Panorama Dec. 19, 2014

Serving the NATO, Naples and Gaeta military community in Italy59TH YEAR, NO. 48 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2014

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Review what happened betweenDec. 9 and Dec. 18.

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Navy Housing Survey: Deadline Today

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Navy and Marine Corps nowunder DON COOL

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Weekly Crime Report

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Army Wins Annual Army-Navy Flag Football Game

U.S. 6th Fleet officiallywelcomed its new com-mander at Naval SupportActivity Naples Capodichinoin Naples, Italy, Dec. 14.Vice Adm. James G. FoggoIII officially assumed com-mand of U.S. 6th Fleet fromVice Adm. Phil Davidson.Davidson will take the reinsof U.S. Fleet Forces Com-mand in Norfolk.During his time leadingU.S. 6th Fleet, Davidsonoversaw the Navy’s effortsin a continuously-dynamicarea of operations that dealt

with everything from theneutralization of Syrianchemical materials at seaand the forward deploymentof Aegis-equipped guidedmissile destroyers to Rota,Spain to broad-ranging op-erations and exercises withNATO allies and regionalpartners in Europe and ca-pacity-building exercises inAfrica.Foggo arrives from Wash-ington, D.C., where heserved in the Pentagon asassistant deputy chief ofNaval Operations for Oper-ations, Plans and Strategyin the Office of the Chief ofNaval Operations.

The Virginia native hasmore than 33 years of navalexperience and returns toNaples where he previouslyserved as commander, Sub-marine Group 8, U.S. 6thFleet deputy commander,and director of operationsand intelligence for U.S.Naval Forces Europe-Africa.During this timeframe, healso served as the opera-tions officer for the jointtask force that conductedairstrikes against Libya in2011.U.S. 6th Fleet, headquar-tered in Naples, Italy, con-ducts the full spectrum ofjoint and naval operations,

often in concert with allied,joint, and interagency part-ners, in order to advanceU.S. national interests andsecurity and stability in Eu-rope and Africa.

Finding out you are coming to Italyfor you next duty station is usually amixed bag of questions, excitementand bit of apprehension for nearlyeveryone.Morale, Welfare and Recreation(MWR) understands this and wantsto help.

Through their Liberty Program, the MWR staff at the Liberty Cen-ter helps single / unaccompanied service members learn about theirnew home and adapt to the chal-lenges of living abroad by getting outinto the community and doing funactivities. The service members came up withthe group name of S.I.N.G.L.E.S.

(Sailors in Naples; Gathering, Liv-ing, Entertaining and Serving). Theyalso solicited input from members tofind out what they wanted to dowhile living in Italy. S.I.N.G.L.E.S. took field trips toRome and Bari, and shorter excur-sions to area sites and restaurants.

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

MWR Liberty Program Helping SingleService Members Adapt to Life Abroad

Santa visits with children from the Istituto Sant’Eufemia Scuola Materna at the Naval Support Activity Naples Morale Welfare Recreation Youth Center GymDec. 14 during Buon Natale. Buon Natale is part of “Helping Hands for the Holidays.” Volunteers gathered more than 100 gifts for donation. (Photo by MC3

Robert Price)

U.S. 6th Fleet Changes Command

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From NSA Morale, Welfare and Recreation

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Naval Support Activity Naples ItalyCapt. Doug Carpenter Commanding Officer

Cmdr. Jay Driskell Executive Officer

MCC Travis Simmons Public Affairs Officer

Teresa Merola Public Affairs/COMREL Specialist

Fire Alarm ReminderCommunity members are reminded that alarmsystems in buildings at Support Site and Cap-podichino don’t all send a signal to the DispatchCenter. If an alarm is activated, always dial theemergency number to report it. Housing occu-pants are also advised that activation of a smokedetector may not activate the building’s alarm.In that event, use the pull station in the hallwayto activate the alarms. When alarms are sound-ing in housing buildings or any other facility, allpersonnel are required to evacuate and may notre-enter the building until given permission bythe on-scene commander. To report an emer-gency, dial DSN 911 or 081-568-4911. Questionsmay be directed to the fire prevention offices ateither DSN 629-4488 or 626-6626.

