagues include spring and fall soccer, flag football, T-ball, coach-pitch baseball, cheerleading and basketball.

Information, Tickets and Travel (ITT)
(850) 452-6354
ITT provides quality of life leisure services to the military community (active, retired, DoD and their dependents and guests). You will discover a diversified selection of "free" travel literature, including local and state highway maps; travel guides; motel and hotel directories; calendar of events; dining, camping and road travel tour information. You can also purchase discounted Military Travel guides, Military Outdoor Recreation Guides and Military Road Maps. ITT offers outstanding discounted attraction tickets for the entire United States, such as Disney, Universal, Sea World and Six Flag theme parks along with all-inclusive vacations with Sandals, Beaches, Disney and other agencies. ITT also offers outstanding discounted tickets for local area attractions such as The Zoo in Gulf Breeze, local movie theaters, Aquarium of the Americas, Audubon Zoo and more! ITT will book the cruise of your dreams and often at military discounts as much as 50 percent off regular prices. ITT can also provide a savings of 40 to 60 percent off the regular price of hotel and lodging facilities located close to all the attractions or your preferred destination. You don't need to make a reservation to get complete vacation packages, cruise line bookings, motels/hotels or resorts, just come in to your local ITT office. We do all the work for you! There is no charge for our services. ITT is your Ticket Master outlet offering computerized and diversified sales for all concerts, events, and shows in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, North Carolina and South Carolina. The ITT office, Building 3787, offers one-stop shopping and is located near the Commissary, Navy Exchange Mall off Highway 98 and adjacent to the Mini Mart. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and closed Sunday and holidays. All prices, tickets and hours are subject to change without notice. You may reach ITT staff by calling (850) 452 6354/6362, fax number (850) 452 6370 or by visiting the website at http://www.cnic.navy.mil/pensacola/index.htm.

Library
(850) 452-4362
The Station Library, Building 634, is located at 250 Chambers Ave. The library offers a variety of current fiction and nonfiction in both book and audio formats; an educational DVD collection is being built. Materials for educational and professional development are included in the collection, which features heavy emphasis on aviation, the Navy and Naval History. Titles currently on the Navy and Marine Corps reading lists are available. In addition to Internet computers, the library provides a fax machine (the number is (850) 453-2028 for those wishing to receive a fax), photocopier and a microfiche reader/printer. Some services may be provided for a fee. A children's section with materials in both book and audio format is also available.

Liberty Program
(850) 452-2372
Liberty Home Base is located in Building 3912, Portside Entertainment Complex, and targets young, single or unaccompanied active duty personnel between the ages of 18 and 25, stationed aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola. The program plans and promotes special events, social theme parties, athletic events, various tournaments, clubs and instructional classes, local and overnight tours including three-day weekend trips to Disney World/Universal Studios, Bush Gardens, New Orleans, Atlanta and more. This location also provides Movies on Demand, a movie theater, multiple screens to watch movies and television channels with free popcorn available during hours of operation, X-Box 360, Wii and PS3 game systems. Other free services include: two pool tables, 24 computers with Internet access, printing, copy, fax services and wireless Internet.

Oak Grove Park, RV Sites, Cottages and Primitive Camping
(850) 452-2535
There are 52 RV sites with full hookups and cable TV. The park also houses a bathhouse, laundry and gazebo. There are overflow sites in the Jackson Court Area available with limited services. There are eight two-bedroom and 12 one-bedroom, fully-equipped rental cottages that overlook the beach. There are eight primitive tent sites located under the large Naval Live Oak trees near the beach, with a fire ring and picnic table. There is no power in this area. A bathhouse and laundry are available near the sites. Camping gear rental is available on site. Reservations are accepted three months in advance for active duty and retired; two months for DoD. The park is located northwest of Barrancas Beach, across from the Sherman Field (runway).

Portside Cinema
(850) 452-3522
The Twin Cinema, Building 606, houses two, state of the art theaters and offers the latest releases in movie entertainment, an excellent concession, game room and great prices in a cheerful atmosphere. Open to active duty, retirees, dependents and their guests. Call for times and movies or check the MWR website for schedules.

Portside Club and Entertainment Complex
(850) 452-3364
The Portside Complex, Building 3912, is located on East Avenue in the Naval Air Technical Training Center Campus and is home to the high-energy Portside Enlisted Club, game room, food court and Pay-for-use Computer Center. With the exception of the enlisted club, the entire complex is open to all active duty, retired military, DoD and their guests.

Portside Enlisted Club: The enlisted club offers music, light show, karaoke, Latin nights, Dueling Pianos, 10 BIG screen TV's, special events such as, UFC fights on pay per view, hypnotic comedians, Comics on Duty, Super Bowl, holiday parties and entertainment for enlisted personnel E1 through E6.

Game Room: Open to all-hands, the Game Room has over one million dollars in interactive amusements, pinball, air hockey and 14 billiard/pool tables. Children under 18 must be with a parent or guardian prior to 6 p.m. No one under 18 permitted after 6 p.m.

Pay-for-use Computer Center: A popular computer system featuring 12 high-speed computers with Internet access, available to rent for $6 hour and .25¢ per page to print.

Outdoor Recreation Equipment Rental
(850) 452-2535
The Outdoor Equipment Rental facility is located at Oak Grove Park. Camping equipment rental includes tents, stoves, lanterns, ice chest, grills, smokers, canoes, cots and sleeping bags, which are just some of the items available. Reservations are accepted three months in advance by active duty and retired; two months for DoD.

Recycling
(850) 572-6184
For over a decade, NAS Pensacola has been recycling, directly benefiting the environment and diverting tons of waste from NAS Pensacola's waste stream. Items accepted in the drop-off bins are: cardboard, aluminum cans, tin cans, #1, #2 and #4 plastics and all types of paper including junk mail, catalogs, newspapers, office paper and phone books. Our drop-off bins are located at Building 1079 at CID Corry Station on the corner of Roberts Avenue and First Street. On NAS Pensacola there are two drop off bins-on Radford Boulevard by the back gate and on Page Drive across the street from PEN AIR Credit Union.

Sherman Cove Marina
(850) 452-2212
The Marina sports a large rental fleet, including 22' to 25' pontoon boats, 17' Whaler skiffs and 17' Cape Horn fishing boats. Other amenities include rod and reel rental, two boat ramps, 32 floating wet slips, 320 dry storage spaces for privately owned boats, four rinse and flush stations and gas/diesel fuel. The ships' store offers bait, tackle, snacks, ice and drinks. Prior to boat rental, a Skipper's card is mandatory. The Skipper's test is 20 minutes of reading material followed by a 20 minute written test. The end result provides the customer with the basic information to safely operate all rental equipment and a certification card good for three years. Located near the back gate, Sherman Cove is just off the Intracoastal Waterway and located just five minutes from the Gulf of Mexico. Open to all military and DoD personnel.

Swimming Pools
Mustin Beach Aquatic Center (850) 452-8293
Turner Street Pool (850) 452-8389
Outdoor pools are in operation Memorial Day through Labor Day with extended hours as weather and lifeguards permit. The Mustin Beach Pool is located behind the Officers' Club on Radford Boulevard and has an in-water climbing wall. The Turner Street Pool is located on Turner Road. Both pools are equipped with water slides and toddler areas. Swimming passes, reservations for parties and varied programs and camps, from swim lessons to Junior Lifeguarding, are available. The indoor pool (452-9444), located in Building 3828, is available for evening recreational swimming during the fall and winter months. Active duty, military retirees and family members must show proper ID. Family members ages 10 to 16 may swim unaccompanied by passing a 25-yard swim test. Varied programs make this a year-round exercise facility.

Tennis
(850) 452-4391
Six lighted outdoor courts are located adjacent to the A.C. Read Golf Club. The outdoor courts are on a first come, first-serve basis. A Tennis Pro is available for lessons through A.C. Read Golf Club at (850) 452-2454.

Veterinarian Clinic
(850) 452-3530
Open to all military active duty, active duty reserves, retirees and dependents. Located in Building 626A, the Vet Clinic is open for product sales Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clinics are scheduled by appointment, generally on Tuesday and Thursday, but also Wednesday as needed, and at our Whiting Field location once a month. Routine preventive medicine services include vaccinations, heartworm testing, feline leukemia and FIV testing, de-worming and health certificates for travel or day care. Please be sure to call for information on PCSing with your pet(s) as soon as you receive information on your orders. The preparation time to send your pet to many OCONUS locations can be up to eight months.

We also provide various sick call services. Routine sick call includes skin, eye or ear problems with some additional diagnostic services available, depending on the individual case. We offer limited routine surgical care (including spay, neuter, dental cleaning and minor surgery), as our missions, equipment and personnel allow. In case of an emergency, please call a local civilian emergency clinic for support. When calling to schedule an appointment, please be prepared to clarify what you need for your pet so that we may plan to serve you in the most efficient manner possible. We are here to support the health and welfare of the beloved pets of our military families, as well as provide care for all government owned animals in this area. For your information, other missions of Pensacola Branch Veterinary Services include, but are not limited to, the Food Safety and Security support for the entire panhandle of Florida and parts of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Please know that along with our many other responsibilities, we will provide the high quality, low cost health care your pets deserve. We look forward to meeting you and your pets.

MWR Food Services
Food and beverage service is available at the following locations:
The A&W Restaurant brings back the days when great tasting food was made to order with fresh, quality ingredients and always served up with a warm smile. Well, those days have never left at your favorite A&W Restaurant. Located inside the Portside Entertainment Food Court, we still make our burgers, hot dogs, french fries, onion rings, ice cream floats and of course, our famous A&W Root Beer the way you like it. We're still making memories and all-American food. Open daily to everyone.

A Pizza Hut Express and Taco Bell Express restaurants are also conveniently located inside the Portside Entertainment Food Court and offer everyone's favorite selection of personal pan pizzas and south-of-the-border entrees.

The Oaks Restaurant at A.C. Read Golf Club offers breakfast and lunch service from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., seven days a week. The breakfast buffet is available Wednesday through Friday, 6 to 10 a.m. The hot lunch on weekdays has a regular following and with good reason! It is open to the public and take-out is available.

The Lounge is open Wednesday through Saturday at 11 a.m., with a Wednesday social hour beginning at 3 p.m. Please call (850) 452-3859 for more in-formation. Catering services are available for casual gatherings, (850) 452-3748.

Corry Grill serves a variety of delicious foods from the grill and is located in the Corry Recreation Center.

Clubs
Cubi Bar and Café
(850) 452-2643
The Cubi Bar and Café is located inside the NAS Naval Aviation Museum and serves lunch Sunday through Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily. Enjoy a casual dining atmosphere in a working museum exhibit. Lunch consists of signature soups, gourmet salads and deli sandwiches on our freshly baked bread. Catering, large group reservations and birthday parties are available by calling (850) 452-2643 for further information.

CPO Club and Blood Stripe Club
(850) 452-6380
Both clubs are located in the Lighthouse Point building and feature a beachside Tiki Hut for Chief functions. Both clubs are available for Command Functions.

Lighthouse Point
(850) 453-1840
Enjoy a picturesque view of the channel and beautiful emerald-green waters. Lighthouse Point is an ideal location for events such as wedding receptions, retirements, anniversaries and holiday parties. Please call (850) 453-1840 for information on availability.

Mustin Beach Officers' Club
General Office (850) 452-4035
Catering Office (850) 452-8280
The historic Mustin Beach Officers' Club, named after the first commanding officer of NAS Pensacola, Captain Henry C. "Rum" Mustin and Naval Aviator #11, was constructed in 1937. The Officers' Club is located on Radford Boulevard in Building 253. The bar is open for the after-work crowd and each evening, Monday through Friday. The O'Club also offers a variety of special event space for groups up to 500 in our Ballroom, to groups of 125 in the Goshawk and dining rooms. More intimate groups of up to 50 can utilize the Bay Room which overlooks the Pensacola Bay and allows access to the beautifully landscaped lawn and walkway to the beach.

COMMANDS
479th Flying Training Group
The 479th Flying Training Group traces its lineage to World War II. In September 1943, Lt. Col. Leo Dusard began selecting key personnel from the 329th Fighter Group to form a new fighter group. He sent those individuals to the Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics at Orlando, Fla to learn the latest information and methods of operation for fighter groups in combat. This new group, the 479th Fighter Group, activated on Oct. 15, 1943, with the mission of providing high-altitude, long-range escort for Eighth Air Force bombers.

In November, Colonel Dusard was reassigned to the Southwest Pacific and Lt. Col. William Dyess arrived at Grand Central Air Station in Burbank, Calif. where the Group had set up operations. Colonel Dyess had survived the brutal Bataan Death March and recently escaped Japanese captivity.

Prior to accepting command of the 479th, Lt. Col. Dyess perished in a P-38 Lightning training accident near Burbank. On Dec. 23, his Lightning caught fire, but he refused to bail out over a populated area and died while guiding his burning aircraft into a vacant lot. Lt. Col. Kyle Riddle, commanding officer of the 328th Fighter Group at Hamilton Field, assumed command of the Group, which would become known as "Riddle's Raiders."

By February 1944, the Group's three squadrons had relocated to various airfields in the area to more effectively train for their overseas deployment. Along with training for their deployment, each squadron provided coastal defense by patrolling the Western coast.

On April 16, 1944, 145 officers and 910 enlisted men boarded trains for their cross-country trip to Camp Kilmer, N.J. and 12 days later boarded the USS Argentina for a cross-Atlantic journey to Greenock, Scotland. Immediately after disembarking, the Group transferred to troop trains for the switching yards at New Market, England, and then traveled by truck to their new home, Wattisham Royal Air Station near the village of Ipswich.

Only 11 days after arriving at Wattisham, the 479th FG participated in its first combat mission. Maj. John Kowell led 34 Lightnings on a sweep over Holland and Belgium. On May 31, Capt. Frank Keller of the 435th FS recorded the Group's first kill by destroying a Junkers Ju-88 Zerstorer on the ground near Humfeld, France. On July 29, Capt. Arthur Jeffrey recorded the Group's first aerial victory and was the first pilot in the unit to shoot down a rocket-propelled aircraft, a Messerschmitt Me-163 Komet over Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Beginning in August 1944, the Group began trading in its P-38 aircraft for the better-performing North American P-51 Mustang.

