Serving the Nato, Naples and Gaeta military community in italy58th year, No. 27 Friday, July 12, 2013

Lewelling, who has been a customer serv-ice agent for two and a half years, said themost common questions callers have are,"I'm no longer in the Navy; where can I findmy service record or DD-214?" But each May, the call center is inundated

with Sailors calling to see if their chief selec-tion board package arrived at NPC. Theboard packages are processed within 24hours of arrival. Customer service agents

can then confirm a Sailor's board packagemade it. That information can also beaccessed through NPC's website.Because CSC has access to all current

NAVADMINs, they can answer questionsabout the PRT/PFA, reply to employmentverifications, and even answer questionsabout the detailing process.

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Gaeta Friendship Day Celebrated

The Navy Personnel Com mand (NPC) cus-tomer service center (CSC) is dedicated toproviding information and support toSailors and their families around the world.The CSC can answer a wide variety ofcareer-related questions such as Navy pro-grams and policies, pay and benefits, selec-tion board questions, and service memberlocations. Customer service agent Kathleen

Lewelling said the service center is intend-ed to be the Navy's "front door" "We want everything to come through us,

and if we can't answer the question, we pro-vide the single point of contact that can,"said Lewelling.

Capt. CraigClapperton,commandingofficer of theU.s. 6th Fleetflagship UssMount Whitney(LCC 20), makesopening remarksduring GaetaFriendship day,July 9, whichrecognizes therelationshipbetween theU.s. navy andthe ship’s hostcommunity ofGaeta, Italy.Mount Whitney,homeported inGaeta, Italy, isthe U.s. 6th Fleetflagship andoperates with acombined crewof U.s. sailorsand MsC civilservice mariners.(Photo by MC1Collin Turner)

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One of the U.S. military’sbiggest accomplishments inpost-war Europe was uninten-tional: the music the GIs lis-tened to on the radio made adeep, positive impact onEuropeans that continues today.Prior to AFN’s arrival, Nazi

Germany had banned mostAmerican music as “decadent,”and even after the Americansfirst arrived, state-run Germanradio didn’t play English lan-guage music. When rebuildingbegan after World War II,American Soldiers seldommixed with locals. Regulationsprohibited it and few spoke thelocal language. But some curious Europeans

chose to invite the GIs’ radiostation into their home, car orrestaurant: the AmericanForces Network Europe, AFN.Many Europeans wanted tohear the rich diversity of jazz,blues, country and rock musicthat wasn’t airing on their coun-try’s radio stations. AFN never intended or tried to

broadcast to host nationals. As amatter of fact, the network tookextraordinary measures to notreach them. AFN’s linked radio transmit-

ters used special broadcast pat-terns targeted where theAmericans were stationed, themusic and the talk was all inEnglish and most transmitterswere low-powered, so plannersdidn’t think many people livingin Germany, Italy, France,Austria or Belgium would both-er tuning in. But they did. Historian Dr. John Provan

said a survey in AFN’s earlyyears indicated the militarynetwork was reaching a poten-tial listening audience of 50 mil-lion Europeans. AFN began broadcasting from

locations in France, Austria,Italy, Germany and Belgium,and was heard, despite restric-tions, in Paris, Vienna,Frankfurt, Berlin, Munich andother major population centers.While many transmitters werelow-powered, some were “soundmonsters,” with the Munich andWeisskirchen, Germany, AMtransmitters reaching much ofEurope.

George A. Smith, AFN Europe

Airwaves CarryUS Culture toUnintendedAudience

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Base Notes•• ••

Early this week, wefinalized the roll-out ofthe new recycling pro-gram at the Support Site.New, color-coded recy-cling and waste bins wereplaced at each trash col-lection point, completewith stickers describingwhat type of items go intoeach bin. Early indica-tions are that the majori-ty of folks are on board,and many bins haveexactly the right type ofwaste, and little to noneof the wrong kind.The glaring discrepancy in our new system is the wetwaste bins, which are brown in color. Wet waste bins arecurrently full of regular trash; because we have so manyother bins with the right type of waste or recyclables inthem, this may just be a vocabulary issue. What is called“wet waste” here in Naples is commonly referred to as“compost” in the States. As I mentioned in my column lastweek, wet waste (compost) is probably the most importantcomponent of this entire program. Because it is the heavi-est of any category, it eats up a lot of our total wastepercentage—a percentage we are committed to getting to50% recycled. Getting wet waste right is key. The trifolds,delivered to each household last week, detail what exactlycan go into these wet waste bins. Take a moment to reviewthem.Biodegradable bags, available at no cost, were delivered toyour residence with the tri-fold and cooking oil containers.These bags are required for wet waste (compost) disposal.If we place wet waste in regular trash bags, the programwill be moot. Every two months, housing will have more ofthese free bags for each household. If you need more in theinterim, or would rather purchase your own, the NEX andCommissary will have the same bags available on theirshelves. We all have to make an effort for this to work. The city hasgone to great lengths to ensure our waste is collected in atimely manner and the Support Site is clean. Make sureyou and your families are familiar with the new recyclingplan and how materials need to be separated. Make sureyou place recyclables in the correct containers because ifthey are mixed, the city will not pick them up. Make sureyour kids know how the recycling program works especial-ly if they are the ones who take out the garbage. It is impor-tant to get this right and build our recycling efforts intosuccessful program. Next Tuesday, I will host a Town Hall meeting at theSupport Site theater at 6 p.m. Having your input aboutbase issues, including the new recycling program, is impor-tant to me. These meetings give us a chance to have dia-logue and for me to hear your voice. Please make an effortto attend, and bring your questions and concerns. Untilthen, enjoy the phenomenal weather we expect this week-end. Get out and have fun!

Captain’s Corner•• ••

By Capt. Scott Gray

NSA Commanding OfficerNSA Security Access Card Issuance Suspendedon MondaysDue to furloughs, there will be no issuing of

NSA access cards/badges on Mondays. OnTuesday, Oct. 1, the office will resume normalworking hours Monday thru Friday.

Passport/Visa Requests Must Now Be Made60 Days in AdvanceA reminder from PSD for all sponsors of inbound

personnel: with furloughs about to begin, the DoDNo Fee Passport and Visa delays for inbound per-sonnel will most likely worsen before theyimprove. Travelers/commands should be submit-ting passport and visa requests 60 days inadvance to give themselves the best opportunityof getting the passport/visa back in time to travel.

New Recycling Receptacles Delivered toSupport Site ResidencesNew color-coded recycling receptacles are cur-

rently being placed at all trash collection pointsat Support Site. More information on the recy-cling process was distributed last week to eachresidence via a trifold flyer, along withbiodegradable bags and cooking oil collectioncontainers, from the Housing office. Questions orconcerns regarding the new recycling programcan be addressed to Lt. Peter Smagur at DSN629-4670 or 081-811-4670.

Reminder: Procedure to Purchase Bulk LPG forHome HeatingEligible members must go thru the NEX

Residential Office at the Support Site.Customers should place their bulk LPG orderand provide a correct home address to the NEXResidential Office 48 hours prior to requesteddelivery date. Customers must be home duringthe time of the delivery. Deliveries will be madefrom 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday.No deliveries on Sunday or Italian holidays.Bulk LPG may be purchased year-round at NEXCustomer Service. NEX Residential Office hoursof operation are from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mondaythrough Saturday. Please contact their office at081-813-5321.

Note: Authorized LPG Concessionaire Will NoLonger Accept Phone CallsLPG Concessionaire will now only take LPG

bulk orders from the NEX Residential Office.Bulk LPG coupons must only be utilized atauthorized concessionaires who make deliveriesthru the NEX residential Office. Misuse, abuseor bartering of LPG coupons or any tax-free gascoupon is a violation of Italian fiscal law and vio-lators are subject to disciplinary and or adminis-trative actions which include the suspension oftheir privileges and the payment of taxes to theItalian government. If you require any furtherinformation please contact the NSA Tax-freeAdministrator at 626-5439.

July 12: Navy Second Class SwimmerQualification TestingNavy Second Class Swimmer Qualification

Testing will be held at the Support Site pool from9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Friday, July 12. For moreinformation, e-mail Deborah.Moors@eu.navy.mil.

National Night Out Cheer Squad PracticePractice for the inaugural cheer squad will be

held Tuesdays and Thursdays, July 16 to Aug. 5from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Support Site Gym.An informative meeting for parents will be heldJuly 15 at 4 p.m. Groups will be divided intoages 6-9 and 10-13 with a $20 fee for each lesson.Proceeds will help in purchasing a uniform and

supporting National Night Out fundraisingefforts. High school cheer squad member volun-teers are highly desired. Participants willreceive community service hours for theirinvolvement. For more information contact Ms.Takara Coleman at 349-197-8285 for details.

July 16: NSA Naples Commanding Officer’sTown Hall Meeting at Support SiteNSA Naples Commanding Officer Capt. Scott

Gray will hold his quarterly town hall meeting atSupport Site July 16. The meeting is open to allcommunity members and will begin 6 p.m. at theReel Time Movie Theater. Capt. Gray will discusscommunity developments and provide an oppor-tunity for attendees to ask questions. Contact theNSA Naples Public Affairs office at DSN: 629-5912 or 081-568-5912 for more information.

July 17: July Birthday Party with Connect theTotsCommunity members are invited to the

Wonderful Watermelon Shindig July BirthdayParty celebration at the fenced toddler parkadjacent to the skate park on Wednesday, July17. The event starts at 3 p.m. and is open to allU.S. and NATO ID cardholders. For more infor-mation visit http://www.meetup.com/Connect-the-Tots-Club.

July 18: NMCRS Baby Basics ClassA monthly class on newborn care and other

useful tips for expecting parents is scheduled tobe held from 9 a.m. to noon on Thursday, July18. The class is offered by Navy Marine CorpsRelief Society (NMCRS) visiting nurses and isopen to U.S. military, civilians and NATO IDcardholders. It will be held at the NMCRS officelocated in room G-16 of the Admin II building atCapo. To register for the class and for more infor-mation, call NMCRS at DSN: 626-3913 or 081-568-3913.

July 19: Tiger Shark Fundraiser at Carney ParkGolf CourseNaples Tiger Sharks is hosting their annual golf

tournament on Friday, July 19, at Carney ParkGolf Course. Check-in time is 9:30 a.m. with astart time of 11 a.m. Many specialty prizes will beawarded, including Longest Drive, AccurateDrive, Longest Putt and Closet to the Pin. AllU.S. ID cardholders are invited to participate.There is a $35 entry fee, plus green fees. All pro-ceeds go to assisting the Tiger Sharks reducetheir up coming travel season. For more informa-tion on the golf event, contact Neil Higgins atDSN: 626-1769 or 081-568-1769, or DaveSnodgrass at DSN: 626-5751 or 081-568-5751.