Crime Awareness Security and NCIS routinely see an increase incrime this time of year. Community membersare encouraged to be aware of their surround-ings at all times and to consistently lock vehiclesand activate home alarms. Pick-pocketing, pursesnatching, theft from parked cars, home break-in and carjacking are all concerns. Comply withthieves quickly to help diffuse situations as re-sistance can escalate the incident and be haz-ardous. Exercise extra caution at night and attrain stations, airports, nightclubs, bars andoutdoor cafes. Never leave valuables in plainsight and if planning a vacation, arrange for atrusted friend to periodically check on the resi-dence during your absence. Report any incidentsto 081-568-5638. For details, visitwww.travel.state.gov and search Italy.

AFN 360 Naples Radio Available OnlineCommunity members can listen to AFN Naplesbroadcasts online. Visit http://naples.afneu-rope.net/ from your office or home and click onAFN 360 Naples or use the AFN Europe Appwith your Apple iOS or Android device to listento up-to-date news and upcoming informationfor our area. This is another way to listen to theCommander's Spotlight Show, Fleet MasterChief in the Morning Show, PAO, MWR andUSO update shows. Users can also listen to AFN360 Global, which provides seven music and spo-ken word stations.

La Cucina Hospital Galley to Close for RenovationsThe U.S. Naval Hospital Naples galley LaCucina closed for renovations Dec. 15. The reno-vations are scheduled to take four to six weeks.Food services will only be available to inpatientsand restricted hospital crew personnel. Forquestions or additional information, please con-tact the Facilities or Nutrition Services depart-ments of the hospital.

Bicycles and Strollers Collected from HousingUnlabeled bicycles and strollers collected fromSupport Site Housing from April to Septemberare in the MWR Warehouse parking lot, located

between the carwash and the POV lot. If com-munity members feel their item was mistakenlytaken or would like to reclaim it, they can visitthe parking lot to see if it is there. If located, callHousing’s Peter Parillo at DSN 629-4287 or 081-811-4287 to reclaim the bicycles or strollerstaken during the periodic collections. The ongo-ing effort helps clear away objects that mayhave been left by previous residents or other-wise abandoned. The items not reclaimed will befixed before being donated to a charity.

NOR Ski Shop OpenThe Navy Outdoor Recreation Ski Shop locatedon the Support Site is open Tuesday throughFriday from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. for ski andsnowboard repair, snow equipment rentals in-cluding ski/snowboard packages (for adults andchildren), helmets, sleds and more. Ski tripsbegin in December, so get ready. For more infor-mation, call DSN 629-4947 or 081-526-1579.

New TASI Tax for Residents of EconomyHousingA new 2014 Italian tax makes residents andhomeowners of economy housing responsible topay a TASI (Tassa Servizi Indivisibili) based onthe real estate value of the property. The rate ofthis tax is established by each municipality andis based on property value. Similarly, the per-centage to be paid by residents is established byeach municipality and can be up to 30 percent ofthe total TASI. A resident’s portion of the TASIshould be in the range of 60-150 euros per year.Community members, assisted by Housing asneeded, must talk with their landlords to get theItalian Tax Form F-24. Once properly filled in,TASI forms are then paid at local banks andpost offices. For questions or additional help co-ordinating with landlords, contact Housing atDSN 629-4466 or 081-811-4466.

Adopt a Service Member for ChristmasAre you a single or unaccompanied servicemember and don’t want to be stuck in the bar-racks this Christmas? Would you rather spendthe day watching football, playing video gamesand eating too much? Are you a family with acouple extra spots at your dinner table and wantto help share the feeling of family and friends?Sign up for “Adopt a Service Member” at theCapodichino Liberty Center and make the holi-day extra special for everyone. For more infor-mation, call DSN 626-4896 or 081-568-4896.

Holiday Mic Night at Old Towne PubThe USO Volunteer Committee presents Holi-day Open Mic Night at the Old Towne Pub onCapodichino on Friday, Dec. 19. The free eventbegins at 8:30 p.m. and is open to the entirecommunity. Come and show off your singingskills, comedic timing or whatever your hiddentalent might be. For additional information, callDSN 626-5713 or 081-568-5713.

