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2 JAX AIR NEWS, NASJACKSONVILLE, Thursday, April 3, 2008
Looking back in time...
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The first four pilots of the VF-11 "Red Rippers" return to Naval Air Station Jacksonville from Korea.
ON THE HOMEFRONT
Ford and I are definitely not 'easy outs'
By Sarah Smiley
Special Contributor
From previous columns, you
have probably gathered that
I'm a little sensitive when it
comes to my boys' athletics. But just
in case you had any doubt, I proved it
to a crowd of about 20 adult onlook-
ers last night.
Physical talents have not come eas-
ily to my oldest son, Ford, 7. It has
taken practice, prayer and good luck
just to get him on first base. I'm not
exaggerating when I say that in his
first season of tee-ball, the only rea-
son Ford ever made it to any base was
through the other team's errors. "I
can't believe he made it," was a com-
mon sentiment from the stands.
But Ford never gave up, not even
when he missed balls his younger
brother, Owen, could catch or when
he tripped over air running to second.
At the beginning of this current sea-
son, his second playing tee-ball, Ford
petitioned the coach to let him play
the infield. "Coach, I've been practic-
ing real hard all summer," he said.
"If you just give me one shot at the
infield, I think I can do it." The coach
put him at second base and has been
delighted with Ford's determination
and spirit ever since.
So you can imagine my shock when
Ford was up at bat last night and the
other team's coach yelled to his play-
ers, "This one's an easy out, guys."
He said it three more times, "Easy
out, guys. Easy out," which was bad
enough, but what was actually worse,
ironically, was that Ford didn't seem
to hear it. No, he was smiling up at
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me and his dad in the stands. "Hey,
look at me," his eyes were saying.
"Aren't you proud of me? Watch me
hit this ball, mom and dad!"
Let me stop here and remind you
that this is tee-ball, not the major
leagues, not even high-school base-
ball. I think yelling discouraging com-
ments about any 6- or 7-year old who
is learning a new sport is similar to
a kindergarten teacher saying to her
class, "This kid is stupid; this kid
can't read!" Degrading remarks don't
belong on the tee-ball field any more
than they belong in the classroom.
And yet, somehow, they are fre-
quently tolerated at the former even
if not in the latter. When I look back
on this moment now, it's as if every-
thing was in slow motion. The coach's
words escaped from his mouth in one
long, dreadful sound: "Eaaaasssyyyyy
Ooooouuuut."
I could feel the part of me that
doesn't back down rising up. It's the
part of me that staged a sit-in at the
Ford dealership when I was seven
months pregnant because the man-
ager wouldn't replace our Firestone
tires. It's the part of me that stood
up to our homebuilder, even when
he threatened me with his tractor
and later testified against him at his
trial. It's the part of me that perhaps
should have been a lawyer, if not Bill
O'Reilly's intern.
After the game was over, I went
to the other coach and asked to talk
to him about what he had said. Ten
minutes later, the coach was yelling
at me, I was crying and Dustin was
pretending not to know me because
he avoids confrontation at all costs.
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$300 for each child under
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There are income restric-
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adjusted gross income is
above $75,000 and married
filers whose adjusted gross
income is above $150,000
will have a rebate reduc-
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for every $1,000 exceeding
IA luncheon is April 23
From the Fleet and Family Support Center
NAS Jacksonville and the Northeast Florida Navy League
Councils will host a special luncheon April 23 at 11:30 a.m. at
the NAS Jax Officers' Club for all NAS Jax Sailors who have
deployed on an IA tour. The uniform will be service khaki for E-7 and
above and uniform of the day for E-6 and below. Civilian attire is
business casual.
There is no cost for our IA's and their spouse. The cost for other mili-
tary and civilian guests is $10.
Base commands and departments are asked to provide a list of
attendees to Michael Brazier of the Fleet and Family Support Center
at michael.brazier@navy.mil by March 28. Please include rate/rank
(warfare pin if applicable) and full name of IA's and their spouse for
plaque and certificate information. Please also include names of any
military and civilian guests attending.
For more information, call 542-2766 Ext. 142 or 144.
I turned to the one of the loudest
mothers on our team for backup. She's
the one who once threatened to throw
a pencil at an official for making a
bad call. If Dustin wouldn't support
me, I knew she would. Yet her expres-
sion was all, "stinks to be you, Sarah."
Later she said, "I'm all talk, Sarah.
I don't usually confront people, and
especially not people like that coach."
All information I could have used
two days ago.
Finally I walked away from the
coach because I realized there's no
reasoning with a grown man who
delights in 6- and 7-year olds winning
or losing at tee-ball as if it were the
World Series. But there was still this
little issue of my pride...and my toe-
in-the-sand husband.
"I feel like I made a fool of myself," I
told Dustin once we were in the car.
"No, the coach made a fool of him-
self," Dustin said.
"And why did you just stand there?"
I asked.
"Because I knew you could handle
it," he replied.
Imagine that. My Navy pilot hus-
band, the one trained for combat,
thinks I can "handle it."
And then a little voice came from
the back of the car. "I'm glad you
stuck up for me, mom," Ford said.
"But really it's OK. I heard what the
coach said, but it didn't bother me
because I knew I'd prove him wrong.
I'm not an easy out."
Neither am I, Ford. Neither am I.
Sarah Smiley can be reached for
comments at www.sarahsmiley.
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Remember, in order to get
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or railroad retirement who
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CS3 ANTONIO YOUNG
Job title/command:
NAS Jax
Hometown: West Point,
Miss.
Favorite duty station/
Why? NAS Jax because it's
beautiful here.
Last book read: The Jackie Robinson Story
Favorite pastime: Shooting basketball and
playing video games.
Most interesting experience: Graduat-
ing from college.
Who are your heroes? My mom.
JEFFREY DAVIS
( Job title/command:
NAS Jax Admin/Central Files
I Hometown: Smackover,
Ark.
Favorite duty station/
Why? RTC/NTC Great Lakes be-
cause I enjoyed interacting with the new Sailors.
Last book read: Becoming a Better You by
Joel Osteen
Favorite pastime: The life and history of Walt
Disney.
Most Interesting Experience: My eight
years in the Navy and getting to travel.
Who are your heroes? My grandfather and
Walt Disney.
S U U;AY SjI1 ?IIC S
You are invited to the following Base Chapel
Worship Services this Sunday:
Sunday 8:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist
Episcopal
9:30 a.m. Catholic Mass
11 a.m. Protestant
Worship
Protestant Sunday School program is at
9:45-10:45 a.m., and Catholic CCD is 10:45
a.m.-12:15 p.m.
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4 JAX AIR NEWS, NASJACKSONVILLE, Thursday, April 3, 2008
Military housing PPV mission is accomplished
By Richard Wolff
and Robert Shepko
Special Contributors
he transfer of mili-
tary housing at 11
southeast naval bases
from the Navy to the pri-
vate sector needed strong
leadership and the support
of multiple stakeholders.
Through diligence and col-
laboration, the Navy Region
Southeast Housing Team,
NAVFAC SVA and GMH
Military Housing have
smoothly implemented the
Navy's largest single pub-
lic/private venture (PPV)
agreement to date.
When the Navy awarded
GMH Military Housing the
Navy Region Southeast
Project, which consists of 11
installations in five states,
it was to be the benchmark
for the transfer of military
property from the public to
the private sector.
The project's six-year ini-
tial development period,
which includes design, ren-
ovation, and construction,
has been valued at approxi-
mately $700 million. GMH
will be responsible for the
management and mainte-
nance of the project for the
next 50 years.
"Many factors, including
a shrinking housing budget,
aging units, and mainte-
nance backlogs have made
it difficult for the Navy to
provide quality housing
of service members," said
Richard Wolff, Navy Region
Southeast housing director.
"This partnership makes it
possible for the Navy to ren-
ovate and construct family
housing quickly and afford-
ably."
The scale of this PPV proj-
ect made the stakes high.
The transition needed to
be seamless, and all opera-
tions had to run smoothly
before, during, and after
the hand-off. For the Navy
Region Southeast Housing
Team, comprised of region
headquarters staff, instal-
lation program managers,
and NAVFAC SVA, this
required the successful bal-
ance of the privatization
partnership with GMH and
the daily management of
approximately 11,000 fam-
ily housing units and 32,000
bachelor housing spaces
within the region.
On Oct. 1, 2007, GMH
assumed the management
and maintenance of 6,968
military units at installa-
tions in South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Mississippi
and Texas. The ramp-up
took six months from the
minute GMH Military
Housing was awarded the
Navy Region Southeast
Project in February 2007,
with all operations starting
from scratch.
Initially, GMH hired four
senior management mem-
bers to build the teams on
the ground. Community
managers and facility man-
agers were hired and in
place by July 1, 2007. The
new managers were provid-
ed training at other success-
ful GMH locations, where
they were each assigned
a mentor to guide them
through the steps of stand-
ing up a new family housing
location.
An additional 144 on-
site staff members were
then recruited, hired, and
trained to provide customer
service and facility services
for more than 4,000 families
at Navy Region Southeast
installations.
To ensure a smooth tran-
sition and partnership,
GMH staff shared office
space with Navy housing
personnel. This allowed
immediate referrals, better
customer service, one-stop
shopping, easier accessibil-
ity, and guaranteed prompt
service.
The next step was to con-
tract essential services,
such as garbage collection,
cleaning, facility mainte-
nance, landscaping and pest
control.
Dozens of management
documents were drafted,
reviewed, and approved.
These included operations
and management, environ-
mental, and disaster plans,
as well as leases, adden-
dums, and resident guides.
Budgets for 2007 and
2008 were developed and
approved.
Lease education and sign-
ing were among the final
preparatory steps. Housing
is a military benefit, so most
residents had never signed
leases. To minimize stress
during the transition, GMH
held town hall meetings to
answer questions and con-
ducted two to three lease
signing sessions for each
installation.
GMH personnel handled
up to 150 residents at a
time at these events and
explained who GMH is,
addressed the residents'
rights, services, terms of
the agreement of the lease
and welcomed them into the
GMH family. During these
events, GMH hosted bar-
becues with all the fixings,
family games and give-
aways to make the entire
family feel welcome.
When takeover day
arrived, 100 percent of
leases were already signed.
Overall, 4,126 homes were
occupied, and residents
were well aware of who to
contact for all their needs.
Thanks to advance prepa-
ration by GMH, NAVFAC
SVA, and the Navy housing
staff, the transition went
smoothly, and was lauded
as a success for residents
and managers alike.
"This dramatic improve-
ment in housing conditions
for service members and
their families is already
increasing their quality of
life, readiness, morale, and
retention," Wolff added.
Every mission has chal-
lenges and the Navy Region
Southeast Project was no
exception. For the Navy
Region Southeast Housing
Team, these challenges
included the incorporation
of landlord/tenant laws for
five different states and
the requirement to include
housing for civilians work-
ing onboard NAS Key West,
which is self-sustaining
and kept separate from
the military housing in the
PPV agreement. GMH faced
three challenges in particu-
lar: coordinating stakehold-
ers, managing expectations,
and opening lines of com-
munication. The company
drew on its experience of
operating 26 other military
housing privatization loca-
tions to address them.
With 11 bases in five
states to oversee, GMH had
to juggle a wide berth of
stakeholder interests and
inputs. Partners included
the U.S. Navy, lending
institutions, architects Niles
Bolton Associates, engi-
neers Woolpert, Inc., and
contractor Balfour Beatty
Construction.
GMH and the Navy orga-
nized the stakeholders into
six core teams, and assigned
a lead to each. Roles includ-
ed documentation, tran-
sition planning, design
review, site planning, and
environmental oversight.
When possible, GMH com-
municated with team mem-
bers face to face. Otherwise,
they met via conference
calls or Web conferenc-
ing. In all cases, GMH,
NAVFAC SVA and Navy
Housing staffs reviewed the
teams' plans and progress,
most often through formal
design and site reviews.
These regular updates kept
the project moving forward,
flagged problems, and kept
everyone accountable for
their actions and responsi-
bilities.
In a PPV of this magni-
tude, expectations ran high.
The GMH/Navy leaders
had to set realistic goals,
and consistently commu-
nicate these goals to part-
ners, staff, and residents. It
was crucial that objectives
remained aligned.
The partnership set
schedules with timelines for
completion of documents,
lease signing, and move-in
dates. GMH conducted calls
and progress reviews with
Navy headquarters and
region staff, commanding
officers, housing officers,
and support staff at each
location.
The bases' commanding
and housing officers then
helped GMH relay program
details to service members
and their families. GMH, in
cooperation with the Navy,
held at least two town hall
meetings at each base to
update residents on the
site's progress, and field
questions.
Maintaining communi-
cation among team lead-
ers and stakeholders was
essential to the project's
success. Each team had to
remain aware of timelines
and understand how delays
would slow the transition
process.
All participants had to
agree on how to align pro-
cesses within the financial
constraints, and balance
the needs of all 11 installa-
tions. Here, the core team
conducted discussions and
obtained approvals, which
were then carried out by
their employees.
Flyers, newsletters, base-
specific Web sites, and town
hall meetings facilitated
fast and efficient commu-
nications with all on-site
stakeholders and residents.
The result was a unified
approach to the project,
with all management levels
seamlessly working togeth-
er.
In the end, several strate-
gies resulted in success for
the Navy Region Southeast
Project:
Collaboration is the key
to success.
Build consensus to
address challenges.
Maintain a focus on the
big picture.
GMH Military Housing
and the Navy earned each
other's trust and commit-
ment by making teamwork
and communication a top
priority. It also laid the
groundwork for the over-
all project, and kept every-
one focused on upcoming
objectives. For their dis-
tinguished commitment to
the PPV agreement and
their professionalism in all
aspects of military hous-
ing and lodging manage-
ment, the Navy Region
Southeast Housing pro-
gram was recently awarded
the Professional Housing
Management Association
2008 Group Award.
By staying focused on
the ultimate goal-to pro-
vide the best housing pos-
sible for our Navy families
and deliver programs such
as LifeWorks@GMH to our
residents-GMH Military
Housing, NAVFAC SVA and
the Navy Region Southeast
Housing Team accomplished
the mission, and proved
that careful planning and
thoughtful management
can make even the most
daunting projects doable
and makes for smooth sail-
ing for years to come.
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CNATTU Jax wins
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Photo by Kaylee LaRocque
NAS Jax Commanding Officer Capt. Jack Scorby Jr. (left)
presents the NAS Jax Captain's Cup trophy to Center of Naval
Aviation Technical Training Unit (CNATTU) Jax Executive
Officer Cmdr. Allen Crisp March 27. CNATTU Jax won the
trophy by participating 14 of the 25 sporting events offered
on base. They were the Greybeard fall and summer basket-
ball champs, lead champion and playoff runner-up in sand
volleyball, Irunner-up in spring softball, winter bowling and
summer golf, and placed third in the Jingle Bell Jog. "I want
to congratulate CNATTU for their outstanding accomplish-
ments this year and for winning this trophy after knocking
off seven-time champions VP-30. Probably the most impor-
tant aspect of winning this trophy is the commitment that
it takes from all of you to make this happen. This is a year-
round event and takes extreme dedication to be involved in
all the sporting events on base," said Scorby.
VP-30 Sailor speaks at event
Photo courtesy of VP-30
AMCS(AW) Valerie Ducksworth, Advanced Skills
Management coordinator and Sexual Assault Victims
Intervention coordinator at VP-30, recently volunteered
to speak at a City of Jacksonville ceremony celebrating
Black History Month. Duckworth spoke of the impor-
tance of each ethnic group within the Navy and their
distinct accomplishments which built the foundation of
our great nation. "As a society, inclusion entails building
an environment where our differences are valued and we
are empowered to perform to the best of our ability," she
said. "Look to people for their attributes, not their differ-
ences."
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Career Management Symposium slated
By Lt. Scott Mowery
Navy Personnel Command Communications Office
Want to learn how to enhance
your career, better your
chances for advancement
and learn about changes within
the Navy. A Career Management
Symposium (CMS) will be held at
NAS Jacksonville April 16-17 at
the VP-30 auditorium to help Sailor
learn about career opportunities.
Aviation enlisted detailers will be
available April 16 from 6-9 p.m.
Enlisted detailers will be available
April 17 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The CMS team will offer advice on
career direction, development and
opportunity. Attendees will have the
opportunity to negotiate for orders,
discuss community status and ask
questions about career manage-
ment issues. Detailers from sever-
al communities will accompany the
Center for Personal and Professional
Development (CPPD) Team.
"This is a very good tool for the com-
mands," said CMD('CI .\W) Kenneth
Ellenburg command master chief
liaison for CPPD. "We give a lot of
information to the commands and to
the Sailors on what is available in
and out of the Navy."
The team will give briefs each
day designed to provide information
needed to make an informed career
Commissary 'reset'
From the NAS lax Commissary
The NAS Jacksonville commis-
sary will close at 4 p.m. April
20 and remain closed until
April 23 while it undergoes a "reset"
as part of the Defense Commissary
Agency's ongoing effort to enhance
the shopping experience.
"We hate to inconvenience our cus-
tomers with the two-day closure, but
this is something we'll all appreciate
when it's done," said Store Director
John Moore.