July 24: USO Kids Craft DayUSO's Kids Craft Day at the Support Site will be

held on Wednesday, July 24, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.for service members and children of all ages. Theevent will be held in the community center andfeature crafts for area kids. Popsicles and snackswill be served, compliments of the USO.

American Soccer Club of Naples (ASC) 2013Summer Training ScheduleThree summer skills sessions will be held

July 24, July 31, and Aug. 7 from 5:30 p.m. to7 p.m. for U.S. and NATO dependents aged 7 to18. Cost is $10 per child, per session for non-ASCmembers. Additionally, the ASC week-long soc-cer camp will take place from Aug. 19-23 from5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Cost is $110 per child. ASC2013-14 season tryouts will be held Aug. 27 and28 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Aug. 29, from6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. All events will be held atthe north soccer fields on the Support Site.

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FOR FLEET AND FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER (FFSC) EVENTS, SEE PAGE 5.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDEDARGOSY UNIVERSITY is looking for participants to take part in an

exploratory study on Military Vs. Civilian Leadership. Volunteers wouldtake part in a one-hour interview detailing previous military leadershiprole(s) and your current civilian leadership role. If interested, please contactLovell Jones at 340-959-1173 or lovell_jones318@yahoo.com.

THE NAPLES OVERSEAS SUPPORT CLUB (NOSC) is looking for volun-teers to help manage the Thrift Store. The manager and co-manager wouldneed to dedicate 2-3 half days weekly and be responsible for staffing thestore and leading the team of volunteers. Additionally, new store volunteersand shift leaders are needed to help run the store during open hours by run-ning the register, sorting items and stocking the store floor. Contact SueBrown at tstoreschedule@gmail.com to volunteer and Melania Bowen atnosctshop@gmail.com to talk about management positions. Proceeds fromthe store support the base community.

NAPLES AMERICAN RED CROSS (ARC) needs volunteers. If you are inter-ested in volunteering or in taking a CPR/First Aid class, call 081-568-4788or 626-4788 for more information. You can also "like" our Facebook page -American Red Cross Naples - to keep up with current opportunities.

FLEET AND FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER is looking for volunteers to assistin the event of an emergency. Volunteers could be called upon if familiesare relocated to Support Site due to a natural disaster or similar emer-gency that exceeds what the FFSC staff can support. Volunteers may greetfamilies, inquire about needs, organize supplies, complete paperwork, etc.Being on the list does not obligate anyone to a future event. If you areinterested in volunteering for this, please call 081-811-6372 or emailFFSCNSANaplesItaly@eu.navy.mil.

CLUB BEYOND is searching for volunteers to serve as Adult Leaders. Leadersassist in planning, setup and conducting small group meetings with studentsin grades 7 through 12. Leadership training lasts a month. If interested,please contact Arturo Paulino at apaulino@clubbeyond.org for an appoint-ment.

THE AMERICAN SOCCER CLUB (ASC) OF NAPOLI is looking for qualifiedcoaches. Those interested in coaching should e-mail doc@ascnapoli.com.

NAVY-MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY OPERATION CLIP & SAVE(coupons): 081-568-3913.

NAVY LEAGUE OF THE U.S./NAPLES COUNCIL is seeking board mem-bers. Contact Betty Reese at 081-526-8051 or breese@cybernet.it.

ANIMALS WITHOUT LIMITS (AWL) is searching for volunteers who want tohelp at our Animal Hospice in Lago Patria. We also need volunteers for dif-ferent projects on the Support Site base. For more information, please contactus at awlrescueteam@gmail.com or director@animalswithoutlimits.com.

ONGOING/ON THE HORIZONPUBLIC SPEAKING WITH TOASTMASTERS The Naples toastmasters

Club meets the first and third Tuesdays; No meetings in July. Next meet-ing is 20 August, all are welcome. Meetings at 6:30 are held at the SupportSite Community Center. FMI http://naplestoastmasters.wix.com/toast-mastersnaples or like us on Facebook "Toastmasters Naples Italy".

PROTESTANT WOMEN OF THE CHAPEL (PWOC) meet every Tuesdayat 9 a.m. in the Support Site Fellowship Hall. This Summer we are offer-ing two bible studies on prayer and Sabbath. We have free nursery, child-care, and a homeschoolers room for your family. Please check out our FBpage PWOC Naples to join in on our many summer social gathering.

NATO LIONS RUGBY CLUB is looking for new players. All abilities want-ed. Practice is held every Wednesday at Carney Park at 5:45 p.m. Show upwith shoes, shorts and a mouth guard. Training and development will beprovided. If you have any questions, email Mark Woodall or co-managerAndrew Bohnsack at markwoodall82@hotmail.co.uk or andrew.bohn-sack@gmail.com.

NAPLES OVERSEAS SUPPORT CLUB (NOSC) is seeking individuals asboard members in 2013-2014 for a variety of events and positions. Join Us!If you want to volunteer or need information on what is available, emailnoscitaly@gmail.com or go to www.noscitaly.com

CLUB BEYOND is a youth group run by Naval Support Activity NaplesReligious Ministries. Club Beyond is open to children in grades 7 through12, and meets Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. in the Chapel Fellowship Hallat the Support Site. For more information, please contact Arturo at apauli-no@clubbeyond.org.

BOY SCOUT TROOP 007 holds troop meetings every Monday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Support Site Community Center. E-mail the Scoutmaster at007troop@gmail.com or visit the website at sites.google.com/site/boyscout-troop007naples.

NAPLES OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION NEEDS REFEREES Anyone inter-ested should contact Nigel Alexander at 081-721-5413 or 346-680-3282 or bye-mail to nalexander@afsouth.nato.int. WOMEN, INFANTS, CHILDREN (WIC) OVERSEAS PROGRAM is

offered at NSA Naples. Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, postpar-tum or have an infant or child under the age of five may qualify for the pro-gram. WIC Overseas is a nutrition education program that provides nutri-tious supplemental foods. Contact WIC Overseas at 081-811-4962.

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Italian News Briefs•• ••

Compiled by Teresa Merola

Town Managers of AvezzanoRollup Sleeves to Save MoneyItaly has been in recession for the

past two years and many local gov-ernments are struggling with theirbudget. A mayor and his councilmembers of the small town ofAvezzano saved 10,000 euros whenthey decided to pick up paintbrushesand repaint the walls of their officesthemselves. The mayor and his col-leagues paid 470 euros for materialsnecessary to repaint almost all theoffices. Food and drink were offeredby the families of the council employ-ees and other local residents toreward the town managers for theirsense of civic duty.

Appeal Launched to Find Homefor Riace Bronze StatuesAn appeal was launched to the

Culture Ministry to take action onfinding a home for the RiaceBronzes, one of Italy’s most lovedcultural icons. The statues havebeen lying on their backs for morethan two years in the Calabriaregion government after they weremoved from the Reggio Calabria’sNational Archaeological Museum,which was undergoing restorationwork. However, the budget cutshave stopped the museum restora-tion, which began in November2009. The Bronzes were discovered

in 1972 by a Roman holidaymakerscuba diving off the Calabrian coastand turned out to be one of Italy'smost important archaeological findsin the last 100 years.

Sophia Loren Filming in NaplesSophia Loren came back to Naples

to act in a film directed by her 40-year-old son. The production of thefilm shot in the San Ferdinandoneighborhood was slowed downwhen local crowds started shouting,“You’re the heart of Naples.” Lorenthanked her fans before returningto the delayed shoot, which is sched-uled to last three weeks. She is per-forming in the Neapolitan dialectfor this film which is set in Rome,the nearby town of Ostia andNaples.

Bacoli Awarded for Reaching 80Percent Recycling WasteLegambiente, an Italian environ-

mental association, recognizedBacoli during a ceremony sponsoredby the Ministry of Environment asthe third municipality in SouthernItaly to reach 80 percent of recy-cling waste among the municipali-ties with more than 10 thousandinhabitants. Bacoli is a municipali-ty in the Province of Naples and islocated about 15 km from Naples.Three years ago, the percentage of

its recycling was only 10 percent.The town was also included among12 municipalities in Campaniaregion in relation with the collectionof paper and cardboard.

Nine Beach Resorts inCampania Seized for UnlawfulLand GrantsNine beach resorts in Giugliano in

Campania region were seized bypolice. The Varca d’Oro, Sabbiad'Argento, Le Hawaii, Le Canarie,Le Antille, Onda del Mare, Lido delSole, Smeraldo and Le Ancore hadbeen unlawfully occupied by landgrants, which concessions had beenexpired for years or in some caseswere never granted. The beachareas were also currently swim-ming prohibited.

Disabled Student in NaplesFighting to Keep AssistanceA disabled woman in Naples is

fighting against the school boardthat said it cannot accommodateher disability because of her age.She will be 18 this fall when theschool classes begin and she will nolonger be eligible for assistanceavailable to younger students. Herfamily wants her to continue herstudies and they called for theregional school director ofCampania to reconsider her case.

Family members of sailors assigned to the amphibious command ship Uss Mount Whitney (LCC 20)wait on the pier as the ship returns to Gaeta, July 4, following a two-month cruise to the Baltic sea insupport of exercise Baltic Operations 2013. (Photo by MC1 Collin Turner)

Families Welcome Mount Whitney sailors home

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In the SpotlightET1 BENJAMIN JOHNSON.Electronics Technician 1st Class(SS) Benjamin Johnson, works asthe Commander, Task Force 69(CTF-69) Operations Divisionleading petty officer, he is respon-sible for submarine safety in U.S.Naval Forces Europe-Africa/ U.S.6th Fleet areas of operation andsaves more than 24 man hours ofproduction per year. He ensureda critical upgrade to the VoyageManagement System (VMS) wasconducted by his team. In addi-tion to his primary duties, heserves as a VMS technician andGCCS-M technician and operator.He is responsible for achievingcommand objectives, such as cer-tifying antisubmarine warfarepersonnel. His diligence con-tributed to CTF-69 being able to support forward-deployed submarines safely and efficiently. Johnsonis currently working towards earning his master’s degree.

HN KIERSTEN GARCIAHospitalman Kiersten Garcia, originally fromSan Juan Bautista, Calif., is a vital asset to theMedical Home Port (MHP) team. Her expertiseand positive attitude have significantly con-tributed to the provision of high quality patientcare. As one of two Dermatology technicians, shetakes pride in her work and helps to facilitatethis specialty-care service. She also coordinatesMHP’s Women’s Health Program, ensuring ongo-ing communication after patients have their rou-tine health screenings. Garcia contributed to thedelivery of medical coverage during the 2013Festa Americana and is a member of the NavalSupport Activity Naples Auxiliary Security force. Garcia enjoys traveling throughout Europe andloves to maintain an active lifestyle. Some of herhobbies include snowboarding, fishing and she iscurrently learning to play the guitar. Her goalsinclude advancing to HM3 and attaining aBachelor of Science in Nursing. “Naples, Italy has given me the opportunity totake it from the history books to seeing it allfirst hand. Being centrally located in Europeallowed me to see many countries and openedmy eyes to different cultures.”