Buone feste a tutti! This is my last column of theyear, which also means the holi-days have arrived. Today is thelast day of school and a lot of usare already on vacation. It isgreat to have family and friendsvisit from home and I’ve seen lotsof visitors exploring the base andNaples with their loved ones. Wealso have the trees up around thebase, decorated in holiday lights,and Santa has made so many vis-its around the community that Ihope he’s left time to sort things out for his big night!I ask everyone to take a moment during the holidays and thinkabout the many experiences and opportunities we have over here inNaples. Thousands of years of history and many world heritagesites are only minutes away waiting to be explored. Also, use thismoment to pause and appreciate the many hard-working peoplewho are providing the services we use daily, and sometimes take forgranted. I’m speaking of the personnel on the gate, at the fire sta-tion, and on watch. I’m proud of our Naples team and all that we ac-complish on a daily basis. I’m also incredibly proud of ourvolunteers, and we have a lot. There’s been a constant stream ofyouth sport activities and community events, all made possible byvolunteers and generous contributions from the community. Thankyou for helping to make this holiday season a special memory for somany. For our single and unaccompanied personnel, the Capodichino Lib-erty Center will be open Dec. 25 from noon to 6 p.m. This will be agreat chance to get together and enjoy a home-cooked Christmasdinner. If anyone wants a remarkable experience, consider theUSO’s FREE trip to attend Midnight Mass at the Vatican. Withschool being out for the holidays, MWR is adding an early movie(G/PG) to the schedule all next week at the Support Site Reel Times2 Cinema. These additional movies will start at 3 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday. Whatever you decide to do over the holidays, think ahead and payattention to your surroundings. Be safe, take care of one another,stay vigilant and make sure you stick with your plan if you decide todrink. Tipsy Taxi at 335-640-6597 is always available to assist withgetting a cab back to base. If you see someone in trouble, interveneand help stop others from making destructive decisions. We have a great event for everyone on New Year’s Eve to close outthe year with a bang. The chapel team and the USO are teaming upto offer a celebration atop the Capodichino East parking garage.The music, free food, giveaways and camaraderie kick off at 10 p.m.It’s the best location in Italy to view the fireworks lighting up theskies over Naples. If you’ve been here before for New Year’s Eve, orpaid attention after a soccer match, you know the Neapolitans dofireworks with passion and gusto. Have a great holiday season with your friends and families and Iwish everyone a happy New Year here at NSA Naples.

By Capt. Doug CarpenterNSA Naples Commanding Officer

CAPTAIN’S CORNER BASE NOTES

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Panorama will return January 9, 2015. Happy Holidays!

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDEDNAPLES OVERSEAS SUPPORT CLUB (NOSC) is seekingcommitted members to serve as Vice President of Fundraising,Membership Chairperson, Parliamentarian, and Shopping onthe Boot Editor for the 2014-15 board term. For more informa-tion, please visit www.noscitaly.com or [email protected].

THE TRANSATLANTIC COUNCIL OF THE BOYSCOUTS OF AMERICA is looking for Eagle Scouts in theNaples community to update the National Eagle Scout Associ-ation database. All Eagle Scouts, both active and not active inscouting are asked to send an email with their last name, firstname, email address, hometown/community, and council/dis-trict name where they earned their Eagle rank, to Troop 007committee chair Jeff Arter at [email protected]. "Once anEagle, always an Eagle."

USO NAPLES is looking for outgoing and enthusiastic volun-teers to join their committee to make a tangible difference inthe community through events and special projects. If inter-ested, please email Luisa Mazzella at [email protected] orcall the USO Capodichino office at DSN 626-5713.

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

NAPLES HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB islooking for new board members. Consider offering your time tofurther the work of the Athletic Booster Club. The club is ac-cepting nominations and applications for the 2014-15 Board.We will call for a membership-wide vote in May, with the newBoard installed in June. The current board is working to havesummer and fall kick off plans in place to ease the transition,as well as a healthy bank account to seed 2014-15 Wildcat Ath-letics. Job descriptions for president, vice president, treasurer,secretary, membership, Webmaster, publicity/marketing andspirit wear can be found at www.naplesboosterclub.com in thedocuments section. Please contact [email protected] or [email protected] formore information.

FLEET AND FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER is looking forvolunteers to assist in the event of an emergency. Volunteerscould be called upon if families are relocated to Support Sitedue to a natural disaster or similar emergency that exceedswhat the FFSC staff can support. Volunteers may greet fami-lies, inquire about needs, organize supplies, complete paper-work, etc. Being on the list does not obligate anyone to a futureevent. If you are interested in volunteering for this, please call081-811-6372 or email [email protected].

CLUB BEYOND is searching for volunteers to serve as AdultLeaders. Leaders assist in planning, setup and conductingsmall group meetings with students in grades 7 through 12.Leadership training lasts a month. If interested, please contactArturo Paulino at [email protected] for an appoint-ment.

