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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2012 www.cnic.navy.mil/jacksonville www.jaxairnews.com VOL. 70 • NO. 42 • NAS Jacksonville, Fla NAS Jax best in Energy, water management Southeast Region Will now compete at CNIC level From Staff Fromaward NAS Jax Public Works goes to NAS Jax For the second consecutive year, Commander, NAS Jacksonville officials traveled Navy Region Southeast selected NAS to Washington, D.C. Oct. 18 where Jacksonville as the nominee for the Commander, they received the 2012 Federal Naval Installation Command (CNIC) Installation Energy and Water Management Excellence Award. Award recognizing their outstand- The station was also the recipient of last ing contributions in the areas of year’s CNIC Installation Excellence Award and energy efficiency, water conserva- Presidential Installation Excellence Award. It tion, and the use of advanced and will now go on to compete with 76 other instal- renewable energy technologies at lations for the CNIC Installation Excellence federal facilities. Award. NAS Jacksonville completed the “I am very pleased to announce that NAS largest utility energy service con- Jacksonville and NSA Panama City have tract project to date in the Naval been selected as our nominees for large and Facilities Engineering Command small installations respectively for the FY-12 Southeast Region – reducing its CNIC Installation Excellence Award,” said energy intensity by four percent Photo by Ken Shipp Commander, Navy Region Southeast Rear Adm. and water consumption by 24 per- Celebrating the 2012 Federal Energy and Water Management award for Jack Scorby Jr. cent from the prior year during only NAS Jacksonville on Oct. 18 are: (from left) Dr. Timothy Unruh, Program “Our cross-functional panel of experts consid- four months of operation in FY 2011. Manager, Federal Energy Management Program, U.S. Department of ered excellent packages from all of our installa- This is equal to savings of 34 billion Energy; Rear Adm. David Boone, Director, Shore Readiness (OPNAV tions. NAS Jacksonville and NSA Panama City Btu of energy and 79 million gallons N46), Deputy Chief of Naval Operations; Thomas Hicks, Deputy submitted the best packages in their respective of water, respectively. Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy; Cmdr. Anant Patel, Public categories, demonstrating how they exceeded The $17.3 million project audited Works Officer, NAS Jacksonville, Naval Facilities Engineering Command the criteria set forth by the Office of the Under Southeast; Lt. j.g. Luis Velazquez, Energy Manager, NAS Jacksonville, more than 30 facilities and incorpo- Secretary of Defense to support the Fleet, Fighter Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast; Dr. Kathleen Hogan, rated numerous upgrades including and Family.” air handler unit ultraviolet lights, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, U.S. Department of Energy; Rear Adm. Christopher Mossey, Commander, Naval Facilities NAS Jacksonville sustained excellence in a Engineering Command (Chief of Civil Engineers), Washington, D.C. wide range of operational and warfighter readi- See ENERGY, Page 8 ness support functions, better mission perfor- mance and superb quality of life for military men and women and their families, and commu- nity outreach program set it apart from 17 other Southeast installations. The nomination exemplified the total commit- ment to excellence by its military and civilian personnel and sets the air installation as one of the contenders for the CNIC Award. In a message to base personnel, NAS Jax Commanding Officer Capt. Bob Sanders said, “Congratulations! You have been named the best large installation in the Southeast Region. You truly are the best at what you do and I want to personally thank you. I cannot tell you how proud I am to be a part of this outstanding orga- nization!” When asked to explain the reason for their success, Sanders remarked, “The contributions of every person – military, DoD civilian and con- tractor – is valued. We are truly one team, one fight in pursuit of excellence and support to the Fleet, Fighter and Family.” Photo courtesy of HS-11 With the mission of supporting the fleet, fight- An HS-11 “Dragonslayers” SH-60F Seahawk helicopter takes off from USS Enterprise (CVN 65) for a mission. er and family, NAS Jax is the premier installation for delivering effective, sustained and improved shore readiness for Sailors, their families and civilian employees. HS-11 ‘Dragonslayers’ home from historic deployment Base personnel worked around the clock pro- From HS-11 deployment. At the end of March the squadron was in Athens, viding services to 14 home-based squadrons, On March 10, all seven HS-11 “Dragonslayer” helicop- Greece for its first port visit. After departing Athens, the numerous detachments, joint commands, gov- ters departed Jacksonville and began the flight north to squadron provided an ATFP alert for