Naval Air Technical Training Center and Naval Aviation School's Command service members and civilian employees hosted their annual Health and Safety Fair in NATTC's Charles Taylor Hangar aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola, April 8.

More than 3,000 Sailors and Marines attended the daylong event, which included NAS Pensacola and local organizations volunteering and providing displays on a variety of safety and health topics.

Dozens of static exhibitions featuring chiropractic screenings, swimming safety, disaster preparedness, nutrition and NAS Pensacola programs such as the Fleet and Family Support Services Center (FFSC) and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) provided information to the largely NAS Pensacola student attendees.

NATTC Executive Officer Cmdr. Scott Sherman said the annual event serves as a reminder to the largely student group of attendees of observing safe practices while at work or in the laboratory as well as while engaging in recreational activities.

"We strive to ensure that each student who comes through our doors knows how to do their job safely and expertly," he said. "Events such as this serve to reinforce the NATTC commitment to the safety piece of the puzzle, and with the numerous resources the base [NAS Pensacola] and the community put together, we're ensuring our students think safety first and know which organizations are available."

Deputies from the Escambia County Sheriff's Office demonstrated how alcohol distorts judgment with a drunk driving obstacle course. Marines and Sailors put on goggles equipped with special lenses simulating vision impairment, while they struggled to make their way through a track lined with traffic cones.

"I have never even driven [while intoxicated] before but just seeing the impact drinking and driving can have on my performance inspires me never to do it," said Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Rashad Dinning, a NATTC student.

For more than 70 years, the Naval Air Technical Training Center has been providing training and increasing readiness within the Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE). The facility graduates approximately 15,000 Navy, Marine Corps and international students annually and is the largest training facility in the Navy post Recruit Training Command.

Naval Aviation Schools Command, located aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola, is part of the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training. NASC courses include enlisted and commissioned training programs for aircrew, aviator, survival and prospective commanding officer training programs.

Both NATTC and NASC are part of the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training, which provides single site management for Navy and Marine Corps aviation technical training.

CNATT is the technical training agent for the Naval Aviation Enterprise, an organization designed to advance and sustain naval aviation warfighting capabilities at an affordable cost, and is the largest training center under the Naval Education and Training Command.

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