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JAX AIR NEWS, NAS JACKSONVILLE, Thursday, July 12, 2007 9 �� �������������������� ������������ ��� ���� ��������������������� By Lt. Nick Kesler HS-5 PAO T he “Nightdippers” of HS-5 have witnessed the culmination of more than a year’s worth of hard work. Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic announced that HS-5 was awarded the Command Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialty pennant, honor- ing their achievement of 100 percent aviation war- fare qualifications in May. “I couldn’t be prouder of our sailors and what they have accomplished,” said HS-5’s Command Master Chief CMDCM(AW/SW/ NAC) Richard Neal. “Right now America is relying on us to do the job we are trained to do in the place where it must be per- formed at the highest level. Becoming 100 percent qual- ified in our area of exper- tise is another way to show America that they can sleep well and we’re more than capable,” Neal said. To qualify for the honor of flying the EAWS pennant, all E5 and above Sailors with more than 18 months aboard their current duty station are required to earn their EAWS qualifications. HS-5 did this during the height of their recent oper- ational deployment aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) as part of Carrier Air Wing Seven. Although the Sailors were busy with their day-to-day opera- tional commitments, the HS-5 team still found time to reach this coveted com- mand achievement. Obtaining an EAWS des- ignator meant Sailors had to complete a personal qual- ification standards (PQS) booklets, totaling roughly 200 pages of rigorous, in- depth study. The books are designed to take Sailors to every department and seek warfare-qualified individu- als willing to explain spe- cific areas of their job and sign their name to the topic they instructed. Nearly 200 signatures are required to finish the PQS. Next, the Sailor must pass a 200- question written test and comprehensive oral board. “Earning a warfare pin displays increased warf- ighting knowledge, mis- sion enhancement, com- mand survivability and pride,” said HS-5 EAWS Coordinator AK1(AW) Eric McDade. “All the material that is covered on the test is derived from the PQS and study guides. Every section in the book is covered on the test. The level of knowledge tested on an oral board is simply [to see if the Sailors] possess the general knowl- edge of the program.” Routine tracking proce- dures concerning the status of eligible Sailors enabled command leaders to tar- get, monitor and motivate Sailors seeking their quali- fications. Command-wide training sessions were con- See HS-5, Page 10 By MCSN Shannon K. Cassidy Fleet Public Affairs Center Pacific T he Naval School of Health Sciences (NSHS) in San Diego, a subordinate command of Navy Medicine Support Command (NMSC) head- quartered in Jacksonville, unveiled the first-of-its- kind memorial June 15 to honor hospital corpsmen who have died in the line of duty since Sept. 11, 2001. The memorial, created by NSHS staff corpsmen, is a replica of a Soldier’s battle- field grave from the World War II era and consists of an M-16 rifle, helmet, boots and dog tags, all cast in cop- per, and includes the tools of a corpsman: stethoscope, bandages and tape. “Today, we are here to remember our fallen broth- ers and sisters who gave the ultimate supreme sac- rifice, and those among us who will also fall,” retired Rear Adm. James. Johnson said during the ceremony. As of June, more than 30 Navy corpsmen have per- ished in the global war on terror since the 9/11 terror- ist attacks. As the Navy and Marine Corp’s enlisted medical specialists, corps- men are the primary care- givers for Sailors at sea and combat Marines in the field. For one Jacksonville corpsman, the memorial represents the corpsmen’s combat role and the sacri- fices they make every day. “I think it’s great that our fellow corpsmen are being honored for their service,” said HM3 Nerwin Sevilleja, an NMSC medi- cal staff specialist in the Medical-Dental Corps Division of the Centralized Credentials and Privileging Department. “It’s a reminder of the role I and other corpsmen play in this global war on terrorism. Being a corps- man is a demanding job, and this memorial shows how we are willing to take an extra step for our fellow shipmates and for our coun- try.” The three NSHS staff members who crafted and designed the memorial are HM2 Leeann Weeden, HM2(FMF) Wilson Ospina and HM3 Joseph Tonti. For Ospina, serving in com- bat inspired his work on the memorial. “My experience in the battlefield impacted my feelings about this memo- rial,” said Ospina. “To be able to share your life with someone, and in an instant, you find yourself fighting to save that life. That’s what this is about.” “Navy corpsmen are our right hand,” said Rear Adm. Nancy Lescavage, a Navy nurse and direc- tor of TRICARE Region West. “They go into harms way with such dedication. They are our heroes, and I wouldn’t be anywhere else but here today to honor our fallen.” “It takes an incred- ible amount of dedication and passion to serve this country,” said Capt. Robin McKenzie, also a Navy nurse and the NSHS com- manding officer. “Navy corpsmen are the center of Navy medicine. They are the ‘doc.’ The Marine Corps will not go without their ‘doc,’ and a corpsman will not leave without his Marine.” NMSC school unveils memorial Photos by MC2(AW) Greg Mitchell Students look at the new memorial to fallen Operations Enduring Freedom/ Iraqi Freedom hospital corpsmen during the Hospital Corspman Memorial Dedication Ceremony June 15 in San Diego. This new memorial in the Naval School of Health Sciences in San Diego was created to remember those hospital corpsmen lost during the war on terrorism. HS-5 earns coveted Command EAWS pennant
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JAX AIR NEWS, NAS JACKSONVILLE, Thursday, July 12, 2007 9
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ByLt.NickKeslerHS-5PAO
The “Nightdippers” of HS-5 have witnessed the culmination of
more than a year’s worth of hard work.
Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic announced that HS-5 was awarded the Command Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialty pennant, honor-ing their achievement of 100 percent aviation war-fare qualifications in May.
“I couldn’t be prouder of our sailors and what they have accomplished,” said HS-5’s Command Master Chief CMDCM(AW/SW/NAC) Richard Neal. “Right now America is relying on us to do the job we are trained to do in the place where it must be per-formed at the highest level. Becoming 100 percent qual-ified in our area of exper-tise is another way to show America that they can sleep well and we’re more than capable,” Neal said.
To qualify for the honor of flying the EAWS pennant, all E5 and above Sailors with more than 18 months aboard their current duty station are required to earn their EAWS qualifications. HS-5 did this during the height of their recent oper-ational deployment aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) as part of Carrier Air Wing Seven. Although the Sailors were busy with
their day-to-day opera-tional commitments, the HS-5 team still found time to reach this coveted com-mand achievement.
Obtaining an EAWS des-ignator meant Sailors had to complete a personal qual-ification standards (PQS) booklets, totaling roughly 200 pages of rigorous, in-depth study. The books are designed to take Sailors to every department and seek warfare-qualified individu-als willing to explain spe-cific areas of their job and sign their name to the topic they instructed. Nearly 200 signatures are required to finish the PQS. Next, the
Sailor must pass a 200-question written test and comprehensive oral board.
“Earning a warfare pin displays increased warf-ighting knowledge, mis-sion enhancement, com-mand survivability and pride,” said HS-5 EAWS Coordinator AK1(AW) Eric McDade. “All the material that is covered on the test is derived from the PQS and study guides. Every section in the book is covered on the test. The level of knowledge tested on an oral board is simply [to see if the Sailors] possess the general knowl-edge of the program.”
Routine tracking proce-
dures concerning the status of eligible Sailors enabled command leaders to tar-get, monitor and motivate Sailors seeking their quali-fications. Command-wide training sessions were con-
SeeHS-5,Page10
ByMCSNShannonK.CassidyFleetPublicAffairsCenterPacific
The Nava l Schoo l of Health Sciences (NSHS) in San Diego,
a subordinate command of Navy Medicine Support Command (NMSC) head-quartered in Jacksonville, unveiled the first-of-its-kind memorial June 15 to honor hospital corpsmen who have died in the line of duty since Sept. 11, 2001.
The memorial, created by NSHS staff corpsmen, is a replica of a Soldier’s battle-field grave from the World War II era and consists of an M-16 rifle, helmet, boots and dog tags, all cast in cop-per, and includes the tools of a corpsman: stethoscope, bandages and tape.
“Today, we are here to remember our fallen broth-ers and sisters who gave the ultimate supreme sac-rifice, and those among us who will also fall,” retired Rear Adm. James. Johnson said during the ceremony.
As of June, more than 30 Navy corpsmen have per-ished in the global war on terror since the 9/11 terror-ist attacks. As the Navy and Marine Corp’s enlisted
medical specialists, corps-men are the primary care-givers for Sailors at sea and combat Marines in the field.
For one Jacksonville corpsman, the memorial represents the corpsmen’s combat role and the sacri-fices they make every day.
“I think it’s great that our fellow corpsmen are being honored for their service,” said HM3 Nerwin Sevilleja, an NMSC medi-cal staff specialist in the Medica l -Denta l Corps
Division of the Centralized Credentials and Privileging Department.
“It’s a reminder of the role I and other corpsmen play in this global war on terrorism. Being a corps-man is a demanding job, and this memorial shows how we are willing to take an extra step for our fellow shipmates and for our coun-try.”
The three NSHS staff members who crafted and designed the memorial are HM2 Leeann Weeden,
HM2(FMF) Wilson Ospina and HM3 Joseph Tonti. For Ospina, serving in com-bat inspired his work on the memorial.
“My experience in the battlefield impacted my feelings about this memo-rial,” said Ospina. “To be able to share your life with someone, and in an instant, you find yourself fighting to save that life. That’s what this is about.”
“Navy corpsmen are our right hand,” said Rear Adm. Nancy Lescavage, a Navy nurse and direc-tor of TRICARE Region West. “They go into harms way with such dedication. They are our heroes, and I wouldn’t be anywhere else but here today to honor our fallen.”
“It takes an incred-ible amount of dedication and passion to serve this country,” said Capt. Robin McKenzie, also a Navy nurse and the NSHS com-manding officer. “Navy corpsmen are the center of Navy medicine. They are the ‘doc.’ The Marine Corps will not go without their ‘doc,’ and a corpsman will not leave without his Marine.”
NMSC school unveils memorial
PhotosbyMC2(AW)GregMitchellStudents look at the newmemorial to fallenOperationsEnduring Freedom/ Iraqi Freedomhospital corpsmenduringtheHospitalCorspmanMemorialDedicationCeremonyJune15inSanDiego.
ThisnewmemorialintheNavalSchoolofHealthSciencesinSanDiegowascreatedtorememberthosehospitalcorpsmenlostduringthewaronterrorism.
HS-5 earns coveted Command EAWS pennant
