The Hunter 2016 May/June Issue | Page 11

NANA

Subsidiaries update

Ed Bell as mission observer for FLoT Systems in their unmanned aerial system ( UAS ) flight for Excel Energy .
NANA PACIFIC SUPPORTS UAS FLIGHT IN TEXAS
NANA Pacific ’ s Ed Bell supported an unmanned aerial system ( UAS ) beyond line of sight ( BLOS ) flight for Xcel Energy in Texas . NANA Pacific ’ s partner , FLoT Systems , flew two different platforms , one from Lockheed Martin and the other from Pulse Aerospace . Xcel Energy was ecstatic about the flight and its results .
Amy Foote , executive chef at ANMC , Matt Daggett , president of NMS and Ralph Barger , receiver , prepare herring eggs for the ANMC patient menu . Fresh herring eggs are the latest addition to the traditional foods list offered at ANMC .
NMS BRINGS TRADITIONAL FOODS TO ANMC MENU
Akima , LLC , President and CEO , Bill Monet , recently visited the Akima Logistics Services ( ALS ) facilities at the U . S . Air Force Academy in El Paso County , Colorado , just north of Colorado Springs .
ALS PROVIDES LOGISTICS SUPPORT AT THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY
The Air Force Academy is both a military organization and a university . Much of the Academy is set up like most other Air Force bases , particularly the 10th Air Base Wing , but the superintendent , commandant , dean of faculty and cadet wing are set up in a manner resembling a civilian university . The 10th Air Base Wing comprises more than 3,000 military , civilian and contract personnel who conduct all base-level support activities , including law enforcement and force protection , civil engineering , communications , logistics , military and civilian personnel , financial management , services and the clinic , for a military community of about 25,000 people .
ALS was recently awarded the Contractor Logistics Support ( CLS ) contract supporting U . S . Air Force ( USAF ) - owned aircraft located at the Academy and Peterson Air Force Base ( AFB ), CO . The contract comprises all organizational , intermediate , and depot level maintenance , management , aircraft scheduling , supplies , services , aircraft trailer support , Contractor Operated and Maintained Base Supply ( COMBS ), Support Equipment ( SE ) and technical data for 98 aircraft currently located at Peterson AFB , but are simultaneously operated and maintained at Peterson AFB and the Academy .
WHPacific demonstrates quality assurance testing and quality control site inspections to make sure that customer needs are met .
WHPACIFIC PROVIDES BEST IN CLASS QA / QC TO SOCALGAS
WHPacific , through a subcontract to Jacobs of North America , is performing QA / QC for the SoCalGas Pipeline Safety Enhancement Program ( PSEP ). SPEC Services , the prime design consultant in this contract , has recognized WHPacific ’ s QA / QC process as best-in-class , and has asked WHPacific to train all consultants working under them in QA / QC process .
WHPacific ’ s Frank Fitzpatrick and Jon Morris will be leading the training session for the PSEP design engineers . Fitzpatrick and Morris are surveyors in WHPacific ’ s San Diego office and have extensive resumes of QA / QC work in the field .
Food is so much more than fuel for the body . Food brings us together , brings back memories , and brings us hope . Food is tradition . Eating the foods we are familiar with is both nourishing and nurturing .
As the food service provider for the Alaska Native Medical Center ( ANMC ), bringing traditional foods to the patient menu has become a mission for NMS . Now , when NANA Elders and fellow residents of the NANA region find themselves as patients at ANMC , they can request favorite foods from the menu , such as reindeer , salmon , berries , and , most recently , herring eggs , fiddlehead ferns and beach asparagus .
In order to offer donated traditional foods on the patient menu , the NMS food service team at ANMC established policies and procedures for collecting , processing , preserving and distributing traditional foods before they reach the hospital menu . NMS worked arduously with ANMC to serve traditional foods that Elders and other Alaska Native patients both prefer and appreciate .
“ NMS is truly dedicated to increasing the number of traditional foods we serve our patients and guests ,” says Robin Wade , the director of food services for NMS health care accounts . “ Traditional foods are an important element of the healing process , and the entire NMS team is passionate about bringing these familiar foods to our Alaska Native patients . Having the foods they know and enjoy available to them during their stay here at ANMC is comforting and critical to their overall well-being .”
NMS is continuing to advocate for the traditional foods served at ANMC and is seeking to expand the list of traditional foods they are able to offer on the menu .
Lori Thomas , FRS President , Bill Monet , Akima , LLC President / CEO and Larry Lindloff , FRS Program Manager with the FRS Team at Camp Buehring , Kuwait . Pictured left to right are Denver Espenorio , William Reichard , Jesse Cucksee , Paul LaVoie , Lori Thomas , Leila Brown , Bill Monet , Lyonel Tranquilus and Larry Lindloff . Kneeling in front are Markey Thomas and Anthony Glover .
FRS PROVIDES IT SERVICES TO THE MIDDLE EAST
Five Rivers Services ( FRS ) is providing Information Technology Services to the U . S . Army throughout the Middle East under the OMDAC-SWACA ( Operations , Maintenance , and Defense of Army Communications – Southwest Asia and Central Asia ) contract . Larry Lindloff , FRS Program Manager along with Lori Thomas , FRS President , and Bill Monet , Akima CEO , recently visited FRS clients , partners , vendors and personnel in Kuwait , Afghanistan , and the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ).
FRS personnel at Camp Arifjan and Camp Buehring , Kuwait provide support to the U . S . Army ’ s RNOSC ( Regional Network Operations and Security Center ) and Information Technology Service Desk . In the UAE , FRS Service Desk Personnel support U . S . Operations near Dubai . In Kandahar and Bagram , Afghanistan , FRS provides RNOSC and Service Desk support to our military .
Pegasus Aviation Services employees Tina Ennenga , HR generalist , and Ken Dahl , cargo logistics agent , in the Anchorage , Alaska office .
PEGASUS AVIATION SERVICES RAMPS UP FOR SUMMER
In March , Pegasus Aviation Services held a summer hire job fair at the NANA building in downtown Anchorage . To date , it was the biggest hiring success for the company . From the event , 26 ramp service agents , 27 cabin appearance agents , eight passenger service agents and three United Airlines passenger service agents are currently in-processing . Of those people doing in-processing , 14 are NANA shareholders .
Tina Ennenga , HR generalist for Pegasus said , “ With the sheer volume of applicants that came to the event it would have been total chaos without the professionalism and pure dedication from everyone involved . The shareholder employment , learning and development ( SHELD ) team was instrumental at directing traffic and answering candidate questions , and I want them to know their ‘ can-do ’ attitude is always a sincere pleasure to work with and have on-board .”
All of the hiring managers had the resources to conduct on-site interviews , which helped expedite the process .
“ A big thanks to everyone and we are looking forward to another successful summer season here at Pegasus ,” Ennenga said . ■
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