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NO MORE CELL PHONES IN THE CHAPELA Catholic priest in Naples was fed upwith cellular phones ringing during hissermons. He was constantly interruptedby incoming calls and buzzing text alertand he was tired of telling parishionersto shut them off. He installed a deviceinside the Santa Maria church in Mon-tesanto after receiving approval fromlocal police. Many parishioners ap-proved the initiative but many shop-keepers near the church asked toremove it as they claim it blocked con-tact card cash devices in their stores.The priest denied any blame for the dig-ital mishaps and said the device worksexclusively within the 40 square metersof the church.

LEONARDO DA VINCI EXHIBIT ATPIETRARSA RAILWAY MUSEUM NOWTHROUGH MAYAn exhibition on some reproduced ma-chines invented by Leonardo da Vinciopened last week at the Pietrarsa rail-way museum in Naples. The machinesare made in real size and functionallywork demonstrating the brilliant ideasof the great artist. Leonardo designedand built in an era of skepticism, flyingmachines, a bicycle, a hydraulic pumpand more. In addition to the exhibit,visitors have the opportunity to visitone of Europe’s most important railwaymuseum with its legendary locomotives.The Leonardo exhibit will be openthrough May 31. Hours of operation are9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday andSunday, but will close at 8 p.m. duringDecember. The cost for admission is 8euros for adults and 6 euros for chil-

dren. The Pietrarsa railway museum islocated at corso San Giovanni a Teduc-cio, Naples.

SPEED CAMERA SWIPED WHILE POLICE OFFICERS SNOOZEDTwo traffic police officers on duty inRome fell asleep while tracking speed inthe Calsilina area of the capital. Theywoke up to find their pricey speed cam-era had been stolen. The camera wasperched on a tripod in front of the vehi-cle when the two fell asleep maybeaided by the warmth of the car’s heater.At first, it was thought the officers hadbeen drugged by sleeping gas placed inthe car’s ventilation system. Later, aftersome blood checks it was concluded thatthey simply nodded off. The officers nowface a disciplinary process and risk sus-pension from the service and will cer-tainly repay the stolen camera.

ABANDONED NAPLES CHURCHES COMINGBACK TO LIFENaples has dozens of beautiful aban-doned churches that are no longer reno-vated or used differently. The church ofthe Divina Grazia in the Chiaia district,located in Via Carlo Poerio was trans-formed into a library. The recovery wasmade by the owner of a publishinghouse and bookstore who participatedin a bid for the management of thechurch. The church along with its li-brary of ancient volumes dating from1600 to 1800, was abandoned in the1980s and was decaying badly. Thechapel and sacristy will now be the usedto showcase these rare and valuablebooks.

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A Pocket Guide to Useful Phrases while on the road

For emergency issues,

call. . . . . . . . . . . . . 081-568-4911

For Security dispatch,

call . . . . . . . . . . . . . 081-568-5638

Italian Police: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Italian ambulance: . . . . . . . . . . 118

Italian

Fire Department:. . . . . . . . . . . . 115

ENGLISH ITALIANCall an ambulance Chiamate un'ambulanza Where is a hospital? Dov’è l’ospedale?We need a doctor Abbiamo bisogno di un medicoI cannot find my family Non trovo la mia famigliaI am American Sono Americano/aWhere is the reporting point? Dov’è il centro raccolta?Which roads are open? Quali strade sono aperte?I need a phone Ho bisogno di un telefonoHelp! It’s an emergency Aiuto! È un’emergenza

In the event of an emergency or toreport a crime, please call the Emer-

gency Dispatch Center at 081-568-4911 or 5911.(On-Base Dial 9-1-1)

For non-emergency assistance, call 081-568-5638.

