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MORALE, WELFARE AND RECREATION

January 2009
Roundup Volume 5 No. 1

NAS Fallon
NAS Fallon Commanding
Conducts Basic NADAP
Officer gets Hosed
Radar Certification Training Staff Educates
Sailors
By Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Steven A. Rinkel, NAS Fallon Public Affair’s
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on leave. Drinking and driving is not one,
that training so we won’t have great tool that we as security of Naval Air Station Fallon, reached and drug abuse is zero tolerance in the Navy.
to rely on Nevada Highway the career milestone of 4000 flight And they will adhere to
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agencies to keep our guys alcohol and drug depen
of the NAS Fallon “Longhorns” Search
qualified.” and Rescue team helped him “celebrate” dency are preventable
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from Lyon County Sheriff’s developed a realistic
line at the end of his flight in the and practical program
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Highway Patrol were also pres hol abuse. This program
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2 • JANUARY 2009
No matter if you traveled
over the holidays or stayed
in the local area, I trust that
everyone enjoyed themselves
over Christmas and that you
are now looking forward to the
new year. This year promises to
be an exciting one for the base
as, in addition to our normal
air wing detachments and small
unit training, we are scheduled
to host our first air show for a
Have a Great & Safe Month!
Thank you Fallon for voting me
“Best Pet Groomer”
The
961 W. Williams Ave • 423-6118
Skipper Says
long time. On September 11th,
the Blue Angels will be the
center piece of the first NAS
Fallon air show since 2001. If
everything goes well this should
mark the start of a rotation
which will see NAS Fallon
hosting an air show every three
years.
Last month saw us say
farewell to our Command
Master Chief, Casey Forsch, as
Master Chief Forsch transferred
to VAW-112 in Point Mugu as
their new Command Master
Chief. I hope that everyone
will join me in welcoming our
new Command Master Chief,
Master Chief Fred Barton who
joins us after finishing up a
tour in Guam and is looking
forward to the next three years
in Fallon.
As we did last year, our focus
this year will be to continue
to try and improve conditions
for everyone based at NAS
Fallon and for the transient
personnel who use our facilities
and services during the year.
One measure that we are trying
out is the use of an electronic
Plan of the Day (EPOD). The
EPOD can be accessed at ‘\\
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NAS_Fallon_Community\
POD\POD.htm’and by posting
information here we hope to
cut down on the number of
‘All Hands’ email that we have
to send out in order to get the
word out. What this means
though is that the responsibility
for getting this information
now rests with the individual.
Our ultimate goal is to find a
way to post the EPOD on our
public web site so that families
will be able to access this
information as well.
Finally, as always, if any one
has what they feel is a good idea
on how we can improve things
at NAS Fallon please bring
it up through your chain of
command and we will be happy
to take a look at it.
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fallon
(775) 423-3020
Real Estate Sales
775.423.3700
Property Management
775.423.6410
590 W. Williams Avenue
Fallon, NV 89406
www.rognerealty.com
Use of Government
Passenger Motor Vehicles
Key Concepts: Government passenger
motor vehicles (GOVs) are for official
use only. Whether a particular use is
“official” is a matter of administrative
discretion. All factors must be
considered including whether the use is
essential to the successful completion of
a DOD function, activity, or operation,
as well as consistent with the purpose
for which the motor vehicle was
acquired.
When questions arise about the
official use of a motor vehicle, the
questions shall be resolved in favor of
strict compliance with statutory and
regulatory provisions.
A guest of an employee authorized
use of GOV may accompany the
employee on a space-available, no-
increased-cost basis. The vehicle size
may be no larger than necessary.
TDY: GOVs may be used between
lodging and duty sites if public/
commercial transportation is
inadequate. Additionally, if public
transportation is not available or
impractical, GOVs may be used for
subsistence, comfort, and health.
This authority does not include
entertainment or recreation.
Home-to-Work (HTW): Use of a
GOV for HTW travel is prohibited
unless specifically authorized. Within
DON, SECNAV, CNO, and CMC
are authorized HTW. Additionally,
SECNAV may authorize employees
HTW when (1) essential due to highly
unusual circumstances presenting a clear
and present danger; (2) an emergency
exists; (3) other compelling operational
considerations make HTW essential to
conduct business; (4) essential for safe/
efficient performance of intelligence,
protective services, or law enforcement;
or (5) required to perform field work.
Authorization must be in writing.
65 W. Center St.
Fallon, NV 89406
423-3165
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Overseas: Outside the United States,
unified combatant commanders may
provide Government transportation,
including HTW, for employees
and their dependents when public/
private transportation is unsafe or is
unavailable.
PERMISSIBLE USES
• Official business (e.g., making rounds
of area work sites, attending a meeting,
officially participating in a ceremony).
• Traveling from place of duty to after-
hours official functions. GOV must
return to place of duty.
• Transporting the employee’s guest
with the employee, at no increased cost,
to an official function.
• Transporting prospective recruits for
interviews/processing/orientation.
• Going to the dry cleaners, barber,
drugstore, or a restaurant while TDY.
• When in doubt, consult Base Legal.
IMPERMISSIBLE USES
• Going to a private social function
(e.g., unofficial birthday ball, hail and
farewell, private dinner party).
• Transporting employees not
authorized HTW from home to an
official function, or from the official
function to home (impermissible even
when the travel distance is less than
from work to the official function).
• Doing personal errands/business (e.g.,
going to the bank or a drive-through).
• Going to the movies or bowling alley
while on TDY.
• Stopping at a restaurant while in a
government vehicle when not on TDY.
If you have any questions concerning
the authorized use of Government
Vehicles, please contact Base Legal at
426-2711.
Fallon, NV
610 W. Williams 867-2823
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Chaplain Michael Bigelow

