Fleet Air Support Unit, Binh Thuy, Republic of Vietnam, was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation award Feb. 1 during a ceremony at the Naval Station Everett (NSE) auditorium.
The award was given to recognize the unit’s meritorious service from Sep. 1, 1969 to June 30, 1971 while engaged in armed conflict against enemy forces in the Mekong Delta Region of the Republic of Vietnam. The unit supported Helicopter Attack (light) squadron THREE and Light Attack Squadron FOUR in the areas of supply, maintenance, ordinance, and airfield control while working under extreme climatic and environmental conditions, erratic supply support, and the ever-present threat of enemy terrorist ground and mortar attacks.
The award also recognized the unit for maintaining a complete aviation supply department in a high state of readiness, controlling a daily average of 306 airfield operations and maintaining 141 pieces of ground support equipment.
February 10, 2011
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The Commissary temporarily set up in the Commons at Naval Station Everett, Feb. 2, to sell all the necessary food and beverages for Super Bowl Sunday.
Dinner and snack foods such as frozen pizzas, chicken wings, chips and sandwich platters were sold, as well as a wide variety of beverages.
Setting up for the event meant having to bring in two cash registers and coordinating with the Commons staff to plug them in. Staff members also helped Commissary personnel set up the large amounts of food and beverages brought in from the main store at the Smokey Point Navy Support Complex located in Marysville, Wash.
The event was meant to make purchasing snack foods for Super Bowl Sunday easy and convenient for Sailors at NAVSTA Everett, particularly the single Sailors living on base. The commissary is trying to make a trip similar to this one to NAVSTA Everett every quarter to increase awareness of what they have to offer and help Sailors save money.
February 10, 2011
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USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) successfully passed its 2010-2011 Maintenance and Material Management Inspection (3MI) Jan. 25-29, demonstrating a high level of expertise in shipboard equipment and maintenance procedures.
Lincoln received a final score of 92.34 percent from Naval Air Forces inspectors who conducted spot checks of equipment maintenance, tested the crew’s knowledge of the Navy’s Material Data System (MDS), and performed administrative reviews to ensure maintenance accountability and validation paperwork was correct.
“The results are fantastic,” said Master Chief Electrician’s Mate James T. Jennings, Commander, Naval Air Forces (CNAF) Maintenance and Material Management (3M) team leader.
“Abraham Lincoln’s crew showed us that they’ve put a lot of hard work in,” Jennings said. “It sets the precedent for the other ten carriers out there.”
February 3, 2011
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First Gentleman Mike Gregoire, husband of Governor Chris Gregoire, stopped at Naval Branch Health Clinic (NBHC) Everett to read to some children Jan. 26 to kick off the start of a national reading program at the clinic.
Gregoire arrived and had a brief tour of the lower level of the clinic. He then sat in the waiting area to read “Captain Cat” to a group of children age four and five years old.
“I love reading to children but even more so to children of the military,” said Gregoire. “Even when we go to other schools we bring up if there are any children of veterans.”
Only a couple weeks ago, Reach Out and Read, a national reading program to increase literacy in young children, started at Everett’s clinic. As part of the program, a small display was set up in the waiting area and age appropriate books will be kept for parents to read to their children.
February 3, 2011
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Many Sailors, spouses and civilian employees from Naval Station Everett (NSE) gathered to compete in the 5k Freeze Yer Buns command cup fun run Jan 26.
The 3.1 mile race was organized by Everett’s Moral, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) department. The run took place onboard NSE, utilizing nearly the entire base.
Even though the event was themed the ‘Freeze yer buns run’, competitors enjoyed sunshine, very little wind, and a near to perfect running temperature of 50 degrees.
“It was such a beautiful day to run,” said Machinist Mate 2nd Class LeAnn Patrick, NSE Operations. “Even though the run was difficult, the perfect weather made it very enjoyable.”
The winners were broken down into three categories. There were first, second and third place male and female winners, as well as an overall command cup winner. The command cup winner was determined by which command had three of their Sailors cross the finish line first. NSE’s Navy Divers won this race’s command cup. The first place winner for the female division was Jessica Greenfield, with a time of 22:38 and the first place winner for the male division was Navy Diver 3rd Class Mathew Demyers with a time of 17:18.
February 3, 2011
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All too often we hear about drunk drivers killing themselves or others in horrible wrecks, or about Sailors getting DUIs and ruining their careers. Almost daily we hear terrible stories involving alcohol; many of which could have ended differently if only there had been a designated driver.
Although most people have a plan with a safe way to get home after a night of drinking, we all know that even the most thought out plans are subject to change; your designated driver may have decided to leave early or have a couple drinks, or perhaps the money you brought for taxi cab was spent or even stolen.
In an effort to eliminate Sailors from driving under the influence, Naval Station Everett (NSE) has developed a new program they call Arrive Alive. This program includes a volunteer organization dedicated to providing Sailors a safe drive home, no matter what the circumstances.
February 3, 2011
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Several Sailors from Naval Station Everett spent their day off Jan. 17 volunteering alongside teens helping elderly people in the community.
Jan. 17 was national Martin Luther King Jr. volunteer day and hundreds of people in the area spent their day off work and school serving others.
Master-At-Arms 1st Class Michael Daniel, Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Jacqueline Bucci, Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Melanie Mackes, Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Tiffany Szalwinski, Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Cornealous Tyler, and Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Apprentice Arthur Barton all offered their time when volunteers were asked for at the last minute.
Amber Lynn Daniel, NAVSTA Everett Ombudsman, said the Sailors volunteered last minute, sacrificed a day off, some even worked in the rain, and one drove all the way from Bremerton.
January 27, 2011
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Naval Station Everett’s (NSE) Child Development Center (CDC) held an international festival Jan. 21, where children of all ages were able to experience the culture of several different countries.
Before the festival started, each classroom’s educational aides picked a country they wanted to represent.
“Each class picked a country that represented a child from that classroom,” said Marlene Espe, educational aid at the NSE CDC. “In our room, one of our kids is from Togo, West Africa, so that is the country we chose.”
January 27, 2011
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Master-at-Arms 1st Class Michael Daniel, Security Department Operations Leading Petty Officer (LPO), received the Hal Lewis Award during a ceremony at Naval Station Everett Jan. 11.
Daniel received the award due to his exceptional leadership qualities, hard work and initiative.
“We got the idea to reward naval personnel that really fulfill a leadership role and think outside the box, someone who goes beyond the normal Navy routine,” said Niles Fowler, former president of Everett Navy League.
According to everyone who works with him, Daniel indeed goes above and beyond everything expected of him.
January 20, 2011
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Military and civilian personnel at Naval Base Kitsap (NBK) gathered for a guest speaker at the Olympic Lodge and Bangor Plaza Jan-13-14 for the annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. national commemoration.
Since 1986, every third Monday in January the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. is celebrated. Dr. King was inspired by Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Henry David Thoreau and Mahatma Ghandi. Dr. King worked to ensure that all people could enjoy freedom and be treated with equality.
Attorney Bruce I. Yamashita, the guest speaker for the event, and a retired captain in the Marine Corp Reserves, told his story of his fight to achieve equal opportunity and justice in his own military career.
January 20, 2011
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