New safe haven for displaced fams

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Rear Adm. Bette Bolivar, Commander of Navy Region Southeast, has designated the area within 150 miles of Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., as the new remote safe haven for Naval Support Activity Panama City personnel and families who evacuated due to Hurricane Michael. The new safe haven becomes effective Oct. 19. By tomorrow, installation personnel and families currently staying at a safe haven within 150 miles of Naval Construction Battalion Command Gulfport, Miss., must ensure they are within the new safe haven area. The purpose of the move is to offer access to a greater number of temporary quarters, a larger Fleet and Family Support Center staff, and more robust facilities at NASP. The order applies to CNIC personnel, but not NSA Panama City tenant command personnel. The change-order for safe haven moves NSAPC families closer to home while the bases continues to work on restoring essential services, facilities and housing. (Source: Navy Region Southeast 10/18/18)