Naval Station Everett held their first ever New Year Volleyball Tournament Jan. 8 and 9 for Active Duty, dependants, and civilians region-wide.
“This was to celebrate the new year and just have a good time,” said Ross Price, sports coordinator, NAVSTA Everett. “An invitation went out to every team in the region and we had six teams participate.”
The teams included one from USS Ford (FFG 54), one from the Navy Recruiting Division (NRD) in Seattle, a Coast Guard team from Seattle, and three teams made up of dependents in Bremerton and Everett.
“It was a great turnout, everybody had a lot of fun,” said Price.
January 13, 2011
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The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) provides federal employees the opportunity to easily and conveniently donate as little or as much funds to their choices of a wide selection of charities and organizations.
Every year employees select whichever organization they choose to contribute to. They then hand in a cash donation or sign up to have however much money they want a month transferred from their pay.
In 2010, the military in the North Puget Sound area exceeded all goals and expectations.
“As a whole it (CFC) includes all federal employees,” said Lt.j.g. John R. Kelly, campaign executive, CFC North Puget Sound. “But the reason I want to bring up the military success is because in the down economy we have actually surpassed our goals for the year and surpassed what we did last year whereas the rest of the agencies aren’t keeping up.”
January 13, 2011
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A day after returning to sea from a port visit in Dubai, UAE, the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) launched its 1,000th sortie mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) Dec. 28 in the Arabian Sea.
Lincoln pulled in to the United Arab Emirates Dec. 23-27 with a total of 999 sorties flown supporting OEF and 76 sorties in support of Operation New Dawn (OND) during the ship’s 2010-2011 deployment to the Middle East.
The first launch after returning to sea marked the carrier’s millennial OEF mission, amassing a total of more than 5,884 hours flown for OEF in just under four months.
Capt. John Eden, commander of Lincoln’s embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, said the milestone mission was just business as usual for the air wing.
January 6, 2011
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January brings a new year, a time most people take to create a fresh start by setting New Year’s resolutions. A common item on these lists of resolutions is a health and fitness goal.
Some people want to drop a few pounds and some people want to lift more weight. Whatever the fitness goal is, Naval Station Everett’s gym facility and instructors are there to help.
This year, NSE’s fitness staff created a ‘Resolutionathon.’ It is a series of 90 minute classes every day January 10-14 at 11 a.m. Throughout the week, participants will be able to experience the large variety of classes the gym offers on a regular basis.
“In the couple years past we’ve always done the biggest loser challenge and this year we decided to kick it off with all the new fitness equipment we have and the new instructors,” said Michelle Galasso, Fitness Manager.
January 6, 2011
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Former President Theo-dore Roosevelt described it as “a date that will live in infamy.” Indeed it is as every Dec. 7 the country remembers those that fought and paid the ultimate sacrifice at Pearl Harbor that Sunday morning in 1941.
“More than 3,500 Americans were killed or wounded, and the images of burning battleships and the grief for lives lost were forever seared into our national memory,” said President Barack Obama in the 2010 Presidential Proclamation – National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
Sailors and civilians on board Naval Station Everett gathered together with local veterans Dec. 7 for a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony.
In the crowd were survivors from the attack and family members of those that bravely fought in the battle at Pearl Harbor.
December 16, 2010
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Naval Station Everett held its annual tree lighting celebration on base Dec. 9. It started with a party in the Grand Vista Ballroom and ended with the lighting of the base Christmas tree located near the front gate.
At the holiday party guests participated in a wide variety of games and activities including word games, making their own ornaments, and musical chairs. There were also door prizes given away a few different times throughout the evening.
The whole time carolers entertained the crowd as the Sailors and their families ate the food provided. Santa and Mrs. Claus were there for most of the party taking photos with the children. There were so many children Santa continuously took pictures the entire evening.
December 16, 2010
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Many military families who have a loved one on deployment for the holidays will be receiving an extra gift this year. On Dec. 7, the Navy Yacht Club Everett (NYCE) donated a check worth 2,000 dollars to Naval Station Everett (NSE) to express their gratitude for the military service.
This donation was a way for members of the NYCE to say thank you to all those military families who are the supporting backbone for their Sailors serving in the United States Navy.
“Members of the Navy Yacht Club Everett collect money every year to provide a donation before the holidays to help NSE Sailors and their families,” said NYCE Treasurer Anthony Ford.
The NYCE is a recreational boating organization located at NSE that promotes boating competitions. It is open to all military active duty, retired and reserve personnel, their families, active Department of Defense civilian employees and selected members from the community.
December 16, 2010
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The secretary of defense (SECDEF) flew from Muscat, Oman, Dec. 6 to land aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) for an overnight visit with the aircraft carrier’s 5,000-member crew.
The Nimitz-class carrier is nearing the midpoint of its seven-month deployment supporting the war effort in Afghanistan.
After taking a C-2 Greyhound cargo plane to reach the Lincoln, SECDEF Robert M. Gates visited the carrier’s combat direction center and then spoke briefly with some aircraft mechanics near an F/A-18 Hornet parked in front of one of the ship’s hangars. He then headed to a wardroom for lunch with about 12 officers.
“Ask me questions and tell me [the] things you need,” said Gates, to the officers, noting he’d appreciate their unfiltered viewpoints.
December 9, 2010
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Military and civilian personnel at Naval Station Everett (NSE) are already getting into the spirit of the season. On Dec. 2 at Chopstix in Everett. a private dueling pianos show was held as a holiday celebration for NSE. Food, drinks, prizes and live entertainment provided an evening full of laughs and memories.
At Chopstix, there are two pianists/singers who take requests for songs that the audience wants to hear. The musicians will then play and sing the songs and typically ask for audience participation.
“The live entertainment was nice!” said Machinist’s Mate Fireman Laprecious Epps. “The pianos and singers were fun to listen to.”
All the hard work and organization for this event cannot go unnoticed. It was NSE’s Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) Committee behind the scenes that made this holiday party a true success.
December 9, 2010
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Naval Station Everett’s (NSE) Dental department recently received a new, revolutionary piece of technology called the CEREC (CEramic REConstruction) machine. The machine, made by Sirona, enables dentists to crown a patient’s tooth in substantially less time and with fewer appointments than before.
“A crown is used to encapsulate the tooth and bring the tooth back to natural contour and form,” said Lt. Tabitha Cummings, . “What the CEREC machine does is allow us to prepare the crown in a two to three hour appointment right here in the clinic.”
When a crown was needed in the past more than one visit to the clinic was required. During these visits the tooth was prepared, an impression was taken, and a temporary restoration was placed. Then, many weeks later, the patient would make another appointment to remove the temporary restoration and have the permanent one cemented.
December 9, 2010
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