Career management symposium will include Navy detailers

Want to learn how to enhance your career, better your chances for advancement and learn about “big Navy” changes? Come to Skywarrior Theatre July 16-17. Career counselors have detailed schedules. The CMS team will offer advice on career direction, development and opportunity. Attendees will have the opportunity to negotiate for orders, discuss community status and ask questions about career management issues. Detailers from several communities will accompany the Center for Career Development Team.
June 27, 2008
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Whidbey youths cook up a winner

The Youth Activities Center hosted an award presentation June 9 to present copies of the new Boys and Girls Club of America “Just Add Family” Cookbook to Hannah Barnes and Marion Laraby. The girls submitted recipes that were accepted for publication in the worldwide cooking reference. Clubs around the world received requests for children to send in favorite recipes that brought their family together. NAS Whidbey Island’s School Age Care program, a BGCA member affiliate organization, was excited to hear that two youth were selected for this proud recognition.
June 27, 2008
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Something for everyone at July 4 celebration

If you like pancakes, fireworks, Hula Hoops, jalapeno peppers, sack races and a parade reminiscent of the good old days in America, don’t miss a minute Oak Harbor’s annual July 4th celebration today. A special invitation goes out to NAS Whidbey Island military personnel and their families. Start your day with a pancake breakfast at 9 a.m. at the YMCA on Pioneer Way, sponsored by the Oak Harbor Rotary Club. The sound of thunder will come from NAS Whidbey aircraft flying over downtown as the parade kicks off at 11 a.m. on Pioneer Way, sponsored by Koetje Agency and Travelers Insurance. Look for several military leaders to walk alongside their civilian counterparts.
June 27, 2008
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Lancers win first Carrier Air Wing 2 Golden Wrench

The Lancers of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131 picked up their first CVW Two Golden Wrench award during Air Wing quarters on USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The award recognizes maintenance excellence during the first line period of their 2008 Western Pacific/Arabian Gulf combat deployment. The line period started on March 22 when Lincoln and her strike group left the southern California coast and ended on May 23, a day before pulling into a port visit in the Arabian Gulf for some much-deserved liberty. This award is a huge honor for the squadron for they have set the precedent for others to follow. The CVW-2 staff utilized many criteria to break out who, among the eight squadrons on board Lincoln, was most deserving of this inaugural maintenance excellence award. Among factors were accuracy in reporting, aircraft material condition, ready-for-tasking aircraft and teamwork/coordination.
June 20, 2008
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Command of NAS Whidbey NIOC changes

Cmdr. William A. Dodge assumed command of Navy Information Operations Command Whidbey Island from Cmdr. Douglas A. Powers in a ceremony at NAS Whidbey Island Jun. 11. Guest speaker for the event was Vice Adm. H. Denby Starling II, commander Naval Network Warfare Command based in Little Creek, Va. Powers, who will next report to the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in Ft. McNair, Va., is considered a transformational leader and warrior. He oversaw groundbreaking changes that improved aircrew pre-deployment readiness and built the Navy’s only Special Intelligence Maritime Avionics Simulation Trainer (SI MAST) that prepares EP-3 aircrew for combat deployments.
June 20, 2008
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New leadership for Naval Hospital Oak Harbor

Naval Hospital Oak Harbor bid farewell to Commanding Officer, Capt. Colin G. Chinn, Medical Corps, USN, and welcomed incoming Commanding Officer, Capt. James A. Thralls, Medical Service Corps, USN during a change of command ceremony June 18 at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. Chinn assumed command of Naval Hospital Oak Harbor in June 2006. During his tenure, he focused his efforts on partnerships with regional healthcare facilities and transforming an aging medical facility into a more organized and aesthetically pleasing family-centered patient care environment. Chinn also improved the scope of services, access and continuity of care for Naval Hospital Oak Harbor patients while as many as 15 percent of his military staff was deployed in support of the global war on terror.
June 20, 2008
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Screaming Eagles returns to Whidbey Island

Patrol Squadron (VP) 1, the Screaming Eagles, returned home to Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island after a six month deployment to the Eastern Pacific, May 18 through June 9. The Screaming Eagles departed in November of last year to support Commander Seventh Fleet and Combined Task Force 72 antisubmarine warfare (ASW) and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions.
June 13, 2008
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VAQ-130 Zappers return from deployment

Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 130, the “Zappers,” were welcomed home to Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island, June 1, after a deployment on board USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). The Zappers departed NAS Whidbey Island, Nov. 1, in order to meet Harry S. Truman on the east coast for a departure date of Nov. 4. “We were supporting ground commanders with electronic attack jamming in support of the troops on the ground,” said Cmdr. Scott Moran, VAQ-130 commanding officer. “In addition to that, there are many other objectives the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has for naval forces in the Arabian Gulf and we also supported those missions as well.”
June 13, 2008
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CNATTU “A” school grads to return to Pensacola

A class of five apprentice (“A”) school students at Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit (CNATTU), Whidbey Island is graduating, June 10. This marks the last class to graduate from CNATTU since the devastation of Hurricane Ivan forced Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) on Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola to close and disperse their students to other Navy facilities in Sept., 2004. Since that Ivan, approximately 1,400 Aviation Machinist’s Mates (AD), Aviation Structural Mechanics (AM), Aviation Electrician’s Mates (AE), and Aviation Electronics Technicians (AT) have received their “A” school training from CNATTU Whidbey Island.
June 13, 2008
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Hundreds participate in Whidbey ‘Relay For Life’

Approximately 1,400 people participated in the 21st Relay For Life of North Whidbey Island, June 6-7. As part of the American Cancer Society Relay For Life program, the event raises funds for cancer research and promotes awareness. A total of 82 teams were arranged in tents around the edges of the Oak Harbor Middle School track for the 24-hour 5 p.m. to 5 p.m. event.
June 13, 2008
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