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MWR’s Liberty Program helps single / unaccompanied service members learn about their new home and adapt to thechallenges of living abroad by getting out into the community and doing fun activities. (Photo courtesy of MWR)

LIBERTY PROGRAM Navy Housing SurveyDeadline: Dec. 19

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Sailors who live in familyhousing at both overseasand various U.S. locationshave until Dec. 19 to partic-ipate in the Resident Satis-faction Survey. The survey gives residentsthe opportunity to sharetheir valuable insight inhow their housing needs arebeing handled and what is-sues they might have en-countered. Sailors at Carroll’s Creekat Naval Station (NAS)Everett, Corpus ChristiNAS, NAS Kingsville,Naval Complex New Or-leans, Wallops Island, andNSF Thurmont should havealready received a familyhousing survey. For those family housingresidents who may have lostor forgotten about the sur-vey, there is still time to ob-tain a new survey bysending an email to:[email protected]. “We are focused on provid-ing superior customer serv-ice, housing and amenitiesto our Navy Housing resi-dents,” said Navy HousingProgram Director GregWright. “Hearing from ourcustomers is critical to sus-

taining and improving ourbusiness.”Sailors who want to makea difference in how theirhousing needs are beinghandled and what issuesthey might be encounteringmay still share their valu-able input through the Res-ident Satisfaction Survey.Sailors living in unaccom-panied housing also shouldhave received a surveyfrom their building man-agers, except for those inprivatized housing (SanDiego and HamptonRoads). Residents who did not re-ceive a survey should con-tact their building managerfor a new one or by sendingan email to: [email protected] Housing encouragesall residents to take a fewminutes to answer the sur-vey and provide commentsabout ways in which hous-ing can be improved. The surveys will be used totarget funding for facilityand amenity improvements.For more informationabout Navy Resident Satis-faction Survey, visit theNavy Housing Survey web-site athttp://cnic.navy.mil/ffr/housing/HQ_Housing_Programs/surveys.html

From Navy Installations Command Public Affairs

Realizing that other service membersmight have felt left out, the S.I.N.G.L.E.S.renamed itself, to J.F.U.N. (Joint ForcesUnaccompanied Group) to create an equalopportunity group for all single/unaccom-panied service members.“The benefits from the program are forsingle/unaccompanied service members tomingle and meet others in the same boatas them. It provides a common ground andsense of being part of a group instead offeeling lonely all the time,” OperationsSpecialist 1st Class Ginny Grady said.“The program gives us the feeling of free-dom to explore without the fear of travel-ing alone.”Liberty Staff member Tommaso Schiano,who has worked NSA Naples liberty for 17years and who is a native Neapolitan, saidhe was excited to get feedback from thesingles service members about what theywanted to see and do.“We are always excited when new mili-tary members come to Naples,” Schianosaid. “We have so many beautiful sightsand so much history here it is our honor tobe able to provide the single / unaccompa-nied military members the chance to ex-plore and learn at their own pace.

With a schedule full of upcoming activi-ties the J.F.U.N. group has taken a trip todowntown Naples to the Borbonica Tunneland also provided a night at the libertycenter for Sailors to watch football gamesand enjoy food provided by the Naval Sup-port Activity (NSA) Naples Chief’s Mess. “I thought it was great being able to be inthe Borbonica Tunnel and see the historyand items left behind during World War IIand learn the history and its importanceduring the war,” Hospitalman Blythe Turney said.The liberty program also provides theAdopt-a-Sailor program at Christmasthrough MWR as well as being open onChristmas Day and offering the typicalAmerican spread of festive holiday food forall Single/Unaccompanied service mem-bers in the Naples Area.Upcoming outings next month includedining out, a trip to the Volcano Buenomall and visiting a local winery.For more information on any of the pro-grams, hours of operation, adopt a servicemember or general questions, call 081-568-4896 Monday-Saturday 11 a.m to 9 p.m. andSunday’s from 1-9 p.m. The Liberty Centerholiday hours are noon to 6 p.m.

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• Jan. 7: Hand Gestures, 10 a.m. to noon, Support Site FFSC• Jan. 7: Becoming a Love & Logic Parent, 1-3 p.m., Support Site, FFSC (1 of 7)• Jan. 9: Shoe Alley, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., (Meeting point is at McDonald’s Cafe

next to Naples airport)• Jan. 9: Prenatal Parenting, 9-10:30 a.m., Support Site FFSC (1 of 3)• Jan. 12-16: Transition GPS Workshop: Pre-Separation, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

Support Site FFSC• Jan. 12: Making Tiramisu (Italian Dessert) 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Carpool (Meet-

ing place: Support Site TLA Lobby – Cost is 6 euros to be paid at the pastry store)• Jan 12: Deployment Support, 1-2 p.m., Support Site FFSC• Jan 13: Easy Italian, 9 a.m. to noon, Support Site FFSC (1 of 3)• Jan 14: Sponsorship Training, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Capo Admin I, Room

G029 on ground floor• Jan 14: Becoming a Love & Logic Parent, 1-3 p.m., Support Site, FFSC (2 of 7)• Jan 14: Mood Management, 1-4 p.m., Support Site FFSC (1 of 2)• Jan 15: Italian Cooking Class, 10:15 a.m. to 2 p.m., (Leaves from Support Site

– Meeting Point is inside TLA Lobby. Cost is 15 euros to be paid at the Restau-rant. Requires prior purchase of two E-1 bus tickets at NEX Coffee Shop.)

