THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, October 12, 1994 TAG: 9410120511
SECTION: MILITARY NEWS PAGE: A10 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Medium: 62 lines
NADEP TRAINING: Norfolk Naval Aviation Depot is developing a training program for employees losing their jobs with the closing of the maintenance and repair center. Working with the state of Virginia, the depot is offering classroom training that includes college and vocational referrals. In addition, private employers who provide on-the-job training for displaced workers will be reimbursed for half the workers' wages. Federal programs including the Job Training Partnership Act are helping pay for the effort. More information is available from the depot's transition assistance program. The depot is scheduled to close Sept. 30, 1996.
RETIREE DAY: Retirees from all service branches are invited to hear presentations on legislative developments and management of personal affairs during Retiree Day and Open House on Oct. 22 at the Fort Monroe Officers Club in Hampton. Air Force Col. Ronald P. McCoy, chief of staff with the Defense Commissary Agency, is the speaker. A luncheon will be served for $7.75. For information, call 727-2093.
THANKS FROM NORFOLK: The Norfolk council of the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce says thank you to service members today with its annual Military Appreciation Day luncheon. U.S. Sen. John Warner, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is the speaker for the noon event at the Omni International Hotel downtown. The chamber will present its military citizen of the year award during the luncheon. For information, call 622-2312.
- Staff report
COMINGS & GOINGS
TURNOVER:
The command ship LaSalle and its crew of 495 leaves Norfolk today to relieve the guided-missile cruiser Belknap as flagship for the Mediterranean-based U.S. 6th Fleet. The Belknap, which has been in the Med since 1986, will return to Norfolk and be retired early next year.
CHANGE OF COMMAND:
Air Force Maj. Gen. Joseph J. Redden relieves Navy Capt. Stanley F. Bloyer as commanding officer of the Joint Warfare Fighting Center at Fort Monroe in Hampton. Redden comes from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, where he served as director of plans with Pacific Air Forces. Bloyer is retiring after 26 years in the Navy.
Cmdr. Ralph R. Costanzo relieves Cmdr. William O. Wolters as commanding officer of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 124 at Norfolk Naval Air Station. Costanzo had been serving as executive officer of the squadron. Wolters will be operations officer of the aircraft carrier John C. Stennis.
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STAFF
YOUR MILEAGE MAY VARY
The Air Force wants to sell its older F-16 Fighting Falcons to help buy newer versions of the plane. What can a friendly nation expect when they buy one of our jets? Let's kick a few tires. [For complete graphic, please see microfilm] by CNB