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Naval Facility holds 'Open House'
By Lt. (j.g. ) S. Matulonis
An "Open House" was celebrated
at the Naval Facility (NavFac), in
honor of Military Spouse Day (May
23rd). This was the third con-
secutive year that NavFac has
sponsored the event. Plans are
to make MSD an annual celebra-
tion at the unit.
Military Spouse Day, first cele-
brated in 1984, when President
Ronald Reagan signed a procla-
mation at a White House ceremony
designating this day (May 23), as
a day of appreciation for the
countless personal sacrificies
military spouses have made
throughout the years in support of
the Armed Forces. Secretary of
Defense, Caspar W. Weinberger,
in turn, has made Military Spouse
Day an annual event in the Depart-
ment of Defense.
The NavFac open house was held
to show the unit's appreciation of
all the understanding and support
provided by local spouses. With-
out it, the NavFac would not be
the professional, efficient unit it
is today, according to Naval Fa-
cility Commanding Officer, Cmdr.
Charles Schindler.
During the open house, NavFac
was open for spouses, depen-
dents, other family members and
friends of unit personnel to view
several unclassified areas.
Some 85 guests attended the
event.
Cmdr. Schindler welcomed the
first group of visitors at 10:30
a.m., with praising remarks for
their support. Then the guests
were provided with guided
tours through the designated ar-
eas. They were shown the oper-
ations watch floor, the quality
assurance division, the commun-
ications sections,the training and
administrative offices, security,
the facilities maintenance, the
equipment room, the supply
depart., and the calibration lab.
At the conclusion of the tour,
the guests were treated to re-
freshments provided by NavFac
personnel.
"The open house allowed each
command member to show off his
areas of expertise," concluded
Cmdr. Schindler.
Thrift Shop expands services
Beginning June 16 the Thrift Shop will be open
every third Monday of the month from 5-9 p.m..
This is their special summer hours. The Thrift
Shop's regular hours will remain the same:
Thursday and Saturday from 10a.m. to 2 p.m..
The Thrift Shop is operated by the NATO Wives
and Officer Wives Club's. The money received goes
to their charity funds.
Persons wishing to drop off items at the Thrift
Shop can only do so during their open hours until
further notice. The Thrift Shop ask that personnel
please be discrete regarding items that are brought
in. They should be clean and in good condition.
Large items cannot be accepted at the Thrift Shop.
However, there's now a bulletin board in the shop
for people to leave a description of the item
they're wishing to sell.
Also, volunteers are needed to work at the Thrift
Shop. If anyone is interested call Jan at 7244 or
Donna at 7604.
Watt*
SUp^ating
VI
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' rorism, and the policies
for responding to such a threat,
have new and profound moral
implications for government
policy-makers, for professional
military personnel, and for all
of our citizens."
—Adm. James D. Watkins,
USn, Chief of naval Operations
%%/I s scarce as truth is, the
■''supply has always been in
excess of the demand."
—Josh Billings, U.S. humorist
'%¥t is better to light one
'small candle than to curse
the darkness."
—Confucius
"fortunately, analysis is not
' the only way to resolve in-
ner conflicts. Life itself still re-
mains a very effective thera-
pist."
—Karen Homey, psychologist
"The winds and waves are
always on the side of the
ablest navigators."
—Edward Gibbon, historian
"The reward of a thing well
done, is to have done it."
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
Travel entitlements update
WASHINGTON (AFNS) — All Air Force family
members,regardless of their sponsor's rank, can
now get travel entitlements for moves between
bases in the continental United States. The policy
change is retroactive to Oct. 1, 1985.
Military personnel center officials said Air
Force people with families making their first
permanent change of station must have the
dependents listed on their orders.
To determine travel entitlements, all members
with famlles will need home of record and place of
enlistment included in the travel orders.
People who apply for travel entitlements for
moves made between Oct. 1 and May 14 will not
need amendments to their orders.
Additional information is available at the base
personnel office.
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