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By Erie Sst alowed the community to show treated night of baseball with Shortie Eto ies appreciation for our service, the Riverogs ‘Sills visited local schools Buy it wit the Blue Angels 1 was all things Navy last wherestudens Were ableto itch that caprued the atention of week asthe Charleston aren sw ride in the Navy's Flight ever television and rio sason Sailors every Simulitorand were tested tothe a8 they roared info town on Although the hi Navy Region Southeast rock Wednesdy. By Thursday, when vveck was th bund “Pride” Other Sailors read the Bus tok othe sky for their Silos ffom all commands ook to children and elped tern dec- fst practie fun, the excitement prt in numerous events ni white hats while «started to build end by Friday designed to showcase the US. tum of Sailors participated in 4 afternoon's practice "session, Navy othe American publi. In Habit for Humanity projet. onlookers were already in place ‘he case of Charleston's Navy The city retumed the hospitle Wo etch an ealyplimpse of the Week, the activites allowed ty ae Solos were able to attend show Sailors to show their homeo —jatches at the Family Circle folks what we do everyday and it Cup tenis toumament and were See Navy Week continued Above: NCI(SWEXW) Michael Butterteta, trom” Naval Recrulting Station North Chareston, helpe ebe:year old IN THIS Next issue street EDITION eee t Friday, May 7 ‘Submission deadline Friday, Apr 30 The Lowcountry loses 8 Salorspartielpate in Navy ‘Spotight on shining star legend Week See page ‘See pages 13-14 S00 Page 3 Navy Chanoston shorting Mission Teale marge ree by ring elton monoenet nd Infrae serial ancy aria fic. sane of eon nie le Cont tr ‘ec 8 i Cay [About the Shoreline etna tc me oe eam Pe Publisher Advertsing Th ) With absolutely perfect weath- et, Charleston’s Navy Week was a resounding success. Although all eyes were on the Blue Angels" per- formances during the weekend, there were many other events all around the Lowcountry that didn’t ‘gamer as much attention, but were nevertheless, huge in the public perception of who we are, (Once again, the Lowcountry Warrior team stepped up to the plate and made things happen, By putting on our your best uniforms and stepping outside the contines cof our base, we worked construc- tion with Habitat for Humanity, visited with children at numerous schools, attended ball games, painted white hats and numerous ‘other projects that allowed our neighbors to tuly see what we are all about; “A local force for good.” Even though we, as Sailors and Navy civilians live Navy week ‘everyday, itis incumbent upon all ‘of us to get out into the communi ty and show the American public what we are all about, In that sense, we are all ambassadors for the Navy. Whether you like it or not, carrying your military LD. card and wearing your uniform automatically makes you a role model for the younger generation and you become held to a higher standard by the American public Who consider Us the best of the best. I believe we all put our best foot forward last week and that went a long way towards main- taining the wonderful relationship we have with our community Touched briefly Tast time about summertime safety-and I'm going to talk about it again this week. Although it’s been said_many times over, you will here it again ‘and again’ during your Navy career. Safety must be “job one” in everything we do. We play with some preity big and expensive toys in the Navy. As stewards for all this expensive equipment for the American taxpayer, we owe it to them to take care oftheir invest- ‘ment. And although we spend bil lions on ships, aireraft and ‘weapons, the biggest taxpayer investment is you, the individual Sailor, Soldier, Airman and Marine. You have to take care of “‘Steerboard Keeping Low Country Warriors On Course yourselves first and foremost, This ‘means eating right, staying hydrat- ed and getting enough rest so we can do the work of defending the ‘American people safely and pro- fessionally It means living up to the high standards we set for ourselves, not drinking 10 excess and. bei tunable to do your job in the morn- ing. It means doing the right thing and taking a motoreycle safety course before getting on a bike. It ‘means looking out for your ship: mate who might be depressed or lonely. It means not getting in a car ona Friday afternoon at knock-off, driving seven or eight hours to get home and tuning around and rushing back Sunday night to get to work by Monday. 