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Herds birds along
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ALS graduates
new class
of supervisors
Hurlburt
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shape
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Year No. 9, Edition No. 9
ALS graduates new class of supervisors
By KARI C. BARLOW
1st Special Operations Wing
Public Affairs
A1C John C. Vincent Airman Leadership School
graduated Class 15-B on Feb.
12 at the Soundside Club on
Hurlburt Field. SrA Matthew
Ryan from the 11th Intelligence
Squadron was presented the
John L. Levitow Award as the
top-performing student. SrA
James Cowan from the 25th
Intelligence Squadron won the
Academic Achievement Award
as the highest scoring academic
achiever for the class. The following Airmen were awarded
the Distinguished Graduate
Award, which is presented to
the top 10 percent of the class:
SrA James Cowan from the 25th
Intelligence Squadron, SrA Daniel Hayek from the 23rd Special
Tactics Squadron, SSgt Shawn
Stevens from the Special Tactics
Training Squadron, SrA Michael
Sgambati from the 1st Special
Operations Contracting Squadron, and SrA John Schreiner
from the 23rd Special Tactics
Squadron. In addition, SrA
Haywood Armstrong from the
1st Special Operations Support
Squadron was also recognized
as the Commandant Award
winner.
Congratulations to all the
graduating students of A1C John
C. Vincent Airman Leadership
School, Class 15-B:
1ST SPECIAL OPERATIONS
AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE
SQUADRON
SrA Joshua Benson
SrA Stephen Brady
SrA Keith Peavie
1ST SPECIAL OPERATIONS AIR
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SrA Samuel Anderson
1ST SPECIAL OPERATIONS
CIVIL ENGINEER SQUADRON
SrA Thomas Johnson
SrA Darrin Proffitt
1ST SPECIAL OPERATIONS
COMPONENT MAINTENANCE
SQUADRON
Hurlburt flyover is taking shape
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Courtesy photo
A group photo of A1C John C. Vincent Airman Leadership School class 15-B.
SrA Sean Carnahan
SrA Aaron Evans
SrA Marcus Fike
SrA Christopher Mast
SrA Ansley Prince
SrA Fabian Rosario
1ST SPECIAL OPERATIONS
CONTRACTING SQUADRON
SrA Michael Sgambati
1ST SPECIAL OPERATIONS LOGISTICS READINESS SQUADRON
SrA Shyla Smith
SrA Jeremy Todd
SrA Yitbarek Thriver
1ST SPECIAL OPERATIONS
MAINTENANCE GROUP
SrA Wayne Turner
1ST SPECIAL OPERATIONS MEDICAL OPERATIONS
SQUADRON
SrA Ashley Coe
SrA Kasandra Wauchope
1ST SPECIAL OPERATIONS
EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
SQUADRON
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SrA Cody Umstead
1ST SPECIAL OPERATIONS
SUPPORT
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SrA Richmond Davis
SrA Cody Furnish
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SrA Carmen Simboli
11TH INTELLIGENCE
SQUADRON
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SrA Gerry Mcmartin
SrA Matthew Ryan
SrA Brandon Smith
23RD SPECIAL TACTICS
SQUADRON
SrA Peter Brandt
SrA Robert Dalton
SrA Daniel Hayek
SrA Benjamin Joplin
SrA Patrick Lowe
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SrA Brett Ramirez
SrA John Schreiner
SrA Jonathan Solano
SrA Calab Stewart
SrA Seth Wright
25TH INTELLIGENCE
SQUADRON
SrA James Cowan
SrA Siobhan Frain
SrA John Rayome
SrA Skyler Sharp
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SrA Nicholas Nowaczek
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SrA Felix Jimenez Velez
SrA Samuel Johnston
SrA Johnny Rivas
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SrA Christopher Michaels
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SQUADRON
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Construction of the flyover at Cody Avenue and
U.S. Highway 98 is scheduled
to be completed by August,
Air Force and state Department of Transportation officials said last week.
Work crews have set the
final two of 11 precast concrete beams that will support the elevated lanes of
U.S. 98.