The reset is part of an agency-wide
program that systematically changes
how products are displayed on shelv-
ing throughout a commissary in order
to better serve customer shopping
patterns. The goal is to give commis-
saries worldwide a more customer-
friendly product flow and a layout
decision. The manpower, personnel,
training and education brief targets
leadership, to include the command-
ing officer, executive officer, com-
mand master chief, department heads
and command career counselors and
will be held April 17 at 8:30 a.m.
in the Building 1 conference room.
Discussions will include "big Navy"
concepts, such as enlisted manpower,
retention, and the latest policies and
programs in place that support the
Navy's progress toward it's vision of
training 21st century leaders.
The chief petty officer (CPO) lead-
ership brief is designed to educate
these leaders on pay and compensa-
tion, retirement issues, and promote
effective leadership of junior Sailors.
CPO's will learn how to help junior
Sailors with career intentions, devel-
opment, and management. This brief
will be held April 17 at 8 a.m. in the
VP-30 auditorium.
The first line leadership brief will
be held for E-5 and E-6 petty offi-
cers. This brief is designed to edu-
cate the first line leaders on pay and
compensation, retirement issues, and
promote effective leadership of junior
Sailors.
The audience is provided with infor-
mation that can help junior Sailors
with career intentions, development,
and management. This brief will be
held April 17 at 11:30 a.m. in the VP-
30 auditorium.
The junior enlisted/junior officer
brief is broken into two parts; one for
the junior enlisted, E-4 and below,
and one for junior officers 0-4 and
below. During each brief, Sailors will
receive guidance on career manage-
ment, and will have an opportunity
to assess the value of their skills and
pay as compared to the civilian job
market.
The enlisted brief will be held April
17 at 1:30 p.m. in the VP-30 auditori-
um and the officer's brief will be held
April 17 at 10:30 a.m. in the TVQ con-
ference room.
The selection board brief will be
held April 17 at 10 a.m. in the VP-30
auditorium and will include detailed
information regarding advancement
and the selection board process, which
provides guidance for individual ser-
vice record review and follow-up on
discrepancies.
The spouse brief will be held April
17 at 6 p.m. at the TVQ conference
room and covers spouse employment
and a comparison between the Navy
and private sector. It also includes
information concerning Navy issues
that will affect them and their Sailor.
For more information, contact
Ellenburg at kenneth.ellenburg@
navy.mil or (901) 874-2457.
closure to improve shopping experience
that is as consistent as possible from
location to location, according to Steve
Arland, chief of DeCA's store reset
and planogram team.
"Although we have to take into con-
sideration that no two commissaries
are constructed exactly alike, a cus-
tomer-friendly product flow means
dog food will be next to pet supplies
instead of the charcoal, peanut butter
is best found next to the jam, and you
shouldn't have to cruise three differ-
ent aisles to find all your cleaning
products. It's a simple matter of mak-
ing the commissary layout more sen-
sible by 'resetting' the store," he said.
One of the priorities is to help busy,
active-duty shoppers make a quick
run through their commissary and
get home more quickly.
"The whole idea, in a nutshell, is
to get convenience into the shopping
experience," said Arland. Consistency
is also part of the reset equation.
"Why shouldn't you be able to go to
different commissaries and find basi-
cally the same layout?"
"We try not to inconvenience the
customers while resetting stores,"
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Reconnaissance Wing Eleven personnel deployed around
the world in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Enduring
Freedom and the global war on terrorism through the
Navy's Individual Augmentee program. Parson is currently
assigned to the Sea Operational Detachment in Kabul,
Afghanistan as the analysis division officer. He works with
the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), which
is part of NATO, as an airlift control center watch officer.
Parson is responsible for the execution of all ISAF fixed
wing troop/supply airlifts between NATO assets; he began
his assignment in late December 2007 and is expected to
return in June 2008 when he will reunite with his wife,
Gina, and two daughters, Elise and Sydney.
Education fair coming up
From the Navy College Office
he Navy College Office is sponsoring an education
fair April 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the NAS Jax
Bachelor Officer's Quarters.
The following colleges will be represented at the event:
Central Texas College, City University, Coastline Community College,
Dallas County Community College, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Uni-
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Working in tandem, they lifted, dragged
and carried the wounded in harm's way
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Marcantel worked tirelessly to identify
hospital funding to purchase the materi-
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region and offer the training to more corps-
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Is someone else is using
my tax information?
ASK THE TAX MAN
From the NAS lax Tax Center
By Tom Wallace, Esq.
Deputy Director, Navy Region Southeast
Legal Service Office
Well, it is tax time. And, with tax
time, our legal assistance offic-
es are seeing the usual variety
of tax related legal assistance issues.
Unfortunately, a growing problem is filing
your tax return electronically and having
your tax return rejected because someone
has already filed using your social secu-
rity number or the social security number
of one of your dependent children.
Such an occurrence can happen for a
variety of reasons. Another party could
have simply made a mistake in keying in
a social security number. There could be a
miscommunication between parties. Such
as the miscommunication that can occur
between divorced spouses when there is a
mistake as to which party was going to be
able to claim the common child as a depen-
dent for the tax year. And, of course, the
phenomenon that keeps lawyers employed,
plain old fraud.
The first question an individual may
have is what to do when the electronic tax
form is rejected for this reason. The gener-
ally accepted advice and what the Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) will tell you is, that
you should file your return by mail and
allow the IRS to sort out the issue through
their normal investigation process. Of
course, this will mean that eventually you
will receive an IRS notice indicating the
problem and requesting that you respond
to the IRS providing your side of the story.
A bitter irony here is that even if you are
not the party who has made the mistake
or done the wrongdoing here, your refund,
and this year perhaps your tax stimulus
payment, will be on hold until the IRS
sorts out the mess. Several clients in this
situation have requested whether or not
the paper return forwarded by mail should
have a cover letter explaining the problem.
In investigating this article, I was
advised by the tax expert on staff with
the Office of the Judge Advocate General,
George Reilly, that having a cover letter
may be a good idea to raise the issue and
alert the IRS to the need for further inves-
tigation. Of course, an individual will have
ample opportunity to provide full details
of their story during the IRS notice pro-
cess when they catch that multiple returns
have used the same social security num-
ber. A tax return with a cover letter may
expedite that process somewhat.
Clients almost always want to know
what can happen to the party that improp-
erly used the wrong social security num-
ber. That depends on the nature of the
mistake.
If someone made a simple unintentional
error of mistakenly typing a wrong num-
ber, that is not a mistake for which some-
one will receive significant (or possibly
even any) penalties. Civil penalties for
the taxpayer who used the wrong social
security number are a percentage of the
understatement of tax owed and interest
owed on the return from the date that the
return is due.
If fraud is involved, Reilly advises that
civil penalties can be significant based on
the nature of the fraud. There can even be
criminal penalties for the fraudulent use
of another's social security number which
could involve criminal fines or imprison-
ment. But, these criminal cases are rare
and involve proving the intentional ele-
ments of a crime. In these cases, the IRS
consults with the Department of Justice
who would eventually pursue a criminal
case.
The most frequent situation I see as a
legal assistance attorney that involves a
dispute with multiple tax returns filed
using the same social security number are
when divorced parents have disagreements
over who can claim the children of the
marriage as a dependent. Typically, the
custodial parent is the parent who will be
entitled to claim the child or children as a
dependent. The non-custodial parent can
only claim the child if a four part test is
satisfied.
That four part test is as follows: (1) The
parents are divorced or legally separated
under a decree of divorce or separate main-
tenance or are separated under a written
separation agreement or lived apart at all
times during the last six months of the
year; (2) The child received over half of
his or her support for the year from the
parents; (3) The child is in the custody of
one or both parents for more than half of
the year; and (4) Either the custodial par-
ent signs a written declaration that he or
she will not claim the child as a dependent
for the year and the noncustodial parent
attaches this written declaration to his
or her return using IRS Form 8332 or the
pages from a divorce decree or separa-
tion agreement made after 1984 in which
the decree states that (i) the noncustodial
parent can claim the child as a dependent
without regard to any condition, such as
payment of support; (ii) The custodial par-
ent will not claim the child as a dependent
for the year; and (iii) the years for which
the noncustodial parent, rather than the
custodial parent, can claim the child as a
dependent. Or, in the case of a pre-1985
decree of divorce or separate maintenance
or written separation agreement that is
still in effect in 2007, such decree or agree-
ment states that the noncustodial parent
can claim the child as a dependent; the
decree or agreement was not changed after
1984 to say the noncustodial cannot claim
the child as a dependent; and the noncus-
todial parent provides at least $600 for the
child's support during the year.
All these rules can be found in Chapter
3 of IRS Publication 17. From the IRS
perspective, only one divorced or legally
separated parent can qualify for any given
child in any one year. If the "wrong" parent
files for the childrenn, IRS can and will
if notified of the error, re-calculate each
parent's tax return and adjust the tax lia-
bility accordingly. Of course that will take
time and, as mentioned above, the first
to file electronically using the child(ren)'s
social security number bars the other par-
ent from filing electronically.
Further, depending on the case, if a
decree or separation agreement is violated
and a party improperly claims a child as a
dependent contrary to a divorce decree or
agreement, such action may be the basis
for a contempt action for the party violat-
ing the agreement or divorce decree.
And, finally, in some of these cases, a
social security number may be being mis-
used because of identity theft. In addition
to handling such matter as a tax issue, you
may also need assistance to investigate
and correct a misappropriation of your
identity.
Please note, this article is not to be relied
upon as legal advice nor take the place of
consulting an attorney or tax specialist.
If you need to consult a legal assistance
attorney about such a tax issue, divorce
issue or the misappropriation of your iden-
tity, call 542-2565, Ext. 3006.
Below are some of the most frequently
asked questions being received at the
NAS Jax VITA Tax Center.
Q How much money will I
receive back from the eco-
Snomic stimulus payment?
A: The basic eligibility depends upon
the amount of your income and filing
status. If you file single the amount is
limited to $600 if you income is $3,000
or more. If you are filing jointly, the
amount is limited to $1,200 if your
income is $3,000 or more. Any one with
a qualifying child will receive an addi-
tional $300 per each qualifying child.
Eligibility for the stimulus payment is
subject to maximum income limits. The
payment amounts will be reduced by
5 percent of the amount of income in
excess of $75,000 for individuals and
$150,000 for those with married filing
jointly filing status.
Q: When can I expect my money?
A: Early May they will start sending
out the refunds. The first refunds they
will send out is for electronic deposits.
Shortly afterwards they will start mail-
ing check out. The mailing order will
be determined by your Social Security
number.
Q: Will it be deposited in my bank
account?
A: It would be deposited in the same
bank account number that you had on
your 2007 tax return. If you elected for
a payer check to be sent to you, then
you will be mailed a check to the same
address that was on your 2007 tax return.
Q: I didn't file a 2007 tax return,
would they send the check to the
address on my 2006 tax return?
A: No. You must file a 2007 tax return
to qualify for the stimulus payment. No
return, no check.
Q: I owe taxes for prior years and
child support, will I still get the
stimulus payment?
A: No. The payment will be applied to
your prior debits.
Q: I am retired Navy, can I have
my taxes done at the tax center?
A: Yes. You must have a government
issued ID card to receive the tax assis-
tance.
Q: Is there a charge to have your
taxes e-filed at the tax center?
A: No. It is free. The VITA Tax Center
located in Building 13 at the entrance
to NAS Jax, is supported by Internal
Revenue Service and the local military
commands. VITA is manned by volun-
teers from the Navy and civilian com-
munity.
Q: My daughter received the Form
1098T from the college and it had
her Social Security number on it.
She wants to claim the credit so that
she can receive more refund. I keep
telling her that she didn't pay the
college and I thought it should be
me claim the credit. She lives at the
college. Am I correct?
A: If you daughter is a full time stu-
dent under the age of 24 years old and
you provided more than 50 percent of her
support. When they live at the college
and you pay their expenses, they are con-
sidered to lived at home. Only the person
that claims the exemption is allowed to
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If you have questions about tax infor-
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Tax center offers free tax service
From Staff
The NAS Jacksonville Tax Center
offers a free tax service through the
Voluntary Income Tax Assistance
program to military members, retirees and
their families. The center is open Monday,
Wednesday and Friday from 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m. and Tuesday and
Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The tax center has a full-time
receptionist to greet custom-
ers and set up appointments
and 21 full-time and part- &
time volunteers who have
been specially trained by o ,
the Internal Revenue -.Z tZ
Service to handle most
tax situations. There is
also a special area set up to chil-
dren to watch movies while their parents
are having their taxes prepared.
It is the only free tax preparation service
on base. Volunteers will e-file almost all
returns, ensuring fast refunds.
Those eligible for the free tax prepara-
tion include:
All active duty service members and
their dependents
All retirees and their dependents
Reservists on active duty for more than
30 days
SReservists within 30 days of demobili-
zation
Reservists involved in pre-mobilization
Before making an appointment, custom-
ers should have:
All 2007 W-2's and 1099's
Copies of social security cards for tax-
payers and dependents
Taxpayer(s) military ID cards
*Bank account numbers and routing
numbers
* Any other tax records
including copies of 2006 tax
returns if available
S**If you do not bring
either a copy of your social
security card or a previ-
Sous year's tax return, we
will not be able to prepare
your return. You must
Also have this documen-
tation for all depen-
dents.
Couples wishing to file joint returns
should come to the tax center together. If
a spouse is unavailable, the spouse prepar-
ing the return will need to bring a power
of attorney that specifically covers tax fil-
ing purposes or an IRS Power of Attorney
Form 2848 (available at www.irs.gov)
If you have a complex return, please call
ahead and make an appointment.
For more information or to make an
appointment, call 542-8039.
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NMSC, BUMED sponsor inaugural PAO training symposium
By MCI(SW)
Nick De La Cruz
Navy Medicine Support Command
Public Affairs
Approximately 50 Navy
Medicine full-time and
collateral-duty public
affairs officers from across
the world traveled to the
Hampton Convention Center
to attend the March 17-20
inaugural Navy Medicine
Public Affairs Training
Symposium hosted by Navy
Medicine Support Command
(NMSC) and the Bureau
of Medicine and Surgery
(BUMED).
Navy Deputy Surgeon
General Rear Adm. Thomas
Cullison and Navy Chief
of Information Rear Adm.
Frank Thorp were among the
guest speakers.
NMSC and Naval Hospital
Jacksonville public affairs
and marketing staff were
among the approximately
half of Navy Medicine's pub-
lic affairs officers attending
the dual-tracked curricu-
lum designed to simultane-
ously accommodate basic and
advanced levels of knowledge
and experience, said Larry
Coffey, NMSC public affairs
officer (PAO) and a sympo-
sium instructor.
"Most of the training was
based on what is taught
to PAOs and MCs (lM.I--
Communications Specialists)
at the Defense Information
School (DINFOS)," said
Coffey, a former DINFOS
instructor.
Marsha Childs, the Naval
Hospital Jacksonville market-
ing coordinator, works in the
hospital Public Affairs Office
and routinely works issues
traditionally handled by a
full-time PAO. She attended
the symposium, which she
said was exceptional.
"In one session, I was
drilled by Doris Ryan, the
Navy Medicine deputy PAO,
who portrayed a reporter dur-
ing a simulated press con-
ference," Childs explained.
"It was my first time, and I
was surprised how nervous
I became when she started
asking the tough questions
with the camera rolling. It
was great media training."
Lt. j.g. Tawanda Moore
from Naval Hospital
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was
one of the part-time collat-
eral-duty PAOs who attended.
"I've never done any type
of PAO work before, and both
my XO and I felt this confer-
ence would be great to give
me some insight about what
PAOs at other commands do,"
Moore described. "I think
the networking is great. I've
met other people with similar
backgrounds whereas before
I felt my resources were lim-
ited to the hospital and maybe
the base. Now I see that Navy
Medicine has a great PAO
community with a lot of expe-
rience.
"It's great to meet people
who are in the same situa-
tion as you people you can
call on for advice," said Jill
Ward, a full-time PAO who
travelled from Naval Hospital
Yokosuka, Japan. "As a part
of Navy Medicine, it's impor-
tant to come and meet col-
leagues and to represent the
Reminder...
From Staff
To receive the fed-
eral rebate check as
part of the Economic
Stimulus Bill this year, you
are required to file federal
taxes by April 15.
Even if you normally do
not file taxes due to Social
hospital in a way that shows
that our public affairs pro-
gram is as important in Japan
as it is here in the states."
The classes ranged from
writing basic news stories to
training your commanding
officer to appear on camera.
Most of the curriculum was
developed and presented by
PAOs from the BUMED head-
quarters in Washington, DC
and the four Navy Medicine
Regional commands: NMSC
in Jacksonville; Navy
Medicine East in Portsmouth,
Va.; Navy Medicine West
in San Diego; and Navy
Medicine National Capital
Area in Bethesda, Md.
Childs, Ward and Moore
represented the diverse lev-
els of experience of the PAOs
attending the training sympo-
sium. All said they took away
valuable tools of the trade.
"I'm going to be able to take
away lessons learned from
each of the different seminars
I've attended," said Ward.
Moore said, "I've been
introduced to proper protocol
when handling certain situ-
ations and how to properly
represent my command and
the Navy when dealing with
external media and interest
groups. Before this sympo-
sium I wasn't aware of the
protocol."