LT BRIDGET RUIZHailing from San Antonio, Texas, Lt. BridgetRuiz is a Navy mustang, having earned hercommission as a Laboratory Officer in 2007after serving as an enlisted laboratory techni-cian for 10 years. Reporting onboard U.S. NavalHospital (USNH) Naples in May 2012, Ruiz iscurrently serving as the hospital’s Laboratorymanager, supervising 14 enlisted laboratorytechnicians in providing medical laboratoryservices at USNH Naples and the NavalBranch Health Clinic Capodichino. Outside theLaboratory, Ruiz is an active participant in theNaples Area Medical Service Corps Officers’Association and is currently serving on theAssociation’s Executive Board as the SocialOfficer. Ruiz is accompanied in Naples by her husband,J.R., and they both enjoy traveling, running,sports and sampling the “spirits” of theCampania region. A graduate of Long IslandUniversity, Ruiz finds Scottish Terriersadorable and when she has a free moment, she likes to read and add to her extensive comicbook collection.

The naysayers of electric vehicles have onemore reason to be a little salty. It has been saidthat anything having to do with electricity andcars was a good idea, as long as you weren’t ina hurry. That’s what they said, until now. Earlier this summer, professional rider

Carlin Dunne rode the Lightning Electric superbike to a victory at Pikes Peak. Not only did he

win, but he outran therunner up a DucatiMultistrada 1200 S by 21seconds. Dunne cross dida best time of 10:00:694 tothe Ducati’s 10:21:323and wasn’t too far fromthe all out course record.Nobuhiro “Monster” Tajima set a time of9:46:530 and was the first in the ElectronicVehicle (EV) class to break the 10-minutemark. If this is any indication of the future ofEVs, you can certainly sign me up!

Fast-Moving Technology

Energy ConservationFrom the NSA Naples Energy Management Team

Connect the Tots held a meeting at the food courtaboard the Naval Support Activity (NSA) NaplesSupport Site, July 3, to discuss ways to provide asupportive community for parents and those expect-ing a child. “This group was created to unite families with

young children through organized activities andevents because there really wasn’t anything for chil-dren this young,” said Anita Inigez-Bouziane,Connect the Tots membership coordinator. There are three recurring monthly events that are

open to the public including a coffee talk, monthlybirthday party and an arts-and-craft activity, sointerested parents can get more information aboutjoining the club and children can mingle with otherstheir age.The club’s coffee talk meeting was one such event

where current members met with and spoke to par-ents.The group was created in 2010 by local NSA Naples

community members for military and Department ofDefense families in the Naples, Italy area. “What attracted me to the club is the fact that it

incorporates all different types of activities, fromorganized and structured activities to free and cre-

ative play, so that it stimulates the children socially,physically and mentally and helps their develop-ment,” said Inigez-Bouziane. “My son is an onlychild and if it wasn’t for this club he wouldn’t havequite as much interaction with this many childrenhis age.”Connect the Tots not only provides a place for

young children to grow and develop, but also givesparents an opportunity to mingle, learn from oneanother and become friends. “I feel like this club helps my son be more open to

making friends instead of being shyer,” said CynthiaRoman, club member. “Being around other mothersand other children has helped him become moreindependent and social. As a first-time mom I feellike this club has helped me learn new things aboutbeing a new parent by sharing things that haveworked for other mom’s as well as ways to behealthy for me and my son.” Events take place every week, and during summer,

every day. For families who decide to join, there is aone time membership fee of $25 that covers suppliesfor crafting projects and refreshments.Additional events this month include a pool party,

recipe swap, mom’s night-in, dance party and break-fast brunch.For more information visit www.meetup.com/

Connect-the-Tots-Club/about/

Parents Mingle While Connecting the Tots

UPCOMING FFSC NAPLES EVENTSCall 081-811-6372 for more information or to register

• July 12: Legal Assistance, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (appointmentsonly), Support Site FFSC.

• July 12: Visit Naples Cathedral and Old Town, 8:15 a.m. to2 p.m. (Meet at McDonalds by Capo Airport).

• July 12: PlayPals, Playmate Play Date, 9 a.m., Support Siteplayground behind library.

• July 14: Alateen Support Group (ages 12-18), 9 a.m. to 10a.m., Support Site FFSC.

• July 16: Al-Anon Support Group, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., SupportSite FFSC.

• July 16: Limoncello Making, 10 a.m. to noon, Support SiteFFSC.

• July 17: Employment Opportunities in Naples, 9:30 a.m.to 11 a.m., Support Site FFSC.

• July 18: Gricignano Market, 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., leavesfrom Support Site.

• July 18, Developing Your Spending Plan, 9:30 a.m. to 11a.m., Support Site FFSC.

• July 18: Becoming a Love & Logic Parent, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.,Support Site FFSC (Session 2 of 7).

• July 18: Stress Management 101, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., SupportSite FFSC.

• July 18: Nurturing Touch Child & Infant Massage, 2:30p.m. to 4 p.m., Support Site FFSC.

• July 18: Preparing for Pregnancy, 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.,Support Site FFSC.

• July 19: PlayPals, Playmate Play Date, 9 a.m., Support Siteplayground behind library.

UPCOMING FFSC GAETA EVENTSCall 081-568-8354 for more information or to register.

• July 12: Be a Gladiator for Today, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.• July 15-19: Area Orientation/ ICR Seminar.

Fleet and Family Support CenterEvents this Week From the Fleet and

Family Support Center

For more information about local Fleet and Family SupportCenter (FFSC) events, visit www.facebook.com/NaplesFFSC.

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Personnel planning on traveling outside of Italy (except tothe United States or U.S. territories) should contact theirchain of command’s Antiterrorism/Force Protection (ATFP)Division 30 days prior to their planned departure. The ATFP office will review the request and will notify youof all requirements that must be fulfilled prior to travel. Notethat some countries have additional entry requirementswhich require more processing time than 30 days. Contactyour ATFP division as soon as possible in order to assist youin meeting all requirements.You can contact the NSA Naples ATFP office by any of thefollowing means.Phone: 081-568-5525/5595;E-mail: M-NA-NSASEC-ATdivision-GS@eu.navy.milOr visit the office in the Capodichino Security Precinct,Bldg. 403, open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday throughFriday.

Individual Force Protection Plans

By MC2 Caitlin Feddersen, Navy Public Affairs Support

Element-East Detachment Europe

From the NSA Naples Command Investigative Division and NCIS

Crime Report for July 4 - July 10

exercise Sea Breeze 2013Begins in ukraine By MC2 Jason Howard,

U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa,

U.S. 6th Fleet Public Affairs

Capt. James aiken delivers remarks during the opening ceremony for exercise sea Breeze 2013in Odessa, Ukraine, July 8. sea Breeze is an annual multi-national exercise that combines air, landand maritime exercises designed to improve maritime safety, security and stability in the Black sea.(Photo by MC2 Jason Howard)

Exercise Sea Breeze, thelargest multinational mar-itime exercise in the BlackSea, began July 8, as repre-sentatives from the 16 partic-ipating and observing nationsgathered together for theexercise’s opening ceremony. Air, land and naval forcesfrom participating countrieswill work together bothashore and at sea from July 8-20 in order to strengtheninteroperability and improvemaritime security. Leaders from the Ukraineand U.S., who are co-hostingthe exercise for what will be a16th iteration, shared senti-ments about the progress ofboth the exercise and mar-itime security in the BlackSea that have occurred sincethe exercise’s inception. “Peace and stability in thisregion is highly important to

us, and increasing coopera-tion between the nationsinvolved is the key to main-taining peace and stability,”said Rear Adm. DennisBerezovsky, Ukrainian dep -uty director, in remarks at theopening ceremony. Much of the exercise willfocus on maritime interdictionoperations as a primarymeans to enhance maritimesecurity. The other key compo-nent is utilizing sea-basing toconduct a range of operationsashore such as non-combatantevacuation to humanitarianassistance/disaster relief. The aim of the exercise, asexpressed by those at theopening ceremony, is that bypracticing these necessaryskill sets, it will bring naviesoperating in the Black Seacloser together and ultimatelyincrease stability in theregion. “Our partnership and collab-oration has led to increasedinteroperability and en -hanced security,” said U.S.

Navy Capt. James Aiken,deputy exercise director, whospoke alongside his Ukrainecounterparts at the openingceremony. “As we build uponlessons learned in past exer-cises, Sea Breeze has devel-oped a robust and challengingagenda that will developstrong relationships toenhance maritime securityand stability.” This year's participantsinclude Azerbaijan, Bulgaria,Canada, Georgia, Germany,Italy, Romania, Turkey, Uk -raine and U.S., along withFrance, Germany, Libya,Lithuania, Qatar, and UAE,as observers. Sea Breeze 2013, an annualmultinational exercise in theBlack Sea, is a combined air,land and maritime exercisedesigned to improve maritimesafety, security and stabilityin the Black Sea by enhancingthe capabilities of Partner -ship for Peace and Black Searegional maritime securityforces.

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The University of Maryland UniversityCollege will continue its 64-year tradition ofeducating U.S. troops overseas after beingawarded a new contract by the Department ofDefense. The contract calls for UMUC to offerexclusive undergraduate and graduateinstruction at military installations acrossEurope.UMUC first began sending faculty overseas

in 1949 and has continuously served the high-er education needs of active duty military andtheir families since. The new contract isrenewed annually and extends through aca-

demic year 2022-2023."Serving the needs of the U.S. military is in

our DNA. We are extremely pleased andproud to continue our long history of educat-ing troops overseas," said Javier Miyares,president of UMUC. "This award affirms thededication of our faculty and staff abroad andthe commitment that is shared throughoutthe university to providing a quality educationto those who sacrifice so much to protect us."In addition to undergraduate liberal arts

programs, active duty military personnel,their families and DOD civilians can earngraduate level degrees in a wide variety of dis-ciplines, including cyber security, homeland

security, social work and business administra-tion.Under the new contract, UMUC will offer its

MBA program for the first time in theEuropean Command, in addition to partner-ing with two other institutions in theUniversity System of Maryland for first-timeoverseas programs. Frostburg StateUniversity and UMUC will offer an under-graduate teacher education program, whileSalisbury University and UMUC will offerundergraduate and graduate (MSW) pro-grams in social work."Educating our troops is a privilege we take

very seriously," said Dr. Allan Berg, UMUC

senior vice president and overseas director."Our faculty and staff in Europe will strive todeliver the highest quality programs possiblefor our students."Faculty will teach at U.S. military installa-

tions in Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, theNetherlands, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, theU.K. and other locations as required.As part of its contract to deliver undergrad-

uate programs, UMUC also will manageNational Test Centers at over 20 installationsin Europe. These test centers administer alarge variety of exams designed to help servicemembers advance their careers by qualifyingthem for key certifications and credentials.