1 ‘can speak from experience on this, ‘8 I too thought | was invincible when L was just starting my career, but, after losing too many ship- mates throughout the through often needless tragedies, I have come to learn that there is nothing more important than each and every one of you. You are all valued members of our team and. we need you here every day, healthy, rested and ready to work. ‘We don’t have room for mistakes. ‘Take care, ‘CMDR Gary Ma ‘pr 20 May 8, 2010 Navy Chaneston Shoreline Pages Airman, warrior, leader, BGEN Mikolajcik passes away Releedby Jen Base Charen Pte Mfrs Offce smarty x and adn JOINT ASE CHARLESTON, SC.— Br, Gem Thoms R. IBGEN Thomas R Mikolscik asta Hane, Me Pung ST Mat of Chisinau St lobe he Bap Closing them out one record at a time (ne Sailor at Pesoael Support Detachment (PSD) hap to ke te calegs ofthe harder aclu ab Photo and Story by MC3 Juan Pinar, Naval Weapons Chavsston, awl Naval Weapons Staion ‘Chaseston, but ow ta I'm ou Stat tar ‘Hoodout om the packard esabished inselfasan upd changing jb ‘coming leader by tackling oe of the Navy's laps hal Tengos coseout of EnlisedSorice Recods (ESR) looks promising ad ot of fn "We knew ns ha ror ejys exesing his re ‘ods and fay said Groce ney Bt digital SUR [prof paca one heared nea isa what the wv has woofs, wo Come alive a ih and sighs my idea" eren "ot the gow inthe dak id fom a ol for what the ure hlde”sald_online and parchasad some spit dst uaa mined th yl paints: ‘Groner contin, “'m woking 00 pio righ wo hres ais ays wl low ia he dark tthe sy imei wl kok nova houout he day stalk chars 9 apd atniah it comes lve ‘Greener edi ia af france Sars oak he rroucibe tad of cong out ere than sacks vin the fvacted forthe EMS Jefirey Greener, from Phoenis, AZ, hes been 2 2 ar challenging job and requ the mule power ce in and ont ofthe te, mang ts proces even ers incl from the propa. “1 was ‘See Greener, continued on page 20 setting the pace for PSD. Fo inte ‘Census information Beginning May 1, the Census Burcau will com ence is next operation known a8 “Non-Response Follow-up.” The Census Bureau identifies adtesses from which no response was recived and Census workers Visit thse addceses, The non-response fl low-up operiton includes those addreses aboard ‘aval installations If census taker visits you, here's what you should do: Firs ask fo soe ther ID, All census workers oficial government badges marked with just name; they may also have a “U.S. Census Bure baw ‘Note tat the consus taker will ne your home I you're sill not certain about thei dent, ell the Regional Census Centers to confirm they are ‘employed by the Census Buren, ask o enter Answer the censs form gestions for your entire household (you must be at least 15 years old 10 answer questions) so that he census taker ean record the resus fr submission ro the Census Buren, EEO Spring Festival The Naval Weapons Station EEO Advisory Committee will hold its annual Spring Festival, Thurs, April 29, from 11:30 am. -1:00 p.m, at the Redbank Club Ballroom. 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In adsition to sponsoring job fairs, FFSC pro- vides many other opportunities to improve your job search including a tr sition assistance program workshop, resume witing classes and jo fa {uetteclasees. The next Joint Job Fal le acheduled for Thureday, Oct. Eereeeneta Laem Charest. Pages Navy Chaneston shorting ‘t.28-May 8, 2010 SE Region committed to greener future ih Commander Navy Region Southeast ROML Tim ‘Alexander Kicked off the 4th Anniversary of Earth Day, whieh was celebrated April 22, by signing a proclamation urging the Navy's Southeast commu: hity toward environmental stewardship. You serve the country. We’re here toserve you. a On campus. Online. Or both. >. 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