The Armed Forces Disciplinary Control Board (AFDCB) at NAS Pensacola has identified Wild Greg’s Saloon in downtown Pensacola and Pharaoh 2, a convenience store on Gulf Beach Highway, as locations that “expose Service members to unsafe and crime-conducive conditions, adversely impacting the good order and discipline, health, morale, safety and welfare of Service members.”
- Capt. Chandra Newman, Commanding Officer NAS Pensacola, has issued an administrative counseling warning that Service member are not to enter, patronize or engage in any activities at either location.
In an email to Mayor D.C. Reeves, Capt. Newman listed the repeated offenses and connections of the two establishments reported by multiple commands, command representatives, and Drug & Alcohol Prevention Advocates (DAPA) as common factors:
Wild Greg’s
- Numerous cases of underage alcohol sales and buy-and-pass not being monitored and/or stopped
- Cocaine and other drug distribution with servicemembers gaining access to drugs at the establishment and others witnessing bathrooms stalls with multiple people using
- Fake or altered IDs being utilized and scrutiny not applied and/or IDs not confiscated
- Sex acts in bathrooms with men in women’s bathrooms and women in men’s bathrooms
Pharaoh 2
- Sales to underage servicemembers
- Employees selling illicit drugs from behind the counter to servicemembers
Capt. Newman noted neither establishment had improved its operations “since we last provided warnings in January and met with Wild Greg’s owner in April.”
She added, “On a separate note, we have seen increases in mushrooms and huffing gasses. We have sent a warning letter to Mojo’s on Pace Blvd regarding huffing gas and other mind-altering substance sales to servicemembers. The attached Page 13 (formal counseling) has been distributed to all Major Commands for reference/issuance to their subordinate commands and servicemembers. Official message traffic from Navy Region Southeast is processing for release for all forces notifications.”
- Capt. Newman stated that the Navy doesn’t intend harm to local businesses. “We ask local businesses help us help Sailors make responsible decisions, mitigate risks, have fun, and ultimately protect our military readiness through active mitigations when our concerns are voiced.”
The bans aren’t permanent. “We will continue to review these two establishments every quarter until we have a reasonable ‘try, then trust’ standard we can expect them to support.”
From: Newman, Chandra S CAPT USN NAS PENSACOLA FL (USA)
Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2025 5:02 PM
To: DC Reeves
Cc: Tim Kinsella
Subject: [EXTERNAL] NASP AFDCB Notification: Off Limits
Mayor,
I wanted to share with you the unanimous decision from our last week Armed Forces Disciplinary Control Board (AFDCB) to proceed with off limits establishments for two that have continued to be common factors in Sailor misconduct.
Below are the issues contributing to the vote as repeated offenses and connections to local establishments reported by multiple commands, command representatives, and Drug & Alcohol Prevention Advocates (DAPA) as common factors.
Wild Greg’s
Numerous cases of underage alcohol sales and buy-and-pass not being monitored and/or stopped
Cocaine and other drug distribution with servicemembers gaining access to drugs at the establishment and others witnessing bathrooms stalls with multiple people using
Fake or altered IDs being utilized and scrutiny not applied and/or IDs not confiscated
Sex acts in bathrooms with men in women’s bathrooms and women in men’s bathrooms
Pharaoh 2
Sales to underage servicemembers
Employees selling illicit drugs from behind the counter to servicemembers
On a separate note, we have seen increases in mushrooms and huffing gasses. We have sent a warning letter to Mojo’s on Pace Blvd regarding huffing gas and other mind-altering substance sales to servicemembers. The attached Page 13 (formal counseling) has been distributed to all Major Commands for reference/issuance to their subordinate commands and servicemembers. Official message traffic from Navy Region Southeast is processing for release for all forces notifications.
Given the variety of states that have different drug laws and tolerances, we are also using this as an educational campaign and warning for our youngest accessions regarding over-the-counter shrooms (particularly gummies, drinks and teas) with Psilocybin or Psilocin compounds that are “mind-altering” drugs and prohibited by our policies. Some gummy producing companies are using component or derivatives of the psychedelic mushrooms in order to subvert Schedule 1 drug classification but have similar effects. They are in many vape shops in the area and you can even order on Amazon.
Our intent is not to do harm to local businesses and we want healthy, positive relationships with our community. We ask local businesses help us help Sailors make responsible decisions, mitigate risks, have fun, and ultimately protect our military readiness through active mitigations when our concerns are voiced. Neither establishment have done so since we last provided warnings in January and met with Wild Greg’s owner in April. We will continue to review these two establishments every quarter until we have a reasonable “try, then trust” standard we can expect them to support.
Happy to answer any questions.
v/r
MamaSan
FLY NAVY!
CAPT Chandra “MamaSan” Newman
Commanding Officer NAS Pensacola