Guy Schein, director of the
BUMED communications
directorate, said recognizing
the diverse experience levels
was fundamental to develop-
ing a successful training sym-
posium.
"We understood this when
we developed the curricu-
lum and put the program
together," Schein said. "It's
important that our PAOs go
home better prepared to do
their jobs than what they had
been before. And next year I
expect to have more attending
Photo by MCSN Jules Dean
Deputy Surgeon General Rear. Adm. Thomas Cullison addresses participants at the inaugural
Navy Medicine Public Affair Officer Training Symposium on March 18. "What we hope to do
with this symposium is to make sure everybody sees the bigger picture of Navy Medicine and
Military Medicine beyond your own hospital," said Cullison. "All of you need to know Navy
Medicine and Military Medicine's message, and be able to put your story into that context."
This symposium was held in conjunction with the annual public health symposium. BUMED's
Director of Communications Guy Schein, NMCS PAO Larry Coffey and Navy and Marine
Corps Public Health Center's Strategic Communications Officer Hugh Cox began planning for
this program at last year's public health symposium. As a result, almost half of Navy Medicine's
PAOs locate globally attended the symposium.
because this year's attendees good investment of my time
will say, 'Yeah. I went last and my money, and I'm will-
year, and by golly it was a ing to do it again this year
because I know I'm going to
get something positive out of
it.'"
Security income or VA dis-
ability, you must file a 2007
tax form to receive this
rebate.
People who owe no
income tax, but earned at
least $3,000 in income from
Social Security and veter-
ans disability will receive
rebate checks of $300 for
individuals and $600 for
couples.
For more information, go
to www.irs.gov.
12 JAX AIR NEWS, NASJACKSONVILLE, Thursday, April 3, 2008
The committed family
By Chaplain (Lt.) Joe Molina
Special Contributor
In 1990, there was a "T-shirt
testimony" making its rounds
in the local South Florida
market. A number of people wore
it proudly with no fear of recrimi-
nation or ridicule.
You may have seen it. It read,
"God made Notre Dame #1. Miami
made them #2." Well, it was an
arrogant statement and even
borderline blasphemous. I'm not
too sure if God is in the business
of getting involved with nation-
al football championships (some
of you may disagree). But, I do
know this: there are divine priori-
ties... and I believe that "family"
is a divine priority. To God the
family is precious!
I believe that in the divine order
of things, the family is sacred.
If this is true, and I believe it is,
the family is to be protected and
cherished. In view of this, the
family is also the workshop for
applied and practical spiritual-
CHAPLAIN'S CORNER
ity. It is the basic sage that will help
unit where we can all of us to be bet-
affirm the goodness ter. To be sure, that
of God. No wonder is my goal as I write
that when things -this article.
go wrong with the But sometimes we
family so much else have to face some
goes wrong with us sad facts in the pro-
individually. cess of arriving at
But I wonder true hope. A very
that if the truth be ,. sad fact is that the
known, would we be family is in trou-
in agreement with ble in our society.
all of the aforesaid? The stability of so
I wonder whether many families have
we would, instead, m iU been threatened
be wearing a T- Chaplain (Lt.) Joe Molina and even destroyed
shirt stating, "God through rage, frus-
made the family #1. I made it #2." tration, unhappiness and help-
I'm not a prophet of doom. I lessness.
believe that chaplains are called The statistics prove this. Since
to be (among other things) minis- the early 1960's, violent crimes
ters of hope. I believe that chap- in families have increased expo-
lains are called to convey a mes- nentially. The rates of teenage
pregnancies, teenage suicides and
divorces reflect the general mal-
aise that undermines the preser-
vation of the family. Any one of
our families can become a casual-
ty, especially in our unique mili-
tary lifestyles that demand long
family separations.
However, whether we have been
victims of the attack on the fam-
ily or not, we can all make a new
start and rekindle our hope and
commitment for the family. We
can recapture a vision and a life
that is in line with the kinds of
values that build up our families.
Here's a primer that I personally
review to help me stay the course:
1. There must be a passion in
us that is greater than personal
privilege. Is our personal privi-
lege secondary as it relates to the
family? How can I serve my fam-
ily members? How can we ren-
der proper respect and honor to
those in our families that have
always been there for us? All of
this translates into expressing
appreciation, good communica-
tion and identifying those spe-
cial opportunities for encouraging
family members.
2. There must be a purpose larg-
er than life. When we have pur-
pose, we'll have priorities. When
we have purpose, we'll put our
passion into action. Good purpose
will involve us with our family in
good ways. When a family shares
in a common purpose, its priori-
ties and goals will be congruent
and productive of "good fruits." A
purpose that is "larger than life"
strives to leave an inheritance of
good will and good works to ben-
efit our posterity and the greater
society. Indeed, it becomes part of
the legacy we leave behind.
A family that is committed has
an orientation that hungers for
moral, spiritual and emotional
growth. It can become a wonder-
ful journey that never ends. It
would be nice to fashion a T-shirt
that states, "God has made the
family #1 and I agree with it."
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Safety first: Stop tomfoolery!
By FLTCM(SS/SW) Rick West
oo-yah, warriors!
Spring is certainly in
the air, and with that
many of you are starting to
put away the snow shovels and
winter clothes in favor of shorts
and warm weather recreation.
On duty or off, everything
we do has some degree of risk
which, if not properly managed,
could result in serious injury or
even death. Whether it's firing
up that barbecue grill for the
first time or breaking the lawn-
mower out of its winter hiber-
nation, applying simple opera-
tional risk management (ORM)
to your everyday activities will
ensure you're around to enjoy
this spring and the next one!
Risk management is actually
more than a decision-making
process; it's a common-sense
approach to thinking about
everything we do. Learning to
manage safety over risk is as
simple as making and following
a plan.
Let's look at the ORM proce-
dures.
When we start any kind of
activity, we all need to look at
the five ORM steps:
1. Identify hazards
2. Assess hazards
3. Make decisions
4. Implement controls
5. Supervise
We use the steps of ORM as
a basic plan for determining
the benefits of taking the risk
involved. ORM is a tactic, not
a safety program. It is a way to
deal with the threats and haz-
ards we face everyday. These
threats are almost always under
our control, and the deadliest
ones are our own human errors.
We really use ORM all the time,
we just don't recognize it.
One last issue I want to talk
to you about is personal motor
vehicle (PMV) safety and I
want to get right to the point.
So far in fiscal year 2008, Naval
Safety Center records show
as of March 14, we've had 49
PMV fatalities in both the Navy
FLTCM(SS/SW) Rick West
and Marine Corps, 18 of those
fatalities involved motorcycles,
29 involved four-wheel vehicles
and two involved pedestrian
fatalities.
Of the 27 Sailor deaths, sev-
eral personnel were not wearing
seat belts, helmets or required
personal protective equipment
(PPE) and others were either
speeding or driving careless-
ly. There have been 10 Navy
motorcycle fatalities this fis-
cal year, as compared to 18 in
the entire fiscal year of 2007, a
trend we need to reverse now.
With the gas prices at their
current state, many Sailors
have opted to buy and ride
motorcycles as their primary
mode of transportation. Have
you received the required train-
ing?
Have you looked at the
Naval Safety Center Website
for tips on safe operation? And
are you using the required
PPE? The National Highway
Transportation Safety Admini-
stration estimates that helmets
saved 1,658 motorcyclists' lives
in 2007 and that 752 more could
have been saved if all motorcy-
clists had worn helmets.
Just for the record, I sup-
port and promote motorcycle
and all-terrain vehicle use as
much as the next person. But I
also support wearing the prop-
er PPE and exercising the ele-
ments of ORM, and I temper
that support by insisting the
requirements in OPNAVINST
5100.12G are lived up to in let-
ter and in spirit.
So let me sum it up. Over the
past few months we have lost
too many members of our Navy
family to preventable accidents.
We need to take a step back and
remember all the safety train-
ing, operational risk manage-
ment and common sense we've
been taught.
Today, the Navy has some
of the smartest and most dedi-
cated Sailors I have ever had
the privilege of knowing in my
27 years of service. We simply
can't afford to lose any more
Sailors. Its not about the stats,
it's about our people.
The Naval Safety center has
a great Website that you can
use to foster a safe working and
playing environment, download
some presentations or just see
what is new.
I highly encourage you
to introduce this site to your
Sailors, our families and Navy
civilians. It could make the dif-
ference. You can link up to the
Naval Safety Center via www.
safetycenter.navy.mil. While on
the site, look at the PMV stats
and the narratives, it doesn't
paint a very good picture.
The bottom line is we've
got the most technologically
advanced Navy in the world
with some of the best equip-
ment that money can buy but
without our people our Navy
doesn't exist.
We need every member of the
Navy team safely on the job
everyday. Be smart and be safe!
JAX AIR NEWS, NASJACKSONVILLE, Thursday, April 3, 2008 13
Ombudsmen: Essential element
of command support team
FROM THE FLEET
ByAT2(AW) Krystal Smith
Fleet Readiness Center Southeast PAO LPO
imagine you just received
orders to report to Fleet
Readiness Center Southeast
(FRCSE) in Jacksonville. You and
your family are moving across
country from Whidbey Island,
Wash. Who can you turn to for
local information and support?
The answer is the command
ombudsman.
Command ombudsmen are offi-
cial Navy volunteers who are part
of the command support team
and work with the guidelines and
policies established by the com-
manding officer (CO), according
to the Office of the Chief of Naval
Operations Instruction 1750. IF.
Navy Family Ombudsmen are a
group of extremely dedicated peo-
ple trained to assist Navy families
to successfully navigate through
the Navy lifestyle. According to
Independent Sector, a coalition of
leading nonprofits, foundations,
and corporations, if the approx-
imately 4,000 Navy ombudsmen
each volunteer 10 hours per month
each year, the total estimated
value of their service to the Navy
is more than $8.5 million per year.
Juliet Harris, the FRCSE Site
Jacksonville ombudsman, complet-
ed her training through the NAS
Jacksonville Fleet and Family
Support Center in July 2007.
Since then, she has spent five to
10 hours per month performing
basic ombudsman responsibili-
ties. Harris' main focus is keeping
the family members of deployed
Sailors informed on command and
Navy functions. This is accom-
plished through regular phone and
email messages. Ombudsmen com-
municate regularly with command
families and act as an advocate for
them. An ombudsman is a source
of knowledge for the Navy fam-
ily, with endless resources for sup-
port and advice. A breakdown of
communication is one obstacle that
ombudsman face. Sailors and their
families are not aware of the pro-
gram and its benefits. So, how do
we get this information out to our
Sailors and their families? Harris
offers a solution. "We should get
the families more involved with
command activities. I would love
to be able to speak with the fami-
lies, so they can put a face with
a name. Then, maybe they'll be
more comfortable talking to me
as their ombudsman," she said.
Ombudsmen are appointed by the
CO. Command ombudsmen are
volunteers and spouses of service
members within the command.
Anyone can apply for this position
when the command advertises for
volunteers or they can request to
be placed on a standby list of vol-
unteers for future consideration
when a positions) becomes avail-
able. A board, which may include
the command master chief, execu-
tive officer, current ombudsman
and/or other command members,
as directed, may assist the CO in
the selection process. Becoming a
command ombudsman can be a
very fulfilling volunteer opportu-
nity.
According to Harris, being the
wife of a service member has given
her lots of personal experience.
She enjoys being able to share
that knowledge with other mili-
tary families. Command ombuds-
men are an invaluable part of the
command and Navy support team.
Whether they are performing as
a liaison between the family and
command, or providing assistance
in finding local base and commu-
nity activities, the ombudsman's
role is an important one.
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NMSC researchers
close in on malaria cure
By MCI(SW) Nick De La Cruz
Navy Medicine Support Command
Public Affairs
octor, this will be a
long war if for every
"D division I have facing
the enemy I must count on a sec-
ond division in the hospital with
malaria and a third division con-
valescing from this debilitating
d i .-.,i. ,-'
Those were the words of Gen.
Douglas MacArthur in May 1943.
Almost 65 years later, there is
still no cure for malaria. But
thanks to the efforts of dedicat-
ed researchers like the members
of the Navy Medicine Support
Command's (NMSC) Naval
Medical Research Center (NMRC)
Malaria Program, a cure is much
closer. What's more, the disease
no longer hospitalizes the mas-
sive numbers of combat troops
that it did in World War II, Korea
and even Vietnam.
NMRC is internationally rec-
ognized as a premier center for
malaria research.
"We're recognized because we've
been at this business for a long
time," said Cmdr. David Fryauff,
deputy director, Military Malaria
Vaccine Program and chairman of
the Institutional Review Board at
NMRC. "We, as a military force,
have had first-hand and devastat-
ing experiences with this parasit-
ic enemy. The Navy and Marine
Corps are big organizations with
lots of people at risk. But, we also
have a lot of talent, outstanding
scientific credibility and excel-
lent laboratory facilities both here
within the United States and
internationally."
NMRC uses a variety of part-
nership approaches to facilitate
collaborative research and devel-
opment activities. NMRC, the
Department of Defense and the
Office of Naval Research have
entered into cooperative agree-
ments with biotechnology and
academic partners to support vac-
cine development efforts.
A significant milestone occurred
in July 2007 when NMRC and
the Walter Reed Army Institute
of Research (WRAIR) were for-
mally unified. They joined
staffs and facilities to form the
U.S. Military Malaria Vaccine
Program (USMMVP). This union
is the culmination of more than
five decades of cooperation in the
field of malaria research between
the two services.
The NMRC malaria program
can be broadly categorized into
four separate areas:
Genomics and applied genom-
ics research, basic research, pre-
clinical research and development,
and clinical trials. Researchers
in genomics and applied genom-
ics identify new malaria antigens
from genomic sequence data and
the transition of genomes to vac-
cines.
The focus of basic research is
strategic identification and char-
acterization of the mechanisms
of protective immunity against
malaria.
The preclinical research and
development group develops and
evaluates experimental vaccines
and vaccine delivery systems in
multiple laboratory models.
In clinical trials, candidate
vaccines are tested either alone
or as part of a controlled group of
prime-boost immunization strate-
gies for safety, immunogenicity
and protection.
Malaria is a single-celled proto-
zoan that is a parasite of both the
mosquito and humans. Its proper
scientific name is Plasmodium.
Researchers have deter-
mined that only four species of
Plasmodium can be transmitted
to humans: Plasmodium malaria,
Plasmodium ovale, Plasmodium
vivax and Plasmodium falciparum
- which kill about 1.5 million
people annually. Most deaths are
among young African children.
According to Fryauff, only
females in 40 of the 400 different
species of Anopheles mosquitoes
can transmit human malaria.
These mosquito species are found
throughout the world, including
within the United States.
The U.S. military's Malaria
Program began in the Pacific
theater during World War II and
continues today as U.S. military
personnel battle in Iraq. During
this time the Navy stood up its
first Malaria Control Unit in the
South Pacific in the New Hebrides
and Solomon Islands. This cam-
paign would lead the Navy to
transform a typhus research cen-
ter based in Cairo, Egypt, into a
facility that would also focus on
malaria research. Naval Medical
Research Unit-3 in Cairo is one
of three NMRC overseas research
laboratories performing research
in a number of areas including
malaria.
"Historically, malaria has been
the largest cause of military
casualties during deployments to
tropical areas," said Capt. Tom
Richie, a medical doctor and
the malaria program director at
NMRC. "Malaria took a heavy
toll in lives and lost man-hours
in World War II and the conflicts
in Korea and Vietnam, and there
is ongoing exposure to malaria in
Iraq."
Advancements in research and
combating malaria are evident
in the military campaigns since
the development of the program.
During World War II there were
more than 605,000 new cases of
malaria in the U.S. military forc-
es, resulting in 12 million sick-
days. During Vietnam there were
only 65,000 new cases and 1.2
million sick-days.
There have been no malaria
deaths in the U.S. military since
an Army Special Forces sol-
dier died following a mission to
Nigeria in 2002. However, malar-
ia continues to affect troop readi-
ness. Mission effectiveness was
Photo by MC1 James Pinsky
Preventative Medicine Technician HM1 Jonathan Wells, assigned to
Forward Deployable Preventive Medicine Unit (FDPMU) East, removes a
Light Trap provided by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) from a tent
city area on board NAS JRB New Orleans. The FDPMU is assisting the CDC
and the Louisiana Department of Public Health to eliminate vector-borne
disease and other insect-related problems associated with Louisiana's
mosquito population. Diseases like West Nile Virus can be transmitted by
mosquitoes, which thrive in wet ecological terrain like that inherent to
Louisiana.
impacted as recently as August
2003 during a Marine Corps
deployment to Liberia.
"This mainly reflects the fact
that malaria is not very preva-
lent in the locations where we are
currently deployed," explained
Fryauff. "If we were to deploy to
sub-Saharan Africa, for exam-
ple, the number of incident cases
would increase dramatically."
The immediate goal of the joint
USMMVP is to develop a vaccine
against Plasmodium falciparum
malaria that protects 80 percent
or better of recipients against
infection for a minimum of six
months, whether they're malar-
ia-naive travelers or residents of
endemic areas.