“Now that the bridge
beams are set, passers-by
will notice more activity up
on the bridge itself,” said
Dan Wilcoxen of the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron. “The vast
majority of large-scale utility
work has been completed,
allowing for the recent rapid
vertical progress.”
The $13.9 million project
– which started in February 2013 – is expected to
ease traffic woes on U.S.
98 where major delays are
commonplace.
The two new eastbound
dual left turn lanes at the
main Hurlburt Field entrance will be longer and
remove more vehicles from
the overall flow. FDOT officials predict faster morning commute times for the
nearly 50,000 motorists traveling through the intersection each day.
“Westbound traffic should
also improve by having one
less stop along Highway 98
to contend with during peak
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traffic hours,” Wilcoxen
said.
The past week brought
several lane closures and
changes as the bridge beams
were put in place but none
are scheduled for “the near
future,” Wilcoxen said.
What is expected to continue is heavier traffic volume as spring break kicks
off and brings an influx of
visitors to the area.
“The FDOT and the
county are noticing a large
increase in traffic volume the
last several weeks, and this
most likely will continue as
spring break season ramps
up,” Wilcoxen said.
He said motorists are
urged to observe the low
speed limits to ensure worker safety.
The project saw its greatest delays after the April 2014
flash floods.
“Lately there have not
been any major weather impacts ... but the storms in
April set the project back
significantly,” Wilcoxen said.
“The contractor is even now
just finishing up some of the
work to recover from that
event.”
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Traffic moves Friday under concrete beams on U.S. Highway 98 at the corner of Cody
Avenue in front of Hurlburt Field.
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Drivers can avoid bumper-to-bumper traffic after
work with one small change.
Instead of exiting the base
through the main gate, use
the Kerwood Gate.
The Kerwood Gate, located on Kerwood Road,
is accessible using Howie
Walters Road, which is behind the base exchange and
Senior Airman Hayden K. Hyatt | USAF
Ambre Depopolo, 1st Special Operations Wing Safety Office wildlife manager and ecologist, cradles Sonic, a Bird
and Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard canine, after removing
a burr from her paw on the flightline on Hurlburt Field Jan.
26. Depopolo works to avoid bird strikes not only to protect Hurlburt Field’s resources, but also the local animals.
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Sonic, a Bird and Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard canine,
rests after working on the flightline on Hurlburt Field, Jan.
26. Sonic can run over 15 mph for extended periods of time.
geous; we have seen her
run 15 mph for what seems
like miles.”
However, Depopolo’s
mission is not always about
scaring birds away.
“Sometimes my job is
about getting the birds that
aren’t going to leave in a
more ideal location and
keeping them there.” Deopopolo explains.
In fact, according to Depopolo, sharing the flightline with wildlife can be
beneficial.
“The science is starting
to show that if you have a
resident bird occupying the
territory, that bird becomes
educated and understands
the movements of the aircraft and knows to avoid the
aircraft,” said Depopolo.
As part of the BASH program Depopolo and Sonic
work together to avoid bird
strikes, this protects Air
Force resources and the local animals.
“The nice part about my
job is I am a biologist and I
do like animals,” she said.
“So if I can avoid harming
lem when it is finished, we
can help ourselves now by
maximizing the use of the
Kerwood Gate,” he said. “It
doesn’t matter if you are
headed toward Destin or
Navarre, drivers can turn
left or right onto Highway
98.”
Additionally, Retreat is
sounding at 5:45 p.m. daily
in another effort to reduce
congestion at the main
gate.
Personnel are still required to render appropriate
courtesies during Retreat.
Munitions
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Sonic, a Bird and Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard canine, exercises as a CV-22 Osprey
takes flight on the flightline on Hurlburt Field, Jan. 26. Being a Border collie, Sonic’s inherent stamina helps her deter wildlife from entering harm’s way.
an animal, that’s always going to be my preference.”
Protecting aircraft and
resident animals is a tough
job on any Air Force Base,
but it can be even more difficult at the 1st Special Operations Wing.
“Here, because a lot of
our operations are at night,
it just completely changes
things,” she said. “When it
is dark, it makes it much
more challenging to ensure
you are not going to have an
incursion.”