UMUC Awarded DoD Contract to Educate U.S. Troops in EuropeBy Brooke Brown, UMUC Europe

The X-47B Unmanned CombatAir System (UCAS) demonstratorcompleted its first carrier-basedarrested landing on board USSGeorge H.W. Bush (CVN 77) offthe coast of Virginia, July 10. "It isn't very often you get a

glimpse of the future. Today, thoseof us aboard USS George H.W.Bush got that chance as we wit-nessed the X-47B make its firstever arrested landing aboard anaircraft carrier," said Secretary ofthe Navy Ray Mabus. "The opera-tional unmanned aircraft soon tobe developed have the opportunityto radically change the way pres-ence and combat power are deliv-ered from our aircraft carriers."Today's demonstration was the

first time a tailless, unmannedautonomous aircraft landed on amodern aircraft carrier. This test marks an historic event

for naval aviation that Navy lead-ers believe will impact the way theNavy integrates manned andunmanned aircraft on the carrierflight deck in the future."Today we witnessed the cap-

stone moment for the Navy UCASprogram as the team flawlesslyperformed integrated carrieroperations aboard USS GeorgeH.W. Bush with the X-47B air-craft," said Capt. Jaime Engdahl,Navy UCAS Program Manager."Our precision landing perform-ance, advanced autonomous flightcontrols and digital carrier airtraffic control environment are atestament to the innovation andtechnical excellence of the Navyand Northrop Grumman team."The July 10 landing was the

beginning of the final part ofthree at-sea test periods for X-47B during the last eight months,culminating a decade of Navyunmanned integration effortsthat show the Navy's readiness tomove forward with unmannedcarrier aviation says Rear Adm.Mat Winter, who oversees theProgram Executive Office forUnmanned Aviation and StrikeWeapons in Patuxent River, Md."This demonstration has

enabled us to merge industry andgovernment technologies togeth-er which will enable the U.S.Navy to pursue future unmannedaviation carrier capabilities,"said Winter, who witnessed thehistoric landing. "The govern-ment engineering and testingteam in partnership with ourNorthrop Grumman team mem-bers have matured the technolo-

X-47BMakes FirstArrestedLanding at Sea

By MC3 Brandon Vinson, USS George

H.W. Bush Public Affairs

Chief of naval Operations (CnO) adm. Jonathan Greenert and secretary of the navy (seCnaV) Ray Mabusobserve an X-47B Unmanned Combat air system (UCas) demonstrator make an arrested landing on theflight deck of the aircraft carrier Uss George h.W. Bush (CVn 77). George h.W. Bush is the first aircraftcarrier to recover an unmanned aircraft at sea. (Photo by MC2 Tony D. Curtis)

an X-47B Unmanned Combat air system (UCas) demonstrator completes an arrested landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrierUss George h.W. Bush (CVn 77), July 10. the landing marks the first time any unmanned aircraft has completed an arrested landing at sea.George h.W. Bush is conducting training operations in the atlantic Ocean. (Photo by MCSN Brian Stephens)

gies in this X-47B system to posi-tion us for today's event, whichmarks a milestone in naval avia-tion."During today's testing, the X-47B

completed the 35-minute transitfrom Pax River to the carrier andcaught the 3 wire with the air-craft's tailhook. The arrested land-ing effectively brought the aircraftfrom approximately 145 knots tostop in less than 350 feet.Shortly after the initial landing,

the aircraft was launched off theship using the carrier's catapult.The X-47B then proceeded to exe-cute one more arrested landing.On the third approach to Bush

the X-47B aircraft self detected anavigation computer anomaly thatrequired the air vehicle to transitto the assigned shore based divertlanding site, Wallops Island AirField. The X-47B navigated to andlanded without incident."We have been using the same

[carrier] landing technology formore than 50 years now and theidea that we can take a large UAVand operate in that environmentis fascinating," said Engdahl."Across the entire spectrum of

military operations, an integrat-ed force of manned andunmanned platforms is thefuture," said Ray Mabus. "The X-47B's autonomous arrested land-ing aboard USS George H.W.Bush shows how the Navy andMarine Corps are riding the bowwave of technological advances tocreate this 21st century force." The X-47B spent several weeks

aboard aircraft carriers in recentmonths. The Navy UCAS pro-gram successfully completedCVN deck operations aboard USS

Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) inDecember 2012 and aboard Bushin May. During the May under-way period, the X-47B completedits first-ever catapult launch.Since May, the integrated testteam conducted a number ofshore-based arrestments at PaxRiver in preparation for thedemonstration aboard the ship."We have learned a lot from our

flight deck operations, our shore-based flight test and extensive

modeling and simulation,"Engdahl added. "Our team hasexecuted all major programobjectives and developed the con-cept of operations and demon-strated technologies for a futureunmanned carrier-based aircraftcapability. [Today] we haveproven we can seamlessly inte-grate unmanned systems into thecarrier environment.""We have certainly come a long

way in the 102 years since

Eugene Ely made the first arrest-ed landing aboard an aircraft car-rier. Naval aviators have alwaysbeen at the forefront of opera-tional and tactical innovation,and today was no exception," saidMabus. "People make unmannedaviation possible and it is peoplewho will provide the fresh think-ing and new ideas so crucial tosuccesses like the X-47B programand the unmanned aircraft of thefuture."

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USS Constitution CelebratedIndependence Day with Underway,Naturalization CeremonyUSS Constitution got under-

way in Boston Harbor to kick-off the city's celebration ofAmerica's 237th birthday, fol-lowed by a naturalization cere-mony where 26 new Americancitizens were administered theOath of Allegiance July 4.Approximately 500 guests

accompanied the 215-year-oldConstitution on its secondscheduled underway of 2013,including 150 winners ofConstitution's annual Fourth ofJuly public lottery drawing."This is one of those moments

of a lifetime that most peoplenever get to experience, but itwas an amazing moment for meto board and be on the shipwhile underway," said SusanPalmer, a turnaround cruiseguest and distant relative ofCapt. William Bainbridge, oneof Constitution's commandingofficers during the War of 1812."This is just a magical day forme, and I'm so thankful to have

By MC2 Peter D. Melkus

The past weekend mybrother Simone and I wentto see the city of Paestum.This city near Salernoused to be a Greek colony,part of Southern Italy,named Magna Grecia. TheGreeks named this placeafter the God of the Sea,Poseidon. The Romansconquered Poseidoniaaround 273 B.C. andchanged the name inPaestum. We all took a lotof pictures all around thetemples. We especiallyloved the temple that had

another temple built inside of it. After seeing the temples, wewent to see the archeological museum nearby. There were somany good things to see there, like the prehistoric objectsfound in Paestum during WWII. They were actually discov-ered by U.S. Navy personnel! My favorite part of the muse-um was the Tomb of the Diver, painted in fresco style. It wasa great adventure and we felt like we were in Greece!

This ongoing series in Panorama showcases the writingof children and teenagers who are part of Naples' U.S. andNATO military community. Submissions can be emailed tonaplespanorama@eu.navy.mil. Please include the name ofthe author, along with his or her age. Submissions mustbe the work of the student or child.

Submit to Kids Talk

By Ferdinando Johnston

Photo by Simona Johnston

Kids Talk: My Trip to Paestum

the chance to be here aboard atrue piece of American history."Old Ironsides' three-hour tour

of the harbor began at 11 a.m.and was highlighted with thefiring of two gun salutes fromtwo of the ship's long guns. Thefirst was a 21-gun salute whichoccurred at noon near FortIndependence on Castle Islandin honor of the United States.After the completion of thesalute aboard Constitution, can-nons stationed at FortIndependence then replied witha 21-gun salute of their own. Constitution's second salute,

in honor of the city of Boston,was a 17-gun salute performedwhile passing U.S. Coast GuardBase Boston, the former site ofthe Edmund Hartt Shipyardwhere Old Ironsides waslaunched on Oct. 21, 1797. Theshots honored the 16 states thatcomprised America at the timeof Con stitution's launch and onein honor of the ship itself. Con -sti tution then returned to itsberth at pier one in CharlestownNavy Yard at approximately 2p.m."It was a remarkable under-

way - I don't think you could askfor a better day to celebrate ourNation's independence inBoston," said Cmdr. MattBonner, Constitution's 72ndcommanding officer. "To beaboard Constitution with 500other people all celebrating thebirth of our Nation is just anamazing feeling - you can reallyfeel the patriotism runningthrough everyone here."The July 4 underway also

marked the final harbor cruiseat the helm of Old Ironsides forBonner, who is scheduled totransfer command of America'sShip of State to Cmdr. SeanKearns on July 26."It's been a fantastic tour," said

Bonner. "I tell people this is themost personally and profession-ally rewarding experience I'veever had. Constitution hasbecome a part of me, and thoughI'm saddened to be turning herover, I know Cmdr. Kearns willcontinue to build upon the lega-cy built by my predecessors overthe past two centuries."

After the conclusion of theunderway, U.S. Citizenship andImmigration Services hosted anaturalization ceremony aboardConstitution. Twenty-six candi-dates for U.S. citizenship werepresented to the United StatesDistrict Court for the District ofMassachusetts, listened to apre-recorded message fromPresident Barack Obama, andwere then administered theOath of Allegiance by theHonorable William G. Young,United States District Judge.The 26 candidates originated

from the following 18 countries:Argentina, Brazil, Canada,Cape Verde, Cuba, Ethiopia,Greece, Guatemala, Haiti,Honduras, Israel, Jamaica,Mexico, Morocco, People'sRepublic of China, Thailand,Ukraine, and United Kingdom.One of the candidates was Jodi

Linney, Constitution's commandombudsman and wife ofConstitution Sailor CulinarySpecialist 2nd Class KevinLinney. Linney, originally fromCanada, has been married toher husband Kevin since 2009and said that she had to keepputting off becoming a U.S. citi-zen for various reasons until theopportunity to be sworn-in as anAmerican citizen aboardConstitution presented itself."It's basically been a dream

come true - I couldn't haveasked for any better time orplace for this event to haveoccurred in my life," said Linney."(The ceremony) couldn't havebeen any more patriotic - I feellike my life has fully changedand I'm so excited about thatchange and to be able to fullysupport my husband and under-stand what he's fighting forevery day." USS Constitution, the world's

oldest commissioned warshipafloat, actively defended sealanes against global threatsfrom 1797 to 1855. Now a fea-tured attraction on Boston'sFreedom Trail, Constitution andher crew of U.S. Navy Sailorsoffer community outreach andeducation about the ship's histo-ry to more than 500,000 visitorseach year.