Drugs are currently available
that, when used properly and in
a timely manner, are almost 100
percent effective in preventing
malaria in U.S. military forces.
Anti-malarial drugs such as qui-
nine and artemisinin are current-
ly used to treat malaria infection,
while other drugs are available to
prevent the infection.
"As with all diseases, Navy
Medicine's emphasis isn't in treat-
ment and recovery but in knowing
the risk and preventing its infec-
tion," said Fryauff. "It is much
better for all of us to prevent rath-
er than treat diseases because too
often problems and complications
occur if the infection has already
taken hold and disease has set in,
and the impediment to mission
success has already occurred."
But, taking on this endeavor
isn't without its challenges.
"Malaria has developed a resis-
tance to all the drugs we've come
up with since World War II,"
Fryauff said. "Still, we're con-
stantly coming up with new drugs
to outsmart malaria before infec-
tion occurs."
With some diseases, such as
typhoid fever, a vaccine is sim-
ply injecting a dead strain of
the virus into the human body
and allowing the body to devel-
op immunity against the virus.
Malaria, however, is a more com-
plicated organism, is difficult to
work with in a laboratory envi-
ronment, and evades the host's
immune response thus making
it a more difficult candidate for
vaccination.
But, Army and Navy research-
ers have successfully induced an
unnatural malaria immunity that
completely blocks infection by
using gamma radiation within the
parasite carried in the mosquito.
See MALARIA, Page 17
Military songwriters needed for contest
By MC1 Terry Matlock
Special Contributor
Music submissions are being
accepted now and until April 30
for a military only music contest
in celebration of military songwriters.
America Supports You and the Dallas
Songwriters Association are seeking ama-
teur active duty military songwriters to
take part in the Songs from the Soul of
Service Music Contest to showcase music
of this era with a special emphasis on uni-
formed personnel.
Active duty military members as well
as those currently inactive, due to injury
or disability suffered after the start of the
war in Afghanistan, can enter up to four
songs each.
The songs can be written by themselves
or on behalf of an immediate family mem-
ber. Cassette tapes or other recordings are
acceptable as song production quality will
not be a factor in the judging.
Entries are accepted by mail or can be
submitted online at www.songssoulservice.
org. The categories for entry include coun-
try, hip-hop, instrumental, world music,
novelty, inspirational and pop with a spe-
cial category for participants currently
serving in either Iraq or Afghanistan.
Prizes will be awarded for the top three
songs in each category and the top three
overall songs. Each song is eligible for only
one category award and no song will be
recognized as a category winner and a win-
ner from Afghanistan or Iraq.
Music industry professionals will judge
the finalists in each category and the over-
all winners will be determined by a combi-
nation of music professional judging and
public polling. Each category entry will be
judged primarily on lyrics, structure, emo-
tional impact, originality and creativity.
Winning submissions will be profession-
ally produced by Grammy award winning
producers and made available on CD in
preparation for a series of major concert
events.
The concerts will showcase the winning
songs with the support of an internation-
ally recognized musical act.
For more information and contest rules
visit the official Songs from the Soul of
Service Website.
Fleet Seminar Program being offered
From the Naval War College
The Naval War College's (NWC)
College of Distance Education
will again offer its Fleet Seminar
Program in the Jacksonville area. This
academic year (September 2008 May
2009), the National Security Decision
Making Course will be offered in
Jacksonville and the Strategy and War,
and Joint Maritime Operations Courses
will be offered at NS Mayport.
This highly acclaimed program paral-
lels, to a major degree, the course of study
followed by students in the College of
Naval Command and staff in Newport, R.I.
Three-hour classes are held in the evening
(one night per week for approximately 35
weeks).
All seminars are led by top quality
adjunct faculty members from the local
area. Students can earn a NWC diploma,
JPME Phase I credit and up to 21 gradu-
ate credit hours. All books and materials
are provided on a loan basis and there is
no tuition charge. Enrollment is open to
U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S.
Coast Guard 03 or above, U.S. Army and
U.S. Air Force 04 or above or Department
of Defense GS-11 or above. All applicants
must possess a baccalaureate degree.
Call Dave Fay at 317-7902 or e-mail
dfay@lsijax.com for more information.
Applications will be online beginning April
1 at http://nwc.navy.mil and are due by
June 30.
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Saving money, living well
By Beth Wilson
Special Contributor
This series on finan-
cial fitness has gen-
erated many emails
requesting tips to offset the
increased cost of gas and
the resulting higher prices
at the grocery store. The
cost of fuel directly impacts
the cost of goods so I have
consulted some of the most
successful shoppers and
savers to offer tips to save
'lost money' in our budgets.
Savings
"The most important bill
you pay is the one you pay
yourself!" Diana Perkins
of the Naval Base Kitsap
Fleet and Family Support
Center regularly repeats
this phrase in her many
finance classes. You will
avoid over-spending or run-
ning up debt if you pay into
savings to anticipate needs.
Putting money into savings
may not immediately sound
like a tip but it will save
you a fortune in the long
run.
Fuel
Shop around for the best
gas price at www.gasbuddy.
com, www.gasprices.map-
quest.com or www.fuelecon-
omy.gov for your area. Be
sure to compare that price
to what is available on
base.
Food bill
The commissary contin-
ues to be the best value
around with roughly 30 per-
cent savings on your overall
food bill. Contact your local
commissary for a tour of
the commissary. You will
learn about the safeguards
and quality guaranteed at
greatest distance drives the
most economical vehicle.
Shop at thrift stores.
Consignment shops not only
have bargains but you can
sell your gently used items
there as well. And ask for
a military discount more
businesses offer it than you
may realize.
Have a 'ruthless' yard
sale to recoup money that is
cluttering you home. If you
haven't used an item in the
last year you most likely
never will sell it and bank
the proceeds.
The price of gas may be
with us for some time. Now
is the time to be sure to
tuck money away and uti-
lize creative ways to save
on expenses.
Do you have a question or
topic for Beth? Contact her
at beth@homefrontinfocus.
cor.
the higher quality meats
sold at competitor's lower
quality prices. Coupons
will increase your savings.
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The commissary accepts all
sold at competitor's lower
will increase your savings.
The commissary accepts allu
coupons. Check out their
Website (www.commissar-
ies.com) and for links to
Internet coupons.
Plan a menu for the week
or pay period and develop
your shopping list for that
menu. Only purchase what
is on that list. Never shop
when you are hungry. If
possible, do not shop with
the kids (isn't it amazing
how much more ends up in
your grocery basket when
the kids are along).
Avoid prepared meals;
ounce for ounce it is the
most expensive way to feed
your family. Stock up on
sale items that you know
will be used such as sham-
poo, soap, and paper towels.
Buy in bulk. If you have a
Navy Band Southeast
presents Concerts in the Park
From Navy Band Southeast
Navy Band Southeast proudly presents their
spring "Concerts in the Park" concert series.
Please join the band at Patriot's Grove for a
Boston Pops style concert series.
The event is free. Bring a blanket
or lawn chairs along with a picnic '
dinner or snacks and enjoy the a
night of entertainment.
April 11, 7:30 p.m. Pride at -
NAS Jax Patriot's Grove
April 18, TBD Pride at
NSB Kings Bay, Ga. Under
the Pines Park
April 25, 7 p.m. Jazz
Ensemble at NS Mayport
Sea Otter Pavilion
May 9, 7:30 p.m. Navy Band
Southeast Wind Ensemble at NAS
Jax Patriot's Grove
May 16, 7 p.m. Wind Ensemble at NS Mayport Sea
Otter Pavilion
May 30, TBD Wind Ensemble at NSB Kings Bay,
Ga. Under the Pines Park.
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16 JAX AIR NEWS, NASJACKSONVILLE, Thursday, April 3, 2008
Doctors just like to give shots
By Lt. Sheldon Knight
NH Jax Family Medicine Residency Program .. ... 1 ..
If you ask most young chil-
dren why they hate going to
the doctor it is because that
is where they get shots. While
children receive multiple vac-
cines as they grow up, the num-
ber of vaccines that teenagers
and adults receive is quite small,
but it is not zero. One of those
vaccines is the flu shot.
In the fall of 2006 the U.S. gov-
ernment announced a shortage
of influenza (flu) vaccines and
required the vaccine be given
to only those who were at high
risk for developing severe com-
plications from the disease. Even
though this winter season there
is not a shortage, many questions
still exist about the disease and
the vaccine.
What is the flu?
Influenza is a contagious respi-
ratory illness caused by influen-
za viruses. It can cause mild to
severe illness, and at times can
lead to death.
What are the symptoms of
the flu?
The flu is different from a cold.
The symptoms come on suddenly
and may include fever (usually
high), headache, extreme tired-
ness, dry cough, sore throat,
runny or stuffy nose, muscle
aches, stomach symptoms; i.e.
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
How can I prevent contract-
ing the flu?
Get a yearly flu vaccination.
Practice good health habits; i.e.
avoid close contact with people
who are sick, stay home when
sick, cover mouth and nose when
coughing or sneezing, clean your
hands, avoid touching eyes, nose,
or mouth, get plenty of sleep, be
physically active, manage stress,
drink plenty of fluids, eat nutri-
tious food. If you smoke, quit
smoking.
What is the flu vaccine?
There are two types of vaccines.
The "shot" is an inactivated virus
(containing killed virus) that is
given with a needle. It should be
used for patients older than six
months.
The other type is the nasal-
spray which contains attenuated
(weakened) live virus. The spray
is administered by a nasal spray-
er and should be used only for
healthy people ages 2-49 who are
not pregnant.
Why should I get vaccinated?
Influenza is a serious disease,
and people of any age can get it.
In an average year, flu causes
36,000 deaths and more than
200,000 hospitalizations in the
United States.
When should I get the vac-
cine?
Flu season runs from November
to May. You should try to get the
vaccine in October or November
but can get it in December or later
since the season lasts so long.
Should everyone get the vac-
cine?
It is recommended that every-
one get the vaccine but certain
populations are highly rec-
ommended to get it: Children
between six months until age 5,
pregnant women, people 50 years
of age and older, people of any
age with certain chronic medical
conditions (i.e. asthma, diabetes,
or heart disease), people who live
in nursing homes and other long
term care facilities and household
contacts of persons with listed cri-
teria. Also included are household
contacts and out of home caregiv-
ers of children less than 6 months
of age and healthcare workers.
Who should not get the vac-
cine?
People who have a severe
allergic reaction to chicken eggs
or a previous flu shot, a history
of Guillain-Barr6 Syndrome or
younger than six months should
first consult a physician. If you
have a moderate or severe illness
with a fever you should wait to
get vaccinated until your symp-
toms improve.
What are the side effects of
the vaccine?
The shot causes very few side
effects that are usually localized
to site of the injections and con-
sist of soreness, redness, and or
swelling. Low-grade fever may
occur and last one to two days.
In children, the nasal spray
may cause runny nose, head-
ache, wheezing, vomiting, muscle
aches, and fever. In adults it may
cause runny nose, headache, sore
throat, and cough.
Can the shot give me the flu?
No the shot is an inactivated
vaccine and cannot give you the
flu.
If I get the vaccine, can I still
get the flu?
If you were exposed to the virus
before getting the vaccine or you
were exposed to a strain of the
virus that is not covered by the
vaccine, or if you have a weak-
ened immune symptom you may
still contract the flu.
What do I do if I develop flu-
like symptoms?
Flu symptoms are very similar
to other conditions and a doctor's
exam is needed to tell whether
you have developed the flu or a
complication of the flu. Those at
high risk of developing complica-
tions from the flu (65 years-old
or greater; chronic medical condi-
tions, i.e., asthma, diabetes, or
heart disease; pregnant women;
and young children) should con-
tact their healthcare provider.
Where can I get the vaccine?
At the branch health clin-
ics (active duty) or the Family
Medicine Clinic located on the
second floor of the hospital's out-
patient wing.
Influenza can be a life-threat-
ening disease that is better pre-
vented than treated. It should be
given to everyone during the win-
ter months. For additional infor-
mation, contact your healthcare
provider or visit www.cdc.gov/flu/.
This article is part of a continu-
ing series of health care related
articles presented by the Naval
Hospital Jacksonville Family
Practice Residency Program.
Knight received his D.O. from
Touro University College of
Osteopathic Medicine. He is a phy-
sician at the naval hospital.
Ten steps to effective discipline
From the FFSC
The following are tips to help par-
ents deal with discipline issues:
1. Discipline is about teaching
child self-discipline, a skill that is essen-
tial to most every aspect of life. It is
about teaching a child responsibility and
consequences for his actions.
2. Discipline is never about taking
one's own anger or frustrations about on
a child nor about causing undue suffer-
ing or embarrassment nor about showing
your power through force. If you are get-
ting overwhelmed, take a deep breath or
call a friend.
3. Adults emotions can be volatile and
consequently hurtful so discipline must
be balanced with benevolence. Take
charge in a firm but fair way. Let your
child know that you will not tolerate cer-
tain behaviors and attitudes and that for
children as well as adults, choices have
consequences.
4. Keep your credibility by being con-
sistent and following through.
5. Set a good example by living the
behavior you expect from your children.
For example, if you expect them not to
use foul language, then you must follow
the same rules.
6. Do not put down, insult or embar-
rass your child. Let them know that
they acted badly, but they are not bad
people. Let them know that they have
the power to choose in the future to act
properly.
7. While not every decision you hand
down need to be explained, explanations
will help your child learn to formulate
and apply their own skills of discern-
ment and self-discipline.
8. Catch your child being good!
Encourage and reinforce good behavior.
9. When your child slips up say, "I'm
disappointed because I know you are
smart and know better. I believe in you,
let's work on correcting this."
10. Try it! The next time you must dis-
cipline your child, stop and think first.
What is the most effective approach I
can take to teach a lasting lesson with-
out causing resentment or ill-feelings.
Parenting is not easy.
Children, like adults, make mistakes,
wrong decisions and often test them-
selves and adults.
The more we see ourselves as educa-
tors in the process, as coaches much
more than critics, the more effective our
efforts will be to raise capable respon-
sible children.
Sometimes abuse is done with
intention to hurt, while other
times it is done without malicious
intent or awareness. Sometimes abuse
is perpetrated by a total stranger, while
other times it is perpetrated by someone
the child knows and loves.
In any case, abuse and neglect of chil-
dren or youth is cruel and criminal. It
leaves physical and emotional scars that
last a lifetime and most often continue in
a tragic cycle into future generations.
Physical abuse might include hitting,
slapping punching and shaking.
Sexual abuse might include any sexual
contact with a child, using a child for
pornography or exposing a child to adult
sexual activity.
Emotional or verbal abuse might
include put-downs, insults and threats.
Neglect might include failing to pro-
vide for a child's physical or emotional
needs.
If you suspect abuse of any child,
report the abuser to the Department of
Children and Families. The child abuse
hotline is 1-800-ABUSE.
If you or your spouse are saying or
doing things that are hurting a child,
stop it now. It is time to get professional
help immediately. Children are not the
dumping grounds for adult problems.
Help your child learn the difference
between good and bad touches, assertive-
ness skills, stranger danger, Internet
safety, what to do if they feel they've
been touched in a bad or "dirty way" and
who they can feel safe turning to and
confiding in.
Together with awareness, prevention
and determination, we have the ability
to end the devastating cycle of abuse.
Consider if your words to your child
are insulting or hurtful at times. Take
a parenting class for more effective com-
munication and discipline skills.
For more information about parent-
ing classes, call the Fleet and Family
Support Center at 542-2766.
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BAH 101: How the Department
of Defense calculates BAH
From the Department of Defense
y law, the amount of basic allow-
ance for housing (BAH) Sailors
receive is based on their pay grade,
dependency status and geographic loca-
tion of their permanent duty stations or
homeport (not the actual location of their
residences).
The Department of Defense (DoD) man-
dates specific BAH rates based on the costs
of adequate housing for civilians of compa-
rable income levels (of course Sailors are
free to choose where to live and in what
type of dwelling).
Facts you should know:
Rental costs not home ownership
costs are considered in setting BAH rates.
Due to the difficulty in measuring factors
related to home ownership (expected home
appreciation, amount of down payment,
tax saving due to interest payments, etc.),
BAH is only calculated for rental housing.
Rate guarantee: Since BAH rates may
go up or down each year, DOD guarantees
that a Sailor's BAH rate will not decrease
while assigned to that area, even if the
BAH rate decreases. However, if BAH
increases the higher rate will automati-
cally apply.
BAH calculation is managed by a cen-
tral DOD office. BAH rates are adjusted
each year based on three factors:
A) Rental housing costs
B) Utilities (including electricity, heat,
water and sewer)
C) Renter's insurance.
Data Collection includes the following:
Rental property data from military hous-
ing officers, local sources consisting of
real estate professionals to confirm mar-
ket rental prices, obtaining current vacan-
cies from local newspapers and contacting
apartment and management companies
to identify units for rental pricing within
each military housing area (MHA).
* Note: certain types of housing
(mobile homes, low-income subsidized
housing units, age-restrictive dwellings,
etc.) are excluded from the data collection,
as are unsuitable neighborhoods within
a MHA (those beyond a reasonable com-
muting distance, those with sub-standard
housing or high crime, etc.).