On Aug. 10, while on a mission over France, Colonel Riddle's plane was hit by flak. Noticing damage to the left engine, he reduced his airspeed and was able to belly the aircraft into a small grain field. After scrambling from the downed aircraft, a Frenchman working in the field motioned for Riddle to follow him to a small town where Riddle changed out of his flight gear. After roughly a week in hiding, Riddle began his return trip back to England. Led by the French farmer's 8 year old son on a 1 1/2 day bicycle ride to a small town of Paris, the next day Riddle rode by car to where he was able to join the advancing portion of General George S. Patton's Third U.S. Army. Four days later Riddle found himself back at Wattisham.

During Riddle's adventures in occupied France, Colonel Hubert "Hub" Zemke, commander of the 56th Fighter Group, assumed command of the 479th. He soon led the Group on one of its largest attacks against the airdromes at Nancy and Essey, destroying 43 enemy planes and damaging 28. Unfortunately, on Oct. 30, 1944, while leading a mission over Hamburg, Zemke flew through an imbedded "cue" lurking in the stratus, immediately tearing the wings off his Mustang. Zemke was able to parachute to safety but was taken prisoner for the remainder of the war.

Colonel Riddle resumed command of the Group again after Zemke's capture and remained commander for the remainder of the war. During the Group's eleven months of combat flying, it participated in 351 missions and was credited with 155 enemy aircraft destroyed and 38 damaged in aerial victories, along with 442 destroyed and another 167 damaged on the ground. On Thanksgiving Day 1945, the Group boarded the USS Enterprise for the return trip to the United States, where the 479th inactivated on Dec. 1, 1945 at Camp Kilmer.

Seven years to the day after inactivation, the Group breathed new life when it was activated and redesignated the 479th Fighter-Bomber Group at George AFB, Calif. in December 1952, flying the North American F-51 Mustang. At the same time, the 435th Fighter-Bomber Squadron was detached to Headquarters, Iceland Air Defense Force at Keflavik, providing air defense of Iceland on behalf of NATO. By June 1953, the Group phased into the North American F-86 Sabre and, one year later, into the F-100A Super Sabre, becoming the first Air Force unit equipped with the new Century series aircraft. In October 1957, the Group deactivated.

After 34 years of inactivity, the Group was activated as the 479th Fighter Group on July 26, 1991 at Holloman AFB, N.M. where it conducted Lead-in Fighter Training. The Group's existence was short-lived, however, when it was inactivated in mid-November of the same year. Nine years later, the Group, redesignated the 479th Flying Training Group, was activated at Moody AFB, Ga., providing Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training and Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals. The Group was the first unit in Air Education Training Command to provide JSUPT training in the new Raytheon T-6A Texan II. Once again, however, the Group was active for only a few years, inactivating on June 21, 2007 having completed more than 120,000 hours in the Texan II and 89,500 hours in the Northrop T-38C Talon.

The Group was reactivated on Oct. 2, 2009 as the 479th Flying Training Group in NAS Pensacola, Fla. Tenet units of the 479th FTG include: the 479th Operational Support Squadron, the 451st Flying Training Squadron and the 455th Flying Training Squadron. The Group's mission is to train Combat System Officers (CSO) in the United States Air Force. The Group currently flies the T-6A Texan II and the T-1A Jayhawk. When at full capacity the Group will put up to 400 students through the CSO training program per year.

479th Operational Support Squadron
The 479th OSS was originally designated the 479th School Squadron. The unit was activated Aug. 1, 1941 at Kelly Field in San Antonio, Texas. The unit was redesignated the 479th School Squadron (Special) on Dec. 29, 1941, and moved to Harlingen, TX in January 1942. It became the 479th Flexible Gunnery Training Squadron on Oct. 15, 1942 and disbanded on April 30, 1944. After 57 years of inactivation the 479th Training Support Squadron stood up on July 9, 2001 at Moody AFB, Ga. as part of the 479th Flying Training Group.

The Squadron was reactivated on Oct. 2, 2009 as the 479th Operational Support Squadron and serves as a tenet unit to the 479th Flying Training Group in NAS Pensacola, Fla.

451st Flying Training Squadron
The 451st Bombardment Squadron (Medium) was activated on July 17, 1942, and conducted B-26 combat operations in the European Theater of Operations from July 1943 to April 1945. The unit was inactivated in Dec. 1945. It was redesignated as 451st Bombardment Squadron (Light) and activated in the Reserve on Aug. 9, 1947 and flew the AT-6, AT-7 and AT-11 at Reading Army Airfield, PA. The squadron was inactivated on June 27, 1949. It was reactivated as the 451st Fighter-Day Squadron on July 1, 1954 at Foster AFB, Texas where the unit flew the F-86 and F-100 until inactivation in 1957. The unit stood up again in 1973 at Mather AFB, Calif. and was conducting Undergraduate Navigator Training until inactivation in the early 1990s.

The unit earned the following honors: seven World War II campaigns, a Distinguished Unit Citation and four Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards. The Squadron was reactivated on Oct. 2, 2009 as the 451st Flying Training Squadron and serves as a tenet unit to the 479th Flying Training Group in NAS Pensacola, Fla.

455th Flying Training Squadron
The 455th Flying Training Squadron was activated as the 455th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on Aug. 4, 1942 at Columbia Army Air Base, S.C. It deployed to the European theater of Operations in World War II and flew B-26 bombers during the war. It was inactivated on Dec. 12, 1945. The unit reactivated in the Reserve on June 27, 1949 at Tinker AFB, Okla. as the 455th Bombardment Squadron (Light) flying the T-6, T-11 and B-26. It was inactivated in March 1951. It was redesignated the 455th Fighter-Bomber Squadron and activated on Aug. 8, 1955 at Eielson AFB, Alaska and then moved to Bunker Hill AFB, Idaho in November, flying the F-86 and F-100. The unit went inactive again Sept. 1, 1957, but later stood up as the 455th Flying Training Squadron on April 1, 1973 at Mather AFB, Calif. conducting Undergraduate Navigator Training until deactivation in the early 1990s.

Among its honors are seven World War II campaign streamers, a Distinguished Unit Citation and four Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards.

The Squadron was reactivated on Oct. 2, 2009 as the 455th Flying Training Squadron and serves as a tenet unit to the 479th Flying Training Group in NAS Pensacola, Fla.

Naval Education and Training Command (NETC)
Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) is responsible for the education and training of Navy and Marine Corps personnel, both officers and enlisted. NETC oversees a network of training and education programs and activities that extend from coast-to-coast and to Fleet units at sea.

This training includes recruit training, specialized skills training, pre-commissioning training for officers, warfare specialty training, and fleet individual and team training. Selected training is also conducted via the World Wide Web through NETC's Navy E-Learning online system on Navy Knowledge Online (NKO). Advanced education initiatives including Voluntary Education programs, Enlisted Education Programs, Scholarships, Graduate and Advanced Voucher Programs are coordinated through NETC. The command also provides support for Joint Professional Military Education and Navy Professional Military Education in conjunction with the Chief of Naval Operations staff and Naval War College.

Through Naval Education and Training Security Assistance Field Activity (NETSAFA) International Training Center, NETC is also involved in the education and training of students of allied foreign nations, ranging from enlisted skills training to officer flight training. Navy Credentialing Opportunities Online or COOL offers Sailors the opportunity to earn civilian certifications and licenses corresponding to their Navy ratings, jobs and occupations (i.e. collateral duties and non-rating-specific work). Navy COOL is managed by the Center for Information Dominance (CID). Professional credentialing acts as an integral part of the Navy's Enlisted Learning and Development Strategy (ELDS), moving our Navy toward the CNO's vision of a "superbly trained and led team of diverse Sailors" By improving force readiness through initiatives like Navy COOL, we're presenting Sailors with another key to career success that will benefit them while they're in the Navy and beyond.

The vision of the ELDS is to assure that every Sailor is afforded the opportunity to develop and achieve their personal and professional goals while providing Navy with the best fit in assignments to promote peace and prevail in conflict.

ELDS does not necessarily create new programs, but provides visibility to the many outstanding Navy programs currently in use. It is an umbrella under which are the learning and development programs that enlisted Sailors need access to for a successful career.

The ELDS Team has created a Learning and Development Roadmap (LaDR-[pronounced LADDER]) which are available on NKO for Sailors in all Navy Rating's to use. The LaDR provides the visual of that umbrella, giving Sailors a checklist to see where they are, and where they need to head for personal and professional success. Providing a valuable link between shore-based training facilities and fleet training requirements is another responsibility of NETC. The NETC N-7 offices, located in Norfolk, Va., coordinates with the fleet to ensure alignment of training to fleet requirements. N-7 is charged with supporting, integrating and standardizing the training development and delivery for all Navy Sailors by building dynamic occupational, leadership and personal devel-opment continuums that are creating an environment of lifelong learning. These tasks are coordinated through the 15 Learning and their associated schools and training sites throughout the world.

Under NETC, the Naval Education and Training Professional Development and Technology Center at Saufley Field provides support services and administers the Navy's enlisted advancement system. The NETC Security Assistance Program is administered by the NETSAFA to help America's friends and allies develop appropriated defense capabilities of their own. Through the Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) in Great Lakes, Ill., NETC has aligned enlisted and officer initial training programs under a single command structure. NSTC has the critical mission of transforming volunteers into naval service professionals. In addition to operating the Navy's boot camp for enlisted Sailors, located at Great Lakes, NSTC is responsible for all the Navy's initial training programs, less the United States Naval Academy.

NSTC Coordinates the Following Programs:
Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.
59 Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps units at 71 colleges and universities throughout the country (includes consortiums and cross-town affiliates). Hundreds of Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps programs at high schools throughout the country, U.S. Territories and at Department of Defense Dependent Schools overseas.

Officer Training Command, Newport, R.I., which includes the following programs:
Officer Candidate School
Officer Development School
Direct Commission Officer School
Limited Duty Officer and Warrant Officer School Officer Indoctrination School and Seaman to Admiral 21/Naval Science Institute (NSI).
One of the largest shore commands in the Navy, NETC is comprised of more than 19,000 military and civilian staff personnel at more than 230 subordinate activities and detachments in the United States and at remote sites overseas, providing training and education to more than 30,000 students on any given day. Feedback from the fleet, through an active training assessment and appraisal system, ensures the NETC activities provide fleet units the best trained personnel to serve as the nation's leading edge in defense of freedom.

Barrancas National Cemetery
The Barrancas National Cemetery is located aboard NAS, Pensacola. Within its serenely landscaped grounds lie the men and women who served with dedication and courage in our country's battles. We offer solemn tribute to all of America's veterans and their spouse. The cemetery's first interment was in 1829 and today we continue to offer a final resting place for those who have served in uniform.

During the early years of the Civil War, the dead were buried in fields and church yards or close to the hospitals where they died. The number of dead soon exceeded that of any previous conflict on the North American continent. On July 17, 1862, President Lincoln signed legislation that authorized the creation of 14 National Cemeteries, "for the soldiers who shall die in the service of the country." These cemeteries were the beginning of what is now known as the National Cemetery Administration.
With the subsequent merging of the adjoining Army and Navy military cemeteries in the 1860s, Barrancas, originally a small cemetery of the Marine Hospital located near the Navy Yard and Ft. Barrancas during the 1820s, was designated a national cemetery Jan. 30, 1868.

The cemetery has expanded numerous times during its history. With the recent acquisition of land, it will now cover approximately 95 acres with more than 39,000 individuals interred. The cemetery averages 100 burials each month. This rate of interment will fill the available gravesites by the year 2038. Administered by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, eligibility for burial is based on military service and public law, those eligible are: Any U.S. Armed Forces veteran of active duty service whose separation from service was not considered dishonorable and those who retired from the National Guard or Reserves.
Any Armed Forces members who die on active duty.
The spouse, remarried widow/widower, minor children and, under certain conditions, unmarried adult children.
The following services are provided at government expense for those who are eligible: gravesite, opening and closing, grave liner, headstone/marker, as well as care and maintenance of the cemetery.
The cemetery management and staff welcome visitors and encourage individual (self-guided) and group tours of the cemetery grounds. For further in-formation call (850) 453-4846.
Points of interest within the cemetery include the various monuments honoring individuals, military and veteran's organizations; the old Town of Warrington Cemetery surrounded by the National Cemetery; the gravesite of GA-AH, wife of Apache Indian Geronimo; and the gravesites of three Medal of Honor recipients.
Formal ceremonies are conducted each Memorial Day with participation of the active military, veterans groups and the general public. Each individual gravesite is decorated with a miniature American flag with the assistance of the numerous scout groups in the greater Gulf Coast area. Here at Barrancas National Cemetery, the flag of the United States flies daily in silent vigil over the ordered rows of white marble headstones and granite markers honoring the lives and deeds of those who answered the call to duty. For each National Cemetery there is a shared tradition and a continuing obligation to see "that the resting place of the honored dead be kept sacred forever."

Detachment 1, 325th Fighter Wing
Air Education and Training Command established Detachment 1, 325th Fighter Wing in 1995 to provide support and service in four functional areas: Military Travel Pay, Flight Records, Military Personnel and Communications. Detachment 1 supports active duty Air Force staff and students assigned to 20 units in the greater Pensacola area located on Corry Station, NAS Pensacola and NAS Whiting Field. Detachment 1 is located aboard NAS Pensacola, Building 746. Normal duty hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Fleet Weather Center Aviation Component
The Fleet Weather Center Aviation Component (FWC-AVNCOMP) Pensacola is located in Building 1852 (Air Operations Terminal) at Sherman Field. The command provides a wide variety of Meteorological and Oceanographic (METOC) support products and services to local area commands.

