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Mahan Takes Command of Vicksburg Responsibility of Drivers from USS Vicksburg Ing As Assistant Material While on Base . NS Mayport Welcomes Blue Angels To Beaches, Pages 4-5 2008 CHINFO Award Winner ������������������� ����������������������� ���������������������� ��������������������������� Mayport, Local Schools Take Time To Remember Vets Have You Got Talent? MWR Mayport will host the 2nd Annual Mayport�s Got Talent Contest on Nov. 19, 7 p.m. at Castaway�s Lounge. This contest is open to all persons ages 16 and older with base access to Naval Station Mayport. Pre-registration is required. Registration forms can be picked up at Castaway�s Lounge, Planet Mayport Single Sailor Center or the MWR Business Office. Both music and variety talent are welcome. The grand prize is $500 cash along with the winner�s choice of a $500 profession- al recording session or $500 ticket/vacation package. Two runner-up prizes will also be awarded. Deadline for registration is Nov. 16. For more information, call MWR Customer Service at 270- 5228. Mayport Cracks -Photo by Paige Gnann Down On Cells ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Driving on Naval Station �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Mayport is a privilege – for active duty, civilian and con- tractors. During the past few years, NS Mayport and DoD have put a lot of focus on the Mahan Takes Command Of Vicksburg responsibility of drivers From USS Vicksburg ing as Assistant Material while on base. Recently, the Capt. Tim Mahan assumed Officer for the 17 ships in the Department of Defense put command from Capt. John C. group. During this tour Captain out a regulation banning the Nygaard during a change of Mahan attended and graduated use of non-hands free cell command ceremony on Oct. 30. with distinction from FFG-7 phones on military installa- Nygaard took command in Engineering Officer of the tions unless the vehicle is December of 2007. He led the Watch course of instruction. He safely parked. This includes Vicksburg through an ardu- subsequently earned his EOOW “Bluetooths.” ous pre-deployment work- qualification in USS Simpson Cell phones may up cycle and through a six (FFG 56). only be used while on month U.S. Fifth Fleet Area of M a h a n r e p o r t e d a s “Speaker” mode, accord- Responsibility Deployment in Commanding Officer, Naval ing to Commander, Navy the Northern Arabian Sea as Reserve Center Burlington, Installations Command guid- the Air Defense Commander Vermont in June 1990. He ance. The driver may talk for Carrier Strike Group Eight. attended Surface Warfare while in speaker mode, but Rear Adm. Phil S. Davidson, Officer Department Head the phone must not be held Commander, Carrier Strike School and then reported to by the driver and the driver Group Eight was the guest USS Jesse L. Brown (FF 1089) may not dial or adjust the speaker. Davidson spoke of the as Engineer Officer. In August phone. Cell phones cannot ship’s namesake, and how the 1994, he reported to PCU John be used with a hands-free Battle of Vicksburg was won C. Stennis (CVN 74), as the earpiece. This policy also during the Civil War. ship’s first Auxiliaries Officer. includes text messaging and Mahan was born in Fort Mahan attended Naval War using the picture feature of a Lauderdale and raised in College at Newport, Rhode cell phone. Milton, Florida. He graduated Island receiving a Master of The Defense Department from Florida State University -Photo by Paige Gnann Arts in National Security and developed the regulation with a BA in Government Strategic Studies. based on a study by the ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Science and was commis- �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Mahan served as Executive National Highway Traffic Officer in USS Hawes (FFG 53) sioned in the United States ����������������������������������������������������������������������� Safety Administration, which Navy through Officer Candidate from February 1999 until June found cell phone use to be School. in August 1986, he reported became Auxiliaries/Electrical of Commander, Naval Surface 2000. Hawes earned back-to- the fastest growing and most After completing Surface to USS Yosemite (AD 19) as Officer. In January 1989, Group Four, homeported in back Battle “E” awards and the See Cell Phones, Page 14 Warfare Officer Basic Course Deck Division Officer and later Mahan transferred to the staff Newport, Rhode Island, serv- See Vicksburg, Page 3 New CO For Underwood Story/Photo by Ensign Kim Hanson bat operations. His most recent sea tour was as USS Underwood Executive Officer in USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) in Command of the Mayport based Frigate USS Norfolk, Virginia. Underwood (FFG 36) changed hands Friday, Oct. While in command, Smith led Underwood 30 when Cmdr. Craig T. Bowden relieved Cmdr. through a Conventional Ordnance Safety Wesley A. Smith. Review Inspection, 3M certification, Bureau The ceremony was held on the pier in front of Inspection and Survey, Field Examination of