The Unfinished Chapter
A number of years ago, Bill
Watterson, the creative genius
behind the critically acclaimed
Calvin and Hobbes cartoon
strip, did a rather odd and
unthinkable thing. He stopped
his strip while it was still at the
height of its popularity. Closing
on December 31st, 1995, the
strip has Calvin and Hobbes
peering out over a winter
wonderland. Grabbing his
toboggan, he exhorts Hobbes,
“It’s a magical world, Hobbes,
ol’ buddy . . . let’s go exploring!”
As I look out the window of
the base, with fresh fallen snow
around, and snow peaked
mountains in the distance, I can
hear myself echoing Calvin’s
remarks. It is a magical world
out there. I tend to think that
winter is Fallon’s best season.
With dramatic clouds, wind
swept hills and mountains, in
the calm silence of the snow
season, this place seems more
alive than ever. In some sense,
for me, more than springtime,
all things are fresh and new.
I say all this because I was
recently asked by someone to
name my favorite stories. The
two that came to mind was
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas
Carol and the story of the
Prodigal Son from the Bible. I
explained that my choice of
the two was relatively simple.
Both are left unfinished. Oh,
they have a beginning and end
alright, but in both situations,
we are left to imagine the final
ending. Scrooge has the ability
to change as does the Prodigal
Son. The final product is not
the one we start out with.
Scrooge, in fact, turns out much
for the better. His character
we are left to imagine is much
more the better than when first
encountered him.
The prodigal son is a bit
more complicated. Two sons
take different paths. One is
seemingly devoted to his father
while the other squanders the
inheritance. Yet, when the
younger son finally comes to his
senses, we find that the one who
is truly imprisoned is the older
brother. He serves not simply
out of duty and obligation.
That we could admire. But he
is resentful that his brother is
welcomed back. The story ends
with a father begging the older
son to join in the festivities and
celebration of the son who had
returned. We don’t know if the
two brothers reconcile or not.
Jesus leaves it up to us to write
the final chapter.
The story of the prodigal son
is open ended like much of our
own lives. We decide the next
chapter. This year offers us a
multitude of possibilities. We
can be more gracious, more
loving, and more kind. We can
open new doors and windows
of opportunities. We can take
a college course, take up that
new hobby we’ve been dreaming
of, or experience a part of the
country or world we’ve never
seen. We can sink our spiritual
roots deeper, and drink long
from the wellsprings of life.
2009 can be a magical world,
shipmates . . . let’s go exploring!
Whine or Dine…
If you’ve ever known someone
from the Great State of Texas, you will
have heard all about why it’s so great!
Texans are a proud bunch and quite
verbose in describing their homeland.
Anytime you meet a Texan, it won’t
take long for them to tell you how
everything is bigger and better in
Texas, and of all things Texas, the food
is nearest and dearest to their heart.
As a Texan born and breed, it should
come to no surprise that I was ecstatic
when I found out they were opening a
Texas Roadhouse restaurant in Reno.
A few months ago when I heard about
the opening, I made my husband
promise to take me on opening
night. He was good to his word, and
although we didn’t make it on opening
night, we did pay them a visit during
the first week they were open to the
public and were delighted that it was
everything we dreamed it would be.
Currently with 310 locations
in 44 states, the Texas Roadhouse
describes itself as “a hearty, good meal
with service that is friendly, energetic,
and enthusiastic” and it definitely
delivers. Upon arriving, you will be
greeted Texas-style with a romp of
hooting and “howdys” from the staff.
They will serve you a bag full of peanut Monday through Thursday before 6
in the shell while you wait for your pm, you will be offered a special menu
table and encourage you to throw the that includes ten dinners priced at
shells on the floor. Don’t worry about $7.99 including their sirloin steak and
the mess, they’ll take care of it. You country fried chicken (which I highly
will then parade past a display of fresh recommend).
cuts of beef just waiting to be prepared The Texas Roadhouse is a fun
any way you like it. As soon as you time waiting to happen. Treat yourself
are seated, you will be given what I to really good food and great service
call the pièce de résistance – their (the staff even does a little line dance
fresh-made bread rolls. These little for you periodically throughout your
pieces of heaven served with honey- meal). And go ahead, when you walk
cinnamon butter make this Texas girl in, join the locals and say “Howdy
howl at the moon. The menu is varied Ya’ll!”
from steaks to salads and everything by Erica I. Peña-Vest
Texas in between. They have great
chicken dishes and ribs, and any kind
of home-style country dinner you are
looking for. In my opinion, though, it
is a sin to go to a Texas steakhouse and
not have steak. After all, it’s what us
Texans are known for. All their side-
dishes are tasty and made fresh daily.
You won’t be disappointed.
Prices are very reasonable for
the quality of food you are receiving.
Their new location at 150 Damonte
Ranch Pkwy in Reno is open Monday
through Thursday 4-10pm, Friday
4-11pm, Saturday 11am-11pm and
Sunday 11am – 10pm. If you visit

