THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, November 6, 1996 TAG: 9611050431
SECTION: MILITARY NEWS PAGE: A24 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: 70 lines
HOLIDAY CARE PACKAGES TO BOSNIA: Holiday care packages of 70 pounds or more can be shipped free to American troops serving in Bosnia. The Defense Logistics Agency is accepting donations but requires that contents be approved in advance. Packages will be divided among the more than 10,000 American troops expected to be in Bosnia as part of Operation Joint Endeavor. Donors should call 1-800-841-0937 for approval, and to get instructions on packing and shipping goods. Donations cannot be sent by the logistics agency to specific individuals or units.
PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE EXERCISE: NATO/Partnership for Peace exercise Cooperative Aura '96 will be conducted Nov. 12-15 at Norfolk Naval Air Station. The crisis management exercise is designed to familiarize partnership nations with the NATO decision-making process. It involves 27 senior officers from 15 partnership countries, including the Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary and Slovenia.
COAST GUARD CREW TO RECEIVE AWARD: Lt. Robin Kortus and Petty Officer 2nd class Dennis Shoenwether will receive the Air Medal for Meritorious Achievement in Aerial Flight from the Department of Transportation at 1 p.m. Nov. 14 in Washington. The air crew rescued six crew members from the sailing vessel Night Sound, which was taking on water 450 miles east of North Carolina's Outer Banks.
SUPPLY CENTER HOSTS BUSINESS FAIR: The Navy's Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, in cooperation with the National Contract Management Association, will host a regional business opportunity fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 13 in Norfolk Naval Air Station's Hangar LP-2. Businesses will display their wares to give federal procurement officials a chance to find out more about them. For more information, call 445-2525.
FLOWERS FOR VETERANS IN FOREIGN LANDS: For a small fee, the American Battle Monuments Commission will place flowers at the gravesite of any American killed and buried in a foreign cemetery, and send a snapshot of the site back to the donor. Contact the WWII Veterans Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 75071, Washington, D.C. 20013.
EXHIBIT HONORS JAPANESE AMERICANS: A special exhibit honoring the service of Japanese Americans in the Pacific during both World War II and the Allied occupation of Japan opens at the MacArthur Memorial Friday. ``American Patriots: Japanese Americans in the Pacific, 1941-1952'' portrays the story of the Japanese Americans' service in the U.S. armed forces. For more information, call 441-2965.
NEW NAVY EXCHANGE GUARANTEE: Now when customers purchase a watch from the Navy Exchange they can be assured it will be protected. Exchanges in the continental United States are offering the Guaranteed Product Replacement Plan, created exclusively for customers who have purchased watches. Overseas Navy Exchanges will offer the plan soon. For details, contact your local exchange.
FAMILY SERVICES
Little Creek Navy Family Services is offering the following workshops in November. Call 464-8101.
Nov. 12 - Car buying; Smooth Move (relocation workshop).
Nov. 18-22 - Transition Assistance Program (TAP) for retirees.
Nov. 19 - Surviving the holidays financially.
CHANGE OF COMMAND
Lt. Cmdr. Robert Schlegel relieves Lt. Cmdr. Neil Parrott as commanding officer of the Atlantic Tomahawk Afloat Planning System. Schlegel reports from the Norfolk-based guided missile destroyer Scott, where he was chief engineer. Parrott reports to the destroyer Caron, where he becomes executive officer.
- Staff report by CNB