Underwood at Naval Station Mayport, Group Inspection, and a Compressed Unit Level with Commodore Glenn W. Zeiders, Captain, Training Cycle. Destroyer Squadron 14, presiding. Smith also led the crew through a his- A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Bowden toric Counter Narcotics-Terrorism Operations most recently graduated from National Defense University Industrial College of the Armed deployment. During this deployment, Forces (National Resource Strategy) with a con- Underwood seized and disrupted over 52,000 centration in the Shipbuilding Industry Studies pounds of contraband worth $1.6 billion, cap- program. tured Underwood’s first Self-Propelled Semi- Prior to that, he served in the Multi-National Submersible loaded with 12,000 pounds of nar- Corps-Iraq at Camp Victory, Baghdad, on cotics, apprehended 39 narcotics smugglers, res- the CJ-8 staff and was in charge of the Joint cued 43 Chinese migrants at sea, and captured Acquisition Review Board, which validated hun- six detainees who were later charged with human dreds of millions of dollars in Army non-stock trafficking. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ item requirements in direct support of com- Smith’s next assignment will be at OPNAV. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� . 2 THE MIRROR, NS MAYPORT, Thursday, November 12, 2009 CO Column Wow! What a sensational two Also in conjunction with ing range for military person- users. Nobody starts out using support, luggage transportation weeks we have had at Naval the City of Jacksonville’s nel and their families and kids smokeless tobacco expecting to (70lbs max), daily route guides, Station Mayport. I can’t tell you Week of Valor, PGA TOUR from the Jacksonville chapter of become part of these statistics. marked course, rest stops and how proud I am of the entire star Jim Furyk, and his The First Tee. My hat is off to I used to use smokeless and did snacks and meals. Riding with Naval Station and its person- wife Tabitha made a visit all these folks who have taken it for 20 years until I quit in the pack will be our own Chief nel for putting on the best air- to the base as part of THE the time in their busy sched- August 2006 and I don’t miss of Naval Operations, Adm. show I have seen in my entire PLAYERS Championship ules to pay tribute and honor it. If you want to know how and Gary Roughhead. For more career. The weather was per- Giving Back Month. Furyk, our military and their families. why I did it, drop me an email. information on how you can fect, the show was outstand- CEO of THE PLAYERS Henry Jim Furyk made an announce- Call Health Promotion at 270- join, call Lt. Chet Wyckoff at ing, the execution was flaw- Hughes, Vice President and ment that next year Active Duty 5251 for more information on 270-3164 or go to http://r2rrid- less, and it was because of Executive Director of THE and retirees will be admitted to becoming tobacco free. ers.com/Florida.asp. We will be all of you behind the scenes. PLAYERS Jay Monahan, the TPC all the time for free. Are you ready to ride for working on a mass formation I was the fortunate one who 2010 Tournament Chairmen Tickets will be available at Wounded Warriors? On Dec. coming down Mayport road got to hear more compliments Harold Tool, Red Coats Ron MWR and the military spon- 12-17, Ride 2 Recovery, a USO and into the base. That same than probably anyone about the Natherson and Rusty Pritchett sor tent will once again be on sponsored bicycle ride, takes day we will dedicate a handicap the 18th fairway. We couldn’t quality of our station and its and NBC Sports’ Tommy Roy place to bring awareness for ocean access to the beach which people. The compliments came ������������������ toured USS Vicksburg. USS ask for better support from the Wounded Warriors and starts has been in work for about six from multiple sources such her staff members Christina Vicksburg was one of several PGA! at MacDill AFB in Tampa and months. More word to follow as the CO of the Blue Angels, Langston, Lauren Powell, ships that received care pack- Naval Branch Health Clinic’s finishes right here at Naval but looking forward to seeing Airshow Narrator, Airshow Tiffany Valla, and all the others. ages from the PGA TOUR dur- staff at Health Promotion by Station Mayport. There is an Coordinator, demo pilots and Thanks also goes out to all ing its deployment in the fall the Ocean is recognizing “The option to ride during one or all you on the ride or at the cer- performers, Jacksonville Beach the folks who participated in of 2007. Furyk and Monahan Great American Smoke Out” of the days. Participants will emony. Police Department, Jacksonville the Speaker’s Bureau hosted also presented a mural to Capt. during the month of November. head north along the gulf coast Please keep an eye out while Special Events Coordinator, by Jacksonville as part of the Bruce Gillingham of NAS Jax Smokeless tobacco users are and stop overnight at the home you go through your day and people stopping me at the Week of Valor.
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