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4 • JANUARY 2009 MWR News
Rylie Rinkel sits on
Santa’s lap to tell him
Applications Now Accepted
what she wants for
Christmas during Fallon’s
for National Military Family
23rd annual Christmas
Tree Lighting held
Association Military
downtown on Main
Street December 5. Spouse Scholarship Program
(WASHINGTON, DC)
December 9, 2008 —
The National Military
Family Association announced
today that they are accepting
applications for its Joanne
Holbrook Patton Military
Spouse Scholarship Program.
Scholarships of up to $1,000 are
awarded to military spouses to
obtain professional certification
Has Your Mortgage Rate “Fixed” Itself?
By Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Steven A. Rinkel, NAS Fallon Public Affair’s
The continuing economic
troubles, now officially considered
a recession, have put a significant
strain on some military families
which may ultimately lead to
foreclosure proceedings.
Legal Assistance practitioners,
working in conjunction with
Fleet and Family Service Center
financial counselors, Navy-
Marine Corps Relief Society
financial counselors, or others,
can provide legal counseling on
Federal and state law protections
as well as offer clients alternatives
to foreclosure. Among these
alternatives are programs derived
from the Hope for Homeowner’s
Act including a new public-
private partnership program
known as the “Streamlined
Modification Plan.”
The Hope for Homeowner’s
(H4H) Act contains a program
for borrowers at risk of default
and foreclosure. The program
provides new, 30-year, fixed rate
mortgages that are insured by the
Federal Housing Administration
(FHA). Among the requirements
of this program are that the home
is the primary residence and the
family has no ownership interest
Residents of Fallon gathered downtown on Main Street to see Santa Claus and
the 23rd annual Christmas Tree Lighting held December 5. in any other residential property
(such as second homes or former
or to attend post secondary
or graduate school. Thanks to
a partnership with the Fisher
House Foundation and Folds
of Honor Foundation, the
Association is able to provide
scholarships to a larger number
of deserving military spouses.
Applications will only be
accepted online at www.nmfa.
org/scholarship and must be
principal residences), that the
existing mortgage was originated
on or before January 1, 2008, that
the family has made at least six
payments, and that they are not
able to pay the existing mortgage
without help.
More details on the
H4H program are available
at http://www.hud.gov/
hopeforhomeowners/index.cfm
including a consumer fact sheet
and FAQs. State-specific resources
are listed at http://www.hud.
gov/local/index.cfm, and a list
of HUD approved housing
counselors for each state is at
http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/
sfh/hcc/hcs.cfm.
The newest foreclosure
avoidance program, the
Streamlined Modification
Plan (SMP), is an alliance
between counselors, servicers,
investors, and other mortgage
market participants, as well as
the Treasury Department and
Federal Housing Finance Agency,
to maximize outreach efforts
to at-risk homeowners and
help them stay in their homes
through a streamlined process to
establish an affordable monthly
housing payment. This program
is effective 15 December 2008
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submitted by midnight February
1, 2009. Spouses of uniformed
service members (active duty,
National Guard and Reserve,
retirees, and survivors) of any
branch or rank are eligible to
apply. The scholarship funds may
be used to assist with tuition,
fees, and school room and board.
For more information, visit
http://www.nmfa.org/
and is sponsored by the HOPE
NOW Alliance. The goal is
to reach a monthly housing
payment (which includes past
due payments, principal, interest,
taxes, insurance and HOA/
condo fees) that is no more than
38% of the borrower’s monthly
gross household income. This
program will build on current
foreclosure prevention efforts
between lenders and borrowers
and implement a systematic and
uniform approach that lenders
will now apply to modifications.
The SMP program goal is that
this systematic and uniform
approach will streamline the
process significantly.
Information on the Streamlined
Modification Plan is available at
http://www.hopenow.com/index.
html, http://www.hopenow.com/
site_tools/faqs.php (FAQs), and
http://www.ustreas.gov/news/
index2.html
If you have any questions or you
want more information on these
programs you can contact your
Legal Office, Fleet and Family
Support Center or the Navy-
Marine Corps Relief Society.
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NSAWC Award Presentations

Commander Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center RADM Mark Emerson presents the Commander Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center RADM Mark Emerson presents the Navy and Marine Corps Commander Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center RADM Mark Emerson presents a Letter
Meritorious Service Medal to Commander Michael Prather for professional achievement Achievement Medal to Aviation Ordnanceman First Class Tutoatasi Pula for professional achievement in the of Commendation to Gunner’ Mates First Class Mario Alvarado and Second Class Jacob
in the superior performance of his duties while serving as Deputy Intelligence Department superior performance of his duties while serving as Ordnance Division Assistant Leading Petty Officer, Quality Smitley for outstanding performance of duty while assigned to Field Training Unit while
Head from November 2005 to December 2008. Assurance Safety Observer and Collateral Duty Inspector on three platforms from September 2005 to January 2009. assigned to Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center from 14 to 16 October 2008.