DOD housing standards state that
housing allowances increase as Sailors
reach higher pay grades. Once data is
collected, local median cost for other pay
grades are determined by interpolating (or
"filling in") between anchor points.
Dwelling paygrade paygrade
w/dependents w/o
dependents
1-bedroom apartment
2-bedroom apartment
2-bedroom townhouse
3-bedroom townhouse
3-bedroom single family
detached house
4-bedroom single family
detached house
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0-1
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For any given Sailor, whether they incur
out-of-pocket expenses will be dependent
on their housing choice. Sailors who rent
homes above the median rate for their
grade will see that BAH will not cover all
of their housing costs.
The opposite is true for Sailors who
choose to rent less expensive residences.
Those Sailors may actually experience a
BAH surplus and keep that extra money to
use as they choose.
Tropical cyclone conditions for NAS Jax
From Staff
Hurricane season is fast approach-
ing. The following are the tropi-
cal cyclone conditions that will be
issued for NAS Jax as a storm approaches
the First Coast area:
Condition IV (Destructive winds expected
within 72 hours) All tenant commands,
special assistants and department heads
will check respective areas of responsibility
for loose gear and debris, verify personnel
recall is up-to-date (it should be verified
monthly during hurricane season) and con-
tinue general operations.
Condition III (Destructive winds expected
within 48 hours) All tenant commands,
special assistants and department heads
will ensure that preparations for all lower
precedence tropical storm conditions have
been met, ensure personnel are briefed and
understand their assigned duties and con-
tinue general operations.
Condition II (Destructive winds expected
within 24 hours) All tenant commands,
special assistants and department heads
will ensure that preparations for all lower
precedence tropical storm conditions have
been met, ensure all buildings assigned are
secure and special equipment is protected,
recheck all assigned areas and ensure the
removal of debris that might become an
unguided missile hazard and continue gen-
eral operations.
Condition I (Destructive winds expected
within 12 hours) All tenant commands,
special assistants, department heads will
ensure that preparations for all lower pre-
cedence tropical storm conditions have been
met, secure all outside operations and take
precautionary actions as conditions war-
rant. All designated department heads and
staff officers should report to the emergency
command center. All nonessential personnel
should be evacuated from the station.
More guidance is available in the NAS
Jacksonville Instruction 3440.8B.
HEALTH NOTES
Kids need no abuse, insult, neglect,
maltreatment or manipulation
From the FFSC
JAX AIR NEWS, NASJACKSONVILLE, Thursday, April 3, 2008 17
NEW PROGRAM: Provides funding of secondary education for spouses
From Page 1
explained Woods. "This way, we can look
at their educational history, discuss their
goals and create a record for them. If they
don't qualify because they don't have their
prerequisites completed, we can point them
in the right direction with an educational
institution and get them started so they
can qualify and they won't just melt away."
After visiting the Navy College Office,
candidates and potential candidates
are then sent to the FFSC to meet with
WorkSource State Veteran's Representative
Gregory Spiro and WorkSource Senior
Career Coach Conni Smolder who will
determine if their academic program fits
into the initiative's guidelines.
"Right now we have 60 potential candi-
dates for the program which means they
are close to being eligible but just need
to finish their prerequisites because we
do not pick up the cost for these classes.
The program covers secondary education,"
stated Spiro.
"This really is a tremendous program
because it puts military spouses to work
and provides families with a second income.
Unfortunately, when military spouses get
transferred from base to base, they are
usually pulled out of their jobs, usually are
unable to have a career and it's often dif-
ficult for them to find employment," Spiro
continued. "Spouses have been left behind
so often. This program was created just
for them. We currently have 14 spouses
enrolled at NAS Jax. These are quality
individuals who once they complete their
degrees will find good paying jobs to help
support their families."
Once approved for the program, a special
account is created for the spouses and all
monies are paid directly to the school they
are attending. Another requirement is that
they are stationed here for a year. After a
year, they can transfer and continue their
education with funding from the program.
Each client is closely monitored through-
out the program by Spiro and Smolder.
"When they first come to us, we discuss the
process of the program, education direction
they are headed and offer career coaching.
We watch their progress throughout the
program and when they graduate, we go to
the phase two portion of the program which
is finding them employment," added Spiro.
"I'm an employment specialist so I help our
clients find jobs through our networking
sources. The ultimate goal of this program
is to get people working. And then, once
they start working, we continue to monitor
them for about a year to gather data for the
Department of Labor."
WorkSource can also help military
spouses with other free services. "One cli-
ent needed some extra classes after earn-
ing her bachelor's degree because she was
moving so they set her up and paid for
her continuing education," said Woods.
"They have also provided tuition grants for
two E-6 military spouses. They have been
extremely pro-active in helping our mili-
tary spouses."
The final step of the qualification process
is with the FFSC who will verify the ser-
vice member's rate and transfer date. Once
it is approved, an account is set up and
they can begin taking classes.
One military spouse currently enrolled in
the Military Spouse Career Advancement
Initiative is Diana Vargas. "My husband
was deploying so we were at the air termi-
nal and I just happened to pick up a copy
of the Jax Air News and read a story about
the new program. I asked my husband if
he thought I qualified for it and he said to
go to the FFSC to find out. So I went there
and spoke to Greg and found out I quali-
fied for this program," she said. "We lived
in Norfolk and transferred here. I was for-
tunate that I was able to finish my associ-
ate of arts degree just before my husband
got orders. I had plans to go to another
university there when we found out we
were moving."
"It's difficult when you move and have
to learn your way around, try to find a job
and find a new school. So when you get
this kind of help, and it's free, it's great.
It's not easy trying to earn a degree with
a family but sometimes you have to make
some sacrifices to achieve your goals. When
I saw this program and learned about
it, I realized that they take all that into
consideration," continued Vargas. "Greg
and Conni looked at my transcripts and
we brainstormed about what I should do.
I had already started taking classes at
the University of North Florida, but soon
realized my best option was to attend
Columbia College. I am now working on
my bachelor's in business administration,
majoring in finance. I'm currently tak-
ing classes online because my husband is
deployed and we have a child so this was
the best option for me."
According to Vargas, her ultimate goal
is to finish her degree next year and find a
job she really likes. "This is a great oppor-
tunity for military spouses and it's helping
me fulfill my goals. I encourage military
spouses to come in and speak with the
counselors. Even if you don't qualify right
now, you will find out what you have to do
and other options. It's easy for me to get
my classes done online and the instructors
are very understanding and accommodat-
ing," she said.
"We can support all key areas of this
program except construction through the
schools on base. And, they understand how
to package a high quality educational prod-
uct for the working adult, deploying adult
and for the spouse who is left behind to
manage the family," noted Woods. "We
also have three different support networks
working with each military spouse so we
can cater to their individual needs."
The program is specifically targeted
to military spouses with a high school
diploma or GED and/or some level of post
secondary education. To be eligible for a
career advancement account, spouses of
military service members/sponsors must:
Be married to a service member/spon-
sor on active duty;
Be married to a service member/spon-
sor at the E-l through E-5 levels or 0-1
through 0-3 levels;
Be married to a service member/spon-
sor who is assigned to a demonstration
site or reside in the state at the time of
eligibility determination when the service
member/sponsor spouse is deployed or on
an unaccompanied military tour from a
demonstration site;
Be married to a service member/spon-
sor with a minimum of one year remain-
ing at the demonstration installation duty
assignment; with the exception of duty
assignments that will require relocation as
part of the Base Realignment and Closure
Act of 2005;
Not be receiving trade adjustment
assistance or Workforce Investment Act
funded individual training accounts.
For more information on the new pro-
gram, go to www.MILSpouse.org or call
542-2477 or 542-2766, Ext. 146.
MALARIA: Navy researchers honing in on cure
From Page 14
These mosquitoes would then be used as the
injector mechanism. This process is convenient
because it can all be done inside a lab.
More than 300 human volunteers have been
safely immunized by mosquito bites injecting
the radiation-weakened falciparum malaria.
Ninety-five percent of these volunteers also
developed immunity against the fully intact par-
asite. This protection lasted up to nine months.
Though it was successful against infection, it
wasn't a cure for the illness.
Fryauff said NMRC has been using molecular
engineering to use a weakened form of the ade-
novirus (responsible for common colds) to serve
as a vaccine carrier that delivers specific malar-
ia genes into human cells. Ideally the immune
system is primed and capable when the malaria
parasite appears.
"We hope to induce immunity that provides
two layers of protection against infection and
illness," said Fryauff.
Finally, USMMVP researchers will evalu-
ate and attempt to perfect a new mosquito-free
form of the radiation-weakened malaria vaccine
through a partnership with a civilian biotech-
nology company. Parasites will be harvested
and extracted from carriers (female Anopheles
mosquitoes), purified, bottled and then frozen.
Clinical trials planned for summer 2008 will
be conducted with human volunteers. Because
researchers already anticipate that the initial
trials will go well, Navy researchers are already
planning studies with long-term partners in
Ghana, West Africa, to test the new vaccine.
"For both Navy and Army malaria researchers
there has never been a more exciting time to be
in the vaccine business," professed Fryauff.
FFSC offers educational and support programs BASEBALL: Team
From Page 1
From FFSC
The NAS Jacksonville Fleet and
Family Support Center (FFSC)
Life Skills Education and Support
Program is the foremost preventive
measure for avoidance of personal and
family problems.
All FFSC workshops and classes are
free to service members and their fami-
lies as well as Department of Defense
civilian personnel aboard the base.
Pre-registration is required. If special
accommodations or handicapped access
is required, please notify FFSC upon reg-
istration.
The following workshops are available
in April:
Today, 1-3 p.m. Strategies for First
Time Home Buyers
April 7-10, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. -
Transition Assistance Workshop (sepa-
rating)
April 7, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Parenting
Class
April 8, 9 a.m. to noon Stress
Management Workshop
April 8, 1:30-3 p.m. Sponsor Training
April 14-18, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. -
Command Financial Specialist Training
April 14, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Parenting
Class
April 17, 1-3 p.m. Military Spouse
101
April 21-24, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. -
Transition Assistance Workshop (retir-
ing)
April 21, 9-11 a.m. What About the
Kids?
April 28, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Parenting
Class
April 30, 1-3 p.m. Federal
Employment Workshop
For further information or to register,
call 542-2766, ext. 127.
Input from parents needed
From MWR
he Voluntary Pre-
K (VPK) program is
designed to prepare
4-year-old children for kin-
dergarten and helps build
the foundations for their
educational success at no
cost to the parent. If your
child will be four years of
age on or before Sept. 1,
they may participate in the
VPK program.
The NAS Jax Youth
Activities Center would like
to hear from those families
who would be interested
in enrolling their child in
a VPK-only program dur-
ing the regular school year.
Classes would be Monday
through Friday from 8:30-
11:30 a.m.
Please call the Youth
Activities Center at 778-
9772 or e-mail megan.
elliot@navy.mil and let
them know if you are inter-
ested in this program.
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government and operates
solely on donations. The
scope of responsibility the
team has far exceeds the
games played. A major
recruiting tool, the team
attracts more than 25 mil-
lion spectators a year to
their games and captures
worldwide media attention.
Spring training for the
2008 team will be held at
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For more information call 542-3493.
Wednesday
Active duty free bowling
11 a.m. 1 p.m.
Dollar Night
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Saturday
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Family Day Special
$1 Games
11 a.m. 5 p.m.
THE ZONE COMPLEX
Call 542-3521 for more information.
Texas Hold'em Tournaments
Budweiser Brew House
Every Monday and Thursday, 7 p.m.
Open to all authorized patrons and guests.
Zone gift certificates awarded!
Trivia Night
Budweiser Brew House
Every Tuesday
7:30 p.m.
Karaoke
Budweiser Brew House
Every Wednesday and Fi-id.iy
7:30 p.m. until close
FITNESS &
AQUATICS
For more information on aquatics call 542-2930.
Aqua Aerobics
Monday, Wednesday & F,-i,.i -
11 a.m. -noon
Third annual Capt. Chuck Cornett Navy Run
Saturday
$10 military, $20 authorized base personnel and guests,
$25 race day for all runners.
Register at the fitness center or base gym.
Learn to Swim
Indoor Pool
Session II April 6, 13, 20 and 27
$30 nmill1.-' .-.;.', Department of Defense
Photo by Shannon Leonard
Ron Locquino picks a new golf club to try out during the ven-
dor day event held at the NAS Jacksonville Golf Course March
18. A full array of golf equipment and accessories is available
for purchase in the golf pro shop. For more information, call
542-3249.
I.T.T. EVENTS
For more information about I.T.T. trips or ticket prices
please call 542-3318.
Disney on Ice
Register to win a family four pack of tickets at ITT!
No purchase necessary for more details stop by ITT.
Disney on Ice "Princess Wishes"
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
April 11, 7:30 p.m. $13
April 12, 11:30 a.m. $23
April 13, 1 p.m. $23
Martina McBride
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
April 19 at 8 p.m.
$74 per person (Club seating)
Irish Fest
April 25, 26
$12
Jax Fairgrounds
The Players Championship
TPC Sawgrass
May 5 -11
$70.75 per day or $166.75 for a weekly badge
Band Camp
Equestrian Center
May 9, 3-11 p.m.
$29 per person
Free admission to Pirates Dinner Adventure in Orlando
for the month of May
Active duty and retired military personnel.
Guests save up to $10 per person!
LIBERTY COVE
RECREATION
Trips, activities and costs may be restricted to El-E5 single
or unaccompanied active duty members. Call the Liberty
Cove Recreation Center for more details, 542-3491.
Universal Studios Day Trip
Saturday
$40 per person
Jax Beach Blues Festival Trip
Sunday
Free transportation
Movie in the Yard featuring "National Treasure Book Of
Secrets"
April 9, 8 p.m. Barracks Courtyard
Free show and concessions
MOVIES
Movies are shown at the base theater and open to all
hands. For details call 542-3491.
Tomorrow, 7 p.m. Pitch Black (R)
Saturday, 5 p.m. Enchanted (PG)
Saturday, 7 p.m. The Mist (R)
April 11, 7 p.m. Wild Wild West (PG)
April 12, 5 p.m. Alvin and The Chipmunks (PG)
April 12, 7 p.m. No Country For Old Men (R)
April 18, 7 p .m. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (R)
April 19, 5 p.m. Fred Claus (PG)
April 19, 7 p.m. Gone Baby Gone (R)
April 25, 7 p.m. Into The Wild (R)
April 26, 5 p.m. Nancy Drew (PG)
April 26, 7 p.m. Hitman (R)
NAS JAX GOLF CLUB
For more information on the golf course, call 12-' 249 or
Mulligan's, call 542-2936.
Military Appreciation Days at NAS Jax Golf Club
New rates! $15 per person, includes cart and 18-holes
green fee.
April 8 and 22 for active duty.
April 10 and 24 for retirees and Department of Defense
personnel.
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For information on booking command or private functions
at the O'Club or T-Bar, call the Officers' Club main office,
542-3041.
T-Bar Social Hours
Monday Frid.i,%y, 3-7 p.m.
Reserve Drill Weekends, 3-7 p.m.
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Skipper "B" Sailing Class
$150 per person
April 18, 19, 20, 26 and 27
May 23, 24, 25, 31 and June 1
26th Annual Bass Tournament
April 12 at daylight
Cash prizes!
YOUTH ACTIVITIES
For more information, call 778-9772.
Month of the Military Child Carnival
April 19 in the Navy Exchange parking lot
11 a.m. 2 p.m.
Online appointment system available for ID cards
From Personnel Support Detachment lax
Appointments for ID cards may be made on the
Web site to avoid the wait associated with walk
in customers. Appointments can be made by civil-
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types of ID cards. Appointments are taken from 9 a.m.
- 3 p.m. daily.
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come, first served basis; however, customers with appoint-
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for all customers; however, active duty military members
will have head of the line priority from 7:30-9 a.m. daily.
Appointments can be made online at www.psalant.navy.
mil.
NAS Jax Environmental
offers training classes
From the NAS lax Environmental Department
he following are the upcoming training class-
es offered by the NAS Jax Environmental
Department. All classes are held at the Auto
Hobby Shop, second deck.
April 16, 1 p.m. Spill Pollution Control and Countermeasures
Plan
April 22, 1:30 p.m. Hazardous waste coordinators meeting
May 13-14, 7:30 a.m. Hazardous waste coordinator 16-hour
training session
May 15, 7:30 a.m. Hazardous waste coordinator eight-hour
refresher class
May 21, 1 p.m. Spill Pollution Control and Countermeasures
Plan
June 18, 1 p.m. Spill Pollution Control and Countermeasures
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July 16, 1 p.m. Spill Pollution Control and Countermeasures
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Aug. 20, 1 p.m. Spill Pollution Control and Countermeasures
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JAX AIR NEWS, NASJACKSONVILLE, Thursday, April 3, 2008 19
Photo by MCI (AW) Toiete Jackson
Commander, Carrier Air Wing Nine Capt. Sterling Gilliam, right, pins the Navy and Marine
Corps Meritorious Service Medal on VS-31 Commanding Officer Cmdr. Muhammad Muzzafar
Khan during the ceremony.
Photo by Kaylee LaRocque
Hundreds of former and current military members and their families attended the event.