These include:
Aviation weather forecasts for Training Air Wing SIX flight instructors and students (over 46,000 briefs a year).
FWC-AVNCOMP is also responsible for weather safety of personnel and equipment for the Pensacola Area Complex which includes Corry Station and Saufley Field. Phone: (850) 452-3644/2386. You can also visit our pki-enabled website at https://pki.weather.navy.mil/AvWeb/frames.jsp?icao=KNPA

Gulf Island National Seashore
European colonization, American expansion, and threats of invasion led to the building of coastal forts along the northern Gulf Coast. Situated on the bluffs (Barrancas) overlooking Pensacola Bay and the gateway to the outside world, Fort Barrancas served as the lock on the gate from potential foreign invaders.

Concerned about French and British explorations and colonization, Spain built the first colony and fort near here in 1698. The French briefly occupied the site in 1719. Later the British acquired Pensacola in 1763 and built a naval redoubt on the Barrancas.

Bernado de Galvez led Spanish troops to recapture Pensacola from the British during the American Revolution in 1781. The Spanish built new fortifications on the Barrancas: San Carlos de Barrancas and Bateria de San Antonio (the water battery).

General Andrew Jackson seized the Spanish forts in 1814 and 1818. When Florida became part of the United States in 1821 the U.S. Navy selected Pensacola Bay as the site for the Warrington Navy Yard. In order to protect the navy yard the U.S. Army, with a force of some 60 contracted slaves, made improvements to the Spanish water battery and built Fort Barrancas over the ruins of San Carlos de Barrancas from 1839 to 1844.

On Jan. 12, 1861, Alabama and Florida state militias occupied Fort Barrancas, Fort McRee, the Advanced Redoubt and the navy yard. Federal forces had moved to Fort Pickens two days earlier. This produced a tense stalemate at Pensacola that rivaled that at Charleston and Fort Sumter in the weeks before the Civil War began.

General Braxton Bragg took command for the Confederate Army at Pensacola in March. A strict disciplinarian, Bragg banned alcohol within five miles of the camps and instituted a rigid schedule of drills and fatigue duties. Each officer was expected to be ready for an intelligent discharge of all the duties of his station, and all soldiers were to devote themselves to the acquirements of knowledge so essential to the success of the glorious cause on which we are engaged. Drilling in the hot sun while closely laced up in heavy woolen uniforms was blamed for much sickness. Hundreds of soldiers were also stricken by consumption, malaria and diarrhea.

Action came in September with a raid on the navy yard by about 100 Federal marines and sailors from Fort Pickens. Bragg responded on an October evening with about 1,000 men in a night attack on Santa Rosa Island, burning the camp of the 6th New York Infantry. Federal forces answered with a massive bombardment on November 22nd and 23rd, heavily damaging Fort McRee and the navy yard. Bragg wrote, for the number and caliber of guns and weight of metal brought into action it would rank with the heaviest bombardments in the world. Confederates abandoned Pensacola in May 1862, and Barrancas saw no further combat.

Fort Barrancas was an integral part of the coast defense system until 1947 when coastal forts were declared surplus. In 1971, Fort Barrancas became part of the newly formed Gulf Islands National Seashore. Extensive restoration of the forts was completed by the National Park Service in 1980. Today, Fort Barrancas symbolizes the lock on the gate that protected Pensacola Bay and its navy yard from potential foreign invaders.

Helicopter Landing Trainer (HLT) IX-514
The Helicopter Landing Trainer (HLT), IX-514, began operations in April 1986, as a cost-effective training vessel, greatly needed to provide student Naval Aviators with underway single-spot deck landing qualifications. The HLT relieved the USS LEXINGTON (AVT 16) of rotary-wing training requirements and provided a realistic training environment.

A former Army Yard Freight Utility Craft, originally named SKILAK (YFU-79), the 134 foot craft was used during the Vietnam War to transport equipment and supplies. At the end of the war, SKILAK was taken out of service, moved to Guam and mothballed.

In 1985, she was towed to Bender Shipyard in Mobile, Ala., for a complete renovation and conversion. The craft was stripped of all original equipment and rebuilt from the hull up. Equipped with a flight deck similar in size and appearance to that found on the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class frigate, the HLT is certified to land and conduct flight operations with all but the largest helicopters found in the U.S. military.

While the HLT generally operates in Pensacola Bay, she has conducted operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Certified to meet all shipboard aircraft requirements, the HLT arrived in Pensacola in early 1986 and assumed most of the responsibility for student shipboard helicopter flight operations. The first helicopter pilots to try out the HLT's flight deck were test pilots from Patuxent River, Md. They were followed by the certification of Helicopter Training Squadron's EIGHT (HT 8), EIGHTEEN (HT-18) and TWENTY EIGHT (HT-28) flight instructors. The first student training flights were conducted in early June 1986. Originally operating with 23 permanently assigned Navy crew members, the HLT has distinguished herself as the Navy's smallest training aircraft carrier, completing over 118,000 mishap-free deck landing qualifications.

In November 1999, operation of the vessel was given over to civilian contractors, who currently man it with 20 personnel, and average about 350 deck landings per month. The primary mission of the HLT is to provide support to the Undergraduate Helicopter Pilot Training Program of Training Air Wing FIVE (TW-5) on a priority basis and operating units of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard on a not-to-interfere basis.

During recent years, the HLT has experienced an increase in its operating tempo, including night and night vision goggle operations, and an expansion of capability to accept larger helicopters. Her underway days per year average about 90 to 120.

Human Resources Office

The Human Resources (HR) Pensacola Satellite Office is as an entity under the Total Force Management Directorate (N1) who reports to the Commander Navy Region South East (CNRSE), Jacksonville, Fla. The HRO is the primary principal source of advice for commanding officers/civilian executive directors at serviced commands on Human Resource Management policy and issues affecting their civilian workforce. The HRO work scope encompasses the Pensacola Complex (NAS Pensacola, Corry Station, Saufley Field, Whiting Field and NSA Panama City). They offer management advisory services for staffing and placement, including recruitment strategy, labor/employee relations, equal employment opportunity program support, employee in-processing and limited personnel data support. The servicing Human Resources Service Center (HRSC) for HRO Pensacola customers in the South East Region is located at the Stennis Space Center, Ms. The HRSC provides recruitment and non-recruitment tools and services, process personnel actions, maintain official personnel folders and provide information on employee training and career development programs.

For employment information and to view vacancy announcements for the Southeast, visit https://chart.donhr.navy.mil. Also, nationwide there are em-ployment opportunities available at http://www.usajobs.gov. Feel free to visit the CNRSE website at: https://www.cnic.navy. mil/cnrse/HumanResourceOperations/Jobs Employment/index.htm.

For federal employee benefits inquiries (health, life, retirement, death, etc.) please call the appropriate office below.
Retirement (888) 267-6738
Benefits (888) 320-2917
Death (888) 767-6738 or (724) 794-2005

Joint Oil Analysis Program,
Technical Support Center
The Joint Analysis Program Technical Support Center (JOAP-TSC) is chartered by the Air Force Material Command, the Army Material Command and the Naval Air Systems Command. The JOAP-TSC is a joint service activity directed by a CDR/Lt. Col from Army, Navy or USAF. The Director billet rotates every three years. The activity is staffed by Army, Navy and Air Force E7/E6 military personnel, DoD civilian chemists, computer scientists, engineers, physical science technicians, program analysts, engineering technicians and environmental specialists. The TSC works with the Services, Allied Nations under NATO Agreement, the Defense Logistics Agency, industry, academia and other agencies to coordinate fluid analysis and technical support. The goal is to provide standardized fluid analysis and technical support for condition monitoring of oil and other wetted components to maintenance personnel with automated diagnostic and fault isolation technology tools. JOAP-TSC performs studies to recommend sources for standardization and facilitates technology exchange to improve efficiency, economy and productivity. JOAP-TSC is located at 85 Millington Ave. (850) 452-JOAP.

Marine Aviation Training Support Group 21 (MATSG-21)
Marine Aviation Training Support Group (MATSG-21) administratively controls and supports all Marines assigned to the Pensacola Naval Complex and various other Gulf Coast bases, in addition to performing other tasks as directed by the Commandant of the Marine Corps. MATSG-21 provides support for Marine flight instructors and Marines under flight instruction in the naval aviation-training pipeline. Aviation Maintenance Squadrons One and Two are under its command.

The MATSG-21 staff numbers 650 Marines and civilians and has more than 3,000 Marines under its administrative cognizance spread throughout ten different Gulf Coast bases. Other functions performed by MATSG-21 include honor guards, ceremonial color guards within the local civilian and military communities, the annual Marine Corps Aviation Association 5K Run and participation in the Marine Corps Reserve Toys-for-Tots program.

The roots of MATSG-21 are among the oldest in the Marine Corps, dating back to Nov. 6, 1825. The "Pensacola Marines," as the unit was called then, consisted of seven Marines who were transferred ashore from the frigate John Adams, to guard the Pensacola Navy Yard. The unit's association with aviation was not established until Jan. 23, 1914, when a Marine section of the Naval Flying School was established. The school consisted of two Marine aviators and 10 enlisted mechanics. The unit subsequently became known as the Marine Aviation Detachment and in 1972, became the Marine Aviation Training Support Group. On April 1, 1996, the first Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) Marine students reported to MATSG for Air Traffic Control School, beginning a new chapter in MATSG's history. On Oct. 1, 2000, MATSG was redesignated as MATSG 21. While MATSG-21's mission is administrative in nature, this command also monitors the flow of Marines under instruction through the Naval Pensacola Complex and ensures the highest standards of Marine Corps associated training, discipline, fitness and performance are maintained. MATSG-21 was located in Building 52, which was dedicated as "Carl Hall" in memory of World War II Marine Fighter Ace, Major General Marion E. Carl. The headquarters also occupied Building 18, its original home back in 1825, and Building 604. Unfortunately in September 2004, Hurricane Ivan severely damaged all three buildings. Currently the MATSG-21 Headquarters is located in Building 3450.

Aviation Maintenance
Squadron One (AMS-1)
Aviation Maintenance Squadron One (AMS 1) provides leadership and education to its entry-level Marines, introduces them to the world of Marine Aviation and to Marines from the Corps' Operating Forces returning for formalized intermediate level training.

The squadron is responsible for providing highly trained and proficient Marines to Marine Corps' Operating Forces that are capable of supporting the flight and deployment needs required in today's demanding world scenarios.

This is accomplished by a staff of approximately 130 Marines who range in rank from Corporal to Master Gunnery Sergeant and includes Officers and Chief Warrant Officers who are committed to providing the best training and leadership possible.

AMS-1 is composed of a Command Element, a Barracks Division, eight Aviation Specialty Schools and four Intermediate Aviation Maintenance Schools. These schools include the Enlisted Aircrew Candidate School, Expeditionary Airfield, Aviation Ordnance, Aircraft Structural Mechanic, Aviation Support Equipment, and Aviation Machinist Mate, Ejection Seat Mechanic and Parachute Riggers.

The intermediate schools are the Aviation Life Support Systems, the Non-Destructive Testing and the Naval Aviation Logistics Computer Information Systems, which provide Non-commissioned Officers and Staff Non-commissioned Officers with more extensive training after they have served in the Operating Forces.

The schools vary in length from four weeks to more than 16 weeks. Many schools begin a new class every seven to ten days resulting in up to seven classes being run simultaneously. Despite the extreme turnover of Marines, the Squadron maintains an average of 1,000 Marines under instruction and trains more than 2,900 annually, making AMS-1 one of the largest squadrons in the Marine Corps.

Aviation Maintenance
Squadron Two (AMS-2)
Aviation Maintenance Squadron Two (AMS 2) prepares entry level Marines for successful follow-on tours in the Operating Force and Marine Corps Reserve assignments as either air traffic controllers, air traffic control maintenance technicians, aircraft electricians or avionics technicians. The Military Occupational Specialty schools which AMS-2 Marines attend range in duration from 14 weeks to 45 weeks. Of the average 950 Marines are assigned to AMS 2, approximately 800 reported for initial MOS training immediately after completing Recruit Training and Marine Combat Training.

In addition, senior enlisted Marines periodically report to AMS-2 from the Operating Forces for advanced training in either air traffic control or avionics fields. Squadron staff billets include the Command Element, a Troop Handler Element and Marines who serve in key leadership roles in the Naval Air Technical Training Center.

Approximately 180 Marine from AMS-2 serve as Operational Force tested expert instructors within their MOS training schools. Enjoying the finest state-of-the-art training facilities, AMS-2 Marines undergoing training at the Naval Air Technical Training Center benefit from an impressive cadre of highly skilled joint service military and civilian instructors coupled with computer aided instruction.

Although the Marines of AMS-2 are involved in a multitude of widely diverse training programs, one facet of the Squadron's mission remains constant. Specifically, staff and instructors focus extensive attention towards creating and maintaining a positive leadership environment for the junior enlisted Marines. This principal effort encourages Marines to constantly refine and apply the basic values of honor, courage and commitment that Marines have cherished and proudly upheld since 1775.

In doing so, the Squadron expects to prepare approximately 1,700 Marines annually to be both technically and professionally ready to meet the numerous challenges that they will encounter during their tours in Marine Corps' Operating Forces and Marine Reserve units across the globe.

National Naval Aviation Museum
One of Florida's most visited museums, the National Naval Aviation Museum is among the largest of its type in the world. The 350,000 square-foot facility is home to more than 150 beautifully restored aircraft, artifacts, equipment and memorabilia that cover the history of U.S. Naval Aviation from the first wood and fabric Curtiss Triad to the Sky Lab space module. Visitors can catch a close-up view of a suspended flight of Blue Angel aircraft in their familiar diamond formation, or walk the flight deck and visit the interior spaces of a World War II aircraft carrier. A forward airfield in a Pacific jungle provides a picture of life among combat Marines, while "Homefront" re-creates a typical American street, shops and home of 1943, laced with original signs and other memorabilia from wartime Pensacola. An eerie underwater display portrays the sites of crashed aircraft and describes recovery efforts on Lake Michigan of many World War II aircraft lost during carrier training flights. Also on display is the S-3 Viking aircraft, known as "Navy 1," that took President George W. Bush aboard USS Abraham Lincoln in May 2003, following Operation Iraqi Freedom.