Commander Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center RADM Mark Emerson presents the Navy and Marine Commander Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center RADM Mark Emerson presents the Navy Commander Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center RADM Mark Emerson presents the
Corps Commendation Medal to Lieutenant Commander Thomas Cronley for professional achievement in and Marine Corps Achievement Medal to Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class Leobardo Meritorious Service Medal to Ms. Nancy Hall for professional achievement in the superior
the superior performance of his duties while serving as Warfare Development Officer and Officer-In-Charge of Dominguez for professional achievement in the superior performance of his duties while performance of her duties while serving as Classified Material Control Officer from April
Detachments in El Salvador and Okinawa, Japan for Patrol Squadron Sixteen from May 2006 to October 2008. serving as Ordnance Division Shift Supervisor from December 2005 to December 2008. 1991 to December 2008.

Commander Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center RADM Mark Emerson presents the Navy and Marine Commander Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center RADM Mark Emerson presents the Navy Commander Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center RADM Mark Emerson advances the
Corps Commendation Medal to Master Chief Aviation Maintenance Technician Donald Gudden for and Marine Corps Achievement Medal to Yeoman Second Class Savali AmosaMoafanua following personnel to their current rank, Yeoman First Class Savali Amosa, Aviation Warfare
professional achievement in the superior performance of his duties while serving as Production Control for professional achievement in the superior performance of her duties while serving as Specialist First Class Nathan Dobbs, Aviation Ordananceman First Class Robert Kiker, Aviation
Leading Chief Petty Officer onboard the USS John C Stennis from August 2005 to October 2008. Command Legal Yeoman from August 2004 to December 2008. Ordnanceman First Class David Riley, and Intelligence Specialist First Class Jordan Stiles.

Commander Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center RADM Mark Emerson presents the Navy and Marine Commander Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center RADM Mark Emerson presents the Navy Commander Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center RADM Mark Emerson advances the
Corps Achievement Medal to Chief Aviation Electronics Technician David Johnson for professional and Marine Corps Achievement Medal to Electronics Technician Second Class Heather following personnel to their current rank, Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class Jason
achievement in the superior performance of his duties while serving as Contract Maintenance Monitoring Lubich for professional achievement as Junior Sailor of the Year while serving as Computer Jenkins, Intelligence Specialist Second Class Arthur Maldonado, and Intelligence Specialist
Team Member and Command Urinalysis Coordinator from January 2006 to December 2008. Information Systems Work Center Supervisor from January to December 2008. Second Class Jacob Wille.

Commander Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center RADM Mark Emerson presents the Navy Commander Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center RADM Mark Emerson presents the Navy Commander Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center RADM Mark Emerson presents Ms. Tami
and Marine Corps Achievement Medal to Aviation Ordnanceman First Class Robert Kelley and Marine Corps Achievement Medal to Intelligence Specialist Third Class Jacob Wille for Barnhouse Staff Civilian of the year for 2008, for professional achievement in the superior
for professional achievement in the superior performance of his duties while serving as professional achievement as Blue Jacket of the Year while serving as Joint Mission Planning performance of her duties while serving as Transportation Assistant in the Administrative,
Ordnance Division Ready Service Area Supervisor from November 2007 to January 2009. System Subject Matter Expert from January to December 2008. Manpower and Personnel Department from January 2008 to December 2008.
desert roundup Desert Moon Theater JANUARY 2009 • 7

TWILIGHT
Cast: Kristen Stewart
Robert Pattinson
Billy Burke
Peter Facinelli
Elizabeth Reaser

Rated: Rated PG-13 for some violence and a scene of sensuality.

Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller and Teen
Runtime: 122 min
Synopsis: After Bella Swan is sent to live with her father, she falls for the intriguing Edward Cullen, who she discovers is a vampire.

TRANSPORTER 3
Cast: Jason Statham, Natalya Rudakova, Francois Berleand, Robert Knepper, Jeroen Krabbe

Rated: PG-13 for sequences of intense action and violence, some sexual content and drug material
Genre: Action/Adventure, Crime/Gangster and Sequel
Runtime: 100 min
Synopsis: Frank Martin has been pressured into transporting Valentina, the kidnapped daughter of Leonid Vasilev, the head of the
Environmental Protection Agency for the Ukraine, from Marseilles through Stuttgart and Budapest until he ends up in
Odessa on the Black Sea. Along the way, with the help of Inspector Tarconi, Frank has to contend with the people who
strong armed him to take the job, agents sent by Vasilev to intercept him, and the general non-cooperation of his passenger.
Despite Valentina’s cynical disposition and his resistance to get involved, Frank and Valentina fall for each other, while
escaping from one life-threatening situation after another.

SOUL MEN
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Bernie Mac, Sharon Leal, Affion Crockett, P.J. Byrne

Rated: R for pervasive language, and sexual content including nudity

Genre: Comedy and Musical/Performing Arts
Runtime: 99 min
Synopsis: The two remaining members of the popular soul band, The Real Deal, from the 1970’s, Floyd Henderson, now a retired
businessman, and ne’er-do-well, ex-convict, Louis Hinds, take a road trip to the Apollo Theater for a musical tribute to their
recently deceased front man, Marcus Hook. As they travel cross country in a series of
adventures and misadventures, they air old grievances about thirty year old betrayals
and learn the music’s still in them.

