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New designer drugs, same policy
By MC1 Monica Nelson ----
Region Southeast Public Affairs --


 Photo by Vic Pitts
Fleet Readiness Center Southeast Commanding Officer Capt. Paul Sohl presents Steve Kohn
with a command coin in recognition of his civic involvement. Kohn alerted the police of a hit-
and-run accident Feb. 27 and followed the suspect who was later arrested.


 Kohn receives CO



coin for civic actions


By Marsha Childs
FRCSE Public Affairs

S teve Kohn, a plant services elec-
 trician at Fleet Readiness Center
 Southeast (FRCSE) was honored
April 12 at the facility for his extraordi-
nary efforts that led to the apprehension
of a suspect involved in a hit-and-run
accident on the Buckman Bridge Feb. 27.
 FRCSE Commanding Officer Capt. Paul
Sohl presented Kohn with his command-
er's coin for his exemplary public service
when he notified the police of an erratic
driver who minutes later struck an SUV
- causing it to tumble over the side of the
Buckman Bridge and killing the driver.
 But Kohn's extraordinary actions did not
stop there. He continued to follow the vehi-
cle for 20 minutes to an apartment com-
plex where police subsequently arrested the
suspect who was later charged with DUI
manslaughter and leaving the scene of an
accident.
 Sohl said there are three things that
make a good leader: courage, compassion
and character. He said Kohn's actions
exemplfied all three, and his actions war-
ranted public recognition.
 "This coin is given for outstanding


achievement. Steve made the call, he
alerted the police and then he followed
the woman for more than 20 miles. I can't
think of a better example of courage and
compassion. It is a reflection of his charac-
ter," said Sohl.
 At the gathering of his co-workers in the
carpenter shop, Kohn remained humble
about his good deed.
 "They had to surprise me or I wouldn't
have shown up," he said. "I think I have
been in the spotlight enough."
 The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office recog-
nized Kohn with a certificate of apprecia-
tion March 25 for his civic involvement in
a case that may have gone unsolved but
for his efforts to alert police and follow the
suspect.
 Kohn was shocked at the eerie sight of
the gold SUV disappearing over the side of
the bridge and plunging into the river. He
tries not to think about the accident.
 "It is something you don't see everyday,"
he said, "and there are no words to describe
it."
 Plant Services Division Director Bill
Murray said not only is Kohn a hero out-
side the division, but also a hero inside
with his involvement in continuous process
improvement.


News conference
 hosted April 12
 by Navy Region
Southeast staff outside
the main gate of NAS
Jacksonville drew atten-
tion to designer drugs that
are legal in the civilian
community but illegal for
military service members.
 "Commander Navy
Region Southeast Rear
Adm. Townsend Alexander
announced a policy in
February identifying the
types of substances that
cannot be used or pos-
sessed by region service
members," said Cmdr. Flo
Yuzon, executive officer of
Region Legal Service Office
Southeast. "On March 25,
the CNO issued a statement
reaffirming that. We are
grateful for the opportunity
today to raise the aware-
ness of Sailors and the
civilian community for this
new breed of controlled sub-
stances."
 New designer drugs,
both accessible and legal
within the civilian commu-
nity, are punishable under
the Navy's Uniform Code
of Military Justice. They
include Salvia Divinorum,
Mitragyna Speciosa
Korth, Spice, Blue Lotus,
Convolvulaceae Argyreia
Nervosa, Amanitas
Mushroom, Lysergic
Acid Amide, Datura,
Tryptamines, and Mate de
Coca.
 "Service members who
use or are in possession of
these drugs will be auto-
matically processed for
administrative separation,"
said Southeast Regional
Command Master Chief
Joseph Curtin. "From
there, other consequences
will be determined accord-
ing to the offense."
 The dangers associated
with these man-made drugs
are a strong reminder that


 Photo by MC1 Monica Nelson
Navy Region Southeast Command Master Chief (CMDCM)
Joseph Curtin (left) and Cmdr. Flo Yuzon, executive officer of
Region Legal Service Office Southeast, speak with reporter
Roger Weeder of First Coast News and other local media
outside the NAS Jacksonville Main Gate April 12 about Navy
policy concerning "designer drugs."


the service's drug abuse
policy not only applies to
illicit drugs, but to any
substance that can be used
with the intention to induce
intoxication, excitement or
stupefaction of the central
nervous system.
 "The Navy is concerned
with the safety of its Sailors
and the mission," said


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Cmdr. Yuzon. "Carrier avia-
tion is already a perishable
skill; it would be a perish-
able skill made catastrophic
under the influence of any
mind-altering drug."
 Through training, Region
Southeast leadership con-
tinues to emphasize the
Navy's zero tolerance drug
policy.


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