The newest addition to the National Naval Aviation Museum is Hangar Bay One. The new Hangar adds 55,000 square feet of exhibit space to the Museum complex. Its façade, reminiscent of hangars of old, displays aircraft of the post-World War II era. Among them is the R4D 5L Skytrain nicknamed "Que Sera Sera" that in 1956, became the first aircraft to land at the South Pole as well as the P2V 1 Neptune nicknamed the "Truculent Turtle" that in 1946, established a long-distance record during a flight between Perth, Australia and Columbus, Ohio. In addition, Hangar Bay One serves as the home for the Museum's Coast Guard Aviation Exhibit and houses the SP-5B Marlin, the last operational flying boat in the U.S. Navy. Back inside the main building, the original NC-4 seaplane, the first aircraft to cross the Atlantic, sits majestically among other milestone aircraft in American aviation history. The famous Curtiss JN-4 Jenny, ubiquitous among barnstormers of the twenties, and the Ford Trimotor that gave wings to American commercial aviation are pieces in a chronological display of aircraft that outline Naval Aviation in peace and war.

The Museum's IMAX Giant Screen Theater offers an exciting experience in film. Vivid images projected on a screen almost seven stories tall combine with a 12,000-watt sound system, to give the viewer a feeling of being part of the action. Seven film showings each day offer both the Museum's signature film, "The Magic of Flight," and other feature films.

Experience the thrill of the motion-based flight simulators by taking a ride with the Blue Angels or on a carrier-based strike mission like those flown during Desert Storm. Don't miss the Top Gun Air Combat simulators featuring real F-14 Tomcat cockpits where visitors can dog fight and even land on an aircraft carrier. Take home the spirit on Naval Aviation with a souvenir from the Flight Deck Store located inside the Museum.

The Naval Aviation Museum Foundation is currently building the National Flight Academy. Scheduled to open in 2012, the National Flight Academy will be world-class aviation-based learning adventure for our nation's youth. For more information, visit www.nationalflightacademy.com. The Museum is open daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Days. Admission to the Museum is free.

For information on the Museum or the Foundation's membership programs, call (850) 452 3604, (850) 453-2389 or toll-free (800) 327-5002 or http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org.

Naval Aerospace Medical
Research Laboratory (NAMRL)
"Excellence in research—supporting tomorrow's fleet today," is the motto of the Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory (NAMRL). Since 1939, scientists in Pensacola have addressed significant biomedical problems for the fleet by conducting research in aerospace medicine and related disciplines. Aerospace medical research was originally a function of the Medical Department of NAS Pensacola. As workload and functions changed in response to national events and political climate, the station's research functions fell under several parent organizations and assumed several names: Naval School of Aviation Medicine, Naval Aerospace Medical Institute and finally Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory.

NAMRL's mission is to conduct research, development, testing, and evaluation in aerospace medicine and related sciences to enhance the health, safety, and operational readiness of Navy, Marine Corps, and other military personnel. Our objective is to optimize warfighter performance in support of Sea Power 21 and Sea Warrior in aviation environments and in a multitude of operational arenas. Our research programs address issues in spatial orientation, human performance, combat stress, fatigue, hypoxia, aeromedical standards, selection and general aviation medicine. Our research facility houses visual, vestibular, cognitive, psychopharmacological, hypoxia, sleep deprivation (fatigue) and operational stress research laboratories.

NAMRL's research efforts in aerospace medicine address human biological systems and phenomena including sensory processes, adaptation syndromes, therapeutic drug effects, atmospheric physiology, including hypoxia, physiological and psychological impacts of operational stress and various preventative medicine issues relevant to aerospace and other operational environments. In addition, NAMRL performs cognitive, psychomotor and psychophysiological research aimed at improving aviation selection standards and performance in other communities, in support of a broad range of missions related to Sea Power 21 and Sea Warrior.

NAMRL has been a leader in the field of technology transfer and earned recognition as the first Laboratory of the Month from the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) in a field of more than 700 competitors in 1993. The laboratory also received the FLC Southeast Regional Coordinator's Excellence Award for its exceptional efforts and leadership role in technology transfer and was thereafter recognized by the Secretary of the Navy for its role in helping the Navy remain in the forefront of shaping the nation's science and technology future. NAMRL is the only medical research laboratory to win the prestigious Excellence in Technology Transfer Award three times:

2004 award for "Body-Friendly Radio Frequency Diathermy System."
2007 award for "Compact Portable Reduced Oxygen Breathing Device (ROBD) for Hypoxia Training."
2008 award for "Composite Acoustic Attenuation and Vibration Damping Materials."

Naval Air Warfare Center
Training Systems Division
The Naval Air Warfare Center, Training Systems Division (NAWC TSD) headquartered in Orlando, FL, is the principal Navy activity for Analysis, Research, Acquisition and Life-cycle Support of Training Systems. The NAVAIR Orlando TSD Pensacola contingent consists of the following:
The Pensacola Aviation In-Service Engineering Office (ISEO) at NAS Pensacola with additional personnel at NAS Whiting Field, supporting T-34C/T 6A/T 6B/T 44A/T 44C/TH-57C/TA-4J/T-45C and UMFO training systems.
The Pensacola Aviation ISEO at Naval Air Technical Training Center. This office also supports Water Survival and Physiology training systems.
The NAWC TSD Pensacola ISEOs report to the NAVAIR Orlando TSD Engineering Competency Manager in Orlando, and provide on-site engineering change support and configuration management for training services and simulators used by the Naval Education and Training Command.

Center for Naval
Aviation Technical Training

Mission: To develop, deliver, and support aviation training necessary to meet validated Fleet requirements through a continuum of professional and personal growth for Sailors and Marines.

Vision: To provide a pathway of learning for development of the finest aviation professionals capable of an immediate and positive impact to the Fleet. Background: The Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training (CNATT) is one of 13 Learning Centers of the Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) in Pensacola, Fla.

The Center officially stood up on Feb. 5, 2003, and is responsible for approximately 11,688 personnel; and manages a budget of more than $49 million, overseeing 22 Units, Detachments, and Learning Sites throughout the Continental United States, Hawaii, and Japan; 561 Electronic Classrooms; 27,821 Technical Training Equipment (TTE) items valued at $420 million; 14,277 Support Equipment line items valued at more than $178 million; and 876 Training Unique Items and Training Devices valued at $1.63 billion, for a total of $2 billion in assets under management. The two largest schools under CNATT, Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) and Naval Aviation Schools Command (NASC), are located in Pensacola, Fla.

CNATT is responsible for defining curriculum and educational tools, as well as developing training solutions and professional development for all technical aviation ratings (ABE, ABF, ABH, AC, AD, AE, AG, AM, AME, AO, AS, ATI, ATO, AWO, AWR, AWF, AWV, AZ, PR); Marine Corps aviation Military Occupational Specialties (MOS); and aviation officer training.

The Pensacola Headquarters is comprised of seven directorates with a combined staff of 142 Navy, Marine Corps, civilian, and contractor personnel. Each directorate is staffed with subject matter experts and specialists who work on various programs to enhance the overall quality of training within the aviation community. CNATT coordinates and manages 822 formal courses of instruction, ensures delivery of new training systems, and provides logistic support for simulators and training equipment. CNATT command has a throughput of more than 120,000 students annually and is responsible for 247 Navy Enlisted Classifications, 81 U.S. Marine Corps Military Occupational Specialties, and 14 Officer Designators.

Naval Air Technical Training Center
The Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC), commissioned originally as the Naval Training Station (Aviation Maintenance) on Sept. 23, 1942, has grown from three schools to the present 110 courses. The training command received its present name on Feb. 6, 1943, as it continued to grow in size and importance. The training command today stands some 5,300 strong, including students, instructors and support personnel under the command of a Navy Captain (limited duty officer).

NATTC graduates approximately 14,000 Navy and Marine students yearly. The largest part of this student body is comprised of enlisted personnel attending "A" schools designed to provide them with the knowledge and skill levels required to perform as technicians at the Third Class Petty Officer level. Advanced schools provide higher level technical knowledge for Senior Petty Officers and specialty schools offer specific skills not particular to any one rating. NATTC also conducts technical training for officers.

Technical experts from all the U.S. Armed Services, DoD civilians and international military students from allied countries attend courses at this modern facility.

Additionally, more than 40 advanced technical courses are taught at this facility including Carrier Air Traffic Control Maintenance, Advanced Avionics and Data Analysis.

More than 107 courses are taught on the 230-acre complex. While designed much like a modern college campus, NATTC is a regimented military command comprised of five departments that house the various schools and support elements.

These include:
The Avionics Training Department which provides instruction in maintenance and operation of complex aviation electronic equipment including com-munications, radar and weapons. This department also houses the Aviation Warfare System Operator School, which teaches Sailors how to hunt and track submarines. Additionally the Aviation Warfare Apprenticeship Training (AWAT) and Airman Apprentice Training (ATT) Schoolhouses train Sailors in basic aviation warfare and aviation skills that they will need aboard aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships.

The Mechanical Training Department provides basic skills for Aviation Structural Mechanics, Aviation Ordnanceman, Aviation Machinist's Mates and Aviation Support Equipment Technicians and Aircrew Survival Equipmentmen.

The Air Traffic Control Training Department is comprised of both operations and maintenance schools in basic and advanced operational control of aircraft both at shore installations and aboard ships and the associated electronics equipment (radar and other tracking equipment). This department is also home to the Marine Corps training for air traffic controllers and electronic support technicians who work with Expeditionary Airfields. The Air Training De-partment trains Sailors in the Aviation Boatswain's Mate subspecialties of aircraft handling, fuels and equipment training. Fleet Sailors also return to NATTC's Air Training Department for Aviation Firefighting and Crash and Salvage training. The Air Training Department is home to the Expeditionary Airfield Equipment Training Division, which trains Marines to build and maintain runways under extreme conditions.

The Training Support Department continues the General Military Training Sailors began in basic training. The "Sailor indoctrination" process includes ongoing training in watchstanding, military customs and courtesies, and instilling ideals of Honor, Courage and Commitment. NATTC undergoes regular evaluation and is accredited by the Council of Occupational Education. This accreditation continues and has been maintained since 1979.

NATTC is also home to the Performing Units which consists of the Flying Rifles Drill Team and Color Guard, Crackerjack Marching Unit and the Aviation Vocal Team.

Performing Unit team members are "A" School student volunteers who spend their free time rehearsing or performing. Participation in the team events, which include practices and performances, comes only after the member has completed their professional and military duties. The Units perform throughout the region, including displays at Mardi Gras in New Orleans, National Football League and numerous other professional sporting events and a variety of S.E. United States official ceremonies.

Naval Aviation Schools Command
"Learning Today Leading Tomorrow"
In January 1914, nine Navy officers and 23 Enlisted men disembarked from USS Mississippi to set up a flying school on the debris-strewn beach of Pensacola Navy Yard. Bringing with them seven primitive flying boats and other basic flight paraphernalia, each man held a firm conviction that aviation had a place in the U.S. Navy. In this setting, "The Cradle of Naval Aviation" was created and through dreams and conviction of those men, Naval Aviation became a reality. As part of this evolution, U.S. Naval School Preflight was formed in 1942. In 1966, U.S. Naval School Preflight became Naval Aviation Schools Command and for the first time, a Command was specifically designed to prepare Officer Candidates and Commissioned Officers for the rigors of flight training. Naval Aviation's future is determined at Schools Command where tomorrow's leaders take the first steps of their aviation careers.

NASC provides United States and International Military Officer students and enlisted Navy and Marine Corps Aircrew candidates a wide range of academic and practical field training in support of the Naval Aviation Enterprise training continuum. Under direction of the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training, Schools Command instructs students, through study and practical application, in aeronautical subjects, personal and professional development, aviation safety, physical and survival training, search and rescue and aviation leadership. By both precept and example, students are indoctrinated in the highest values of Honor, Courage and Commitment.

Naval Aviation Schools
Command is comprised of four schools: The Aviation Training School (ATS) is responsible f

or development and administration of academic and practical programs of instruction for USN, USMC, USAF, USCG and International military officer aviation students in support of the aviation training pipeline.

Aviation Preflight Indoctrination is the first stop in a new aviation officer's career. The course includes basic flight instruction at local civilian aviation schools to screen for aeronautical ability. The remainder of API is focused on basic aviation academics, physiology, water and land survival and physical training. ATS also manages the Flight Instructor Training Course for training command flight instructors, and the training of prospective Aviation Commanding Officers and Executive Officers in various aviation-command specific topics.

The Aviation Enlisted Aircrew Training School (AEATS) provides Naval Aircrew Candidates with basic knowledge and skills to meet all requirements for becoming Enlisted Aircrewmen. AEATS also provides follow on training to the most highly qualified Aircrewmen who possess the motivation and skill to become Aviation Rescue Swimmers.

The School of Aviation Safety (SAS) educates Aviation officers at all levels to identify hazards, manage risks, investigate and report hazards and mishaps, and develop and administer command safety programs. SAS also administers the Navy's Crew Resource Management Instructor training and Fleet assist division, which focuses on minimizing crew preventable errors, maximizing crew coordination and optimizing risk management.

Aviation Survival Training trains Officer and Enlisted personnel in basic swimming skills and water survival techniques. Physical training consists of cross country running, Navy physical readiness testing, team sports, and strength training. The Department also manages the Navy-wide swim program by establishing standards of instruction, qualifying water survival and swimming instructors, and managing the Navy's swim curriculum. NASC operates four remote swim qualification sites in Hawaii, Washington, California and Virginia.

Naval Criminal Investigative
Service, Central Field Office
The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is a worldwide organization that works for the Secretary of the Navy and is responsible for conducting counter-terrorism investigations and initiatives, counter intelligence investigations, and felony level criminal investigations for the Department of the Navy (DoN), which includes both U.S. Navy (USN) and U.S. Marine Corps (USMC).

Since the Sept. 11 attacks, the counter-terrorism effort has become the primary mission focus of NCIS. NCIS currently has three strategic mission objectives:
Preventing terrorism and related hostile acts against DoN forces and installations.
Protecting against the compromise of DoN information and penetration of critical operational systems and technology that would cause unacceptable risk to the safety and security of personnel and strategic assets.
Reducing criminal activity and mitigating its impact on USN and USMC operational readiness.