TOPCATS: VS-31 decommissioned,
two S-3 squadrons remain here
From Page 1 M
Topcats who are here
today, you are ushering out
this fine squadron in great
fashion. Many of you will
go on to other commands to
support the naval aviation
enterprise and the world's
greatest maritime force.
And, it's something to be
proud of. I know that I'm
proud I was part of it many
years ago. I can think of no
better tribute for the VS
community than the 'best of
the best' continuing to sup-
port naval aviation."
"Seeing all the former
Topcats here today is
impressive. VS-31 became
the first Atlantic Fleet
VS squadron in 1949, one
of many firsts that this
squadron has realized. This
squadron has supported
many foreign policy deci-
sions and many crises,"
continued Carey. "They
supported the Suez Canal
Crisis and they were the
first squadron to deploy and
arrive on station to support
Operation Desert Shield,
literally within days of the
invasion of Kuwait. And on
9/11, the squadron simulta-
neously deployed to two dif-
ferent aircraft carriers."
"This is kind of a bitter-
sweet moment. Those of
us who are former VS-31
members, there is a part of
us that is still in that air-
plane, here and at NAS
Cecil Field. But it's good to
come back and see all the
young people who man this
squadron; the level of profi-
ciency and professionalism
they have," Carey stated.
"There are times that I
wish I was back on the air-
craft carrier with the deck
pitching, getting ready to
man up, smelling the JP5,
getting in the jet and get-
ting ready to catapult. Life
just doesn't get much better
than that."
"To the heroes who are
present VS-31 Topcats, you
should be excited for your
future because your future
is limitless. As you move
on to your new commands,
go with the confidence that
you have shown here, but
go with the humbleness
that you will need to move
forward," concluded Carey.
Also giving some remarks
during the ceremony was
Capt. Sterling Gilliam, com-
mander, Carrier Air Wing
Nine. I am honored and
fortunate to be associated
with some tremendous S-3
squadrons but none of them
have come close to the sus-
tained operational achieve-
ments of VS-31. When I
recently completed a seven-
and-a-half month deploy-
ment on board USS John
C. Stennis, VS-31 was the
backbone of my air wing
and I could not have accom-
plished our mission without
them. Topcats, this is a fit-
ting conclusion to 60 years
of service, you've done well."
he said shortly before pre-
senting VS-31 Commanding
Officer Cmdr. Muhammad
Muzzafar Khan with a
Meritorious Service Medal
Guest speaker retired
Navy Capt. William
Carey, former com-
mander of Sea Control
Wing, U.S. Atlantic
Fleet, informs guests of
the accomplishments
VS-31 has contributed
to the Navy during their
60 years of distinguished
service at the squadron's
disestablishment cere-
mony March 27.
Photo by MCI (AW) Toiete Jackson
VS-31 Commanding Officer Cmdr. Muhammad Muzzafar
Khan, presents his son, Gabriel with his command pin with
the stipulation that he join the Navy and become a command-
ing officer someday.
for his dedicated service to
the squadron.
Khan then took the podi-
um to give his final remarks
as commanding officer of
the squadron. ""When I took
command of this fine squad-
ron, I was on 'cloud nine.'
And that's where I remain
since that day. It's been one
phenomenal experience. I've
been living a dream the last
year," said Khan. "For a kid
growing up in Pakistan, we
heard about the capabilities
of the U.S. military and we
were in absolute awe. And
then, we would hear about
the U.S. Navy in the Indian
Ocean, and sometimes see
the aircraft carriers con-
ducting flight operations,
and I was so impressed. But
never in my wildest dreams
would I imagine that I'd be
commanding a U.S. Navy
squadron. As a new recruit,
I didn't think that was pos-
sible. But only in this great
Navy can an immigrant
reach as high as the goal
he sets for himself. This is
truly the land of opportu-
nity."
"It is testament to our
diversity and equal oppor-
tunity policies, we are all
about people and reward-
ing hard work. If you look
behind you, you can see the
brave men and women of
VS-31. It's a sad sight to
see only one-third of the
squadron here, but we had
an enormous number of
transfers," Khan continued.
"These men and women
are exceedingly committed
to their duties. While on
deployment for seven and
a half months, I watched
them work 14-plus hours
every day to fulfill their
duties. The commitment
that's made everyday by
these men and women
makes me proud to be an
American and honored to
be a steward of this fine
squadron. I have reached
my command goals by
standing on the shoulders
of these giants, therefore
I'd like to dedicate this cer-
emony to the talented and
motivated folks of VS-31
both present and past."
"Topcats, I have enjoyed
watching you succeed and
build skills that will help
you transition to other com-
munities. I thank you for
your leadership and dedica-
tion. It has been an honor
and a privilege to work
with you. Your professional-
ism made my job extremely
easy. Our successes are the
result of not one person but
the entire Topcat team,"
Khan remarked.
"I would also like to dedi-
cate this ceremony to our
families. What we do is not
easy. We often pack up and
go to sea and our families
know they are second to the
job. They are our strength,
heart and soul. They make
a tremendous sacrifice and
we appreciate their love and
support so we can provide
our nation with brave men
and women and preserve
our freedom," said Khan.
The ceremony closed with
reading "The Watch" and
the stand-down of two VS-
31 pilots at the cockpit of
the squadron's last S-3B
Viking aircraft.
VS-31 Sailors, past
and present, have proud-
ly served from the
Jacksonville area since
1973. Previously located at
NAS Quonset Point, R.I.,
the squadron moved to NAS
Cecil Field and eventually
to its current home base of
NAS Jacksonville.
In August 2007, VS-
31 returned from its last
deployment in the Arabian
Gulf on board USS John C.
Stennis (CVN 74) in sup-
port of Operation Iraqi and
Enduring Freedom.
Flying the S-3 "Viking"
multi-mission aircraft,
VS-31 is comprised of 190
squadron members and
eight aircraft. All but two
of their S-3 aircraft have
been reassigned to other VS
squadrons. Two VS squad-
rons remain active at NAS
Jacksonville.
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$825/mo., req'd 1 yr Ise.
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long term rental $1200.
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Vaulted Ceilings No
smoking $ 1000 down
$1000 mo 904-425-4302
DOWNTOWN- 1BR newly
renovated, 24hr sec. grt
view, overlooking down-
town $725 + 904-525-5723
FLEMING ISLAND
Cobblestone 2/2, fp, bonus
rm, all appls+w/d, like
new$975m. 386-527-8664
INTRACOASTAL WEST
3/2, gar, gated commu-
nity, off Kernan, 1260sf
$1100/mo. 904-465-4608.
ORANGE PARK The
Season's 1/1 pool-side
ground floor, w/d incl,
no pets, $725m. Village
Realty 264-1444
Southside Lovely 1440 SF
2/2, Upstairs, lanal, Lg
closets, no smokers/pets
$925/mo+dep 262-5887
SARLINGTON 3/2 fully
equip kitchen 5 mins
NS / Mayport 1886 sq ft
fenced yard 2 car
garage rent monthly $1400
904-465-1787 evenings
904-823-3676
ATLANTIC BEACH
Near Navy base- 4/2,
new appi, $1800mo.
References & Dep. req'd.
561-452-8145
House for rent Manda-
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Estates $1,400 month
850-316-0694
SMAYPORT AREA
3/2 Townhome for
lease behind NEX
Mayport fenced yard
new baths $925 mo. With
$925 deposit call 563-6960
4 Orange Park
Holly Point Road
4 Br 3.5 BA 2500 sq ft;
Brick Ranch, Guest
Apartment leave message
90-318-8384
400 Pinedale Ct
St. Marys large fenced
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AMELIA ISLAND Ocean
view, S. AIA, 4/4, 3200sf,
ch/a, 2 fireplaces, 3 car
gar, $1500mo 904-472-4018
Immaculate/Beautiful 4BR/4BA, 3K+
Square Foot New Home. Formal Dining
Room/LR with F/P. Large Fenced
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Room above 2 car garage with own
full bath. Lawn Maintenance included.
Auto Sprinkler system with separate
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beautiful Oakleaf Plantation Community
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sale ot this home.) LAKE BROWARD,
Pomona Park 2br/2ba,
Call 904-349-6706 2+ac, 209' frontage,
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for information w/sun deck, concrete
boat ramp, beautiful
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AVONDALE 4412 Mar-
quette Ave, near
Roosevelt Mail Small
clean 2br/lba, CH/A,
$800mo + dep.
904-317-6168
3 E. ARLINGTON
3br/2ba Fully equip-
kitchen 5 min NS May-
port 1886 sq ft Fenced
Yard 2 car garage Rent
monthly $1,300
904-461-1787 eve 904-823-3676
Green Cove Springs -
1 B/1 B, New bath/kit
w/appl. $600/mo, $600
Dep. 904-553-5305
GREEN COVE- charm-
ing 3/2, 2 car gar new
cpt, updated appi, fen
bkyd $975+ dep 616-5055
INTRACOASTAL W. 3/2,
Lakefront 1700sf, fpl,
new wd flr+pnt, 10min'
to Beaches. Nice area.
$1215m+dp. 904-891-0543
4 LEATHER MASSAGE
chair Bookcase two
twin pine beds with
Mattress Wood counter
desk. call for Price 910-3710
MANDARIN- 12042 Spring
Ridge Dr. 32258,
3br/2ba, w/ amenities,
$1400mo. 904-635-8596
4 MANDARIN 3B1/2 BA
Home For Rent
Fenced yard Pets
great location $900 Mo
with $900 dep l262-5333 PCS
4, NEAR NAS
2/1.5 townhouse,
new carpet, appis,
Sw/d, garage,
screened porch. Lease
$900mo or sale $128k obo
904-403-8052
A Oak Col-King Water-
bed set, two night-
stand, armoire, twelve
drawer pedestal
headboard with glass doors
$600 OBO 904 729-5265
ORANGE PARK Totally
remod 1864sf, 3/2, leg,
5min. from OP Mall
(Bellair) $1000m. 318-4316
4 ORANGE PARK
5 mins from Orange
park Mall large home
totally remodeled 1864
sq 3/2 1000. mo 904-318-4316
or 904 707-2680
Pace Island: 4/2 2058 saqt
All brick in Gate Guarded
Community close to
NAS. $1350. 904 710-3135.
PONTE VEDRA
Sawgrass, 4/2, new
paint, new carpet, exc
cond, $1550 904-735-8668
SST. MARY'S SUGAR
MILL PLANTATION
SBeautiful 4 br
SCul-de-sac 5 Min to
Base and shopping Large lot
view to lake 912-322 4827
WESTSIDE 3/1.5, gar,
new paint & cpt, $850/mo
+$850 dep, credit ck.
904-573-6103 or 778-3607
WESTSIDE 3/2,5936
Chevelle Dr. $725/mo. 3/2
8121 Boonesborough Tr.
$975/mo. 777-3311/695-4900
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World Golf Village, 210,
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Beauclerc.Call Emory
Hagler at 904.386.6592
MIDDLEBURG Beauty
4/2.5, 5 acre, CH&A, FP
New carpet. Credit CK
REQ $1250mo. 282-4665
NORMANDY Near Cecil.
2 BR Mobile homes for
rent $425 $700 + dep.
No pets. 781-1170
ORANGE PARK- 2/2,
DW, MH, fncd yard, w/d
hkp, scrn porch with
gar, $850mo +$500 dep.
291-6050 or 553-0230
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grd ck. 771-6107, 424-4105
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corner lot, ch&a, front
porch, no pets, $475mo
+ $475dep 904-781-1607
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2/1 sgl wide, $180wk
$400 dep. utils incld.
318-3826
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Southside/San Marco Prof
M 20-35 N/S. priv ent.
Furn'd $625/mo 400-3210
4 Great Mandarin
location 2500 sq. two
story totally remolded
3 bdr / 2 bth corner lot
with fenced back yard $1300
mo. 904-318-4316 or
904-767-2680
4 ORANGE PARK
furnished room for
rent no lease Includes
utilities $480 mo. appt
904-375-1814
ROOM FOR RENT
Near NAS JAX
Very Nice Home
$375mo. Includes
Utilities Furnished if
needed 904-779-4660
ROOM FOR RENT
Non- smoker
Furnished W / TV Near
S NAS Jax $450 mo. $200
904-213-4155
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Far lease 18,000sf.,
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furn. Offices Park/Mil-
waukie. Call for price &
details 904-637-0017
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for $1550mo. 1-2950
Commonwealth. Easton,
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* Nurses/Nurses Aides
*Office/Clerical/
Administration
* Part-Time
* Personal Services/
Beauty
* Real Estate/Property
Management
* Recreation/Sports/Fitness
* Restaurant/Bar/Club/
Food/Beverages
*Retail
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* Science/Research
* Social Services/
Counseling
* Technical Support
* Telemarketing
* Transportation
* Warehouse/Inventory
* Work at Home
Positions Wanted
MYSTERY SHOPPERS
-Earn up to $150/day.
Exp not req. Under-
cover shoppers needed
to iudge retail and din-
ing establishments.
Call 888-493-1958
POST OFFICE
NOW HIRING!
Avg. Pay $20/hour or
$57/yr. including Fed.
Benefits and OT
Offered by Exam
Services, not Aff. w/
USPS who hires.
1-866-533-3167
APPLICATIONS
to the Jacksonville
Plumbers & Pipefitters
Joint Apprenticeship
Training Program are
now available for the
2008-2009 school term.
Cut off date will be April
25. Applications avail.
9am-11:45 am & 1:30 pm-
4:45 pm, Maon-Fri at 489
Stevens St. Ph. 781-2112
for info.
A/R SPECIALIST 120bed ..--- -----____
SNF seeks Individual for Ct.cll5 hI.
Medicare, Medicaid & SALES PROFESSIONAL
insurance billing exp. E~ceent wrt, erbal, tele &
Key duties include: c-radl. aNee.d .be. &.i.
maintaining financial M m.omft word, Otlowk 5 md &c
files, assisting in daily lW"'m'& f-S WS-d &
functions of the busi- S ?n It" ts
ness office & collections. ___
Min. 2yrs exp. req'd in CotactMichdele@ 982-8008
the long term care set- oremailproposalto
ting. Exp. w/American wandcjiob@aoIm
Healthtech a plus. Fax
resume to 904-269-0873 or
email: bom2@dlop.com Tc il a
St. Marys COMMERCIAL
Convalescent Center, Electrician Helper.
part of Southeast Gear- Must have tools,
gia Health System, has DL and transp.
the following positions Randy 686-4112
available:
*Assistant Manager
of Nursing
*Certified Nursing
Assistants Newborn infant care pro-
*Dietary Assistants vided in my Avondale/
*Environmental Ortega home. Pediatric
Services Supervisor nurse/grandmother, pis
*Environmental Iv message 0 316-7821
Services Tech II
Food & Nutrition .
Supervisor
*Licensed Practical -
Nurses S ri
*Registered Nurses 1ST CHOICE CLEANING
.f/, -Now has special rates for
S-res & cam spring cleaning.
Same day serve avail. Move
H Lrr. SirA in & out prep. 904-566-3926
Ham TH l -wrm
'1"....... AOK CLEANING
Call Southeast Georgia Trustworthy, great
Health System at rates, ref. avail.,
1-800-678-9250 or visit a I I areas of town.
our website at
www.sghs.org for more Call Opal 616-6585
information. You may for free estimate.
also send your resume to
msmallsesghs.org for M B CLEANING SVC
Nursing positions or No Job to small. Reliable,
bhunt@sghs.org for Quality Service Special-
Allied Health positions izing in Orange Park to
EOE/Drug Free Workplace Westside 904-588-2719
As part of our expansion program, our
company is looking for part-time work from
home (dependable-self starter needed for
these positions): Account Manager, Sales
Representatives, Cashier-Counter Sales, Hardware
Sales, Stocking and Clean-up. Good salary-
benefit-chance for advancement. It pays $2000
per week plus benefits and takes only little of
your time. Please contact us for more details for
* this important job. Join a successful local team.
Requirements- Should be computer literate, 2-3
hours of internet access weekly. Must be over 19
years of age, efficient and dedicated.
Immediate opening in St.
Augustine, FL for a radar,
electronics, FLIR technician
with intermediate level skills to
diagnose, disassemble, repair or
replace vessel systems.
Excellent wages and benefits.
DWFP-EEOC
Fax Resume to
904-827-9886
or apply online at
Marinejobs@globalmaritek.com
344157
f bi o f o y m ite se ss
Clary & Associates, Inc.
Professional Surveyors & Mappers
since 1983
* Competitive Salaries
* Medical & Dental Benefits
* 401(k)
* Vacation and Paid Holidays
* Projects Across the Southeast
AC, Heating, RFel
Antiques
Appliances
Arts & Crafts
Auctions
Building Supplies
Business/Ofice
CEquipment
Collectables
Computer
Craft rift Stores
Electronics
Estate Sales
Farm/Planting
Fruits/Vegetables
Furniture/Household
Garage Sales
Garden/Lawn
Hot TubsSpas
Machinery and
Tools
Medical
Miscellaneous
Merchandise
Musical Merchandise
Photography
Portable Buildings
Public Sales
porg goods
Trailers
Wanted to Buy or
Trade
4 FORD MUSTANG
1966 289 V8 4 bar-
rel carb, 72k miles
Runs rough Fair
condition asking $4,500
call 904-504-6213
DRYER & WASHER
BIG CAPACITY, EXC.