Depopolo said the Hurlburt Field BASH program
has been very successful at
curbing bird strikes.
“We haven’t had any
damaging strikes on base
since 2010,” she said. “It’s
nice too that you’re potentially saving [the Air Force]
money, [people’s] lives and
the animals.”
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of inventory dates by publishing them in available
base media. Munitions custody accounts should limit
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“I love that the Kerwood
gate is open,” said Staff Sgt.
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Operations Support Squadron Survival Evasion Resistance Escape specialist. “It
can shorten my drive home
by 30 minutes.”
Col. Todd Fogle, 1st Special Operations Mission
Support Group commander,
said he recognizes the difficulty many commuters face
during the afternoon rush.
“While the overpass will
alleviate much of the prob-
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Hurlburt Field strives to
be good stewards of natural resources, but sharing
the skies with our winged
friends can be hazardous.
It takes a special team to
keep the flightline as safe as
possible for all birds, manufactured and living.
At Hurlburt Field, the
Bird and Wildlife Strike
Hazard program employs
a variety of methods to ensure the safety of Hurlburt’s
aircraft and wildlife. One
component to the program
is the BASH team, which
consist of a biologist and a
canine.
“We are here to collect
data on the wildlife so the
Air Force can better understand what is going on, on
the flightline,” said Ambre
Depopolo, 1st Special Operations Wing wildlife manager and ecologist. “On the
most basic physical level,
our job is to be out on patrol
and prevent collisions with
aircraft and any wildlife that
might be on the flightline.”
Depopolo is the human
component of Hurlburt
Field’s BASH team. Any
day that the Hurlburt Field
flightline is in use, you may
see her and her canine companion, Sonic, an 8-year-old
Border collie, patrolling the
flightline for environmental
hazards.
“We’re on call 24/7,” said
Depopolo. “In between patrols, we’ll be in the office
with the radio, [standing by]
to see if the tower calls us.”
Depopolo said Sonic is
an extraordinary dog, who
has been specifically selected for this mission.
“As a Border collie, she
is generally recognized as
one of the most intelligent
breeds of dog,” she said.
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that historically have been
backed by defense appropriations or tax dollars,
AAFES warns it lower or
eliminate exchange “dividends” which for decades
have paid for base morale,
welfare and recreational
activities such as gymnasium and libraries.
Analysts at the Pentagon are studying whether
to recommend replacing
or modifying DeCA budget
plans based on the commission’s report.
Other commission
ideas also would have unintended consequences,
AAFES says. For example,
trying to preserve shopper
savings at commissaries
by allowing base grocers
to sell items now sold
only in exchanges would
“cannibalize exchange
sales, earnings and MWR
dividends.”
AAFES cites studies showing that up to 60
percent commercial store
mergers “destroy or fail to
create value as expected.”
Such mergers typically save the equivalent
of a third of one percent
of sales. AAFES warns to
expect even less savings
from consolidating military
systems, which have no
brands to merge, no tax re-
lief to gain and no unprofitable stores to eliminate.
And yet the military resale industry nearly howls
with delight at the consolidation idea versus DoD’s
budget plan to gut commissary funding.
“The President’s own
Commission report stands
in stark contrast to the
President’s own 2016 budget” which “would destroy
these valuable benefits,”
ALA argues. “The Commission seeks to sustain
these benefits and calls for
management efficiencies
to be implemented instead
of diminishing the savings
that patrons now realize.”
One commissioner,
retired Air Force Lt. Col.
Michael Higgins who
served an even longer second career as professional
staff on compensation for
the House Armed Services
Committee, warned in
testimony this month that
commissaries will remain
under attack if operations
aren’t consolidated.
“There should be no
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going to come after commissary money year after
year after year…You are
going to have a very difficult time here in the
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budget request would do
so in stages, explained Joseph Jeu, DeCA’s director,
in a budget memo drafted
for an under secretary of
defense.
First, DeCA would
lower its $1.4 billion budget
by $183 million through
administrative actions, saving $29.5 million by cutting
store hours; $4.5 million by
closing stores on holidays;
$58.2 million by reducing
days stores are opened
and $18.8 million by cutting
staff.