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NAS Fallon Command Master Chief Turns the Page
Command Master Chief Casey
Forsch received the Meritorious
Service Medal, gold star in lieu of
second award, at the end of his tour
aboard Naval Air Station Fallon on
December 3. The 27 year veteran
was the Command Master Chief
here at Fallon for three years.
Having previously been the
CMC of Fighter Attack Squadrons
FRC West Awards Quarters
The awards quarters that
took place on December 3,
2008. Fleet Readiness Center
West Detachment Fallon
was delighted to present
nine awards and promotes
three newly third Class Petty
Officers. Among those was a
rare treat was to present AM2
Clements with his Enlisted
Aviation Warfare Specialist
FRC West/NAS Fallon
131, 115 and Carrier Air Wing
14, Forsch brought not only
experience as a CMC but the
experience of being with a visiting
command to Fallon. “Even though
the installation is small, the job is
huge,” said Forsch. Every carrier air
wing comes to Fallon for critical
combat training prior to their
deployment. Along with taking
pin. There was also given Three
Letters of Appreciation given
from CAPT M. H. Glaser for
there support of the Churchill
County/Naval Air Station
Fallon Haunted House and Hay
Ride held on October 24 and
25, 2008. We also gave pleasure
in presenting newly AZ3 Bock,
AM3 Lease and AE3 Smith
with the authority to assume
care of the local sailors and issues,
there is up to 55,000 additional
transient sailors a year to deal with.
Forsch stated, “Everyone I know
in naval aviation cycles through
Fallon.”
A piece of advice Master Chief
Forsch offered to Sailors and their
families stationed here at NAS
Fallon, is to take the opportunity
the title and wear the uniform
of a Petty Officer Third class.
Also presenting early newly
AT1 Charles and newly SK2
Eruotor with the authority to
assume the title and wear the
uniform of a Petty Officer First
and Second class. With this we
are looking forward to the next
advancement cycle and Awards
Quarters.
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to do things in Fallon that you sailors. I am really going to miss
can’t do anywhere else in the Navy. this place because it’s been very
“You shouldn’t be board here. Find much like home. I have nothing
something you’ve never done and but fond memories of Fallon and
go do it; go to a rodeo, ride an atv, I look forward to going back to a
learn to ski or snowboard, rock squadron where I can visit Fallon
climb, look at petroglyphs, go catch as a customer, coming back to train
a bass or a Lahontan cut throat and to visit with old friends.”
trout and enjoy the western culture Forsch’s follow on orders are
that is unique to Nevada.” to be Command Master Chief of
Forsch recommended to senior Airborne Early Warning Squadron
sailors looking for a leadership 112 (VAW-112) at Pt. Magu, CA.
challenge to look into becoming a
part of an installation.
He was relieved by Command
Master Chief Fred Barton.
“It was a tremendous experience
and very rewarding getting to work
with so many great people here at
Fallon,” said Forsch. “Many civilian
department heads and contractors,
which was something I was not
used to, had a lot to share with me
about the history of Fallon and the
way things operate here.”
“I had never done a shore tour so
it was a great experience getting to
do something completely different
to me. Personally, it was a chance
to reconnect with my family and
get to go home for dinner virtually
every night, take my kids fishing,
take my daughter skiing and to do
some fun things in Fallon.”
“I appreciate all of the hard
work that everyone does in
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500 Mile Swim Club
The NAS Fallon MWR tracked by the Lifeguard on the 500 mile swimming
Desert Springs Indoor staff. Recently, one of our pool plaque. This is an
Swimming Pool now has regular customers has extraordinary achievement
a 500 mile swim club. The reached this milestone in if one stops and thinks
pool is 25 meters long and a span of about two years. about the distance. Think
swimmers have their laps Tracy Gantar is the first one about driving south and
once you get to Ventura,
CA you have finished your
500 mile swim … and going
east it would be Salt Lake
City, UT. Those distances
all equate to approximately
500 miles and this puts
into perspective all of the
hard work Tracy has done
to achieve this goal. At the
current pace Tracy is on,
she will be hitting 1000
miles soon. Now that she
is number ONE on the
plaque, who will be next?
Congratulations Tracy from
the pool staff !
JANUARY 2009 • 9
Gunners Mate Second Class Petty Officer (SW) Michael West is presented with a
plaque from Security Department during his re-enlistment ceremony held on base
at Security Headquarters December 12. West re-enlisted for six years and isn’t due
to transfer from Fallon until 2011.
4 • MAY 2008 MW
enlisted personnel, junior officers
Cont’d From Cover and also junior enlisted personnel
about the Navy’s policy in regards
NADAP to substance abuse prevention.
“The Sailors enjoy the informa-
Staff Educates.... tion because they can use it as a
tool so when they go out to the bar
NADAP Senior Enlisted Advisor. or go on liberty they have all the
“If you compare our alcohol related information they need to make a
incidents from 1996 to 2007 there sound decision,” said Roxas.
is about a 32% decrease, and about From fiscal years 2005 thru
a 62% decrease in drug abuse be- 2007 the Navy discharged 11,000
cause of the NADAP program and Sailors because of drugs or alcohol.
policies.” The cost to separate one Sailor and
NADAP holds these summits train their replacement can be as
on a Family
monthly basis on much as $150,000 so over one bil-
member’s linedifferent
up to see Santa Clause duringwas
lion dollars a Christmas
used the Party held by
last three
bases and provides the Command-
MWR at the base gymnasium
ing Officers, Executive Officers, December 11. Festivities for the party
years for this process alone, saidincluded;
face painting,
Command Masterbuild yoursenior
Chiefs, own gingerbread house, jump castles, the movie Polar
Roxas.
Express and of course Santa Clause was there to hand out gifts for all the kids.
 10 • JANUARY 2009
Add Mother Earth to your New Year’s Resolution
Most of us have grown up
in a disposable society and
our landfills are the recipients
of our castoffs. The reduction
of waste materials is the
NUMBER ONE priority
in handling solid waste,
during the next month, when
we are all busy with family
gatherings and the holidays;
we can make a substantial
difference in our economy
and the environment if we
make intelligent choices.
Before we discard something,
think again and again.
Maybe we should think of
our stuff as a cat with nine
lives. Here’s how we reduce
what we take home and
reduce what we put in the
landfill:
Safely Heat Your Home this Winter
With the onset of cold weather,
most of us have already switched on
our heating systems. Beware! If you
have not maintained your heating
equipment this single act can be fatal.
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a
colorless, odorless and poisonous
gas that results from incomplete
combustion of fuels such as natural or
liquefied propane (LP) gas, oil, wood
and coal. According to the Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC),
CO poisoning associated with fuel-
burning appliances kills more than 200
people each year.
Service members are not immune.
One Sailor and his four dependents
and one Marine died as a result of
CO poisoning during FY 98-00. The
Petty Officer and his family died after
turning on their gas furnace the first
night temperatures dropped. The
marine’s death resulted from sitting in
a car with the engine running in his
garage.
CO is so dangerous you can not
take anything for granted. The old
maxim “if something can go wrong, it
will” applies equally to home heating
appliances. Be proactive. Use the
risk management process to prevent
poisoning. Here’s how:
Special Interest
• Take your own shopping
bags with you or only take a
bag at the first stop, and then
add other purchases as you
go. If you buy only one or
two items, don’t take a bag at
all.
• Buy in bulk.
• Use reusable cups and
dinnerware whenever you
can. Reducing disposable
items is good for the
pocketbook as well as the
environment.
• Let your “fingers do the
walking” to find items you
want or need for the holidays.
This saves time, gas, wear &
tear on you and your car, and
it keeps the air clean.
1. Identify hazards - inspect your
heating system for such things as a
faulty furnace/heater, closed fresh
make-up air return, dirty/clogged
filters, blocked return air registers,
inadequate ventilation, blocked
chimney flue, or inoperative CO alarm.
Certain plastic furnace vent pipes have
just been identified in a recall by CPSC
and require replacement.
2. Assess risks - critical - CO likely
to cause death as exposure time and
concentration increases. The potential
for serious harm is so great immediate
action is required if any hazards are
found.
3. Make risk decisions - Have a
qualified technician inspect your
heating system, space heaters, fireplaces,
hot water heater, vents and piping.
4. Implement controls - Clean or
replace dirty filters regularly. Heed
the manufacturer’s recommendations.
Do not allow furniture to block air
registers.
If you use supplemental heaters,
follow the manufacturer’s warning
about ventilation. (If you live in base
housing ensure their use is allowed.)
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• Give gifts of food in • Buy rechargeable batteries! • Buy non-toxic household
reusable baskets, plastic, This saves money as well as cleaners. Arm & Hammer
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• Help children make
their own Christmas cards
and postcards from cards
previously received.
• Buy products in containers
that are recycled in your
community, and things that
can be repaired or reused.
Support recycling markets by
buying products make from
recycled material.
• Buy durable, high quality
goods. Look for well-built
products that carry a good
warranty.
• Never use a hibachi or barbecue grill
inside a home or garage.
• Ensure the flue is unobstructed before
lighting your fireplace.
• Never leave your vehicle running
in the garage. Do not assume opening
the garage door is sufficient protection.
When you start the engine, drive the
vehicle outside immediately. When
you return, turn off the motor as soon
as you stop. If you suspect there is an
exhaust leak, have it repaired.
• Purchase and install one or more
CO alarms. Units are designed to
sense low levels of co and sound
a loud audible alarm. Units with
digital readouts are best. Follow
manufacturer’s recommendations for
testing the alarm. Every month and
if powered by a battery, replace as
recommended.
5. Supervise - Be sensitive to health
changes (unexplained headaches,
nausea, dizziness, fatigue). If you
suspect you or someone in your
house is experiencing co exposure or
poisoning, get fresh air immediately.
Open doors and windows. Call 911
and go to an emergency room. Don’t
wait.
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SFWPD Fallon Sailors Advance
to the Next Pay Grade
Strike Fighter Wing
Pacific Detachment
(SFWPD) Fallon is proud
(From left to right) AM3 David Johnson, AO3(AW) Gesette Mason, to have had 13 Sailors
AM3 Nicole R. Creamer-Foster, AE3 Lashaunte Gay, AD3 Claten advance in the 200 exam
W. Bechtol, AD3 Kristina M. Llorens, YN3 Jeffrey M. Williams,
AO3 Chathakone Thatsana, SK2 Kareem J. Parnell, AM3 James D.
cycle. AM2(AW) Gerald
Brisendine, and AO3 Benjamin D. Stanhope R. Burt and AO2(AW)
Wade R. Johnson were
advanced to Petty Officer
First Class. Advancing
to Petty Officer Second
Class were AE3 Gregory
D. Brown, AE3 Raymond
M. Limon, AME3 Bryan
Benjamin D. Stanhope,
ADAN Claten W. Bechtol,
ADAN Melanie D.
Ogena, AMAN Nicole R.
Creamer-Foster, AMAN
James Brisendine, AOAN
Chanthakone Thatsana,
and YNSN Jeffrey M.
Williams.
We are proud to have also
frocked five augmentees
on Temporary Duty to
SFWPD. Advanced to
Second Class Petty Officer
Kristina M. Llorens from
VFA 86, AEAN Lashaunte
E. Gay from VFA 32,
AMAN David Johnson,
and AOAN(AW) from
VFA 97. Congratulations
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The squadron’s plan was to help
renovate Memorial Park and move
outside playground equipment at General Dentistry
the CDC, but a snow storm put George Henderson, DDS • Quincy Gibbs, DDS
those plans to rest. Instead, the
Jim Smerdon, DMD
volunteers found some work to do
inside the CDC that kept them
busy. Orthodontist
VFA-41, a squadron stationed Melissa Jones, DDS
Members of VFA-41 pose for a picture along with Ensign Russell Glass ( far
in Lemoore, California, is part
right) in front of the CDC for a community relations project held Deember 13.
of Carrier Air Wing Eleven that Endodontist
deploys on board the USS Nimitz. Rodney Gray, DDS, MS
The squadron is in Fallon for its were volunteering and Ensign some of your time helping others.”
Strike Fighter Advanced Readiness Glass showed me what needed to Evangelista said, “When we
Program training. be done,” said Aviation Structural come back here again to do our air New Patients Welcome • Radiation Digital X-Rays
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EOD Clears the Range