COND. $200 for both.
Call 904-304-8195
4 WASHER/ DRYER
late model, exc
cond, $250. Can
S deliver 786-1767
D-I-Y
ENCYCLOPEDIA 21
VOLUME
Science Mechan-
ics Set Excellent condi-
tion 1975 collector item
soon $125 904-291-6946
CAR STEREO
EQUIPMENT 4
S SALE HOME
STEREO EQUIP-
MENT 4 SALE CALL
KIM 904-778-2164
4 INFORMATION
EPSON Stylus
color Photo RX500
Printer model
C171A Plus six Ink
Cartidges $75.00 call
after 1800 904-276-3194
BED A Bargain $150
Queen Pillow Top
Brand New 904-674-0405
BED King Size Set
New in plastic, $225
Must sell 674-0405
DINING ROOM SET
13 PCs Thomasville
tL Homecoming round
table w/2 leaves 6
chairs hutch and buffet
excellent condition $550
904-859-5034
4 DODGE DAKOTA
SXT P-U V-6 56kmil
I Auto /Ac/Tire/Radio
Excellent
cnondition chrome wheels
looks sharp $8,800 OBO
251-5818
4 Drexel Antique China
Hutch $130. Antique
RCA (1950) Radio
Record Player $ 125.
Everlast Punching Bag
100 Ilbs $75 phone 269-7224
Electric Fpl/Ent. Ctr
all in one. Exc cond. $500
C:904-625-6061/H: 688-0948
4 Homedics Massage
Chair Fully
assembled, ready to
enjoy heat & vari-
ous massage settings
$125. 278-9177 662-7425
MATTRESS FULL Size
NEW Must Sell 4
Call Carter 484-6177 $140
MATTRESS A Queen Set.
Brand New in plastic
$150 904-674-0405
4 Mattress and Box
Spring King size
Restonic Pillow Top
for Sale $500 Like new
741-7190
4 Moving Sale Matching
Sofa / Chair/ Love seat
Cherry 4-post Bed
(Calif-King)w Dresser,
Leave Message #318-8384
.. QUEEN BOX
SPRING Mattress
$50 Antique buffet
o- table $200 antique
corner cabinet $50 coiall
Pam 449-1233
4 SOLID OAK
Entertainment Cen-
t ter Lighted Cabni-
ets for Curios or
electronics Sold with
36'Toshiba TV all for
$800 Excellent condition
912-729-4861
4 Wicker Loveseat &
Chair plus two
; matching tables,
blue cushions,
never outside, $125.
662-7425 or 278-9177
4, 112 south Aurthurs
SCourt Kingsland GA
April 4th &5th 8a-12p
clo thing, toys, misc,
camper.
ARLINGTON Sat. April 5
8am-2pm Indoor garage,
baked goods sale and
raffle, (drawing at 1PM)
Hurley Manor Social Club
3335 University Blvd. N.
SGarage Sale 539
Morgan Street
lOrange Park Furnl-
ture Tools Some
Antiques Friday-Sat 4/5
& 68 am-6pm Sun 12-5
4, John Deer Riding
Mower Almost New
perfect condition
1 yr. Old Pd. $1400
$800 firm 912-729-2755
Kingsbay March
16th from 8-11 am
306 Victorias Circle
St Marys in Victo-
ria Landing Clothing
Toys Some Furniture,
Etc.
MANDARIN HEAVEN
TREES COMMUNITY
GARAGE SALE!
11699 Heather Grove Ln.
Loretto Rd near San Jose
Blvd. Sat only 4/5, 8-2.
Apply on-line at www.claryassoc.com or call 904-260-2703 3830 Crown Point Rd. Jacksonville, FL 32257
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IAP-HILL, L.L.C.
UTILITIES MANAGER
To loin our TEAM dedicated to providing timely,
superior quality facilities operations and mainte-
nance support to the U. S. Navy at Naval Air
Station Jacksonville & Naval Station Mayport.
IAP-HILL is seeking an experienced Utilities
Manager. BS degree in engineering and a mini-
mum of ten years experience managing Utility
operations preferred. Responsible for utility sys-
tems including water & wastewater treatment,
steam plants, electrical, compressed air, oily
waste & waste oil collection & treatment, and
salt water pumping and distribution.
IAP-HILL provides competitive compensation,
and a benefit package that includes a medical
plan, dental plan & life insurance. Paid vacation,
paid personal time off, and a 401k plan.
lAP-H ILL isa drug free environment, equal
opportunity employer.
forward resume to:
P.O. Box 77 NAS Jacksonville, FL 32212
fax: 904 542-4164, email: KaneFM@iaphill.com
or visit us at: www.iapws.com
MARINE NEW CONSTRUCTION & REPAIR WORK
THRU OUT THE U.S.(MIN. 3+YRS EXPERIENCE)
Ship/Pipefitters
Sheet Metal Mechanics
Pipe Welders
Marine Electricians
Combo (WELDER/FITTER)
Machinist (INSIDE/OUTSIDE)
Insulators
Welders (MIG, FLUXCORE & STICK)
EXCELLENT PAY AND BENEFITS! CALLNOW
888 269 3381
recruiter@ameriforce.com or
SAUrZIo5E visit us online at www.ameriforce.com
. l tr E EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER | DRUG FREE WORKPLACE
365940
Mandarin Huge Yard
Sale! Sat 4/5; 9-3; Furn,
antq, household items,
11048 Orange Cart Way
Rain date 4/19, 9-3pm
MANDARIN Sat 4/5; 8-2;
5569 London Lake Dr.
Furn, TV, stereo, boat-
ing equip, toys, clothes.
SMoving-Misc Items
Table 800-400 Sat
< Aprll 5th at 1361
Munson Cove Dr.
Cypress Love Subdivi-
sion Off Assi Lane &
Mayport Rd. 246-2433
Northside/Gateway Huge
Yard Sale Sat. 4/5; 8-til?
4533 W. Marlboro Cir.
behind Golfair "Kings"
Flea Market off 1-95.
Westside Confederate
Point corner Buck Pt &
Smugglers Way. Sat 4/5
8am. Harley Davidson,
kit'ware, hunting equip,
GE 27" dropin range,
GE microwave. Ellipti-
cal Mach, Millermatic
Mig welder, gar equip,
Ig tbi saw, rugs, stroller,
AC. RAIN OR SHINE!
SWestside Ortega
Huge Sale Electron-
o ics Household Golf
Clubs office School
Supplies
FrI/Sat 3-14/15th
5144 Santa Cruz Lane
WESTSIDE Westland
Comm Assoc. Irg comm
yd sale. Sat 4/5; 8a-lp,
off Blanding Blvd. &
Duclay Rd. N. or Col-
lins Rd. Come check out
all the great buys.
BARGAIN HUNTERS
GALORE
This Sat & Sun Have
Your Garage Sale at
The Market Place!
7059 Ramona, 786-FLEA
Husky 1750 PSI
Electric Pressure
S Cleaner never used
all acc's included
list $182 sell $100
241-1398
4 John Deere Model
STX-38 riding lawn
S mower $375.Yard-
man vacuum $275
Both good condition
904-264-6054 after 4 p.m.
4, Stiau Gas Hedge
Trimmer 21" good
S condition $150
610-3907
A ABOVE GROUND
POOL 15' All acces-
sories incid. $700
obo. You take down
& move Call Pat 612-2302
a, AlumiumExtension
Ladder Electric
Lawnmower room
Dehumidifier Pipe
Wrenches fishing gear
387-3015
4, BERNINA 180
ARTIST SEWING
S MACHINE
Pristine condition
with $200 in accessories
$1,800. Call 384-4205
SBernina 180 Sewing
SMachine $900 worth
of assess pristine
condition $1800 firm
384-4205
4, Dinning Room
Table with four
chairs and one 12'
leaf $100 call
912-576-3132
Excel Power
Washer 5HP B/S
Chamberlin Engine
'25 Hose W/Wand
610-3907 excellent shape
$200
4 Moving Sale Living
room 4 Pc. $200
Tables Antique
Dresser Bike
Lamps Singer Sewing
Machine Office Desk
Bakers Rack
Middelburg call
904-254-1503
SMower 4 1/2 hp
22" $55 smoker $13,
$8 20' boys bike $10
Rockford Boom Box
$35 Antique Milk Can
$30. 781-6222
SPiano Console
Everett Elect
S Excellent cond $295
OBO 904-220-7886
4 Ponte Vedra Beach
2/1 with Garage
S Gated Pool Fitness
Private Beach
Access Conveient to
Mayport $169,900 call
904-645-0630
SSewing Machine
SOld Singer Treadle
t Type Nice Wood
Cabinet with two
drawers $110 firm
268-2482
SWAGNER PAINT
CREW SPRAYER
WITH POWER
ROLLER BRAND
NEW STILL IN BOX
$150 269-1478
DISCOUNT MUSIC OF
JAX NOW EXCEPTING
Resumes for MUSIC
INSTRUCTORS. Call for
details 904-738-7111
FLUTE exc cond,
good for music
S student, w/ carry-
ing case $150 obo
Must sell (904)772-8428
4 GOLF CLUBS
WILSON ULTRA'S
3-PW 1-3 WOODS
BAG, SELDOM
USED LIKE NEW $ 100
771-2365
4 Golf Clubs, Woods
Irons, Putters,
Balls, Bags, Gift
single Clubs 9 sets
Military 20% off. call
778-9167
4 LADIES GOLF
CLUBS TWO COM-
PLETE SETS WITH
BAGS $ 45 FOR ONE
$ 65 FOR THE OTHER
CALL 904-264-4587
STILL HUNTING CLUB,
Appling Co., GA 2O000ac,
deer, hog, turkey's,
camp-site, kit. & well.
$875. Call 904-845-7963
22 JAx AIR NEWS, NAS JACKSONVILLE, Thursday, April 3, 2008
* Adopt a Pet
* Pets & Supplies
* Livestock & Supplies
* Animals Wanted
AKITAS TO YORKIES
PUPPY SALE !
SEE PUPPIES @
www.thepu ppyscene.com
Payment Plan 904.298.1105
1045 Blanding Blvd., OP
ALL AMERICAN MIXES
Puppy Sale
262 4646
Malti, Shih, Poo, Yorkie,
St Poodle, Wheaton, Cocker,
www.petworldpets.com
Bassett Hound Puppies -
AKC, 8wks old, Tri-color
and red & white, s/w
dew claws removed.
$500. Call after 3pm
904-406-2789
BLOODHOUND PUPS,
full-blooded, great fai.
pets or trackers. Ready
to go! $500. 229-549-8895
Dachshund Puppies for
sale. 3 males, 1 female.
Call for info 904-982-1211.
DOBERMAN PUPS AKC,
Going fast & prices going
up next wk. 904-881-8852
GOLDEN RETRIEVERS
CKC reg. S&W, HC,
$450. Call 904-845-2781
MALTESE AKC precious
babies, HC, 1st shots,
trained, $600. 904-744-8154
Pit Bull Pups male 3 mos.
s/w, house broken, leash
trained $300. 904-779-7284
SHETLAND SHEEP-
DOG- puppies, Blue
Merle, S/W, 2Males,
2Female, $900 w/papers
$450 without 904-525-6093
SIBERIAN HUSKY PUPS
8wks, papers/shots, 4m/lf
blue eyes, call Joe or
Carol 904-781-4869
YORKIE PUPPIES AKC
8wks blue 8, gold, POP,
$900 259-4523 904-807-5721
Aviation
Boats
Sailboats
Boat Dockage &
Rentals
Marine Equipment
and Supplies
RV Rentals
RVs and Supplies
Motorcycles/Mini
Bikes
Auto Brokers
Auto Parts
Antiques/Classics
Automobiles
Trucks/Tlrailers/SUV's
Vans/Buses
$2000 or Less
Commercial Vehicles
Misc. Auto
Aiutos/Trcks Wanted
Auto Rent/Lease
26' SEA RAY '99 Sun-
dancer 288hrs, dry stored.
Mint. $31,900. 553 -8184
SCustom built 1975
SSailboat 30 ft.
t sleeps 4, 3 sails die-
sel engine 25 gallon
fuel 30 gallon water 3
anchors 4.5 drtf 276-2876
SGULFSTREAM
T SAILBOAT
l 25' Mercury outboard
life vest Bumpers lines
sail worthy $3000 OBO
904-536 4122
43' Shasta Travel Trailer
$4000. GREAT SHAPE!
Call 904-287-8193
AIRSTREAM & TRAIL
MANOR TRAVEL TRLRS
ALLEGRO MOTOR HOMES
Sales, Service, Parts
J.D. Sanders R.V. Sales
Alachua (386) 462-3039
1-800-541-6439
SALFA 39' 2001 RV
38K CALL PAM
449-1233
SBOUNDER 2003 $55,000
slide icemaker washer
direr medical $20,000
below NADA New
Brakes non smoker 7 years
warrantee 904-291-5081
GEORGIE BOY
MOTORHOME '05
fPursuit 35 foot,
11 2 slides, fully
loaded, exc shape, $53k.
352-235-0044
4, PACKAGE DEAL-
Cougar FW276RL
'05 & Silverado
H D2500LS '04 26,000
mi, both exc cond!
Superglide Hitch
$43,000.00 Cell 382-0289/
Home 777-5750
1987 Harley Davidson
Heritage Softail 25K.
two seats Lots of new
items Runs Great
$5.800 Call 904-821-1550
1999 HARLEY
DAVIDSON
Sportstar like new
rebuilt engine only
2K. mi 1400cc Fast over 5K.
new Parts $ 6,500 OBO
912-322-1155
2000 Harley Davidson
Sportster 883 only 2K.
mi like new wifes bike
pearl white windshield
sissy bar $5,500 912 322-1155
2006 GSXR 1300 RS3
.IYosh Slip IONS Bubble
-2Land Risers. $8,800 OBO
904-287-4387 904-382-4645
2006 SUZUKI GSX-R
S1000 LESS THAN 5K
SHOWROOM CONDI-
TION $7,700 FIRM
CALL ERIK 912-674-0819
Harley Davidson
2003 V-Rod Anni-
versary Edition
L 3100 miles wind-
shield extra seat
extended warranty $
12500 cail Orange Prk
904-264-1001
A HARLEY DAVIDSON
2004 Electra Glide
Ultra classic Like new
8000 ml Must sell $16,K
OBO call for details
904-391-0802
4 Harley Electra
Glide Standard with
Tour Pak Photos
Sand more into at
HDTTADER.COMitem
70616 George 728-8669
U KAWASAKI 1997
KLX-300 Dirt Bike
S clean powerful mikoni
36mm carb upgraded
air filter $1600 OBO George
787-5177
SKawaski M/C
ZXR1 100, Many
Upgrades and Extras
Garage Kept Better
Than New Must see $4900
call 241-1398
N Sportster 2005 Sil-
ver H-D 883 only 90
5 T-miles Garage Kept
$7000 Call Theresa
912-729-5329
, SUZUKI DIRT
BIKE '03 RM 125,
race bike, fast
$2300. 352-235-0044
SSUZUKI LTZ400 "06
11hrs, adult owner,
|very fast, exc cond.
$4,000. 904-284-5258
S4 20" INCH RIMS
4 SALE 245 357R 20
954 CALL KIM
S 904-778-2464 for
more information
$ BIG J TOWING $
Top Dollar For lunk &
unwanted cars.