Constitution gets underway to celebrate america's 237th birthday for the ship's annual 4th of July turn-around cruise. More than 500 guests went underway with Old Ironsides for a three-hour tour of Bostonharbor in celebration of Independence day. (Photo by STS2 Thomas Rooney)

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ONGOING/ON THE HORIZON continuedTHE NAPLES AREA SECOND CLASS PETTY OFFICERS ASSOCIA-

TION is a newly founded association that meets twice a month to discussupcoming community outreach opportunities and charity events. Formore information, contact MA2 Aaron Kurschner at DSN 626-2871 orABH2 Brent Paucke at DSN 626-5382.

NAPOLI NATION FAN CLUB is a group that helps community membersattend SSC Napoli soccer games, promotes intercultural relations andprovides SSC Napoli information to the community. Membership benefitsinclude SSC Napoli gear, discounted tickets and entry to Napoli Nationfunctions. FMI, visit www.facebook.com/groups/USASSCNapoli.

SAIL WITH THE NAPLES NATO YACHT CLUB (NNYC) AMERICANTEAM. We are looking for Americans interested in participating in dinghyraces sailed at the NNYC facilities on the island of Nisida. Experience notrequired. FMI, contact Bob & Shauna Bunnell at bunnellr54@gmail.com andbunnellshauna@aol.com

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST WORSHIP SERVICE takes place Saturdaysat Support Site Chapel from 9 a.m. to noon. The schedule is: Sabbath Schoollessons, 9:30 to 10:45 a.m.; songs and praise, 10:45 to 11 a.m.; Divine Service,11 a.m. to noon. For more information, please contact Paolo Fleurant at 328-194-6897 or naplesadventistsgroup@yahoo.com.

CONNECT THE TOTS CLUB unites families with children from newborn topre-school age within the Naples military community. Club events includemonthly coffee mornings and birthday parties, weekly playgroups, craft activ-ities and more. For more information, visit www.meetup.com/ Connect-the-Tots-Club.

CATHOLIC WOMEN OF THE CHAPEL meets monthly in the Support SiteFellowship Hall for prayer, fellowship, and learning. Child care provided. Wealso meet Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. for Rosary and Thursdays at 9:30 a.m.for bible study. For more information, e-mail cwocnaples@gmail.com or checkout our Facebook page: Catholic Women of the Chapel - NSA Naples, Italy.

HARRY S. TRUMAN LODGE No. 649 meets 6:30 p.m. every 2nd and 4thFriday of the month at 6:30 p.m. FMI, contact Kevin Baker at 338-479-7023or hst649sec@yahoo.com, or visit http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/HST649.

PUBLIC SPEAKING WITH TOASTMASTERS The Naples ToastmastersClub meets the first and third Tuesdays of every month. Meetings are held atthe Support Site Community Center at 6:30 p.m. FMI, contact theToastmasters president at 342-010-6263.

GAETA/NAPLES AREA GIRL SCOUTS Now accepting registration for the2012-13 school year. We are still in need of leaders and co-leaders. Trainingand support provided. FMI, contact naplesgs@yahoo.com.

FILIPINO-AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NAPLES, ITALY meets atnoon the first Sunday of every month at the Support Site Fellowship Hall. Formore information, contact Ron Nacianceno at 081-568-1746 or 335-760-4446.Also check out the group’s Facebook page, Fil-Am Naples.

THE U.S. MILITARY RETIREE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN ITALY(USMRA-SI) is the only association in Southern Italy representing the inter-ests of U.S. retired military personnel and their survivors. If you are not amember and are eligible, please join the USMRA-SI at usmra-si.tripod.com.Point of contact: Wylie Miller, 329-208-7315.

THE NAPLES CHRISTIAN HOMESCHOOL ASSOCIATION meets everymonth to support families who have chosen to educate their own children. Weoffer weekly park/pool days, a moms’ night out and field trips to explore BellaNapoli and beyond! Interested? Need more information? Considering home-schooling? Please contact Natalie Mack at NPMack3@aol.com.

MEDITATION SITTING GROUP is held from 7 to 7:30 p.m. every Mondayat the side chapel at the Support Site. Newcomers should stop by at 6:30 p.m.Participation is free. FMI, e-mail Laura Hitchcock at laura.poodle@gmail.com.

REGISTER FOR GRADUATE DEGREE ON-SITE PROGRAMS Visit theUniversity of Phoenix and the University of Oklahoma to learn what on-sitedegree programs are offered in the Naples area. UP is at 081-568-6670 andOU is at 081-568-6672. Both colleges have offices at Capodichino in theAdmin II building.

REGISTER FOR ON-SITE UNDERGRADUATE CLASSES Visit the col-leges for more information about what classes and programs are offered.UMUC Maryland can be reached at 081-568-6673/74/75; Central TexasCollege is at 081-568-6761.

CALLING ALL NAPLES NURSES! Please consider joining the Naples AreaNurses Association (NANA). NANA is an organization of nurses that worktogether to fundraise, participate in social events, and provide supportthroughout the U.S. Naval Hospital Naples and NSA Naples community.FMI, contact Lt. Shelley Beltz at shelley.beltz @med.navy.mil or Lt. JennyPaul at jenny.paul@med.navy.mil.

THE WELFARE & RECREATION ASSOCIATION is available to meetassociates every Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at its location on the firstfloor of Building 450 upstairs from Capo Landing. FMI, visit http://www.wraitalia.it.

SECURITY NOTE: All DoD military or civilian personnel hosting an event offbase must complete a Special Event Force Protection Plan (SEFPP) 45 daysin advance, regardless of organization, if the event will involve 50 or morepersonnel, include distinguished visitors or involve personnel wearing uni-forms. FMI, contact the AT/FP Division at 081-568-5525 or visit the divisionoffice in the Capodichino Security Precinct, Bldg. 403.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS hosts English-speaking AA meetings on andoff base in the Naples area. For more information, call 347-544-0254 or visithttp://www.aa-europe.net/countries/italy.htm.

RELIGIOUS SERVICES AT U.S. NAVAL HOSPITAL NAPLES TuesdaySilent prayer (7:15-7:45 a.m.) in the hospital chapel. Traditional hymn andpraise and worship music will be provided during this time. WednesdayRoman Catholic Mass (11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.) in the hospital chapel. Call 081-811-6451 to confirm that Mass is being held. Thursday Men’s Fellowship andBible Study (6-7 a.m.) in the hospital galley.

SURE START is a unique program committed to providing the highest quali-ty of education for command-sponsored children of enlisted personnel (prior-ity to E1-E4) who are 4 years old by Sept. 1. FMI, call Karen Rodrigues at081-811-4682 or the school at 081-811-4037.

THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, San Gennaro council 14853, meets at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Thursday of each month at the Support SiteFleet and Family Support Center. E-mail George Piette at kofcnaples@gmail.com or visit http://sites.google.com/ site/kofcnaples/ home.

CARNEY PARK LADIES GOLF ASSOCIATION meets at 9 a.m. Mondays.All skill levels welcome. Discounted play with membership. FMI, call CarolBorkowski at 081-804-3345, or Carney Park Golf Course at 081-526-4296.

EDIS SCREENINGS NOW AVAILABLE Room W09, Support Site VillageForum. For eligible children who have not reached their third birthday. If youare concerned about your child’s development, contact EDIS at 081-811-4676.

LATINOS UNIDOS WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS Meetings are at 2 p.m.the first Sunday of every month at the Support Site park. For more info, con-tact Michael Cortez, Michael.cortez@eu.navy.mil, 334-6771-0327, or GabrielSermeno, Gabriel.sermeno@eu.navy.mil, 081-811-5554.

CUB SCOUT PACK 007 Want to camp in Nettuno, hike in Cuma, go bowlingor participate in swimming and archery? Then Cub Scouts is the place foryou! Boys in first through fifth grade meet three times per month to learnskills that they apply on hiking, camping and service outings. FMI, contactnaplescubmaster@gmail.com or visit www.cubscoutingnaples.org.

THIS IS THE END, R, Cast: James Franco,Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel,

Danny McBride. Comedy, 107 min. Followssix friends trapped in a house after a series ofstrange and catastrophic events devastateLos Angeles. As the world unravels outside,dwindling supplies and cabin fever threatento tear apart the friendships inside.Eventually, they are forced to leave thehouse, facing their fate and the true meaningof friendship and redemption.

PACIFIC RIM, PG-13, Cast: Idris Elba,Charlie Hunnam, Charlie Day, Ron

Perlman, Clifton Collins Jr.Action/Adventure, 131 min. When legions ofmonstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, startedrising from the sea, a war began that wouldtake millions of lives and consume humani-ty's resources for years on end. To combat thegiant Kaiju, a special type of weapon wasdevised: massive robots, called Jaegers,which are controlled simultaneously by twopilots whose minds are locked in a neuralbridge. But even the Jaegers are provingnearly defenseless in the face of the relentlessKaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forcesdefending mankind have no choice but to turnto two unlikely heroes-a washed up formerpilot and an untested trainee who are teamedto drive a legendary but seemingly obsoleteJaeger from the past. Together, they stand asmankind's last hope against the mountingapocalypse.

THE LONE RANGER, PG-13, Cast: JohnnyDepp, Armie Hammer, Tom Wilkinson,

William Fichtner, Barry Pepper. Action/Adventure, 135 min. Native American war-rior Tonto recounts the untold tales thattransformed John Reid, a man of the law, intoa legend of justice, taking the audience on arunaway train of epic surprises and humor-ous friction as the two unlikely heroes mustlearn to work together and fight againstgreed and corruption.

DESPICABLE ME 2, PG, Cast: SteveCarell, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt,

Miranda Cosgrove, Russell Brand. Animated,Comedy, Family, 98 min. In summer 2013, getready for more Minion madness in DespicableMe 2. Chris Meledandri and his acclaimedfilmmaking team create an all-new comedyadventure featuring the return of (former?)super-villain Gru (Steve Carell), his adorablegirls, the unpredictably hilariousMinions...and a host of new and outrageouslyfunny characters.