the strike group’s ernment agencies and carrier strike group exer- NS Norfolk, Va. to join USS Enterprise (CVN 65) for her Suez Canal transit. cises. final deployment. The next day, the carrier departed Following the transit, the squadron began flying Air Operations handled more than 52,600 NS Norfolk to begin operations in support of Operation plane guard and SSC for the strike group while the air flight operations and supported 30 detachments. Enduring Freedom (OEF). wing flew in support of OEF. Coupled with supporting The award-winning air installation continued The squadron began their deployment on a high note OEF, HS-11 also performed many vertical replenish- its unprecedented and accident-free growth in by rescuing an Enterprise Sailor who had fallen over- ment (VERTREP) operations where they delivered over fiscal year 2012 (FY12) by exceeding the Chief board. 353 tons of cargo to keep the USS Enterprise (CVN 65) of Naval Operations’ mandated 75 percent mis- During the transit through the Strait of Gibraltar, fully supplied. hap reduction goal in addition to being almost HS-11 provided anti-terrorism force protection (ATFP) The carrier conducted 10 Strait of Hormuz tran- 60 percent below the industry guidelines for and surface surveillance control (SSC) for the carrier. sits throughout deployment during which the days-away restricted time established by the The Dragonslayers also supported the first of many Dragonslayers provided armed ATFP and SSC. HS-11 Occupational Safety and Health Administration. successful photo exercises during this historic final See HS-11, Page 8 In partnership with 110 tenant commands, sta- tion personnel provided support and service to transition the P-3C Orion to the P-8A Poseidon; HS to HSM, logistic and reserve squadrons, joint HSL-42 Detachment 10 returns from deployment services and allies. By Lt. j.g. Tim Boyce and Lt. John Martin The station also completed or started con- struction on nearly $100 million of construction More than 18 months after the commencement of in support of the P-8A as well as the Triton and pre-deployment workups, the HSL-42 Detachment 10 Fire Scout helicopter unmanned aerial systems. “Night Furies” returned home Oct. 31. The dual-aircraft Achieving the Secretary of the Navy’s gold detachment was embarked on board the Norfolk-based level of achievement for energy savings, NAS destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95), in support Jax installed 1,140 square-feet of solar panels of the USS Enterprise Carrier Strike Group during the bringing the total to 5,500 saving approximately aircraft carrier’s final deployment in its storied 51-year $300,000 annually. history. NAS Jacksonville looks forward to compet- The detachment, led by Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Conlon ing at the CNIC level. The winner of the CNIC and AEC Michael Smith, successfully executed more Installation Excellence Award will be nominated than 1,400 mishap-free flight hours since standing up for the Commander in Chief’s Annual Award for in March 2011. Lt. Hector Ferrell, Lt. Benjamin O’Neill, Installation Excellence. and AWR2 Amado Vazquez, each earned the coveted Photo courtesy of HSL-42 Established in 1984, the award recognizes the 1,000 Sikorsky H-60 flight-hour benchmark during the Members of the HSL-42 Detachment 10 “Night Furies” outstanding efforts of personnel in the opera- gather in front of Proud Warrion 435 on the flight deck tions and maintenance of U.S. military installa- See HSL-42, Page 8 of USS James E. Williams (DDG 95). tions worldwide. I N S I D E Check us out Online! USS Alaska Pizza SOQ Salute VP-26 Aviators Host Sub Crew TV Chef Robert Irvine Visits Sailors Of The Quarter Page 3 Pages 4-5 Page 6 jaxairnews.com 2 JAX AIR NEWS, NAS JACKSONVILLE, Thursday, November 1, 2012 U.S. Navy photos The single-seat Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk scout plane entered the fleet in 1944 and could be catapult-launched from U.S. Navy cruisers and battleships. Powered by a Wright R-1820-62, 1,350 h.p. radial engine, the aircraft had a range of 625 miles and cruised at 130 mph. Manufactured in Columbus, Ohio, production ceased in 1946, after 577 Seahawks had been built. The P2 Neptune was a land-based maritime patrol and anti-submarine air- craft powered by two Wright piston engines and two jet pods to assist in This Week in Navy History take-off. Its first squadron delivery was in1947. More than 1100 were built and no other post-war maritime patrol aircraft has been built in such large From Staff numbers. Pictured above in 1959 is a P2V-7, the final Neptune variant off number of passengers carried by a sin- the Lockheed production line. It featured the MAD boom installation in Nov. 1 gle lighter-than-air craft. place of the rear tail turret and an APS-20 radome mounted under the fuse- 1841 - “Mosquito Fleet” command- 1943 - Battleship Oklahoma (BB-37) – lage. ed by Lt. Cmdr. J. T. McLaughlin, sunk at Pearl Harbor on Dec.