• Jan 15: Developing a Spending Plan, noon to 3 p.m., Support Site FFSC • Jan 16: Prenatal Parenting, 9-10:30 a.m., Support Site FFSC (2 of 3)• Jan 16: Resume Writing, 2-4 p.m., Support Site FFSC

crime report for Dec. 9 - Dec. 18From the NSA Naples Command Investigative Division and NCIS

Who would have thought a minor upgrade could result in big savings? Make theswitch to a programmable thermostat to save money on your heating and coolingutility bills.With a programmable thermostat you can set what temperature your house will

maintain during different times of the day. For instance, during work hours yourhouse may be unoccupied. It is often unnecessary for your home to be toasty for theentire duration of your absence. You can set the temperatures to reflect your homesoccupancy and activities throughout the day and in doing so save money.Programmable thermostats can store and repeat multiple daily settings (six or

more temperature settings a day) that you can manually override without affectingthe rest of the daily or weekly program.Here are a few tips to keep in mind this winter:• Save energy in the winter by setting the thermostat to 68 degrees while you’re

awake and setting it lower while you’re asleep or away from home. • Lowering your thermostat 10-15 degree for eight hours, you can save 5-15 percent

a year on your heating bill.• While heating your home, ensure all exterior windows and doors are closed.

ENERGY CONSERVATIONProgrammable Thermostats

From the NSA Naples Energy Management Team

Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples and Navy RegionEurope, Africa, Southwest Asia (EURAFSWA) workedtogether to conduct Operation Help for the Holidays(OHH) in Bucharest, Romania, a gift-giving event, Dec.15.OHH, which runs from November to early January, is

an interdenominational outreach program designed todeliver gifts to needy children in EURAFSWA this holi-day season. The expansion effort is led by Cmdr. Manuel A. Biadog,

NSA Naples’ command chaplain, and Religious Pro-grams Specialist 1st Class Juan Vences, EURAFSWAchaplain department acting leading petty officer.NSA Naples Command Chaplain Cmdr. Manuel A. Bi-

adog explained, “This COMREL is special because itworks both ways. We are reaching out to the community,specifically the children who live just outside the base,and asking our Sailors to donate and volunteer and con-nect with them. It affects both communities in positiveways.”Biadog added that the outreach mirrors the spirit,

deeply-ingrained in Americans, of giving to the home-less, the needy and the community, especially during theholiday season. This year’s OHH comprises five events -- four in Italy

and one in Romania. The first outreach, the first “BuonNatale” event, was hosted by the Evangelical BaptistChurch of Naples and held Dec. 7 outside NSA Naples.Appropriately, Dec. 7 was Italy’s Festa della ImmacolataConcezione, or “Feast of the Immaculate Conception,”which is a very important Catholic feast that celebratesthe belief in the immaculate conception of the blessedVirgin Mary. “Buon Natale”, Biadog explained, is Italianfor “good birth,” which refers to the birth of Jesus Christand is the Italian version of “Merry Christmas.”“It was our first year holding a gift-giving event out-

side the base,” Biadog said. “It was U.S. military chil-dren, their families, and military members puttingtogether humanitarian items and gifts for more than100 children who live in the Campania region.”Already, after only its first two outreach events, Biadog

said OHH has been successful.“The Italians and Romanians have been extremely re-

sponsive to this outreach,” he explained. “The childrenwere so happy, so thankful for those gifts given by ourfamilies.”Biadog was keen and pleased to point out that OHH,

and all COMRELs, not only positively benefit the com-munities surrounding our installations, but also benefitour community of service members and their families.Operation Help for the Holidays mainly focuses on chil-dren living in the region, of course, he said, but our owncommunity of military children is learning the valuablelessons that there are many people less fortunate thanus and that there are things, like the gift of giving andthe reward of volunteering, that money cannot buy.Biadog added, “Also, [OHH] has given a lot of morale

to our people. Some of them, like the single Sailors, theirfamilies are not here. Some of the single Sailors came tome to tell me how they enjoyed it. They enjoyed givinggifts to those children, like they were a little brother orsister. And that’s the whole idea -- to bring the holidayspirit home, here, by doing something for the commu-nity.”The last Buon Natale to be held in the Campania re-

gion, Dec. 21, will be held downtown Naples and willfocus on reaching out to the local migrants therein. For