Store staffs would be
cut by an average of six
employees next year. The
number of days commissaries open would be cut
a day or two per week
across 183 locations. If a
base would want to keep
its store open longer than
DeCA proposes, it would
have to find the money in
its own budget.
DoD proposes securing
an additional $139 million in DeCA savings next
year through legislation.
It seeks authority to raise
prices enough to pay the
cost of shipping products
to stores overseas. It also
wants a change in law so
DeCA can pay for store
supplies from surcharges
collected at checkout. This
presumably would lower
the amount of money available to maintain commissaries and to build new
ones.
The $1 billion cut to DeCA in 2017 would force most
stateside stores to become
self-sustaining, which would
mean deep cuts to shopper
discounts. Commissaries also would have to sell items
they cannot today, including
beer and wine, gift cards
and greeting cards, which
would put exchange profits
at risk. DeCA also would
have to advertise heavily,
budget documents explain,
to be able to persuade patrons that shopping on base
still has value.
This same legislative
package was proposed last
year and Congress ignored
it. Without sequestration
relief, it will be harder to
ignore this year.
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missary funding. That
means services are going
to erode.”
The commission seeks
to preserve the sale of groceries on base at cost-plusa-five-percent-surcharge,
Higgins said. But if store
hours drop and days that
stores are open are cut, he
warned, commissary shoppers will go elsewhere and
“the exchanges are going
to take a terrible hit.”
“We need to reform [to]
a single manager” to be
able “to negotiate deals
that protect MWR funding.
We can do that,” Higgins
told Congress.
The president’s budget
goes down the path he
warns against. It reflects
the Joint Chiefs of Staff
desperate search for budget trims to help stay a
freefall in readiness from
the mindless cost-cutting
formula of sequestration.
Congress adopted sequestration in 2011 and has
lacked the courage to repeal it by reaching a compromise that will both slow
spending on entitlements
and close tax loopholes for
the wealthy and special
interests.
Commissary funding, in
this environment, is a ripe
plum to pick. The defense
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says requiring
the three
exchange
services,
including
Navy and
Marine
Corps store
systems,
to merge
with Defense Commissary
Agency (DeCA) into a new
Defense Resale Activity would add near-term
costs of $466 million, which
wouldn’t be recouped
through efficiencies for “85
years.”
That is no typo. AAFES
says the commission’s plan
to integrate four “companies” that provide shopping
discounts on base could
take six to nine years to execute. Meanwhile, it says,
AAFES stores alone would
suffer “lost improvements”
over that span of $45 million to $80 million a year.
On the commission idea
that exchange profits be
used to fund commissary
and other store operations
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The Defense Department’s fiscal 2016 budget
request would slash
taxpayer support of base
grocery stores by $322 million in 2016 and by $1 billion
next year, enough to “destroy” the shopping benefit, warns the American
Logistics Association.
ALA, which represents manufacturers,
distributors and brokers of
products sold in commissaries and base exchanges,
released a position paper
that contrasts DoD’s plan
to “wreck” commissaries
with less onerous recommendations of a blue-ribbon panel to consolidate
all base store operations to
gain efficiencies.
That would seem to
leave Congress with an
easy choice. But the Army
and Air Force Exchange
Service warns in its own
position paper that the
store consolidation path
laid down by the Military
Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission won’t produce the
savings it touts.
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Golf Clubs, new Black
Dunlap Bag w/ Stainless Stell clubs and caress. $95 “SHOE1”
full-force helmet x 8 Air
Dual Liner System $75.
“The Wave” high tide
Ripstick street Surfer
$20. Aluminum rear
wing for Drifter type car
$50.
Youth Care
Workers
Gulf Coast Youth Services has an immediate
opening for Youth Care
Workers at our Crestview
&
DeFuniak
Springs locations.
