18 JAX AIR NEWS, NAS JACKSONVILLE, Thursday, November 13, 2008


Navy Exchange celebrates diversity


Olga Marsha, a native of Russia, right, discusses her country's Navy Exchange associates Jessica Garcia, right, and Wanda
culture and traditions with Anna Frederick during the Navy Maldonado display their musical talents in front of a booth
Exchange Diversity Fair. portraying the culture of Puerto Rico during the fair.


Navy Exchange (NEX) associate Bodun Dickson, right,
explains how these uniquely crafted bowls are made to
Carolyn Gatheral and Han Kim at his display about his home-
land, Nigeria, West Africa during a diversity fair at the NEX.
The NEX Jax Diversity Committee sponsored the first NEX
Diversity Luncheon/Fair Nov. 7 to help educate associates
and celebrate the wide range of cultures of employees here. 
Numerous countries were featured including Puerto Rico,
Scotland, Spain, Italy, West Africa, Japan, Panama, Russia, -
Korea, Germany, Guam and The Philippines.


 Veterans Day celebrated


 Photos by IT1 Stacey Thinn
(Above) MAC Quincy Williams of the NAS
Jax Security Department thanks the stu-
dents at Argyle Elementary School for their
patriotism during the annual Veterans Day
event Nov. 6.
(Left) The Navy Band Southeast Wind
Ensemble performs during the Argyle
Elementary School Veterans Day event
Nov. 6.


Photos by Kaylee LaRocque

Navy Exchange associates enjoy a delicious array of dishes
with samples of foods from around the world.


 NAVFAC

 Southeast

 awarded
Commander, Naval Facilities
Engineering Command (NAVFAC)
Rear Adm. Greg Shear (right)
presents NAVFAC Southeast
Commanding Officer Capt.
Doug Morton with three FY2008
Commander's Excellence Awards
at the recent NAVFAC Leadership
Board Meeting in Lansdowne, Va.
Each year, Commander, NAVFAC
recognizes individual Facilities
Engineering Commands (FECs)
based on their performance in
meeting specific milestones.
NAVFAC Southeast was rec-
ognized for: Excellence in
Facilities Support Contracts;
Regional Acquisition Strategic
Planning; and Implementation,
Footprint Reduction & Command
Satisfaction.


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