THE INTERNSHIP, PG-13, Cast: VinceVaughn, Owen Wilson, Rose Byrne, Will

Ferrell, John Goodman. Comedy, 119 min.Billy and Nick are salesmen whose careers

have been torpedoed by the digital world.Trying to prove they are not obsolete, theydefy the odds by talking their way into a cov-eted internship at Google, along with a bat-talion of brilliant college students. But, gain-ing entrance to this utopia is only half thebattle. Now they must compete with a groupof the nation's most elite, tech-savvy geniusesto prove that necessity really is the mother ofre-invention.

THE PURGE, R, Cast: Lena Headey, EthanHawke, Max Burkholder, Edwin Hodge,

Rhys Wakefield. SciFi/Fantasy, Thriller, 85min. In a futuristic America plagued bycrime, the government sanctions a 12-hourperiod once a year in which all criminal activ-ity is legal. When an intruder breaks into thehome of James Sandin and his family, theymust try to survive the night without com-promising their personal moral code.

WHITE HOUSE DOWN, PG-13, Cast:Channing Tatum, Maggie Gyllenhaal,

Jason Clarke, James Woods, Jamie Foxx.Action/Adventure, 137 min. Capital police-man John Cale has just been denied hisdream job with the Secret Service of protect-ing President James Sawyer. Not wanting tolet down his little girl with the news, he takesher on a tour of the White House, when thecomplex is overtaken by a heavily armedparamilitary group. Now, with the nation'sgovernment falling into chaos and time run-ning out, it's up to Cale to save the president,his daughter, and the country.

MONSTERS UNIVERSITY, G, Cast: BillyCrystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi,

Dave Foley, Julia Sweeney. Animation,Family, 102 min. Ever since college-boundMike Wazowski was a little monster, he hasdreamed of becoming a Scarer-and he knowsbetter than anyone that the best Scarerscome from Monsters University (MU). Butduring his first semester at MU, Mike's plansare derailed when he crosses paths with hot-shot James P. Sullivan, "Sulley", a natural-born Scarer. The pair's out-of-control compet-itive spirit gets them both kicked out of theUniversity's elite Scare Program. To makematters worse, they realize they will have towork together, along with an odd bunch ofmisfit monsters, if they ever hope to makethings right.

WORLD WAR Z, PG-13, Cast: Brad Pitt,James Badge Dale, Eric West, Mireille

Enos, Matthew Fox. Action/Adventure,Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, 115 min. Nationsemployee Gerry Lane traverses the globe in arace against time to stop a pandemic that istoppling armies and governments and threat-ening to decimate humanity itself.

If you have been sexually assaulted or need to speak with a S.A.P.R. victim advocate,call 335-640-6621 24/7 for information and support. The DoD Safe Helpline can be reached toll-free at 001-877-995-5247.

Friday, July 124:30 p.m.The Internship,

PG-136 p.m. Pacific Rim, PG-13,

Premiere Showing7 p.m. This is the End, R,

Premiere Showing

Saturday, July 133 p.m. Despicable Me 2

PG (3D) 4 p.m. World War Z, PG-136 p.m. The Lone Ranger

PG-137 p.m. White House Down,

PG-13

Sunday, July 143 p.m. Monsters University,

G4 p.m. The Lone Ranger,

PG-136 p.m. Pacific Rim, PG-137 p.m. The Purge, R

Monday, July 15 Closed, No Movies

Tuesday, July 16Closed, No Movies

Wednesday, July 174:30 p.m.Monsters University,

G6 p.m. World War Z, PG-13

(3D)7 p.m. White House Down,

PG-13

Thursday, July 18 4:30 p.m.Despicable Me 2, PG 6 p.m. World War Z, PG-13

Last Showing7 p.m. The Purge, R

Friday, July 194:30 p.m.After Earth, PG-136 p.m. The Internship, PG-137 p.m. Pacific Rim, PG-13

(3D)

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Movie Descriptions No Children Under 10

Admitted to R-Rated Movies

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and confidence that ensureSailors can report sexualassault or sexual harassmentwithout fear of retribution orretaliation.He also stressed that once vic-

tims report crimes, it is theresponsibility of the chain ofcommand to ensure victimsreceive the appropriate level ofcare and support. Command climate has a role

in not only reassuring victims,but in sending a message thatcommitting sexual assault willnot be tolerated."We must reaffirm our com-

mitment to our shipmates, andour actions must make clear topotential perpetrators of thiscrime that they will be heldappropriately accountable,"Ferguson said.

Telling leaders "this is ourissue to solve," he remindedthem they are accountable for– ensuring all Sailors aretreated with dignity andrespect,

– incorporating sexual assault

prevention measures intotheir commands,

– providing responsive victimsupport,

– ensuring all unrestrictedsexual assault allegationsare promptly reported toNCIS and investigated, and

– holding offenders appropri-ately accountable.

In the near future, the Navywill announce additional poli-cies and programs to addresssexual assault, including a con-tinued effort to highlight theresponsible use of alcohol. Thegoal of these programs is topromote safe living and work-ing environments across theNavy.Get more information and

resources to combat sexualassault at www.sapr.navy.mil.Sexual assault affects Navyreadiness, and the Navy is com-mitted to preventing sexualassault. Join the Navy's conversa-tion about sexual assault on socialmedia and help raise awarenessby using #NavySAPR.

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From Vice Chief of Naval Operations

Public Affairs

Vice Chief to Fleet Leaders: PreventingSexual Assault Begins With You

adm. Mark e. Ferguson (Official U.S. Navy file photo)

pacific partnership Visits Marshall Islandshospital Corpsman 2nd Class abner Boquiron examines a Marshallese patient's eyes at a medical civic-

action project during pacific partnership 2013 in Gugeegue, Marshall Islands, July 9. pacific partnership

is a mission that brings host nation governments, U.s. military, partner nation militaries and non-govern-

mental organization volunteers together to conduct disaster-preparedness projects and build relation-

ships in the Indo-asia-pacific region to better respond during a crisis. (Photo by MC2 Carlos M. Vazquez II)

FRUKUS 2013 Wraps Up The multinational training exercise FRUKUS 2013, came to a

close July 3, after completing both at-sea and in-port training whilein port Brest, France, June 25 - July 2. FRUKUS was created in 2003 to aid in talks between France,

Russia, U.K, and United States.FRUKUS 2013 focused on improving maritime security through

open dialogue and increased training of the participating nations,as well as promoting friendship, mutual understanding and coop-eration.During the exercise, U.S. participants worked side-by-side with

other partner-nations at sea and ashore to foster multinationalinteroperability."We learned a lot from each other; it was a rewarding training

opportunity and we had a great time," said Cmdr. Cory Blaser, com-manding officer, USS Nicholas (FFG 47). "The partnerships, coop-eration and friendships forged during this exercise are critical tothe promotion of peace in the region."During the training, the guided-missile frigate USS Nicholas

(FFG 47), homeported in Norfolk, participated in boarding drills,damage control training and sporting events.The sponsorship rotates between the four navies, with the lead

nation traditionally providing a blend of professional and culturalactivities.FRUKUS is an annual exercise aimed at improving maritime

security through an open dialogue and increased training betweenthe navies of France, Russia, United Kingdom and United States.

From U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/ U.S. 6th Fleet Public Affairs

Continued from Page 1YOUR CAREERNavy Counselor 1st Class Tammy Scott, a career counselor assigned to USS

WASP, said the CSC is helpful in answering Sailors questions about thedetailing process."Some Sailors may think they need to talk directly to the detailer, and a lot

of times that's just not the case," said Scott. "If there's something about maybegetting their PRD adjusted or a standard detailing question, the Sailor cancall the CSC directly and the agent will find the answer." If the agent is unable to answer the question, or feels that the Sailor needs

to speak directly to their detailer, the agent will transfer the Sailor to theirindividual detailer.Chief Personnel Specialist Lakisa Jones, a customer relations manager at

NPC, said the CSC can also help Sailors decipher NAVADMINs."It's a very valuable tool. Sometimes an "and" or "or" in a NAVADMIN can

throw a person off and they need clarification. That's what we're here for."The CSC has approximately 35 representatives who assist Sailors and their

family members. Together they receive 700 to 1,000 calls each day.Agents stay busy, but for Lewelling, the job is also rewarding. "I enjoy being on the phone because there is never a dull moment and each

call is different. You learn something new every day," she said. Lewelling remembered a distraught woman called the CSC. She had just

lost her spouse of 51 years. She was very emotional and didn't know what sheneeded to do. Lewelling was able to give her all the information she needed toget her survivor benefits."She was so grateful," Lewelling said. "I like the customer service side of it.

I like helping people."

The CSC website is http://www. public.navy.mil/bupersnpc/organization/NPC/CSC/Pages/default.aspx

The call center is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CST.•1-866-U-ASK-NPC or 1-866-827-5672• DSN 882-5672• TDD for Hearing Impaired: 1-866-297-1971

Sailors can email questions to cscmailbox@navy.milFax Selection Board Packages to (901) 874-2043 or (901) 874-2044

NPC also answers questions on Facebook and Twitter:• https://www.facebook.com/NavyPersonnelCommand• http://twitter.com/NPCPAO

In a message to flag officers,commanding officers, and offi-cers in charge, Vice Chief ofNaval Operations (VCNO)Adm. Mark Ferguson high-lighted Navywide accountabil-ity for sexual assault, July 8. The message explains the

Navy will soon announce poli-cies and programs to addresssexual assault across the fleetand sets the expectation Navyleadership will do everythingthey can to prevent the crime."Sexual assault ruins lives,

divides teams, and erodestrust. As leaders, we must pro-vide our Sailors a responsible,professional, and safe environ-ment in which to work andlive," said Ferguson in themessage.Ferguson told fleet leaders

that preventing the crime ofsexual assault starts withcommand climate. They mustcreate atmospheres of trust

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Right: sailors assigned to the U.s. 6thFleet Band march in formationduring Gaeta Friendship day,recognizing the relationshipbetween the U.s. navy and theship’s host community of Gaeta,Italy.

Bottom: sailors assigned to the U.s. 6th Fleet flagship Uss Mount Whitney (LCC 20)march in formation during Gaeta Friendship day, July 9.(Photos by MC1 Collin Turner)

Continued from Page 1

GAETA

Capt. Craig Clapperton, commanding officer of Uss Mount Whitney(LCC 20), presents Gaeta Mayor Cosmo Mitrano a U.s. flag duringGaeta Friendship day. (Photo by MC1 Collin Turner)

• Medical and immunization records. Theserecords are very important in case of anemergency. Immunization records areimportant for school age children when yougo to enroll the child in school or daycare.

• Birth Certificates and Social SecurityCards. These documents prove important inmany scenarios. It is important that youkeep these in a safe place. Once you arriveat your destination, make sure you returnthese documents to a safe deposit box or firesafe.

• LES Statement. Your LES is a documentcommonly asked for when applying for ahome loan or an apartment.