Excellent benefits &
competitive pay
Apply in person
Okaloosa Youth Academy, 4455 Straightline
Rd Crestview, FL 32539
Web ID 34314105
Bud & Alley’s
Restaurant
Now Hiring
Rated one of Florida’s Top 20 Restaurants and
Golden Spoon award winner. Located on the
Gulf of Mexico, with a premium clientele and
some of the best gratuities on the
Gulf Coast.
z Fun friendly and professional atmosphere
zGreat pay, benefits, & good hours
Now Hiring:
ALL POSITIONS
Front and Back
of the House
We are located 25 minutes from PCB & Destin
on Hwy 30A, Seaside. Apply in person
11:30a-5pm Ask for a Manager
Web ID#: 34312712
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Publisher’s
Notice
All real estate advertising in this newspaper is
subject
to
the
Fair
Housing
Act
which
makes it illegal to advertise “any preference,
limitation or discrimination based on race,
color,
religion,
sex,
handicap, familial status
or national origin, or an
intention, to make any
such preference, limitation or discrimination”
Familial status includes
children under the age
of 18 living with parents
or
legal
custodians,
pregnant women and
people
securing
custody of children under
18.
GENERAL
MANAGER
Qualified
candidates
will have a solid understanding of all aspects
of a water and sewer
utility to include planning, water resources,
budgeting,
management, and related technology.
Successful
candidates must possess high moral and
ethical standards and
the ability to work effectively with an elected
board.
Bachelor’s Degree in
Business,
Engineering
or a related field; or 8+
years related experience and/or training; or
equivalent combination
of education and experience.
Must possess
and maintain a valid
driver license and qualify for insurability with
the Systems insurance
carrier.
Salary commensurate with experience.
Excellent benefits package.
Please send resume
and salary requirements to: Human Resources, P.O. Box
6539, Navarre, FL
32566-2239, or submit
in person at the HNWS
office located at 8574
Turkey Bluff Road,
Navarre, FL 32566 no
later than 03/05/15.
EEOE. Drug-Free
Workplace
Web ID#: 34310674
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Crestview &
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of the law. Our readers
are
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informed
that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper
are available on a equal
opportunity
basis.
To
complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at
1-800-669-9777.
The
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impaired
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Independent
Contractors
Must have:
zA reliable vehicle
zProof of
Auto Insurance
zA valid
driver’s license
zBe 18 yrs or older
Stop by:
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Crestview or Call
Dale Robinson
before 11am
850-682-6524
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N orthw estFlorida Daily N ew s
2 Eglin Pkw y N E
Ft.W alton Beach,FL
Island
2 br, 2½ ba, Clipper
Cove, gated, waterview, pool, available
boat slips $1,400
month + 1st/Last +
$300dep No pets or
smoking Available
Now! Call
850-217-7979
HU RLBU RT W A RRIO R
Classified Request Form
D EA D LIN E TUESD AY AT N O O N PRIO R TO PUBLIC ATIO N
Homes for Rent
Retired Military, DoD
& Tyndall Contractors On Base housing at Tyndall AFB is
now available!
2 BR $1100
3 BR $1175
Utilities included
Contact Balfour
Beatty at
844-334-0962 for
more information
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N O FO RM S A C C EPTED W ITH O UT SIG N A TURE
�M ilitary �Dependent �Retiree
FWB: Two Large
Masonary Duplexes, Four apartments for sale,
850sq ft each, Large
adjointed lot in good
neighborhood. Call
850-862-2052
Classified Ad Copy:
2 Br, 1 Bath
NO RENT
FEBRUARY
Starting @ $735.
Westwood Apts
850-581-2324
Text FL55994 to 56654
Shalimar-1, 2, 3 & 4 Br
$649-$899 Water Incl.
Pool, Laundry CH/A No
Dog Mon-Sat 651-8267
Text FL11610 to 56654
One Floor w/Yard, 2br
w/lg Florida room.
$850/mo + one month
dep., No pets! Please
call 850-226-4323 or
850-830-7993
txt FL14466 to 56654
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20538621
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Web ID: 34313582
1133513
Holley Navarre Water
System, Inc. (HNWS) is
accepting resumes for
an experienced General Manager to direct
the operations of the
System.
This position
reports directly to the
Water System Board of
Directors.
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in the HurlburtW arrior.
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