Help for the HolidaysReaches RomaniaBy MC2 Luke B. Meineke, Navy Region Europe, africa,

Southwest asia Public affairs

FLEET AND FAMILY SUPPORTCENTER EVENTS THIS WEEK

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

Call 081-811-6372 for more information or to register.All classes require registration.

each outreach, Biadog said he expects approximately 200people to attend, including 100 children reached.The final Buon Natale, a much larger event, is sched-

uled to be held in Rome. Biadog said it will involve theU.S. ambassador to Italy.“We are looking at an attendance of around 500 peo-

ple,” he said. “These will not only be Italians, but mi-grants from Asia, African and also the former EasternBloc countries who are having a hard time in the com-munity.”Unique this year is the outreach to Romania, the

Craciun Ferecit (Happy Christmas), which was held Dec.15 in Bucharest, Romania. Because it is outside thescope of NSA Naples Chaplain Department’s operations,EURAFSWA Chaplain Department Acting Leading PettyOfficer Religious Programs Specialist 1st Class JuanVences worked with Biadog and accompanied him to Ro-mania.“This was the first religious ministries team to have

gone [to Romania] this holiday season,” Biadog said. “Weconducted a COMREL, [in Burcharest] Operation Helpfor the Holidays, and [on the installation] taught a sui-cide prevention class, deckplate ministry, and, of course,conducted religious services.”To support Craciun Ferecit, boxes of donations were

flown to Romania. “Within those boxes were what we call ‘shoeboxes’,” Bi-

adog explained. “I estimate there were at least 150 shoe-boxes. “Within these shoeboxes were toys, school supplies, hy-

giene items, accessories and a personalized note for eachchild.Biadog said he was extremely happy with how OHH

has gone so far and is excited to participate in the rest.He expressed his heartfelt thanks to all the volunteersand cited “this community outreach can only happenthrough the teamwork and dedication of our volunteers.”While Biadog is very pleased with OHH as it is now,

within the next year he has plans to continue to expandthe program.“I work closely with the Region Chaplain, Capt. Thorn-

ton, especially now with the COMREL we conducted inRomania,” Biadog explained. “I hope one day they willextend this program all the way to Africa, not just herein Europe. With our colleagues being in that part of theworld where the region is involved, we definitely canhelp them with their outreach and community relationsprojects. So, the bigger vision from a strategic standpointis to extend this beyond Europe to include the MiddleEast and also Africa.”For more news from Commander, Navy Region Europe,

Africa, Southwest Asia, visit www.navy.mil/local/cnre/.

With the introduction ofMarine Credentialing Oppor-tunities On-Line (COOL) topartner with the existingNavy program, the vision of ajoint Department of the Navy(DoN) COOL is complete.DoN COOL provides aunique shared-entry portalfor Sailors and Marines to ac-cess their service’s creden-tialing programs (MarineCorps COOL and NavyCOOL). The COOL sites are web-based hubs that consolidateinformation from numeroussources at the federal, stateand local levels on certifica-tions, licenses, apprentice-ships and growthopportunities that corre-spond with each Navy ratingand Marine Military Occupa-tional Specialty (MOS) aswell as enlisted jobs and oc-cupations. Every Navy ratingand Marine MOS has at leastone associated professionalcredential.Col. Lee Ackiss, deputybranch head for personal andprofessional development,Marine and Family Pro-grams Division, Headquar-ters Marnie Corps, said thatthe addition of Marine COOLwill add significant value formany Marines.“A credential is that symbol,that certificate that reallyvalidates and gives truevalue to their MOS training,”

said Ackiss. “It is somethingthat a civilian employer im-mediately recognizes. Trans-lating the expertise andperformance of our militaryoccupational specialties,COOL identifies the opportu-nities for that representa-tion, in a credential, of whatthe civilian workforce desiresof our well-qualified profes-sionals.”According to Keith Boring,program manager for theNavy Credentials ProgramOffice, professional creden-tialing acts as an integralpart of the Services’ EnlistedLearning and DevelopmentStrategy. “COOL helps recruiters sellNavy and Marine Corps ca-reers; it improves advance-ment opportunities and helpsmotivate our best Sailors andMarines to stay in-service”said Boring. “By improvingforce readiness through ini-tiatives like COOL, we’representing Sailors andMarines with another key tocareer success that will bene-fit them while they’re in theservice and beyond.”Boring added, though itisn’t the purpose of theNavy’s credentialing pro-gram to be used solely as acomponent of transition,earning an industry recog-nized certification or licensemay provide a key factor to-ward a successful transitionfrom Sailor to civilian em-ployee.Michael Talley, assistant