• Marriage Certificates or Divorce Decrees.These documents are necessary to fix prob-lems in DEERS and your BAH. Like BirthCertificates and Social Security Cards, theyshould only be carried shorts periods of timeand returned to a safe after arriving at yournew home.

• Orders. Your orders have important infor-mation that may be needed during yourtransition. Keep several copies on hand soyou are ready when you are asked to pro-duce them.

• Moving paperwork. Keep information on themoving company, your transportation office

representative, and your list of householdgoods. Hopefully you will not need this infor-mation, however, you will be prepared if youdo.

• Insurance information• Passports• Power of Attorney. The original signed and

notarized Power of Attorney may be neces-sary during you move. This is important forfamilies rotating at different times. Obtainthis prior to leaving and exercise caution inyour choice of who you grant this power.

• Tax Returns. These may prove useful inmany uncommon ways. Your Tax Returnsprovide financial information that may helpyou budget or apply for Student FinancialAide.

By hand carrying these documents, you will beprepared for many scenarios. Be sure to keepthe documents safe while traveling by air andput them in a safety deposit box or fire safeupon arriving at your new station. If you do not want to carry all of this paper-

work, consider scanning certain documents tokeep on a disk or jump drive, just make sureyou keep it secure place during your travels andyour arrival.Your PSC preparation can help you have a

stress free move. Please contact the FFSC withany questions at DSN: 629-6372/Commercial:081-811-6372.

FFSC Tip of the Week: Documents to Keep During a PCSFrom the Fleet and Family Support Center

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At night, the Weisskirchen signal skipped across theEnglish Channel into the United Kingdom. AFN firstbroadcast from BBC studios in London on July 4,1943, but American broadcasts in the island nationended after the war. Ironically, a generation of English-speaking kids

was among those trying hardest to pick up the faintAmerican radio signal because in the 1950s, Britsweren’t hearing jazz, blues and rock on their localradio stations. One of the lads listening in was Led Zeppelin front

man Robert Plant. He talked to David Lettermanabout why he chose the crackly distant AFN signalover local radio stations in the United Kingdom. “Wedidn’t have the same cultural exchange you had. Wedidn’t have Black America,” he said. “We couldn’tturn our dial and get an absolutely amazing kaleido-scope of music. Now and then, if you were lucky, therewas this American Forces Network radio coming outof Germany. If you were lucky, you could hear MuddyWaters or Little Richard coming through the waves.” Plant and Zeppelin’s lead guitarist, Jimmy Page,

both say American blues and jazz heavily influencedtheir music. They got that exposure by listening tothe American military’s radio network in the 1950s. “To hear current releases, you tuned in AFN and

hoped that you could catch the title of somethingafter they played it,” Page said in an interview withRolling Stone Magazine. At the same time another future musician, Van

Morrison, was struggling to tune in AFN as a boygrowing up in Northern Ireland. The singer of rockclassics “Brown Eyed Girl,” “Moon Dance,” evenwrote a song about trying to listen to AFN back thencalled “In the Days Before Rock and Roll.”The impact of AFN on Bill Wyman, the bass player

for the Rolling Stones for 31 years, was even stronger.He was a British soldier stationed in Germany listen-ing to AFN Munich at night. According to the Germanaudio magazine “Schau ins Land,” Wyman said hewas so fascinated with what he was hearing that hewent out and bought a guitar to play, and that with-out AFN Munich he would not have become a musi-cian and certainly would not have been with theRolling Stones.AFN played a major role in introducing American

country music to Europe. In Germany, clubs featuringline dancing, Western garb and country music poppedup in the ‘70s and ‘80s, such as the huge club“Nashville” near Nuremberg. Germans started form-ing bands such as Truck Stop, with country songs inGerman. In one tune, they sang about wanting to lis-ten to Dave Dudley, Charlie Pride and Hank Snow,but AFN was too far away. German radio stationsstarted their own country music DJ shows. German radio and TV personality Fritz Egner said

the Munich-based producers of Donna Summer’sdisco classics listened to AFN for inspiration. AnotherMunich-based group, Silver Convention (“Fly RobinFly”) used an AFN newscaster for one of their tracks.Egner said an early ‘60s German newspaper surveyindicated more than twice as many Germans were lis-tening to AFN than Americans. “AFN was probably the best ambassador for the

U.S. in the post-war era,” said Egner. “It was sort oflike a radio station from another planet. They playedthe music we didn’t hear and presented it in a differ-ent kind of way.”Egner got his broadcasting start with AFN, where

he was known as AFN Munich’s tap dancing engineer.His side-kick role on AFN led to a German radio sta-tion hiring him as a DJ. He then went on to host sev-eral popular German TV programs, including a ver-sion of Candid Camera. Around Europe, other stations were looking for AFN

DJs to bring their “crazy” American style of show totheir airwaves. In Belgium, one of the biggest classicrock DJs on the air today started with AFN SHAPE,Patrick Bauwens. Radio Luxembourg hired formerAFN Soldier Benny Brown and he’s still playing thehits. AFN Berlin’s Air Force Sgt. Rik De Lisle left the

military to become a radio DJ and program directorfor German radio. My former boss, AFN Nuremberg’sMike Haas, left the Army to become the founding pro-gram director of radio station Antenne Bayern in1988 and still works in Germany as a media consult-ant. AFN music served as a bridge with the United

States and a generation of future politicians.Germany’s foreign minister and vice chancellor from1998-2003, the Green Party’s Joschka Fischer, saidthe music he listened to on AFN heavily influencedhim. According to the book “Joschka Fischer and theMaking of the Berlin Republic,” when asked who hada more profound influence on him, Bob Dylan or KarlMarx, Fischer snapped, “Clearly Bob Dylan. Hismusic has always been a highly emotional thing forme ... I wanted to be free.”Other Green Party officials felt a similar bond with

AFN. When the American military was about to leaveBerlin and Frankfurt Green Party leaders asked ifAFN could stay, not realizing that the network was asmuch a part of the American military as the infantry.A politician from another German party, the CDU’sformer state of Hessen Minister Roland Koch, said helearned to speak English by listening to AFN. He, likea generation of Germans now in their 40s-through-60s, started to listen for the music, then got interest-ed in learning English to understand the lyrics. It was during my two years as an Army staff ser-

geant DJ in AFN Nuremberg from 1979-81 that I per-sonally came to understand the depth of the impactAFN had made on its “shadow audience” of non-American listeners. Both happened when I was doingthe morning show with the air name, “GorgeousGeorge.” While that moniker could have gotten me sued for

truth in advertising, it was a lot more memorablethan my real name, George Smith. At least one hostnational agreed with me. One night I went to thebiggest disco in town and was shocked to hear himopen his microphone, call himself AFN’s GorgeousGeorge and proceed to use some of my favorite cornylines from my shows. Color me shocked but flattered. An ever bigger surprise came later that year when

the buzzer to our station rang and an American wear-ing civilian clothes walked in with a younger manshadowing him. It turned out the younger man lis-tened to my show in then-communist Czechoslovakia,escaped across the border and now wanted to meetme. I asked him why he listened to AFN and he replied

in hesitant English, “We get Voice of America in ourvillage, but we like listening to you. You are a Soldiertalking to other Soldiers - you’re going to tell themthe truth.” While AFN still has loyal European listeners, there

are fewer of them, because now many European radiostations sound like U.S. stations. In Germany, somestations play almost all English-language music.Stations even have names like Big FM, Planet Radioor You FM. Sometimes the only hint you’ll get that you’re lis-

tening to a German station is when you hear a songwith a chorus of non-bleeped out profanity that couldturn the baby’s formula to cheddar or melt the FCC’scomplaint line. English language bad words don’tcount as bad words on German radio. The fact that Europeans sought out our music and

folded it into their culture is something everyAmerican can take pride in. Europeans value ourdiverse music. Our nation didn’t try to sell them orinfluence them to listen. They chose to.

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Italian law requires all foreign personnel working or living within Italy,other than an active-duty member under military orders, to obtain aSojourner Permit within eight days of arrival in Italy. This is different froma visa, which is merely an approval for entry into the country. All applicants over 14 years of age must apply in person, as each person's

signature is required at the time of application. NATIONALS OF ANY STATE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY COM-

ING TO ITALY DO NOT REQUIRE ANY VISA OR SOJOURNER PERMIT.As part of the Area Orientation process, the U.S. Region Legal Service

Office (RLSO EURAFSWA) assists in the preparation and oversees theacquisition of the Sojourner Permit for all personnel attached to U.S. Navycommands in the Naples area. Army and Air Force personnel stationed atJFC must apply through the Carabiniere at the JFC Provost Marshall'sOffice, Building L.Contact Connie Henderson, RLSO EURAFSWA liaison advisor, at 081-568-

4639 for more information.

Obtaining your Sojourner Permit

In the event of an emergency or to report acrime, please call the Emergency Dispatch

Center at 081-568-4911 or 5911.

Capitalsof

NorthernEurope

answer to last

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Capitals of Europe

army staff sergeant George smith hosting his morning dJ show from aFn nuremberg in 1979. the stationlater moved to Rose Barracks, Vilseck, and is now known as aFn Bavaria. (Photo by Randy Gingrich)

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Scarletta Performsat Support Site

Above:scarletta, a country/rockband from nashville,tenn., performs for com-munity members at thesupport site's Centralpark, July 7, during a tourof europe with navyentertainment.

Right:the Jimenez and Rufo families pose for aphoto with aubrey Collinsof scarletta during abreak in their perform-ance at naval suportactivity naples, July 9.(Photos by MC1 Travis Simmons)

Benji harris of scarletta singing aerosmith's "sweet emotions" dur-ing their concert at the support site's Central park.

NOTICE: The Department of theNavy announced a hiring freezeeffective Jan. 14. Effective imme-diately, all appropriated funds,U.S. and local national vacancyannouncements will be placedon hold until further notice.However, some positions areexempt from the hiring freeze asper the Secretary of the Navy(Manpower & Reserve Affairs)guidance issued Jan. 28.Announcements for exempt posi-tions will be advertised as nor-mal on this page.

HRO WEBSITE: http://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnreurafswa/about/jobs.html

Please contact us at 081-568-5409 forany questions. The Human ResourcesOffice is located in the Admin I buildingat Capodichino, first floor. The cus-tomer service hours are Mondaythrough Friday, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Applications are accepted at theSecurity Pass and ID Office atCapodichino, OR at the HRO, locatedin Admin 1, Capodichino, OR by mail-ing to: HRO, PSC 817 Box 29, FPO AE09622, OR at Fleet and Family ServiceCenter (FFSC) located on the TLA firstfloor, at Support Site. HRO mustreceive mailed applications by closingdate of the vacancy announcement.

