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Uhls Relieves Stader As CO of USS Hué City by Ensign Colin Ryan USS Hué City Public Affairs Capt 2008 CHINFO Award Winner Vol. 54 • Issue 14 www.nsmayport.navy.mil www.mayportmirror.com THURSDAY, April 5, 2012 NS Mayport Celebrates Military Children -Photo by Paige Gnann Naval Station Mayport Commanding Officer, Capt. Doug Cochrane and Command Master Chief, CMDCM Bob White are surrounded by children from the new off-base Child Development Center after Cochrane signed a proclamation Monday declaring April as Child Abuse Prevention Month on the base. Cochrane was joined by the new parent support team at Fleet and Familly Support Center, along with the children from the CDC’s VPK room. CNO Visits Mayport Uhls Relieves Stader As CO Of USS Hué City By Ensign Colin Ryan USS Hué City Public Affairs Capt. Dan Uhls relieved Capt. Paul A. Stader as command- ing officer of USS Hué City (CG 66) during a change of command ceremony held on board the ship on March 29. Rear Adm. Michael G. Manazir, Commander Carrier Strike Group Eight, presided over the event. A native of Franklin, Kentucky, Uhls graduated from Ole Miss in 1988 with a degree in History and was commissioned via the NROTC program. His assignments at sea include Damage Control Assistant -Photo by MC1(SW/EXW) Peter D. Lawler and Machinery Officer on USS -Photo by Paige Gnann Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert Belknap (CG 26), Air Defense Capt. Dan Uhls reports as the new commanding officer of USS Hué City to shakes hands with Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class (SW) Officer in USS Cape St. George Rear Adm. Michael Manazir, Commander Carrier Strike Group Eight, after David Bishop after visiting Naval Station Mayport (CG 71), Operations Officer and taking command from Capt. Paul Stader during a change of command cer- on Tuesday. Greenert was in Jacksonville to talk with Chief Engineer on USS LABOON emony on board the ship on March 29. senior leadership on base, followed by a luncheon with (DDG 58), Executive Officer on Whirlwind (PC 11), and USS Battle Effectiveness Award. Uhls the Jacksonville Area Ship Repair Association and USS Kauffman (FFG 59), Chief Mitscher (DDG 57). During his served as Air-Defense Commander Congressman Ander Crenshaw to discuss defense issues Staff Officer to Commander Commander Command tours, to Commander United Kingdom and the future of the fleet shaping at Naval Station Destroyer Squadron SIX/FORTY, both USS Whirlwind (PC 11) and Carrier Strike Group (2008- Mayport. See full story and pictures in next week’s edition Commanding Officer in USS USS Mitscher (DDG 57) earned the of The Mirror. See Hué City, Page 12 Mayport Chapel Holds Easter Services, Egg Hunt From Base Chapel Naval Station Mayport April, 5 Maundy Thursday of Christ on his way to the will be an Easter Sunday invites all to join them for Afterwards there will be Chapel has several servic- will be celebrated at 6 Cross. Service with Holy Holy Week. Holy Week private meditation until es and activities planned p.m. in the main Chapel. There will be an Easter Communion in the Main begins Thursday, April 5 3 p.m. The Good Friday forEaster week. The Then on April 6 “Good Sunrise Service behind Chapel and the Protestant with “Mass of the Lord’s celebration of the Lord’s schedule is as follows: Friday Service” will start Ocean Breeze at 7 a.m. Choir will present an Supper” at 7:30 p.m. in Passion will start at 3 p.m. Protestant at noon in the main for all who wish to see “Easter Cantata” for all to the Main Chapel. in the main chapel. Holy Week Services Chapel. This is a wonder- the dawn of a new Easter. enjoy. O n G o o d F r i d a y , The Easter Vigil will The Protestant Chapel ful opportunity to add a After the Service all are Catholic April 6, Stations of the start at 8 p.m. in the main Community invites you to deeper spiritual meaning asked to come to The Holy Week Schedule Cross will be held in the Chapel for Holy Saturday. join them as they prepare to your Easter celebration Oasis for a free breakfast. The Catholic “ Bl e s s e d Sa c ra m e nt There will be an Easter for Easter. On Thursday by following the footsteps At 10:30 a.m. there Community of Mayport C h a p e l ” a t n o o n . See Easter, Page 3 Check us out Online! Hop To It Want To See More? Families Enjoy Eggstravaganza Go online to www.mayportmirror.com photo gallery to see all the pictures that didn’t make this week’s The Mirror. Pages 4-5 mayportmirror.com 2 THE MIRROR, NS MAYPORT, Thursday, April 5, 2012 Speaking of Chiefs....the Navy 2012. The drill will include