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NAS Fallon Public Affairs and mark the coordinates of four EOD specialists.
into their GPS. EODMU-11 They conduct UXO exercises S
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Explosive Ordnance of it. They load up their gear ranges that cover 240,000
Disposal Mobile Unit Eleven onto ATVs, travel across acres. The team’s duties also w
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Upcoming FFSC Classes/Workshops — January
Come and learn new skills,
new ways of dealing and
much, much more!
Story Time
with Your Preschoolers:
Books bring fun and
wonder. They help children
learn about the world and
themselves. Bring your
preschooler for an exciting
time of reading and related
hands-on activities. Feel free
to join us for a short time or
the entire two hours.
**This class meets every Wed
at *Neighborhood Center
from 10-1200.
Money Matters- Insurance:
This 50 minute class
is designed to provide
information about the use
and need of insurance.
We will cover the basics of
property insurance, health
and dental insurance, life
insurance, explaining whole
life and term life insurance
policies. Discussions will
focus on meeting your
needs, explaining the many
forms of insurance and what
each purpose the insurance
provides.
This class will meet on:
06 Jan, 09-1000 in the
FFSC Training room, 20
Jan, 15-1600 in the FFSC
Training room & 27 Jan,
15-1600 at the American
Legion Hall
Anger Management:
Angry behavior is often
a disturbing and sometimes
harmful factor in people’s
lives. In this four week class
you will learn skills to better
control your anger at work,
with family members, friends,
and people you encounter
in you everyday life.
Participants will learn how
anger responses begin, what
keeps them alive, and how to
reduce or prevent occurrence.
This class meets each
Thursday from 10 to 1130
in the FFSC Conference
room, Bldg. 309.
IA/GSA
Pre-deployment Briefs:
The Fleet and Family
Support Center will be
offering IA/GSA pre-
deployment briefs every
Wednesday from 1400-1500
until further notice. IA/GSA
personnel can still schedule
alternate times by calling
x3333.
FFSC JANUARY 2009 • 13
Play Group: and not fall into the same
Moms and dads are trap next year as well as basic
invited to bring their infants, information on limiting debt
toddlers and preschooler service load.
to an informal play group.
Various activities – art, music, To sign-up or for more
fairy tale & flannel board information please call
stories will be offered. Snack 426-3333, or email us and
and free play will also be give us suggestions of classes
available. This get-together you would like to see given
is provided to allow a social at ffscfallon@navy.mil. All
experience and parents a time classes/workshops are subject
to chat with other adults. to change.
This class meets on 12
Jan, 10-1200 at the FFSC **Pre-registration will ensure
Neighborhood Center there are enough materials/
snacks for each child.
Credit Management/
Credit Card Debt: * The FFSC Neighborhood
A “brown bagger” offered Center address is 1019
from 1130-1245 will focus Arizona Court in base
on ways to pay down existing housing.
“holiday credit hangovers”
Foreclosure & Bankruptcy:
Facing foreclosure?
Thinking about filing for
bankruptcy? Concerned
about your finances? Get
up-to-date information about
these topics of concern at the
50 minute seminar offered
through FFSC. Strategies
will be given about how
to avoid foreclosure. The
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checklist will help determine Mailboxes
if you are truly a candidate
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We Package & Ship
notebooks and pencils for Money Orders Almost Anything!
important notes. Mail Services
This class will meet on: Fax Services
08 Jan, 13-1400@NC & Copy Services
22 Jan, 13-1400 at the Base We Ship Suitcases for Travel
Theater Authorized UPS & Fed Ex Shipper
775-423-2230 • Fax 775-423-8308
2171 W. Williams Ave.
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Sweet Land of Liberty: A Guide to Family Travel