Counter-terrorism and counterintelligence is the business of protecting DoN facilities, personnel and information from terrorist acts, subversion, sabotage and espionage. In this age of rapidly advancing technology, the protection of classified DoN information from unauthorized disclosure is vital to national security, as is safeguarding of material and programs from compromise. The role of NCIS is to protect DoN assets and personnel from acts of terrorism and compromise.

NCIS conducts criminal investigations regarding felony level criminal acts that result in serious bodily injury, property damage impacting operational readiness or financial loss. Examples of investigations undertaken by NCIS include: homicide, aggravated rape, robbery, sexual assault, arson, child abuse, destruction of government property, narcotics violations and Internet/computer crimes.

Over the years, NCIS Special Agents have served with distinction in areas of conflict, wherever the Navy and Marine Corps have gone, to include Vietnam, Desert Storm, Kosovo, the Persian Gulf and most recently, Afghanistan and Iraq.

NCIS Special Agents are college-educated and receive a multitude of training from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Glynco, Ga. Currently there are over 1,000 Special Agents on the job and providing support to Navy and Marine Corps commands at more than 150 locations throughout the United States and overseas.

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) Central Field Office (CFO) is located aboard NAS Pensacola in Building 635, Building 3813 and Building 545 aboard Corry Station and service a 21 state area from NW Florida to Texas, north to the Canadian border. The NCIS CFO has offices located in Pensacola, Fla.; Pascagoula, MS; Gulfport, Miss.; New Orleans, La.; Corpus Christi, Texas; Dallas, Texas; Memphis, Tenn.; St. Louis, Mo.; Crane, In.; Cleveland, Oh.; Panama City, Fla.; and Great Lakes, Ill.

With the current war on terrorism at the forefront, initiatives to safeguard DoN assets require teamwork and vigilance from everyone. In this time of increased vigilance, you can play an active role by being an extra pair of "Eyes and Ears" for law enforcement. You can make a difference! If you see any suspicious behavior report it immediately to your local NCIS Office or Base Security. Please feel free to contact NCIS CFO at (850) 452-4211.

Naval Education and Training Security Assistance Field Activity (NETSAFA)
The Naval Education and Training Security Assistance Field Activity (NETSAFA) is Naval Education and Training Command's (NETCs) executive agent responsible for developing, executing and managing the Department of the Navy's Security Assistance and Security Cooperation Education and Training Programs in support of U.S. strategic goals, U.S. maritime strategy, and Combatant Commanders campaign plans.

Each year, over 6,000 military and civilian personnel from more than 150 nations attend education and training activities at a variety of learning sites in the U.S. More than 8,000 additional international students receive exportable training via Mobile Education and Mobile Training teams in their home countries.

In managing these education and training programs, NETSAFA strives to build relationships that promote U.S. interests, build allied/partner maritime security capacities, strengthen and expand alliances, facilitate relevant information sharing and promote access for U.S. forces. NETSAFA's specific responsibilities include training requirements planning with partner nation services, preparation of contracts between the U.S. government and partner nations, arranging training through various providers, financial execution of training resources, oversight of student preparation for training, fulfilling congressional reporting requirements and completing releasability requirements when necessary.

The professional training encompasses the entire warfare spectrum including surface, subsurface and air. Officer and enlisted personnel are trained in all fields of technical, operational and maintenance training, including technical medical training. Professional Military Education Programs are offered in the areas of management and leadership, as well as post-graduate and degree-related education. These international education and training efforts help strengthen and expand the maritime interoperability of the United States with the maritime forces of friendly, allied and partner nations. There is also an emphasis on democratization principles, civilian control of the military, military justice and re-emphasis on human rights awareness in the security assistance program. Throughout the numerous education and training programs, American ideals are shared with the international students, and personal and professional relationships with allied military students are forged.

NETSAFA is co-located in Building 628, 250 Dallas St., Suite B, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. with its parent command, the Naval Education and Training Command (NETC). NETSAFA also serves as Executive Agent for training for the Navy International Programs Office (Navy IPO) in Arlington, Va. It is through this relationship that NETSAFA ensures that training is coordinated and included in the Navy's Foreign Military Sales (FMS) activities. In addition to managing the Navy's international education and training programs (and working closely with the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard in their respective programs), NETSAFA provides oversight of the NETSAFA International Training Center (NITC), located in Building 633. NITC's primary focus is to bridge the gap in cultural, linguistic and academic differences with our allies.

NITC utilizes three distinct training divisions to accomplish this:
The Aviation Training Division introduces International students to the U.S. Navy's approach to aviation training. Group and individual tutoring, interactive multimedia, computer simulation programs and physical training are used to enhance learning and prepare students for the rigorous demands of the U.S. Naval Aviation curriculum.
The Technical Training Division provides a fundamental education in science, math and specific technical fields to enable the international student to meet the entry-level requirements for various U.S. Navy Class A1 schools and training provided by the other Armed Services.
The Specialized Training Division provides the student with the knowledge, skills and tools required to excel in a variety of military training environments. Included in this division is Physical Training for EOD/Dive/BUDS Prep; Ground Forces tactics training and U.S. Marine Corps TBS Prep; International logistics/SK "A" School; Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education; International Instructor Training; International Anti-terrorism/piracy, International Chief Petty Officer Leadership; and International Petty Officer leadership. This division also provides other Specialized tailored training as requested by our foreign military partners. NITC is staffed with highly skilled, experienced and dedicated instructors ready to provide training to any country and uses state-of-the-art instructional materials, equipment and curriculum in its delivery.

Naval Education and Training Security Assistance Field Activity International Training Center (NITC)
The Naval Education and Training Security Assistance Field Activity (NETSAFA) International Training Center was established in 1985 as a International Preparatory School (IPS) to prepare Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) student flight officers for entry into the rigorous U.S. Navy flight training program. Since then, NITC has grown to include 16 separate courses of instruction. The courses are generally either aviation, technical or specialized military skills related subjects. The current mission of NITC is to prepare International students for formal instruction in U.S. military courses and training pipelines, and teach stand-alone specific courses of instruction. All of these courses assist the International students in bridging the gap in cultural, linguistic and academic differences between our countries.

For aviation related courses, NITC prepares students for Helicopter, Strike and Weapons Systems Officer flight training. As of Jan. 1, 2011, 232 International students had successfully completed aviation training and earned their "Wings of Gold." NITC aviation related courses and instruction include engines, navigation, aerodynamics, flight rules and regulations, metrology, air-to-air, air-to-ground radar procedures and a variety of simulator instruction throughout their flight training. In addition, all aviation students are prepared to pass the swim/water survival and physical fitness requirements.

The technical related courses provide fundamental academic and physical training to enhance the success of international students in a variety of demanding U.S. military technical training programs. The Fundamental Skills course consists of 16-weeks followed by an 8-week course of specific technical skill instruction in Electricity or Electronics, Mechanics or Logistics. Some of the fundamental and technical related subjects include "understanding what you read," mathematics, science, "mechanical, electrical and fluid power systems," principals of flight, introduction to electricity and electronics, inductors and transformers, generators and motors, radio frequency, "communications and navigation," and radar. As of Jan. 1, 2011, 1,986 students from 10 different countries have successfully completed NITC technical training.

The specialized military related courses include Marine Preparatory/Combat Arms, Supply, Instructor, Computer, "Antiterrorism and Piracy," "Professional Enlisted Leadership," "Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education," and swim and physical fitness training. These courses include guest speakers, academic and field studies program trips, field and classroom exercises and classroom instruction. As of Jan. 1 2011, 392 students from 61 different countries have successfully completed these courses. NITC is located in Building 633, in the north wing, on the second deck.

Naval Hospital Pensacola, Florida
More than 180 years ago, Northwest Florida's Pensacola Navy Yard became the newest home to Navy Medicine. Today, the current Naval Hospital (NH) Pensacola, the sixth to be built in the area, and the first outside of what is now Naval Air Station Pensacola, is the second oldest still-existing Navy medical command in the country.

History
The Naval Hospital command got its start in November 1826, when newly-assigned officer-in-charge and Navy Surgeon Isaac Hulse arrived to begin efforts to establish a Navy hospital at the Navy Yard. Initially, he rented a two story house, used as a temporary medical facility, in the shade of the live-oak woods north of the town of Barrancas, close to Bayou Grande.

Although the establishment of NH Pensacola was authorized in the 1811 Act, which also provided for the Naval Hospital Fund, a permanent facility was not completed until 1834 due to military construction funding delays.

The current Naval Hospital—the sixth to be built in Pensacola—was built in the mid-1970s and continues its mission of providing health care and health promotion throughout the region. It has been a Family Medicine "teaching hospital" since 1972.

The Naval Hospital is an eight story, 66-bed ambulatory care medical and surgical hospital, located on U.S. Highway 98 between Navy Boulevard and Fairfield Drive, and is fully accredited by the Joint Commission.

The medical complex provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services to more than 70,000 active duty and retired military personnel and their family members residing in Northwest Florida and South Alabama.

Branch Clinics
In addition to providing medical care at the main facility, the Naval Hospital is responsible for medical care at 12 Naval Branch Health Clinics in five states: Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. Outside of the local area, the clinics extend eastward from Naval Support Activity Panama City, Fla.; north to Crane, Ind., and Naval Support Activity Mid-South in Millington, Tenn.; and west to NSA New Orleans and NAS/Joint Reserve Base Belle Chasse, La; CBC Gulfport and NAS Meridian, Miss.

Locally, there are Branch Health Clinics at Naval Air Stations Pensacola and Whiting Field, Fla., Naval Air Technical Training Command-Pensacola and Corry Station.

Three of the clinics—NAS Pensacola, Gulfport and Millington—are mobilization processing center sites for the call-up of reservists to active duty.

Dual Mission
Naval Hospital has taken on a significant readiness mission with a robust deployment of Individual Augmentee personnel and 'mobilization billets' with designated Marine Corps units. Since Sept. 11, NH Pensacola has deployed more than 1,300 personnel to locations throughout the world.

Registration
All beneficiaries eligible for care within the Department of Defense health care system must register at the hospital. Registration forms may be obtained at the New Records Window in the Outpatient Clinic.

All visits require patients to prove eligibility for care. Military identification card must be presented at the time of care and one must have a DEERS check performed. Your TRICARE or hospital blue cards are not identification cards for the purpose of verifying eligibility.

Records
Health records are normally delivered to the appropriate clinic before your scheduled appointments. Copies of medical treatment records are available on written request. Requests for specific information needed for civilian provider appointments are completed within the time indicated by the patient and are free of charge. In certain instances, patients may obtain one free copy of their health record. The time required to copy an entire record varies with the number of requests received and resources available.

Health records and their contents are the property of the U.S. government. Removing the records from the medical compound is illegal. A notarized Medical Power of Attorney is required when anyone other than a parent or legal guardian accompanies a child for treatment. Forms are available in the Patient Administration Department.

If you are making a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move, you may hand carry your record to Patient Administration with a copy of your sponsor's orders. If you do not have a copy of the orders, the medical records can be mailed to your next duty station. Medical records of family members over age 18 cannot be released to anyone other than that family member without written authorization. For additional information, call Outpatient Records at 505-6706.

Appointments
The Naval Hospital has a centralized appointment system. To schedule appointments call (850) 505-7171.

TRICARE is an integrated health care delivery system utilizing military treatment facilities and civilian health care facilities to serve 9.2 million beneficiaries across the world. It is designed to expand access to health care, control costs, and improve medical readiness. It provides affordable program options (i.e. Prime, Extra and Standard), comprehensive coverage and available worldwide. Beneficiary categories are active duty, National Guard, Reserve or retired service member sponsors, their family members (spouses and unmarried children) and survivors (certain former spouses). Requirements to enroll in TRICARE are: registration in DEERS, a valid Uniformed Services ID card and Medicare Part B (if dual-eligible [except for active duty family members].) The TRICARE Service Center is located on the first floor (near the Coffee Shop) of the Naval Hospital or can be reached toll free at (800) 444 5445. Also available to assist is the hospital's Health Benefits Office at (850) 505 6709.

Sick Call
Active Duty should go to the closest branch clinic to their command for initial evaluation during normal hours of operation. On weekends and holidays, Military Sick Call is available from 8 a.m. until noon at the Naval Hospital.

Parking
The majority of the outpatient clinics are located in the Outpatient Clinic located on the eastside of the main hospital building. Patients utilizing these clinics are requested to use the Outpatient Clinic entrance. Parking is available adjacent to that entrance. Handicapped parking spots are provided in front of the eastside entrance. Disabled veterans stickers are also honored. For the safety of beneficiaries, the Escambia County Sheriff's Department patrols the hospital's campus and enforces state parking statutes.

Customer Relations
Each clinical department has been assigned a Customer Relations representative whose name and photograph appears at the entrance to the department. If you have questions or suggestions, please ask to speak to the representative. A hospital-wide Customer Relations representative is also available and can be reached by calling (850) 505-6434/6785. After hours or holidays, you can contact the Officer of the Day via the information desk at (850) 505-6601.

Children's Health
Due to the spread of diseases, well-children should not be brought into the Outpatient Department except for appointments or in the case of an illness.

Minor Children
With few exceptions, present laws do not permit medical personnel to treat minor children (under 18 years old) without the on-site, informed consent of a parent or legal guardian. If the parent or legal guardian is away, a notarized medical power of attorney is required for treatment. Medical Power of Attorney forms are available from Outpatient Records.

Emergency Medicine
The Emergency Medicine Department provides services for acute injuries and other emergency problems on a 24-hour basis. Individuals experiencing problems of a non-emergency nature are referred to the appropriate clinic for treatment. If questions arise as to whether an emergency exists, call (850) 505-6730 and ask to speak with a physician or nurse on duty. Entrance to the Emergency Room is located at the rear-or north side-of the hospital.

OB/GYN
OB/GYN provides pregnancy testing, prenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care. Gynecological treatment of acute conditions and related problems are referred by other medical clinics. Appointments are primarily made by referrals. The OB/GYN patient satisfaction report consistently exceeds the national civilian HMO average; and is among the best within all of military medicine.

