JAX AIR NEWS, NAS JACKSONVILLE, Thursday, April 23, 2009 17


Open Singles Tennis
Tournament April 27 at 5 p.m.
The tournament is free and open to all NAS
Jax authorized men and women ages 18 and
older. Matches will play at the Guy Ballou
Tennis Complex. Awards will be given for
each division. Call NAS Jax Athletics at 542-
2930 to sign up.
Captain's Cup 3-on-3 Sand Volleyball
League Meeting May 6 at 11:30 a.m.
Open to NAS Jax active duty, selective
reservists, command DoD and DoD contractor
personnel. Meet at the base gym to obtain
required paperwork,. Commands with their
athletic officer or designated representative
attending receive 5 captain's cup points.
Summer Golf League
Meeting May 13 at 11:30 a.m.
Open to NAS Jax active duty, selective
reservists, command DoD and DoD contractor
personnel. Meet at the base gym to obtain
required paperwork,. Commands with their
athletic officer or designated representative
attending receive 5 captain's cup points.
Captain's Cup Badminton
League Forming
Two-person teams play Mondays at
lunchtime. Open to all NAS Jax active
duty, selective reservists, command DoD
personnel and DoD contractors.
Greybeard Basketball League Meeting
May 20 at 11:30 a.m.
Open to NAS Jax active duty, command
DoD personnel and selective reservists age
30 & up. Meet at the base gym to obtain
required paperwork,. Commands with their
athletic officer or designated representative
attending receive 5 captain's cup points.
Intramural Basketball League Meeting
May 20 at noon
Open to all NAS Jax active duty, command
DoD personnel and selective reservists.
Meet at the base gym to obtain required
paperwork,. Commands with their athletic


NAS JAX SPORTS

officer or designated representative attending
receive 5 captain's cup points.
Memorial Day 5K Run May 21
at 11:30 a.m.
Free to all runners aboard NAS Jax. Race
begins on Perimeter Road near the antenna
farm. Sign up at NAS Jax Gym or Fitness
Source by May 15 or at the race site from
10:30 11:15 a.m. Awards through third
place in men's and women's 29 & under; 30-
37; 38-44; 45-49; 50 & over divisions.
 For more information, call Bill
 Bonser at 542-2930/3239.



 STANDINGS


Intramural Winter Golf
 As of April 17


Wins Losses


Team
VP-16
Up & Down
CNATTU Gold
Air Ops
Spartans
CBMU202
FRCSE
HS-11
Naval Hospital
CNATTU Blue
VR-58


 Intramural Soccer
 As of April 17
Team Wins Losses
VP-16 7 0
VP-30 O's 6 1
FRCSE 5 3
HITRON 4 4
Naval Hospital 4 2
CNATTU 4 2


Ties
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1



Ties
0
1
1
0
1
1


VP-30 E's
VP-45
NAVFAC


Tear
HITR
NOS
Fire
HSMV
Air O
FRC
Dirty
CNR
VP-3
VP-1
HS-1
Rabi
FRC
SER


Intramural Spring Softball
 As of April 17
m Wins Loss
=ON 6 1
iC/NCTS 6 1
Dept. 5 1
1-70 4 0
)ps 4 2
SE 900 4 2
Birdz 4 2
ISE/NRD 4 3
30 3 4
6 3 5
1 2 4
d Possums 2 5
SE Red 1 6
CC 0 7


Team
CNATTU
CNATTU
SERCC
Air Ops
VP-16
FISC


Greybeard Softball
 As of April 17
 Wins
Gold 5
Blue 2
 2
 1


ses


Losses
 0
 1
 2
 2
 3
 3


 Intramural Spring Volleyball
 As of April 17
Team Wins Losses
Air Ops 3 0
CNATTU Gold 2 1
FRCSE 2 1
Naval Hospital 1 1
NOSC 1 1
HSM-70 1 2
HS-11 0 3
CNATTU Blue 0 3


May I introduce myself?. UIT TOBACCO.


By Beth Wilson
Special Contributor

I recently had the privi-
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my attention many mili-
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aware that I do more than
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the exhortation of many I
would like to introduce my
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 Operation Honeymoon
- did you and your service
member never have a hon-
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revealed that perhaps
as many as 65 percent of
enlisted couples never had a
honeymoon. Officer couples,
while a somewhat lower
number, also go years hop-
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 I have heard from many
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 Ensign Ross
 McCaskill of
 Naval Facilities
 Engineering

 Southeast, enjoys a
 beautiful day April
 16 at the NAS
 .. Jax Golf Course
 Driving Range.
 -,. For more informa-
 S tion on golf course
 S activities, call 542-
 .: 3249.


Photo by Shannon Leonard


 Photo by Clark Pierce
MWR Fitness Director Tim McKinney recently announced that
11-year-old Garrett Carter (above) was the first finisher in the
Captain Chuck Cornett 5K Walk April 4 at NAS Jacksonville.
"Due to a snafu at registration, Garrett did not receive a chip
timer, so he failed to show at the finish line. Our belated con-
gratulations go out to Garrett," said McKinney.

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