have changed so much. Just when and characters from the 2003 hopping. They also offer fantastic you believed in magic. My
Nobody you think the magic can’t get any film have been added. I found military rates year-round (www. husband and I in a futile attempt
bigger and the ambiance can’t get some new thrills and new sheraton.com). They are about to to pinpoint the difference between
Does it any better, Disney and Company surprises waiting around every launch a special military vacation the area parks came to one
exceed your wildest imagination corner. Even more surprising package for this spring. Contact conclusion – no one does it like
Like Disney! in their efforts. For those of you was The Haunted Mansion. My the hotel directly for more Disney.
planning to visit in the next year, family and I visited during the information (714-703-8400). Stay tuned to the next issue
Part One I have so much to share with period between Halloween and I had the opportunity to for more information or log on to
by Erica I. Peña-Vest you that I have decided to do it Christmas, and were delighted visit all the Southern California www.guidetofamilytravel.com for
in a three part series. This first to find The Haunted Mansion amusement parks during my more recommendations and free
With the holidays behind part will touch on Disneyland completely redecorated in visit and while they all have their advice for your trip to Disneyland.
us, it’s time to start our new itself. The second part will be on the theme of the movie “The merits, one thing became very
year. 2009 will bring its share Disney’s California Adventure and Nightmare Before Christmas.” It clear to my family. Something
of challenges especially with the Downtown Disney. The third made for a wonderful change from was different when we left
present economy, but 2009 also part will discuss all the changes the expected. Disneyland. The different parks
brings its share of excitement and improvement you will see During our trip to California, throughout the area lacked
for us to look forward to. That when you visit Anaheim, as well as we stayed just down the street something we couldn’t describe.
excitement was magnified for me a host of activities you can’t miss from Disneyland at the Sheraton Not to sound trite but there
the day the Walt Disney Company while you are there. Garden Grove. With so many is something dreamlike about
announced it was letting us all Disneyland is the oldest of hotels in the area to choose from, being at Disneyland. For just a
in for free on our birthdays this Walt’s parks, and will forever it’s hard to choose the perfect one. moment, you are not just there
year. What a wonderful concept! be the original. As the original However, this brand new hotel for your kids. It brings something
It all started because there is a park, I have always thought that has worked hard to stand out. It out in you. You are suddenly in
growing trend among travelers to Disneyland is a static creation. offers great amenities, spacious a place where everything seems
commemorate special occasions After all, why improve on the true rooms, transportation to and possible, where dreams really do
at popular travel destinations, so and tested? And yet, I am always from Disneyland (for a fee), and come true and where you forget
Disney decided to facilitate those pleasantly surprised by the new most importantly a great place to who you are today and remember
celebrations. For all of 2009, with rides, attractions and renovations rest after your hectic day of park who you were 20 years ago when