Locations within Hospital
OB/GYN Outpatient Clinic: First Floor of Outpatient Building.
OB/GYN Department: 8th Floor of Main Hospital Building.

Hours of Operation for OB/GYN
Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. In the case of emergency contact the Emergency Room at (850) 505-6199. OB/GYN staff will contact patients upon receipt of referral for initiation of care and how-to schedule appointments. First-time Appointments made by calling Central Appointments at (850) 505-7171. Additional Follow-On Appointments made by calling OB/GYN Consult (850) 505-6750.

General Telephone Numbers
Clinic Front Desk (850) 505-6287
Consult/Questions (850) 505-6750
Clinic Nurse's Help Line (850) 505-6028

Labor and Delivery
Patient-oriented birthing center with 10 state-of-the-art birthing rooms, as well as monthly childbirth classes and tours, refresher courses and classes on breast-feeding. Fathers are able to room-in with 'New Mom.'

Pharmacy
The pharmacy, located on the first floor of the Outpatient Clinic, is open Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for routine prescriptions. Closed Sunday and all federal holidays. There are several options available for prescription refills. An automated phone-in line is (850) 505 6459. Call toll-free number if outside Pensacola exchanges at (888) 513-4164. Check the hospital website at http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/pcola/Pages/default.aspx for online pharmacy refills and a list of medications carried. Refill prescriptions may be picked up at the Refill Satellite Pharmacy at the NEX Shopping Mall or the Automated Refill Machines. The automated refill machine is located next to the Refill Satellite Pharmacy and requires a pin number to access. Your pin can be obtained at the Refill Satellite Pharmacy. Identification: The patient's ID card (or photo copy) is required to pick up prescriptions for patients over the age of 16 regardless of relationship status to the sponsor. Prescriptions are also available through the TRICARE Mail Order Pharmacy program. For more information visit their website at http://www.express-scripts.com/TRICARE.

Family Medicine
Family Medicine provides care to the entire family. Since 1972, the hospital has been the site of one of the Navy's premier Family Medicine Residency Training Programs. The residents are trained and competent in all areas of medicine and able to handle 90 percent of all patients without subspecialty assistance. This three year residency program is fully accredited, maintaining about 28 residents and graduating eight to 10 fully trained Family Physicians per year. The Family Practice staff and teachers are selected carefully from among the best Family Physicians in the Navy.

Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine provides treatment for diabetes, hypertension, thyroid conditions, gastroenterology, pulmonary, neurologic, cardiovascular disorders and related conditions of the internal organs and systems. Consultations are accepted on a space available basis.

Immunization Clinic
The Immunization Clinic is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8 to 11:45 a.m. and 1 to 3:45 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 8 to 11:45 a.m. and 1 to 2 p.m.

Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Program (SARP)
The Navy's early intervention and treatment of addictions and dependency is located at Corry Station. The plan of treatment is a streamlined concept with a physician and staff to medically diagnose a client, after an initial screening. This eliminates the need for commands to schedule appointments and wait for a medical diagnosis prior to a determination of a treatment level. The process also allows for facilitation of IMPACT, a 20-hour early intervention course; a Family Information Program; and a redesigned structured Continuing Care Program.

Pediatric Clinic
Pediatric Clinic hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Same day appointments are made for sick children beginning at 7:30 a.m. each day. Since Pediatrics is not a walk-in clinic, routine appointments can be made through Central Appointments at (850) 505-7171.

Health Benefits Office
Provides sound, professional advice and recommendations regarding health care benefits. It is located on the first floor, near the Coffee Shop. For information on TRICARE, Medicare and other supplemental programs, or a list of local area providers contact (850) 505-6709.

Ambulance Service
The NAS Pensacola Fire and EMS Department provide on-base ambulance service: on NASP-base call (850) 452-3333. If you have an emergency, and are located off base, dial 911 for a civilian ambulance service.

Key Telephone Numbers
Central Appointments (850) 505-7171
Emergency Room (850) 505-6730
Hospital Information (850) 505-6601

Naval Hospital Pensacola's Website
http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/pcola/Pages/default.aspx.

Navy Legal Service Office (NLSO)
Defense: NLSO Central Defense Counsel provide military justice assistance to service members facing adverse action including criminal or military investigation, civilian arrest, security clearance revocation or denial, non-judicial punishment (Captain's Mast/Office Hours), administrative separation and Summary Courts-Martial. Defense Counsel can assist in the filing of complaints of wrongs against superiors, Equal Opportunity complaints and rebuttals to adverse fitness reports. Defense Counsel are also assigned to defend accused service members facing General Court-Martial, Special Court-Martial or an Administrative Discharge Board.

Legal Assistance: NLSO Central Legal Assistance personnel provide general advice and assistance with a variety of personal legal matters to aid in service member readiness. Legal Assistance personnel can assist with the preparation of personal wills, living wills and other basic estate planning; general and special powers of attorney; notarizations; landlord/tenant disputes; general domestic relations issues; debtor/creditor issues; home foreclosure; immigration and naturalization; private contract review; identity theft; Service members' Civil Relief Act rights; and basic personal income taxes. These services are available free of charge to active duty personnel, their military dependants and military retirees on an appointment basis with general priority to active duty personnel. Active duty personnel may also take advantage of "walk-in" hours Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. Powers of attorney and notary services are available to all on a daily walk-in basis.

Naval Operational Medicine Institute (NOMI)
The Naval Operational Medicine Institute's (NOMI's) end state is to ensure tactically proficient, combat ready Naval Medical forces providing optimal force health protection to support the joint war­fighter at any time and at any place along the full spectrum of operations.

NOMI is composed of six detachments and nine training centers around the country. The detachments are the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute (NAMI), the Naval Undersea Medical Institute (NUMI), the Surface Warfare Medicine Institute (SWMI), the Naval Expeditionary Medical Training Institute (NEMTI), the Naval Survival Training Institute (NSTI) and the Naval Special Operations Medical Institute (NSOMI). Operational Medicine is the field of medical care and survival training for the operational forces worldwide.

NOMI also includes the Robert E. Mitchell Center (REMC). The REMC provides comprehensive, annual physical and psychological evaluations of Repatriated Prisoners of War (RPOW), their families and members of a matched comparison group. NOMI also determines the long-term effects of the POW experience on the RPOWs and their families.

NAMI provides global medical support and is best known for its training programs that lead to designation as either a Naval Flight Surgeon, Aerospace Physiologist, Aerospace Experimental Psychologist or Aviation Medicine Technician. NAMI also offers a residency in Aerospace Medicine and sponsors an Aeromedical Problems Course annually. NAMI programs provide training opportunities to individuals with a wide range of educational and experience backgrounds.

The Institute conducts approximately 12,000 physical examinations each year for active duty aviation personnel, Aviation Officer Candidates and prospective Aviation Officer Candidates, providing internal medicine, neurology, psychiatry, ophthalmology and otolaryngology consultative services.

NAMI operates a hyperbaric chamber facility in support of personnel involved in flying, hypobaric chamber operations and diving duties. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy performed in a clinical setting is available at NAMI. NUMI provides training and technical support in undersea medicine, radiation health and related matters, to meet the requirements of Navy Medicine. NUMI's training courses include the Undersea Medical Officer Candidate Course, Radiation Health Officer Course, Radiation Health Indoctrination Course, Submarine Force Independent Duty Corpsman (IDC) "C" School and Surface to Submarine IDC Conversion Course.

SWMI provides global consultative services for surface forces, coordinates and provides operational readiness training and reference publications for the surface medical community, and provides curriculum revision and research direction in cooperation with the operational forces. SWMI also conducts Surface Force Independent Duty Corpsman Training and provides training to Corpsmen in advanced dental assistant techniques, clinical phase II training for Navy Physician Assistants and Drug and Alcohol Counselor training to provide staffing for Navy Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Centers (SARC) and for afloat SARC Counselors.

NEMTI is responsible for providing just-in-time training for medical personnel scheduled to deploy to an Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF). Medical deployers are taught command structure and basic operations of an EMF as well as receiving combatant commander-directed pre-deployment training. NEMTI serves as the Navy's field test and evaluation center for deployable medical systems equipment and doctrine. The Naval Trauma Training Center (NTTC) department at NEMTI provides trauma experience and knowledge to naval medical personnel before they deploy. Students work in the emergency room, operating room and intensive care unit at the Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center to learn about the wide range of situations they may encounter when sent to a battlefield. Some of the patient situations the students are exposed to in the program and train on include multiple gun-shot wounds, stabbings and injuries from high-speed motor vehicle crashes. The program consists of 21 days of intense hands-on training and a variety of other life support courses for active-duty and reserve Navy Hospital Corpsmen, doctors and nurses.

NSTI is the execution arm of the CNO mandated Naval Aviation Survival Training Program. NSTI provides safe and effective high-risk survival and human performance training to Navy and Marine Corps aviation personnel, ground forces and selected aircrew from other services. NSTI exists as a force enabler to assist the warfighter in winning the fight, prevent losses due to hostilities and mishaps, and ensure survival. Composed of a headquarters element and eight Aviation Survival Training Centers located in fleet concentration areas along the east, west and gulf coasts, NSTI is staffed by 288 active duty military and civil service personnel providing survival training to over 20,000 warfighters annually.

NSOMI is responsible for the initiation, maintenance and enhancement of medical skills of those Special Operations Forces Medics and Corpsmen who are required to perform the unique, global, multi-discipline joint missions of the Navy, Army and Air Force. NSOMI's vision is to provide the best Special Operations Medical training available in the world.

Navy College Office
https://www.navycollege.navy.mil
nco.pensacola@navy.mil
The Navy College Office (NCO) is located behind the Naval Aviation Memorial Chapel at 250 Chambers Ave., Building 634 (east side), Suite 058. Customer service hours are Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; and Friday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The phone number is (850) 452-4510. For customer service/front desk, press ext. 1. The fax number is (850) 452 8704.

The NCO staff is available to assist eligible customers with academic advising, degree planning and all components of the Navy College Program. Components include SMART (transcripts), Rating Roadmaps, NCPACE, Tuition Assistance, SOC, the Navy College Program (NCP), Distance Learning Partnership Program, high school completion, on-base colleges and universities, and the DANTES Program, including testing, such as GED, ACT and SAT. Navy Foreign Language testing is also provided in the Navy College Office. Other DANTES-sponsored tests, including Electronic College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) Examinations, DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSSTs) and Excelsior College Examinations (ECEs) are administered in the On-Base National Testing Center. At the center numerous credentialing/certification tests, and others, like the GMAT, (through Pearson Vue), are also administered. The On-Base National Test Center, operated by Coastline Community College, is located in Building 634, Suite 023. For more information call (850) 455-9577.

Associate, bachelor's and master's degrees are available aboard NAS Pensacola from the following colleges and universities:

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
http://www.erau.edu/pensacola
(850) 458-1098

Southern Illinois University
Workforce Education and Development
http://wed.siu.edu
(850) 458-6263

Health Care Management
http://www.siu.edu/~asaocap
(850) 455-2449
The following NCP Distance Learning Partnership Institutions have representatives aboard NASP to provide counseling regarding their specific programs. Contact representatives directly for visiting days and customer service hours:

American Military University
dallen@apus.edu
(229) 539-6042

Coastline Community College
jmenges@coastline.edu
(850) 455-9577

University of Maryland University College
rsanders@umuc.edu
(850) 776-0722
lbsmith@umuc.edu
(850) 502-7779

Navy Oil Analysis
Program Management Office
The Navy Oil Analysis Program (NOAP) Management Office manages and provides support to the Navy's forty-five oil analysis laboratories, located worldwide. Laboratory support includes coordination of workload, technical services and resolution of problems with equipment, policy or customer support. The NOAP management office also provides coordination for intraservice and interservice oil analysis. This office represents the Navy on the Joint Oil Analysis Program Coordinating Group and coordinates all oil analysis support with the Army and Air Force. Phone: (850) 452 3175.

Navy Public Works Department Pensacola
The Navy Public Works Department Pensacola provides Major Maintenance and Repair, Utilities and Energy Management, Engineering and Acquisition, Planning, Facilities Management and Transportation Services for over 125 customer activities within the Pensacola Naval Complex at more than 1,459 operational facilities totaling 22.1 million square feet located on more than 8,100 acres in four distinct sites.

Navy Recruiting Orientation Unit (NORU)
The Navy Recruiting Orientation Unit (NORU) is the Navy's sole recruiting schoolhouse responsible for the instruction of enlisted and officer personnel in professional sales, prospecting techniques, marketing, applicant processing, recruiting terminology, leadership, ethical behavior and activity analysis. It also provides continuum training for the Navy's Career Recruiting Force and prepares selected leaders for the challenges of operating a Navy Recruiting District (NRD). The command reports directly to Commander, Navy Recruiting Command (COMNAVCRUITCOM) in Millington, Tenn.

The NORU environment is unlike any most students have encountered. There are new terms to master, new skills to acquire and new shipmates from every walk of life with whom to share the experience. NORU's student body includes officers from every community and Sailors from most Navy ratings, from E-4 to O 6. Over 2,000 students come from sea duty and shore establishments annually to learn the basic skills that will help them succeed in today's challenging recruiting environment.

Since NORU provides training for officers assigned throughout the entire Navy Recruiting Command area of responsibility, prospective Commodores, Commanding Officers, Executive Officers and Department Heads attend tailored courses of instruction to address the specific responsibilities and requirements of each position.

Students attending basic recruiting courses receive a good dose of public speaking classes to develop communications skills that will help them not just in recruiting but throughout their Naval careers. Students must demonstrate what they learn in the classroom with prepared speeches and perform in a simulated sales environment, where they must help an applicant make an informed, mutually beneficial decision to join the Navy.

The school emphasizes the importance of focusing on the needs of prospects, facilitating an open exchange of information, and ensuring mutual under-standing and agreement throughout the recruiting process. These steps are critical to ensuring that prospective applicants fully understand what Naval service entails and that the Navy receives highly motivated and committed officers and Sailors to serve in the Fleet.