PLEASE NOTE: Customer serviceoperation hours for the followingHRO services are Monday,Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m.to 11 a.m. and from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.:• ID/CAC CARDS (DD1172-2)• Requests for an Official Passport(DD1056)

• Logistical Support Letters• Work Certificates

NSA NAPLES U.S. POSITIONS,MWR OPEN CONTINUOUS

POSITIONSChild and Youth ProgramsAssistant, CY-1702-I/II, ANN#13-071, (Multiple Positions). Re -gular full time/ part-time/ flexi-ble. Child Development Cent -ers, School Age Care, YouthPrograms, Capodichino/SupportSite. Provides appropriate dev -elopmental care and instructionfor children and youth rangingin age from 6 weeks to 18 yearsin a Child and Youth Programsetting Performs routine, day-to-day care of infants and chil-dren ranging from 6 weeks to 5years old. Assembles or gathersmaterials and equipment neces-sary to execute School Age Carefor children ranging from 6years old to 9 years old, SchoolAge Care Pre-Teen for childrenranging from 10 years old to 12years old, and Teen CenterProgram for children rangingfrom 13 years old to 18 yearsold. Receives and releases chil-dren to/from authorized par-ents, guardian.Recreation Aid, NF-0189-01,ANN#12-002, flexible, Auto/Skills Center, Support Site.Provides information concerningfacility, operation and regula-tions. Ensures adherence to reg-ulations and safety procedures.Recreation Aid, NF-0189-01,ANN#12-042, flexible, GolfCourse, Carney Park. Collectsgreen fees (monthly and daily),locker fees and fees for electriccart rentals. Employee will actas starter when needed onweekdays and assist whenneeded as cashier. Recreation Aid, NF-0189-01,ANN#12-044, flexible, NORCenter, Carney Park. Providesand maintain recreation andathletic equipment issue.Recreation Aid, NF-0189-01,ANN#12-155, flexible, LibertyDivision, Capodichino. Helpsthe customers in the recreationcenter with recreational events.Recreation Aid, NF-0189-01(Theater Concessionaire) ANN#13-015, flexible, Reel Time Theat -er II, Support Site. This positiontransacts the sale of refresh-ments at the theater snack bar.Recreation Aid, NF-0189-01,ANN#13-035, flexible FitnessBranch, Capodichino/SupportSite. Performs maintenance onvarious types of recreation andathletic equipment to ensure thatall equipment is in good conditionand safe for patron use. Food Service Worker, NA-7408-04, ANN#13-036 flexible,Bowling Center, Support Site.Performs a variety of tasks suchas grilling or frying pancakes,hamburgers, hot dogs, bacon,eggs, sausage, by watching whilethe items are cooking, turning asrequired; regulating tempera-ture and removing when done.Lifeguard, NF-0189-01, ANN #13-061 (Multiple positions) tem-porary flexible (Seasonal Em ploy -ment) Aquatics Division, CarneyPark/Support Site. Works asinstructor, safeguards and super-vises swimmers and bathers inpool area. Open Until Filled.

CNREURAFSWA NAF U.S POSITION

CYP Operation Clerk, NF-0303-02, ANN#13-065, (Mul tiplePositions) regular full time/parttime & flexible, Fleet and FamilyReadiness Pro gram, CYPDivision, Naples. The purpose ofthis Child and Youth ProgramOperations Clerk is to serve as acontact point for information andperform clerical and administra-tive tasks in support of the CYP,which includes Child Dev -elopment Centers (CDCs), ChildDevelopment Homes (CDH),School Age Care (SAC) pro-

U.S. POSITIONSNOTE: Effective May 1, CONUShires currently residing in theNaples/Gaeta commuting areasmust apply through USAJOBSin order to receive consideration.

OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT

Educational Aid (CDC/CYP),GS-1702-02 KPP 03 KPP 04, ANN#EUR13-537395-AG, (Multi plePositions), Full Time Per manent.Next Cut Off-Date: July 25.

LOCAL NATIONALS (LN) POSITIONS

NO VACANCIESIf you have any questions, contactthe front desk at 081-568-5409.You will be contacted within 24hours, so please be sure to provideyour contact information. Thankyou and we appreciate yourinput, whether negative or posi-tive so that we can find ways toimprove the HRO services or con-tinue to provide excellent service.As a reminder, an HRO represen-tative is available for the bi-week-ly "Meet & Greet" at the SupportSite food court area. Please feelfree to come by, pick up a copy ofa vacancy announcement thatyou may be interested in applyingfor, or ask questions. If the HROrepresentative is unable to pro-vide you a response, he or she willbring the question back to theHRO office and you will be pro-vided an answer or a call backthe same day. The next "Meet &Greet" is from 8-9 a.m. July 15.

NON-APPROPRIATED FUND(NAF) POSITIONS

Fleet & Family Readiness NAFLocal Naples job announcementswithin CNREURAFSWA may beviewed at: www.cnic.navy.mil/Naples/FleetAndFamilyReadiness/AboutFleetAndFamilyReadiness/Jobs/index.htmThe necessary application formsare also available online. Forany questions you have, you mayreach us at 081-568-5612/4164.

W3/NA-02/Flex – Open UntilFilled. Pay Rate: $10.23. Per -forms various duties includingloading/unloading merchandiseand cart retrieval in an Ex changestore, storeroom and/or location.Ann#1300023Z Cashier Chec - ker/CC/NF-01/Flex- Open UntilFilled. Pay Rate: $8.00-$9.50.Job Summary: Associates en -gaged in the operation of cashregisters to record sales in retailcheckout areas. Ann#13000240 Sales Clerk/HL/NF-01/Flex- Open UntilFilled. Pay Rate: $8.00-$9.50.Job Summary: Responsible forselling general merchandise tocustomers and ensuring mer-chandise is properly stockedand displayed for the Electro -nics, Housewares, Do mestics,Furniture, and Gifts depart-ments.Ann#1300023U Sales Clerk/CL/NF-01/FPT- Open Until Fil -led. Pay Rate: $8.00-$9.50. JobSummary: Responsible for sell-ing general merchandise to cus-tomers and ensuring merchan-dise is properly stocked and dis-played for the Cosmetics,Health & Personal Care, Sport -ing Goods, Garden, ChristmasShop, Pets, and Cough and Colddepartments.Ann#13000241 Sales Clerk/SL/NF-01/FPT- Open Until Fil -led. Pay Rate: $8.00-$9.50. JobSummary: Responsible for sell-ing general merchandise to cus-tomers and ensuring merchan-dise is properly stocked and dis-played for the Jewelry, Mens,Ladies, Shoes, Cosmetics, Hand -bags, and Children’s depart-ments.

DISTRIBUTION CENTER,GRICIGNANO

Ann#130001T1 WarehouseWorker/83/NA-05/Flex - OpenUntil Filled. Pay Rate: $12.75.Job Summary: Responsible forone or more functions (receiv-ing, storing, issuing and ship-ping, etc.) within a warehouse

area. May be assisted by sever-al lower grade associates.

CAPODICHINO NEX MART

Ann#130001NR Sales Clerk/MM/NF-01/Flex- Open UntilFilled. Pay Rate: $8.00-$9.50.Responsible for selling generalmerchandise to customers andensuring merchandise is prop-erly stocked and available.Ann#1300024K Customer Ser -vice Clerk/MM/NF-01/RFT- O -pen Until Filled. Pay Rate: $9.00-$10.50. Job Summary: Performsa variety of customer serviceduties including special orders,foreign currency exchange,Western Union, merchandisereturns, etc.

GRICIGNANO MINI MARTAnn#12000343 Sales Clerk/MM/NF-01/Flex. Open untilfilled. Pay Rate: $8.00-$9.50.Responsible for selling generalmerchandise to customers andensuring merchandise is prop-erly stocked and available.

JFC-NATO MINI MART (Lago Patria)

No Vacancies

LATINA MINI MARTAnn#120002U5 Sales Clerk/MM/NF-01/Flex- Open UntilFilled. Pay Rate: $8.00-$10.00.Responsible for selling generalmerchandise to customers andensuring merchandise is prop-erly stocked and available.

ROME EMBASSY MINI MART

Ann#1300024L Sales Clerk/MM/NF-01/Flex- Open UntilFilled. Pay Rate: $8.00-$9.50.Job Summary: Responsible forselling general merchandise tocustomers and ensuring mer-chandise is properly stockedand available.

GAETA MINI MARTNo Vacancies

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grams, Youth program (YP).Open Until Filled.CYP Leader, CY-1702-II,ANN#13-083 regular full time,Fleet and Family ReadinessProgram, CYP Division, TeenCenter, Support Site, Naples.The purpose of the CY ProgramLeader (CYP) is to provideappropriate development careand instruction for children andyouth ranging in age from 6weeks to 18 years in one ormore CY programs. This in -cludes the provision of guid-ance, assistance, and mentoringfor the CY Program Assistants.Open Until Filled.

NEX EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Gricignano, Building 2091-BCall 081-813-5253/5254Hours: Monday throughFriday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

For a current list of U.S. vacan-cies and the on-line application,please visit our website at: https://www.NavyExchange.jobs.

U.S. NAF POSITIONS AVAILABLEGRICIGNANO MAIN STOREAnn#1300021H CustomerSer vice/Front End Super vi -sor/CS/NF-02/RFT- Closes: O penUntil Filled. Pay Rate: $11.00-13.00. Job Summary: JobSummary: Responsible forsupervising a group of associatesthat perform a variety of cus-tomer service duties includingspecial orders, foreign currencyexchange, Western Union, mer-chandise returns, etcAnn#130001L3 Lead CashierChecker/CC/NF-01/RFT. OpenUntil Filled. Pay Rate: $10.00-11.00. Responsible for leadingassociates engaged in the oper-ation of cash registers to recordsales in retail checkout areas. Ann#130001VX Lead Sec -urity Guard/52/NF-01/RFT-Open Until Filled. Pay Rate:$10.00-13.00. Job Summary:Responsible for leading associ-ates engaged in the enforce-ment of security measures; con-ducts inspections; prepares re -ports concerning security relat-ed incidents, etc. Ann#1300021H CustomerService Clerk/CS/NF-02/RFT-Closes: Open Until Filled. PayRate: $8.50-$10.00. Job Sum -mary: Performs a variety of cus-tomer service duties includingspecial orders, foreign currencyexchange, Western Union, mer-chandise returns, etc.Ann#130001T2 Security Guard/52/NF-01/Flex. Open Until Fil -led. Pay Rate: $9.00-$11.00. En -sures enforcement of securitymeasures; conducts inspections;prepares reports concerning se -curity related incidents, etc. Ann#130001L4 Store Worker/

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