207-5566 or 755-0629
a TIRES MOUNTED
L BALANCED ON
I STOCK RIMS
L P185/65R14
Uniroyal Tiger-Paw Low
Miles $ 195269-1478
NISSAN 300ZX '87, CD,
5sp, T-tops, 83k mi, exc
cond, $5500 471-5445
E 1999 Saturn SL-2
SA/t,A/c,P/B,P/S 4-dr
S Eng Rebuilt, Many
Onew parts $ 3,500
904 7732-8428
ACURA TL'05
Excellent Condition
$19,991 1-800-709-6185
ACURA TL '02
You Won't Believe Your
Eyes $7,999 899-5820
AUDI A4 Cabriolet
S'05 Only 31K Miles
$23,980 998-0012
LEXUS OF JACKSONVILLE
4 Block Cherry H-D
Sportster 883L Only
990 Miles Garage
Kept $ 7500 call
Theresa 712-729-5329
BMW Z4 '06
Only 1700 Miles
White/rTan $33,990
998-0012
LEXUS OF JACKSONVILLE
CHEVY CORVETTE '05
Low Low Miles Glass
Top $31,994 1-800-709-6185
CHEVY MALIBU '04
Low Low Miles Must See
At $5,999 899-5820
C, CHEVY S10
SONOMA Crew Cab
4 WD V-6 45Kmi
70Kmi- EXT war-
ranty Loaded like new
$16,900 OBO 912-322-1155
CHRYSLER 300C '05
Full Factory Warranty
$21,994 1-800-709-6185
CHRYSLER
SEBRING LXi
Convert, Only 50K
Miles $9990 998-0012
LEXUS OF JACKSONVILLE
DODGE CHARGER '07
Looking For A Respon-
sible Person With Bad
Credit to Take Over Pint
$229/mo. 899-5820
DODGE MAGNUM '06
Looking For A Respon-
sible Person With Bad
Credit to Take Over Pint
$219/mo. 899-5820
FORD CROWN VIC '01
Police Interceptor $6,991
1-800-709-6185
FORD F150 Crew 4x4 '07
Looking For A Respon-
sible Person With Bad
Credit to Take Over Pint
$299/mo. 899-5820
Mercedes-Benz
1.9%
on Select Certified
Mercedes Benz with
approved credit
2007 GL450
w/parktonic,
navi 19" wheels
local trade In
$51,959 #26327A
2007 E320CDI
Diesel w/lthr,
CD, roof, navi,
Sat. radio
$46,959 o26090A
2006 CLS 500
w/Bi-Xenon
lights, navi
loaded lease
turn in in $4,959
#U 12895
200584 30
w/AMG Sport
Pkg. local trade
w/low miles
2.9% apr
$32,959
2008 C300
"New Body Style"
w/pano roof,
AMG Sport Pkg.
all the options
$34,959 #ase2SB
2006 R350
w/alloy wheels
pano roof, CD
chger $31,959
#U12611
2006 E350
w/navi, 6Disc
CD, Prem Pkg
lease turn in
$29,959 #6A962193
2003 E320 w/CD
Chger, Harmon
Kardon Stereo,
Loaded,For
$19,959 ou1tSs9A
2004 C230 Sport
w/Ithr, sunroof,
loaded Lease
turn in $16,959
#4A639374
2001 E430
w/lthr, sunroof,
and alloy
wheels low
miles $15,959
#U 12661
2002 C340
w/Ithr, sunroof,
CD, auto, local
trade in $12,959
#26323B
1997 E320
local trade in
w/Ithr, sunroof,
new engine
w/warranty
only 72K miles
$11,959 #26321A
We have over 80
hand picked
Mercedes-Benz
pre-owned to
choose from
Car Fax proudly
displayed on
all vehicles
a:
WE HAVE A
LARGE
SELECnONOF
very high quality,
certified, pro-owned
vehicles at
low prices.
FORD MUSTANG
'06 Pony Pkg, Lthr
CD, Fully Equip
$15,980 998-0012
LEXUS OF JACKSONVILLE
FORD TAURUS '05
Excellent Condition $7,991
1-800-709-6185
4, HONDA ACCORD
LX Sedan 4 cyl
auto all pwr exc
gas mileage great
second vehicle $ 4,899
904-294-6946
\I' HONDA ACCORD
'08 900 Miles $21,990
998-0012
LEXUS OF JACKSONVILLE
SINFINITI G35 Coupe
e 05 Spoiler, Lthr,
Sunroof, CD, Cus-
tom Chrome Wheels
$22,990 998-0012
LEXUS OF JACKSONVILLE
Jaguar XJ8 2000, Exc
cond, fully loaded, low
miles, pvt owner, $12,000
firm. 699-3789, 783-2411.
Lexus ofJax.com
visit us for all makes &
models BMW, Honda,
Chev, Ford, Etc 998-0012
LEXUS OF JACKSONVILLE
LINCOLN LS '06
Only 18K Like New
$18,991 1-800-709-6185
MERCURY
MYSTIQUE LS
1999 4 dr sedan
loaded OD Trans
20-29 MPG Very good
cond with 91,000 miles
$ 3,800 264-3820
MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE
'02 5 speed V6 leather
sun roof excellent cond
$5750 obo 556-9224
For Straight Talk
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1550 CASSAT AVE
891-3898
387-4041
S NISSAN 350-22003
touring exc condi-
1I/ tion 6 spd loaded
silver leather
seats dvd/stereo $15,500
NEG 904-716-7197 or
407-810-4369
NISSAN MAXIMA
J3.5 SL '07 Lthr, CD,
Sunroof $23,990
998-0012
LEXUS OF JACKSONVILLE
PONTIAC Bonneville '00-
Exc cond., comply maint.
record. 10Okmi svc lust
performed, fully loaded,
$5595. 904-535-6775
SSATURN SL-2 1999
A/T,A/C,P,1B,P/S 4
S dr Sedan rebuilt
eng $3,500 OBO
904-772-8428
a TOYOTA CAMRY
S LE '02 74,000 ml,
silver, $9,700 OBO.
S 904-535-1447
TOYOTA CAMRY '03
Best Deal In Jax $11,991
899-5820
Toyota Sequdia 2002
SRS 4 WD Blue
Leather Sunroof New
A/C system 104K mi
Asking $14500 OBO
904-225-9725
VOLVO '00
Back To School Car Very
Reliable $4,997 899-5820
VW Jetta '06 Diesel spec.
ed, like new garaged blk
/tan 28K mi, owner, 45
mpg $20,800. 850-272-0350
VW JETTA'01
Cold A/C, Good Mileage
Only $4999 899-5820
Military and Non Military
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BMW M5 '06
Fully Equip. $59,990
998-0012
LEXUS OF JACKSONVILLE
(7 CADILLAC
ESCALADE '03
1 Owner, Like New
Ex Low Miles $22,980
998-0012
LEXUS OF JACKSONVILLE
CHEVY AVALANCHE '05
4WD Loaded $23,991
1-800-709-618
a CHEVY
SILVERADO 1500
SZ71 '06 Crew, 42k
mi, 5.3, 4WD, tow
package, LS, exc cond.
904-284-5258 $23,000.
CHEVY TAHOE '05
Excellent Conditon
Low Miles $16,991
1-800-709-618
Chevy Trailblazer '03 fwd
loaded, below book, well
maint. w/records, excel.,
$7995 obo. 904-612-0328
DODGE NITRO'08
Looking For A Respon-
sible Person With Bad
Credit to Take Over Pint
$279/mo. 899-5820
DODGE RAM 1500 '03
SLT Crew Cab Clean
& Out $13,991
1-800-709-618
DODGE TRUCK
'85 1/2 ton, 6cyl,
4spd, runs good,
t dependable, $1,100
OBO. 573-0650/ 708-5122
FORD 150 HERITAGE -
'04. Black, 48,000 miles.
Great cond. $9000 OBO.
Call 534-1818
FORD ESCAPE '03
Very Clean And Depend-
able Only $8999 899-5820
FORDD EXPLORER
LTD '05 Lthr, CD,
Sunroof Only 35K
Miles $18,990 998-0012
LEXUS OF JACKSONVILLE
Ford F-150 Super
cab 99 Great Truck
610-3907 $3500
GMC YUKON XL '04
SLT, Fully Loaded
$15,991 1-800-709-6185
HONDA CRV '00
Loaded With All THe
Option Today Only $5999
899-5820
INFINITI FX35'04
Pearl White/Tan
37K Miles 998-0012
LEXUS OF JACKSONVILLE
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00 BMW 328 ....................... $13,488
02 BMW 3251 ................ $14,488
05 Nissan Altima ................ $14,988
05 Toyota Camry ................ $15,888
04 Infiniti G35 ...................... $18,98g
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ISUZU RODEO '96
Very Dependable SUV
$3999 899-5820
JEEP WRANGLER '94
Sahara, Big Wheels, &
Tires $6,991, 800-709-618
4, JEEP WRANGLER
S 4" lift 35" tires 456
S gears bikini & soft top
great automatic $ 8k
Angela 334-5229
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR
'04 Looking For A
Responsible Person With
Bad Credit to Take Over
Pmint $219/mo. 899-5820
MERCURY MOUTAIN-
EER '04 Excellent
Condition $8,991
1-800-709-6185
NISSAN XTERRA
'06 Fully Equip. Like
New $18,990 998-0012
LEXUS OF JACKSONVILLE
TOYOTA TACOMA '08
Pro-Runner V6,
Low Miles $24,991
1-800-709-618
TOYOTA TACOMA
TRD '06 BElk Beauty
$22,980. 998-0012
LEXUS OF JACKSONVILLE
SVW Jetta 2002 1.8 T Blk
Slather 60,000 $8000
OBO call Jeff or Van-
essa 409-679-3340 or
409-679-3342
ACURA OF ORANGE PARK
7200 Blanding Blvd. 777-5600
AUDI JACKSONVILLE
4660-100 Southside Blvd. 565-4000
BENTLEY- ORLANDO
895 N. Ronald Reagan Blvd.
Longwood/Orlando FI 407-339-3443
TOM BUSH BMW
9850 Atlantic Blvd. 725-0911
6914 Blanding Blvd 777-2500
GARBER BUICK
Green Cove Springs 264-4502
KEY BUICK
4660 Southside Blvd. 642-6060
CLAUDE NOLAN CADILLAC
4700 Southside Blvd. 642-5111
NIMNICHT CADILLAC
7999 Blanding Blvd. 778-7700
PARKER CADILLAC
375 Belz Outlet Blvd. (904)824-9181
COGGIN CHEVY AVENUES
10880 Philips Hwy. 260-7777
CREST CHEVROLET
8281 Merrill Rd. 721-1880
GARBER CHEVY
Green Cove Springs 264-4502
GORDON CHEV
1166 Blanding Blvd. 272-2200
JERRY HAMM CHEV
3494 Philips Hwy. 398-3036
PINEVIEW CHEVROLET
Macclenny 259-6117
NIMNICHT CHEV
1550 Cassat Ave. 387-4041
ATLANTIC CHRYSLER
2330 US1 South 354-4421
CARUSO CHRYSLER
1750 Southside Blvd. 725-7300
FRANK GRIFFIN
Chrysler of Orange Park
1515 Wells Rd. 269-1033
GARBER CHRYSLER
Green Cove Springs 264-2416
MIKE SHAD
CHRYSLER JEEP
1736 Cassat Ave. 389-7792
RICK KEFFER
1-95 Exit 129, Fern Bch.
1-800-228-7454
ATLANTIC DODGE
2330 US1 South 3544421
JACK CARUSO
REGENCY DODGE
10979 Atlantic Blvd. 642-5600
GARBER DODGE TRUCK
Green Cove Springs 264-2416
ORANGE PARK DODGE
7233 Blanding Blvd. 777-5500
RICK KEFFER
1-95 Exit 129, Fern Bch. 1-800-228-7454
WESTSIDE DODGE
1672 Cassat Ave. 384-6561
NISSAN MURANO '03
Fully Loaded $13,991
1-800-709-6185
Toyota Rav4 '00 L
Edition. 92k miles,
excellent condition,
new tires, manual
transmission, power
everything. Asking $7000
Call 352-514-6161
SVOLVO XC90 '04
White/Tan, Fully
Equip. $15,980
998-0012
LEXUS OF JACKSONVILLE
BOARD FORD
St. Augustine 353-6797
Florida's Super Duty Headquarters
PAUL CLARK
FORD-MERCURY
1-95 N. Exit 129 (Yulee) 225-3673
GARBER FORD-MERCURY
Green CoveSprings 264-4502
MIKE SHAD FORD
At The Avenues
10720 Philips Hwy. 904-292-3325
MIKE DAVIDSON FORD
AT REGENCY
9650 Atlantic Blvd. 725-3060
MIKE SHAD FORD
OF ORANGE PARK
7700 Blanding Blvd. 777-3673
NIMNICHT PONTIAC-GMC
11503 Phillips Hwy. 8544826
COGGIN GMC TRUCKS
9201 Atlantic Blvd. 724-2310
GARBER GMC TRUCKS
Green Cove Springs 264-4502
COGG HONDA ONATLAimC
11003 Atlantic Blvd. 565-8800
COGGIN HONDA
OF ST. AUGUSTINE
2898 U.S. Hwy. 1S. 1-800-456-1689
DUVALIHON A
1325 Cassat Ave. 899-1900
LOU SOBH HONDA
OF THE AVENUES
11333 Phillips Hwy. 370-1300
LUCAS HONDA OF JAX
7801 Blanding Blvd. 269-2277
HYUNDAI
of ORANGE PARK
7600 Blanding Blvd. 899-0900
KEY HYUNDAI
4660 Southside Blvd. 642-6060
ATLANTIC INFINITI
10980 Atlantic Blvd. 642-0200
CITY ISUZU
10585 Atlantic Blvd. 998-7111
www.cityautomotive.com
JAGUAR JACKSONVILLE
11211 Atlantic Blvd. 642-1500
ATLANTIC JEEP
2330 US 1 South 354-4421
CARUSO JEEP
1750 Southside Blvd. 725-7300
FRANK GRIFFIN
Jeep of Orange Park
1515 Wells Rd. 269-1033
MIKE SHAD CHRYS-JEEP
ON CASSAT
1736 Cassat Ave. 389-7792
RICK KEFFER
1-95 Exit 129, Fem Bch. 1-800-228-7454
RAY CARTER KIA
6373 Blanding Blvd. 771-6078
LOTUS OF JACKSONVILLE
www.lotusofjacksonville.comr
11650 BEACH BLVD. 998-9992
TOM BUSH MAZDA
9850 Atlantic Blvd. 725-0911
MAZDA CITY
6916 Blanding Blvd. 779-0600
BRUMOS MOTOR CARS INC.
10231 Atlantic Blvd. 724-1080
MERCEDES BENZ
OF ORANGE PARK
7018 Blanding Blvd. 777-5900
TOM BUSH MINI
9875 Atlantic Blvd. 725-0911
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CITY MITSUBISHI
10585 Atlantic Blvd. 565-2489
www.cityautomotive.com
CITY MITSUBISHI
of ORANGE PARK
7505 Blanding Blvd. 779-8100
www.cityautomotive.com
COGGIN NISSAN-ATLANTIC
10600 Atlantic Blvd. 642-7900
COGGIN NISSAN-AVENUES
10859 Philips Hwy. 880-3000
MIKESHADNISSANOFJAX
1810 Cassat Ave. 389-3621
PARKER NISSAN
2755 U.S. 1 South, St Aug. 904-794-9990
MIKE SHAD NISSAN OF OP
1565 Wells Rd. 269-9400
COGGIN PONTIAC-GMC
9201 Atlantic Blvd. 724-2310
GARBER PONTIAC
Green Cove Springs 264-4502
NIMNICHT PONTIAC- GMC
11503 Phillips Hwy. 854-4826
BRUMOS MOTOR
CARS INC.
10100 Atlantic Blvd. 725-9155
ROLLS ROYCE- ORLANDO
895 N. Ronald Reagan Blvd.
Longwood/Orlando FI 407-339-3443
DODGE RAM '94
Custom Van B250
Good Condition,
Captains Chairs, AM/FM
CD Player TV, Custom
Interior Lights, Tow Pkg.
Cold Air, Runs Good, New
Battery 202k Miles. $2000.
OBO. Call 399-5031
HONDA ODYSSEY '00,
LX, low mi, PS, PL,
PW, clean, $7950 992-6434
KIA SEDONA '02
Clean In And Out $5,991
1-800-709-618
AUTOMOTIVE DIRECTORY
700 Blanding Blvd.
777-3673
LAMBORGHINI- ORLANDO
895 N. Ronald Reagan Blvd.
Longwood/Orlando FI 407-339-3443
LAND ROVER JACKSONVILLE
11211 Atlantic Blvd. 642-1500
LEXUS OF JACKSONVILLE
10259 Atlantic Blvd. 721-5000
NORiH FLOA UNCOLN NERCURY
4620 Southside Blvd. 642-4100
MIKE SHAD FORD
LINCOLN MERCURY
NIMNICHT SAAB
7999 Blanding Blvd, Jax
904-778-7700 www.nimnicht.com
SATURN OF AVENUES
10863 Philips Hwy. 262.7145
SATURN OF ORANGE PARK
8105 Blanding Blvd. 779-0071
SATURN OF REGENCY
8600 Atlantic Blvd. 725-8200
SUBARU OF JACKSONVILLE
10800 Atlantic Blvd. 641-6455
SMART CAR CENTER
OF JACKSONVILLE
7018 Blanding Blvd. 253-7300
KEN CHANCE SUZUKI
1285 Cassat Ave. 389-7700
CITY SUZUKI
10585 Atlantic Blvd. 998-7111
www.cityautomotive.com
ARLINGTON TOYOTA
10939 Atlantic Blvd. 302-6762
COGGIN TOYOTA AVENUES
10564 Philips Hwy. 262-0338
KEITH PIERSON TOYOTA
6501 Youngerman Circle. 771-9100
ERNIE PALMER TOYOTA
1310 Cassat Ave. 389-4561
VW OF ORANGE PARK
1481 Wells Road 269-2603
TOM BUSH VW
9850 Atlantic Blvd. 725-0911
PROFESSIONAL
AUTO LEASING
10231 Atlantic Blvd. 722-1694
BEACH BLVD. AUTOMOTIVE
www.beachblvdautomotive.com
6833 Beach Blvd. 724-3511
BRUMOS MOTOR CARS
PRE-OWNED AUTO CENTER
10211 Atlantic Blvd. 724-1080
Lexus of Jacksonville
Pre-Owned Center
10384 Atlantic Blvd. 998-0012
Tom Bush BMW
9910 Atlantic Blvd. 371-4381
Tom Bush Autoplex
9875 Atlantic Blvd. 371-4877
JACKSONVILLE CHRYSLER
JEEP DODGE
9A & BAYMEADOWS. 493-0000
WORLD IMPORTS
www.worldimportsusa.com
11650 BEACH BLVD. 998-9992
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