The key factor to NORU's success rate is its instructors, who are hand-picked from the top tier of the Career Recruiting Force. Students consistently cite these instructors as the best they've had in their career.

Students leaving NORU go on to support COMNAVCRUITCOM Headquarters, two Navy Recruiting Regions, and 26 Navy Recruiting Districts nationwide with the basic knowledge and skills needed to succeed. New recruiters are enthusiastic, motivated and ready for the hands-on training that will fine-tune the skills they developed at NORU and help them recruit the Navy of the 21st century.

The Navy Recruiting Orientation Unit was established in Orlando, Fla. in 1978. In June 1990, NORU moved to NAS Pensacola where it is now located in Building 3644 with a staff of 45 military and 13 civilian personnel. For more information, please call (850) 452-5401.

Navy Recruiting Orientation Unit (NORU)
All Numbers Are in Area Code (850) Unless Stated Otherwise.
DIRECTOR 452-3617
DEPUTY 452-3617
SEA 452-3617 ext. 3201
ADMIN 452-3617 ext. 3005/3006
CDO CELL 287-1176
ESO 452-3617 ext. 3501/3506
Disbursing 452-3617 ext. 3003
ID Cards 452-3617 ext. 3316/3315/3249
Trans 452-3617 ext. 3601-3611
SATO 456-5017/5585
TPC 452-3617 ext. 3300
STAFF 452-3617 ext. 3204
STU (NAS) 452-3617 ext. 3004
FISCAL 452-3617 ext. 3251/3252

Personnel Support Activity Detachment (PSD) NAS Pensacola
PSD Pensacola is the fourth largest PSD within the Naval Installations network. It is responsible for supporting 310 customer commands, approximately 15,000 naval personnel and their dependents. It also provides transportation to approximately 30,000 DoD travelers per year. PSD Pensacola operates with the guiding principle that customer service is our primary goal.

In order to meet that goal we will provide commands with responsive pay, personnel and education, and transportation service within our capability, consistent with current regulations, order requirements and funding resources. We will answer your questions regarding pay, personnel and transportation administration to the best of our ability. If we don't have the answer, we will contact proper authority to resolve the issue.

We can promise that our answers to your questions will always be accurate and beneficial to each individual situation as the current laws and regulations allow. Our customers are always encouraged to complete a Customer Service Survey to ensure quality and resolve concerns.

After Hours or Holidays
All Staff personnel reporting to commands on board NAS Pensacola should report to the NAS Pensacola Quarterdeck, Building 624, 190 Radford Blvd. Phone: (850) 452 3100, ext. 0.

Naval Air Technical Training Center students should report to the NATTC BEQ, Building 3460, just off Chevalier Field Avenue.

Naval Aviation Schools Command students should report directly to Building 633, 181 Chambers Ave.

Personnel reporting to NAS Whiting Field, should report to Base Administration or their respective commands (e.g. TRAWING FIVE, HT-8).

Technology Services Organization-Pensacola (TSO-PE)
TSO-PE is part of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) and reports to the Deputy Director, Information and Technology in Arlington. Originally established at Saufley Field in 1983 as the Navy Comptroller's Standard System Activity, it has undergone several organizational realignments since its inception. TSO-PE currently employs 150 government and contractor information technology professionals. TSO-PE's primary responsibility is to develop, deploy and support automated information systems that enable DFAS to achieve its re engineering and improvement goals for financial business operations. TSO-PE has received a Capability Maturity Model Level 4 rating from the Software Engineering Institute placing it among the top five percent of commercial and governmental software engineering organizations in the world.

Two Vital TSO-PE Projects
Software engineering and operational support for the Defense Civilian Pay System (DCPS), one of four civilian pay systems selected to provide e-Payroll services to the Federal Government. DCPS currently pays over 1.2 million Federal employees including all DoD civilian employees, the National Security Agency, Executive Office of the President, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Resources, Department of Veterans Affairs, Environmental Protection Agency and Broadcast Board of Governors. Software engineering and production support for the Defense Cash Accountability System (DCAS) which was developed to manage the financial cash ac-countability and expenditure reporting function throughout DoD. Major portions are operational for nearly 1,200 DoD activities. Once remaining Army and Air Force entities are included the system will significantly improve DoD cash and expenditure reporting to Treasury.

As one of DFAS' premier software engineering organizations, TSO-PE has proven its ability to meet the challenges of today's fast-changing information technology world as it continues to deliver modern, effective technology solutions for business process improvement opportunities. However, due to the 2005 BRAC realignment, TSO-PE is scheduled to close effective November 2010. All functions will be transitioned to DFAS sites in Indianapolis, Cleveland and Columbus as part of the closure plan.

Training Air Wing Six
Headquartered at Sherman Field onboard NAS Pensacola, Training Air Wing SIX (TRAWING SIX) conducts primary, intermediate and advanced Naval Flight Officer and Navigator training for the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and select international students. The Wing includes Primary and Intermediate Training Squadron TEN (VT-10) and Advanced Training Squadron EIGHT SIX (VT-86), the Second German Air Force Training Squadron, and U.S. Navy Reserve Squadron Augmentation Units. The Wing provides liaison between local operational units and the Chief of Naval Air Training and coordinates training airspace within the Pensacola area. The flight line is home to three different type of aircraft: 40 T-6A "Texan II's, 20 T-39 N/G "Sabreliners" and eight T-45C "Goshawks." For ground training there are 20 classrooms, two Computer-Based Training (CBT) Centers, seven T-6 Simulators, two T-45 Simulators and 10 Partial Task T-39N Radar Trainers. There are 140 Active Duty and Reserve Officer Flight Instructors from the Navy and Marine Corps. There are also contract simulator Instructors and contract Pilots for T-39 aircraft. Each year over 400 Student Aviators get their "Wings of Gold" while executing over 45,000 training flight hours over the skies of NW Florida and these numbers are expected to increase significantly over the next several years.

VT-4
Training Squadron FOUR (VT-4) is the oldest squadron in Training Air Wing SIX. It was commissioned on May 1, 1960 and assigned the mission of providing basic flight instruction in the jet-training syllabus utilizing the T-2A "Buckeye." Training consisted of basic aviation procedures, formation, night flying, air-to-air gunnery and carrier qualification.

In 1965, VT-4 transitioned to the T-2B aircraft and changed its mission to become the Naval Air Training Command's sole site for providing student pilots basic jet flight instruction in aerial gunnery and carrier qualification.

In 1971, the squadron's mission expanded to include all phases of the basic jet-training syllabus. The squadron acquired the TF-9J "Cougar" in September 1972, and used it for both basic and advanced jet training. During this era, student pilots remained in VT-4 from their first flight in a jet until they were designated Naval Aviators. In November 1973, the TA-4J "Skyhawk" replaced the aging TF-9J for advanced flight training.

In December 1975, the VT-4 training mission again expanded to include flight instruction for allied foreign military pilots to include, Kuwait, Spain, Singapore and Indonesia.

From 1973 to 1978, in addition to pilot training, VT-4 also provided summer jet orientation flights for midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy and the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC). Over 5,000 young men and women were introduced to Naval Aviation through this program. For a period from 1975 to 1979 and since 2001, VT-4 has also been responsible for training over 230 Naval Flight Surgeons in basic flight orientation.

In December 1985, Training Squadron FOUR's mission was changed from strike training to E-2/C-2 Intermediate training. Six years later, VT-4 assumed the role of the Navy's only E-2/C-2 Advanced training site flying the T-2C. On Sept. 30, 1996, the last VT-4 Naval Pilots earned their wings. At the end of this period, VT-4 tallied more than 42,000 carrier landings and successfully trained over 8,400 Student Naval Aviators. The squadron then underwent another monumental change as the squadron's mission converted to joint Primary and Intermediate Naval Flight Officer (NFO)/Navigator (NAV) training as a sister squadron to VT-10.

The annual student output grew seven-fold from 36 Pilots per year to 400 NFO/NAVs. Instructor ranks grew five-fold from 14 Navy Pilots to 71 Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force Pilots and NFO/Navigators.

The squadron transitioned from flying the T-2C to flying the T-34C "Turbo Mentor" and the T-1A "Jayhawk." In August 1999, VT-4 began training students in a third type aircraft, the T-39G/N "Sabreliner."

In 2002, VT-4's instructors, in conjunction with personnel from Training Wing SIX and their sister squadron, VT-10, revised the Primary and Intermediate Syllabus in preparation for the introduction of the T-6A "Texan II," the Navy's next generation Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS). July 2003, marked the beginning of a new era when the first T-6A student took to the skies. The T-6A provides students a modern trainer with advanced avionics and superior performance. VT-4 is now the only squadron in Naval Aviation that routinely executes daily flight schedules in excess of 100 flight hours in three completely different types of aircraft. VT-4's training mission includes flight instruction of Student Navigators from Germany, Italy, Norway, Saudi Arabia and Singapore.

Currently, all NFO/NAV students fly their first flights at VT-4 flying the T-6A, where they learn basic airmanship, instrument navigation and communication skills. After the Primary phase of flight training, some Navy students continue training at VP-30 at NAS Jacksonville, in Jacksonville, Fla., or VQ-7 at Tinker AFB, in Oklahoma City, Okla. where they complete Intermediate and Advanced phases of training and earn their wings in preparation for the P-3, EP-3 and E-6 fleet aircraft. Those students who remain with VT-4 for the Intermediate phase receive additional training flights in the T-6A, where they learn formation and low-level/visual navigation.

Once complete with the T-6A syllabus, students continue in either the T-39 or the T-1. This phase of training offers the students their first exposure to jet flight as they fly multiple airway and low-level navigation flights at faster speeds and lower altitudes. At the end of the Intermediate phase, some students are selected for the E-2C platform and transfer to VAW-120 at NAS Norfolk, Va. where they complete advanced training and earn their wings. The remaining students transfer to VT-86 at NAS Pensacola where they complete advanced training that includes formation, low-level, RADAR Navigation and RADAR intercept flight profiles. Upon completion students receive their wings and are selected to fly the FA-18F, EA-6B, B-1B, F-15E, F-16D or Tornado platforms. Training Squadron FOUR continues to excel in training excellence by being selected as Training Air Wing SIX nominee for further competition at the CNATRA level for the 2009 CNO Safety "S" Award, the 2009 John H. Towers Safety Award and the 2009 CNATRA Training Excellence Award. Finally, of the 26 participating commands aboard NAS Pensacola, VT-4 is one of two commands to have participated in all 21 Captain's Cup events for CY2009. In all, over 100 VT-4 instructors and students participated in Captain's Cup events throughout 2009. Their unparalleled motivation and determination forged VT-4's way to victory for the fifth season in a row. Since its commissioning in 1960, VT-4 has amassed over 729,530 flight hours. Since 1996, the squadron has graduated over 2,773 Primary and 1,745 Intermediate graduates.

VT-4
All Numbers Are in Area Code (850) Unless Stated Otherwise.
DSN 868 LPIOC/623-7175
Customer Service 623-7175

Hours of Operations
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
ID Cards 623-7175

VT-10
In 1960, Training Squadron TEN was established as a division of the Training Department of NAS Pensacola and was known as the Basic Naval Aviation Officers (BNAO) School. It was strictly a ground training operation until the school was assigned nine UC-45J "Navigators" and six T-2A "Buckeyes" in February 1962. The T-2As were soon replaced with nine T-1A "Sea Star" aircraft. In 1965, Naval Aviation Observers were redesignated as Naval Flight Officers (NFOs); and in 1968, BNAO School was officially commissioned as VT-10. By November 1970, Training Squadron TEN had trained over 6,000 student NFOs. In 1971, Training Squadron TEN transitioned to the T-39D "Sabreliner" jet trainer and the TF-9J "Cougar" which were replaced two years later by the newer T-2C "Buckeye." The squadron doubled in size between 1972 and 1974 to accommodate an increased training requirement, maintaining 40 aircraft: 10 T-39Ds and 30 T-2Cs. During the 1970s, several flight ground trainers were introduced to the syllabus, including the ID23 NAV/COMM trainer, the 2F90 instrument trainer, and the 2F101 flight simulator. In 1981, a reassignment of aircraft within NATRACOM replaced Training Squadron TEN's T-2C aircraft with T-2Bs. The squadron revised its training in 1984 and acquired 20 T-34C "TurboMentors"; and the Cessna T-47As replaced the T-39Ds in 1985.

During 1991, revolutionary changes were made to the NFO syllabus. To improve NFO air sense and situational awareness, 40 additional flight hours were placed in the curriculum, allowing instruction in basic piloting skills including aerobatics, takeoffs and landings. The same year, the squadron replaced the T-47A with the T-39N "Sabreliner" which had upgraded avionics and radar. The T-2Bs and the air combat maneuvering syllabus were transferred to Training Squadron EIGHTY-SIX. At the same time, Training Squadron TEN acquired 20 additional T-34Cs and two new 2B37 instrument trainers for primary and intermediate training.

In 1994, the first U.S. Air Force instructors and student navigators (NAVs) reported to Training Squadron TEN under a joint memorandum of agreement between the services. The agreement included the 1996 transition from the T-39N to the Air Force T-1A "Jayhawk" as the training platform for the intermediate syllabus events. In April 1996, Training Squadron TEN split instructor and student assets to assist in the establishment of Training Squadron FOUR as a second NFO/ NAV Primary/Intermediate Training Squadron. Training Squadron TEN consisted of Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps instructor staff which trained over 400 Navy and Air Force student navigators annually. From 1997 until 2009, command of Training Squadron TEN alternated between the Navy and Air Force.

In the fall of 2002, VT-10 received the first T-6A Texan, the replacement for the T-34C, and began upgrading instructors for the new airplane. This very capable aircraft represented a significant upgrade over the aging T-34C and brought training into the 21st century, including the use of a glass cockpit, an ejection seat, and an integrated simulator and computer based training program. In June 2003, VT-10 flew its first student in the T-6A and began instructing in the new curriculum. VT-10 flew its last T-34 Sortie in June 2005.