exercising announced a revised Fiscal Year 2013 our heavy weather instructions and CAPTAIN’S (FY13) enlisted selection board schedule procedures and accounting for Sailors CORNER in NAVADMIN 108/12, released March and families through the Navy Family 30. Accountability and Assessment System - a real danger.” NAVADMIN 108/12 announced (NFAAS). This drill is geared to help us The annual report on sexual assault in new selection board convening dates prepare for responses to natural disaster the military reports that there were 611 for the active duty E-9, active duty E-8 scenarios and enhance our readiness. sexual assault cases in the Navy in FY 10, and the FTS/AGR/CANREC (Reserve) There will be more information on this and 49 percent of those were aggravated E-7 selection boards. The message also as we get further in the month. Thanks in Capt. Doug Cochrane sexual assault. Alcohol played a major announced new “received by” deadlines advance for your support. part in the majority of these assaults. for candidates to submit their letter to The Navy will begin testing urine sam- Shipmates, We need to promote responsibility for the board and “received by” deadlines ples for synthetic chemical compounds Tuesday, we welcomed Admiral ourselves and each other. Sexual assault for special requirements for nuclear such as Spice. In 2011, more than 1,515 Jonathan Greenert, Chief of Naval is not just happening at “some” com- trained personnel. Sailors were separated due to drug Operations, to Naval Station Mayport. mands, it is happening at your com- Letters to the board previously sub- usage. Zero tolerance isn’t a new initia- He had a chance to see firsthand some of mand. We need to commit, as a Navy, to mitted for FY13 enlisted selection boards tive. There is no second chance. the ongoing military construction proj- not accept this crime at our command or have been retained and there is no Navy and Marine Corps Relief Society ects and to speak to area leadership on anywhere else. requirement for candidates to resubmit (NMCRS) drive is underway and we a variety of issues. One issue that is at In the coming weeks you will hear and letters to the board. need your support. Last year alone, our the forefront of his concern is the “21st read more from all forms of leadership No changes were made to the con- NMCRS provided more than $900,000 Century Sailor and Marine” initiative, concerning sexual assault. vening or submission dates for the in assistance for Sailor support. Please which pulls together a set of new and April is National Sexual Assault active duty E-7 selection board previ- existing objectives, policies and pro- Awareness Month and I cannot stress ously announced in NAVADMIN 349/11. consider giving, as you never know when grams to maximize personal and family enough the importance of eliminating Impact to the chief petty officer induc- circumstances come up and you too may readiness. this crime from our ranks. Preventing tion season will be minimal if any. need the help. One aspect of readiness that has sexual assault is everyone’s duty. Unless specifically addressed in the I know I say it a lot, but please know become a growing problem is sexual I want to give a belated shout out to new message, candidates should fol- that our Fleet and Family Support Center assault. all of our Chief Petty Officers with their low all eligibility and submission crite- is staffed for you. They are standing by to During a recent CNO blog, he wrote celebration of 119 years of service, which ria outlined in NAVADMIN 349/11 and help you with a variety of issues you may that we all have to “face the fact that sex- was marked by a Navy-wide birthday NAVADMIN 369/11 for E7 candidates have, and that help is confidential. There ual assault is an attack on a Sailor, and it celebration on March 30. We honor our and NAVADMIN 387/11 for E8 and E9 IS NO PROBLEM TOO BIG OR SMALL. is happening throughout the fleet at an Chiefs and certainly honor those that candidates. Note that the NPC Customer We are a team. We are a family. alarming rate.” gave the ultimate sacrifice in defense of Service Center’s e-mail address for send- Thanks to each of you for bringing Sexual assault is unacceptable, and the nation. Deck plate leadership is in ing letters to the board via e-mail is: csc- your hard work and professionalism in the direct words from the CNO, “It the hands of the Chief, and each of you [email protected]. each day through our gates. Be safe, and undermines our Navy Core Values and serving that role has a huge responsi- Get ready to drill.
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