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proper identification, you can that have taken place in the years
enter a Disney park free on your since I was last there. For those
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birthday. (For more information that have been there and done it
on specifics terms, visit www. all, you will find all of your old
disneyland.com) favorites plus some new thrills
I recently visited Disneyland and adventures. Kids and adults
in Anaheim, California with my alike will enjoy the new Finding
family and was amazed at how Nemo’s Submarine Voyage. The
the Disney Company works so submarines that I loved so much
hard to improve their parks, as a kid have returned, but this
when to the naked eye there is time with a spin that is sure
no need for improvement. Yet, to capture the imagination of
every time I travel to Disneyland children everywhere. On this
there is something new and trip, I was surprised to find two
exciting to see. I hadn’t been to of my favorite rides had changed.
Disneyland in a few years and all Pirates of the Caribbean has
of Anaheim, California seemed to been lengthened and updated,
Important NAS Fallon Numbers

Liberty Center...........2836 Indoor Pool..............2791 Chapel......................2813

Information,Tickets &
Tours...........2275 or 2865
Sports World
Gymnasium..............2949
Oasis Fitness
Center.........2251 or 2252
Go Kart Track............2437
Theater
Recording.................2552
Theater Office...........2580
Pony Express
Outdoor Recreation. .2598
Auto Hobby Shop. . . . .2575
Top Fun Youth
and Teen Center........3777
Silver State Club.......2625
Sage & Sand Club. . . .2482
Planet X Club............2445
Sage Brush Bowl......2451
Hot Stuff Pizza..........2454
MWR LPO Office. . . . . .2869
MWR Office..............2550
Fleet and Family
Services Center........3333
Child Development
Program............423-5808
Child Development
Homes..............423-0220
Housing Office..........2809
Recycling..................2274
Commissary.............3428
Navy Exchange.........2818
Medical.............428-0100
Dental.......................2811
Drug and Alcohol
Prevention................3738
Navy Marine Corps
Relief Society...........2739
Not-New Shop..........3440
Fire and Security
Emergencies...............911
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