Upon graduation from the Primary or Intermediate phases at Training Squadron TEN, Navy students proceed to follow-on training at Training Squadron EIGHTY-SIX (EA-6B and F-18F), VQ-7 Tinker AFB, Okla. (E-6), VP-30 Jacksonville, Fla. (P-3C) or to VAW-120 in Norfolk, Va. (E-2C). Marine Corps students receive additional training at Training Squadron EIGHTY-SIX (F/A-18D, EA-6B).

In 2009, the Air Force established the Combat Systems Officer School in Pensacola taking over navigator training for future Air Force CSO's and WSO's making VT-10 a Navy and Marine Corp training squadron once again. In 2010, VT-10 saw further change with the integration of its sister squadron, VT-4 into VT-10. VT-10 became the single launching pad for the careers of all Navy and Marine Corp NFO's and continues to aggressively meet the challenges of an ever-changing training environment and continues its proud naval tradition of serving as the "NFO's Gateway to the Fleet." Training Squadron TEN has been awarded five Meritorious Unit Commendations and 11 Chief of Naval Education and Training "Shore/Technical Training Excellence Awards," the most recent in 2008. "Wildcat" safety initiatives have earned the squadron 24 Chief of Naval Operations Safety Awards and in 2008 the Secretary of the Navy Safety Award. Training Squadron TEN was awarded the 1999 Navy Self-Help Bronze Hammer Award, Special Award (tenant) for renovations of its squadron spaces.

The squadron was awarded the Towers Award for safety in 1978 and 2008. Training Squadron TEN's extensive energy conservation efforts and improved efficiency enabled the squadron to receive the 1995, 1996 and the 2002 Secretary of the Navy Energy Conservation Awards. In 2004 and again in 2006, the squadron received the Ellyson Aviation Production Excellence Award. Training Squadron TEN was awarded the VADM Robert Goldthwaite Award for Training Excellence for 1988, 1990, 1998, 2004, 2005 and 2008 and the Grampaw Pettibone award 2004, 2005 and 2008. Training Squadron TEN was awarded the 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2010 COMTRAWING SIX Active/Reserve Integration Award for successfully integrating with VT-10 Reserve Squadron Augmentation Unit, their Reserve counterpart.

VT-86
Training Squadron EIGHT SIX is known by several names: TRARON EIGHTY-SIX, VT 86, or simply the SABREHAWKS, a name derived from the T-39 Sabreliner and the TA-4J Skyhawk. The squadron was commissioned on June 5, 1972, under the operational control of Commander Training Air Wing EIGHT, Naval Air Station, Glynco, Ga. The mission of the new squadron was to conduct advanced Naval Flight Officer (NFO) training, which had previously been overseen by the Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) in Glynco. The training was in four areas: Radar Intercept Operation, Basic Jet Navigation, Airborne Electronic Warfare and Airborne Tactical Data Systems. Training was conducted in aircraft assigned to and supported by NATTC until February 1973, when the squadron accepted 24 T-39, 20 A-4C, 2 E-121K, and 12 TS-2A aircraft and approximately 350 enlisted personnel from Naval Air Station Glynco. After receiving the aircraft and personnel, the squadron's mission was expanded to include flight support for Air Intercept Control and Ground Controlled Approach training functions.

In March 1974, a SABREHAWK detachment was established at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla. On June 1, 1974, the squadron commenced flight operations at Naval Air Station Pensacola under operational command of Commander, Training Air Wing SIX, training Naval Flight Officers for carrier-based aircraft. Since its establishment, Training Squadron EIGHT SIX has received numerous awards to include Meritorious Unit Citations, the Training Effectiveness Award from the Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA), the CNATRA Retention Award, the Chief of Naval Operations Safety Award, and 23 CNATRA Safety awards for accident-free operations. The squadron received the 1995 Admiral John H. Towers Safety Award and the Chief of Naval Education and Training (CNET) Shore/Technical Training Excellence Award, and had amassed over 253,000 flight hours over the last 20 years.

In 1994, Training Squadron EIGHT SIX's role was expanded to include the training of U.S. Air Force Weapon Systems Officers (WSO). The first U.S. Air Force winging took place in May 1995. Additionally, the squadron has taken on the added responsibility of training international students, including officers from Saudi Arabia, Italy, Singapore, and Germany. The first International students received their wings in September 1996. In 2001, the Chief of Naval Air Training recognized the SABREHAWKS as the Navy's Top Training Squadron awarding them its Training Excellence Award. That year VT-86 passed the 325,000-hours flown mark. In 2003, the squadron was awarded the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation for its outstanding performance. In September 2008, VT-86 retired the T-2C Buckeye and transitioned to training students in the T-45 Goshawk.

Currently the squadron trains over 150 students annually. To date, Training Squadron EIGHT SIX has provided the United States military and Allied forces with over 8,000 NFOs, WSOs, and Navigators flying various tactical aircraft worldwide. Upon completion of the program, students will undergo further training at their respective FRS/RTU bases. Naval Flight Officers will go on to fly either the EA-6B Prowler, EA-18G Growler, or the F/A-18F Super Hornet. Marine WSOs will go on to fly the EA-6B Prowler or the F/A-18D Hornet. German and Italian WSOs will fly the Tornado. Saudi Arabian students will all go on to fly the F-15E Strike Eagle. Singaporean students will all go on to fly the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

Training squadron EIGHT SIX is presently staffed by 80 Navy and Marine Corps officers and supported by ten civilian professionals. With the ever-changing strategy of our nation's defense, the squadron will continue to train over 100 Navy, Marine Corps, and international officers annually in preparation for flying the world's most advanced and complex aircraft.

Training Squadron Eight Six
Training NFOs, WSOs and Navigators for the World.

Second German Air Force Training Squadron (2GAFTS USA)
The German Air Force and Navy has had a continuous joint training presence in the United States since 1981. First-class American aviation experience, outstanding facilities and superb weather conditions are among the reasons that make the U.S. the ideal country from which to purchase aviation training. The German Squadron's first operation was located at Mather AFB, Sacramento, Calif. and was subsequently transferred to Randolph AFB, Texas. In conjunction with the establishment of a joint program, the training of the "backseaters" and navigators was moved to NAS Pensacola.

On June 5, 1996, the squadron was officially installed at Training Air Wing SIX. The German staff handles all student administrative affairs; helps them as well as their families, to adjust to life in Florida, more than 5,000 miles away from home. The three flying officers of the squadron participate as associate instructors in Wing Six training activities and instruct not only German students, but also American and other international students.

2nd GAFTS USA is responsible for the basic training of the Luftwaffe's future "Tornado" Weapon System Operators (WSO), German Navy's future Tactical Coordinators (TACCO) aboard the P-3 "Orion," and for advanced training of future German Navy MK 88A "Sea Lynx," and MK41 "Sea King" helicopter pilots at NAS Whiting Field and NAS North Island, Calif. In addition, since 2005 the squadron has been responsible for administrative support of German Navy students under conversion training as Pilots, TACCO's, Inflight Technicians and Flight Engineers for the P-3 "Orion" in NAS Jacksonville.

United States Air Force Water Survival School
Detachment 2, 66th Training Squadron
The United States Air Force Parachute Water Survival School is assigned to the 336th Training Group headquartered at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. The Group, a component of Air Education and Training Command, is responsible for training Air Force aircrew members to survive in any environment. The USAF Water Survival School became fully operational July 1971. Since then, the school has graduated more than 111,000 students. The school's mission is to ensure each student is prepared to survive an ejection or bailout at sea. Subjects taught include over water parachuting techniques, survival equipment usage, Search and Rescue techniques, medical and psychological effect, extended survival at sea and marine life familiarization. Hands-on training is emphasized in a stepping-stone approach to make a student proficient with their survival flight equipment. The USAF Water Survival School trains in Pensacola Bay, Fla. Under controlled conditions, students are placed in situations similar to what they will encounter in an actual emergency.

Students receive one day of academic and hands-on equipment training, and two days of open-water training. This includes life raft survival, psychological stress training, as well as watercraft familiarization and helicopter hoist extractions. Each student parachutes into an open water environment twice, using standardized water entry and recovery procedures. The school graduates over 2,640 crewmembers a year from its three day course. This includes active duty Air Force, Air National Guard and Reserve members. Currently, USAF Water Survival School employs 19 Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) Specialists, eight Aircrew Fight Equipment Personnel and two Civilians. The School's eleven training watercraft are crewed by 54 civilian contractors working under the NAS Pensacola Port Operations Labor support contract.

CTW—Helicopter Detachment Pensacola
The mission of the CTW-5 Helicopter Detachment is to provide helicopter support for training the future Navy/Marine Corps and Air Force Aviation team. Our day to day missions include, but are not limited to: Navy and Air Force Deep Water Survival Training (DWST), Air Force Paradrops, and Rescue Swimmer School SAR Jumps and Litter Hoisting.

Navy/Air Force DWST
This mission is used to give Naval and Air Force Aviation students real life training experience during an open ocean helicopter recovery following a bailout or ditching scenario. While in the water, the student performs survival procedures to affect his own rescue while experiencing actual rotor wash and noise from the aircraft engines and rotor head.

Air Force Paradrops
Jumpmasters lead their jump team out of the aircraft from altitudes of 3,500 to 10,000 feet. When at 3,500 feet, the jumpers will descend into the water to demonstrate a water landing and parachute disentanglement for Air Force aviation students. The jumper will then enter a life raft while awaiting the helicopter recovery and demonstrate how to hook up to the rescue strop and be lifted from the water. 10,000 foot jumps are done for instructor proficiency training over Horak Field, Ala.

Rescue Swimmer School Jumps/Litter Hoisting
Rescue swimmer school students undergo live training and experience jumping out of a helicopter traveling 10 knots at an altitude of 10 feet and at 15 feet/0 knots to practice water entry for daytime Search and Rescue missions. For the Rescue Litter Hoisting missions, the rescue swimmer will ensure the litter is properly rigged and ready to be hoisted. While the helicopter is at a 40 foot hover, the student will use the trail line assembly and hand signals to raise and lower the rescue litter from the ground to the helicopter.

The Helicopter Support Site also provides VIP and logistic support for the Gulf Coast Region. Disaster Relief, Search and Rescue and Casualty Evacuation are secondary missions that can be preformed if aircraft and aircrew are available.

U.S. Coast Guard

The U.S. Coast Guard has been a prominent part of Pensacola since 1885. The original U.S. Lifesaving Service, manned by a crew of seven, was located on Santa Rosa Island.

In 1915, the Lifesaving Service was combined with the Revenue Cutter Service to form the U.S. Coast Guard. On April 1, 1967, after nearly 177 years in the Treasury Department, the Coast Guard was transferred to the newly created Department of Transportation. The Coast Guard again transferred on March 1, 2003 to the Department of Homeland Security.

From 1885 to 1979, Station Pensacola was located on Santa Rosa Island. But after twice being nearly destroyed by hurricanes—in 1906 and 1979—the station was finally forced to move off the island. After Hurricane Frederick devastated the island in 1979, Coast Guard Station Pensacola relocated on Big Lagoon, west of Pensacola Pass.

The present site of Station Pensacola was dedicated on July 18, 1987. The multi-mission station brings enhanced search and rescue, law enforcement, aids to navigation, and safety and marine environment coverage to the Florida Panhandle area.

The station, which runs approximately 350 search and rescue and law enforcement cases each year, now provides improved response time to most incidents due to its present location aboard NAS Pensacola. The station is home to more than 49 personnel and three Coast Guard units: Station Pensacola, Aids to Navigation Team, Pensacola and the Coast Guard cutter Bonito.

The new facility has approximately 12,000 square feet of living and working areas, complete with an operations center, administrative offices, crew's quarters, recreation decks and machine repair and electrical workshops. The moorings hold the 87-foot Cutter Bonito, two 41-foot utility boats, one 25-foot response boat, one 24-foot shallow water response boat, and provides room for several visiting Coast Guard cutters.

Coast Guard Station Pensacola is a sub-unit of Coast Guard Sector Mobile, Ala., and is under the jurisdiction of the Eighth Coast Guard District in New Orleans, La.

Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron (Blue Angels)
The Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, are based at NAS Pensacola, Fla. Each year, from January to mid-March, the team deploys to Naval Air Facility, El Centro, Calif., to train pilots and new team members. From March to November, the squadron performs approximately 70 air shows at 35 locations across North America.

During the air show season, the Blue Angels fly practice demonstrations over the NAS Pensacola airfield twice per week. Practices can be viewed from behind the National Museum of Naval Aviation. The squadron ends the show season with their annual homecoming performance at NAS Pensacola in early November.

The Blue Angels squadron is composed of 16 officers and approximately 110 enlisted Navy and Marine Corps personnel. Seven of the officers are tactical jet pilots, four of whom fly in the squadron's renowned diamond formation; two are solo demonstrators; and one is the narrator for the aerial demonstrations. The narrator also provides orientation flights for select individuals at each show site. A Naval Flight Officer is responsible for air show coordination. The remaining officers include a Maintenance Officer, Flight Surgeon, Administrative Officer, Public Affairs Officer and a Supply Officer. Alternating crews of about 45 enlisted maintenance and support personnel travel to each show site. Although each individual is highly skilled in a distinct job specialty, they work well beyond their specialties.

The Blue Angels maintenance and support crew travel aboard a Marine Corps C-130 Hercules aircraft, affectionately known as "Fat Albert." The C-130 is a tactical transport aircraft built by Lockheed Martin and is flown by an all-Marine crew consisting of three pilots and five enlisted aircrew. First integrated into the team in 1970, Fat Albert now flies more than 100,000 miles each season carrying 45 maintenance and support personnel along with the specialized equipment needed to complete a successful air show.

The Blue Angels' mission is to enhance Navy and Marine Corps recruiting efforts and to represent the naval service to the United States, its elected leadership and foreign nations. The Blue Angels serve as positive role models and goodwill ambassadors for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. They have performed precision flight demonstrations for more than 473 million spectators since their organization in 1946.

The Blue Angels are located in Hangar 1854 at Sherman Field. For information on the show schedule or practice days, please visit the command website: http://www.blueangels.navy.mil, or write the Blue Angels' Public Affairs Office at 390 San Carlos Road, Suite A, Pensacola, FL 32508.  read more...