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program manager for theNavy Credentials ProgramOffice noted that joint devel-opment of a DoN COOL web-site enabled enhancedcapabilities for both NavyCOOL and Marine CorpsCOOL. “The COOL websites leveragedata sharing, reduced develop-mental cost and meet Depart-ment of Defense credentialingprogram goals ... all at bestcost to the government and itstaxpayers,” said Talley. “Thetight integration of the Navyand Marine Corps COOL web-sites is the key advantage be-hind our partnership. BothCOOL sites mirror each otherin styling, organization, andutility ... which provide users aconsistent and familiar tool.”The Navy COOL office is lo-cated at the Center for Infor-mation Dominance (CID) at,Corry Station in Pensacola.CID is the Navy’s learningcenter that leads, managesand delivers Navy and jointforce training in informationoperations, information war-fare, information technology,cryptology and intelligence. For more information onDON COOL, visit their webpage at: https://www.cool.navy.mil

The Naples Public Health Evalu-ation (PHE) was an extensive ef-fort to learn more about thepotential environmental healthrisks present in the Campania re-gion of Italy. The Navy establishedhealth protective policies based onthe study’s findings to protect thehealth of U.S. personnel and theirfamilies, which includes bottledwater advisories and health pro-tective lease clauses. The PHE found the potentialhealth risks for living off-base can be mitigated by fol-lowing established risk-management actions.

The health protection policies are as follows:•Maintain the July 2008 bottled water advisory for U.S.personnel living off base.

• Maintain the New Lease Suspension Zone (NLSZ)areas, based on U.S. Navy and Italian environmentalsampling data. In these zones, U.S. Navy personnelare not permitted to sign new rental home leases.

• Maintain the U.S. Naval Support Activity Naples PHEwebsite and the U.S. Navy Regional Water QualityBoard.

•Maintain the health-protective U.S. Navy lease clausesfor private off-base rental homes:– Landlords must provide containerized water servicefrom a Navy-approved vendor.

– Leased homes must be supplied by city water or per-mitted wells. Landlords must disconnect all non-per-mitted wells and provide proof of connection to thecity water system or that the well is permitted.

– Landlords must clean and disinfect domestic waterholding tanks every six months.

•The U.S. Navy will continue to share data with desig-nated Italian public health officials.

Throughout the Public Health Evaluation, the U.S.Navy established health protective policies and took im-mediate action, when necessary, to protect the health ofU.S. personnel and their families. The risk managementanalysis determined that many of the health protectivepolicies established during Phase I and Phase II willcontinue, as well as new policies implemented to ensurecontinued health protection. The Phase I and II reports,along with fact sheets addressing commonly asked ques-tions and a detailed timeline of study components, areavailable through a link on the Naval Support ActivityNaples website: www.cnic.navy.mil/Naples. If you have aconcern about your specific health risk and how thestudy relates to you, please contact the U.S. Naval Hos-pital Naples at DSN: 629-6299 or commercial: 081-811-6299.

Naples CommunityHealth Awareness

Credentialing Available for Both Navyand Marine Corps Under DoN COOLBy Thom Seith, Center for Information Dominance Public Affairs

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Announced Closures/Limited Services

-Navy College Office

-Commissary closing at 4

p.m.

-Region Payroll Office

-UMUC

-Oklahoma University

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Back Gates

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services only.

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at 6 p.m.

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open for NEX deliveries

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Navy Receives Federal Energy andWater Management AwardThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)recognized the Navy as a recipient of the2014 Federal Energy and Water Man-agement Awards, Dec. 9. Capt. Tony Edmonds, Naval FacilitiesEngineering Command (NAVFAC) Wash-ington commanding officer and NavalDistrict Washington(NDW) regional en-gineer, and Lt. Cmdr. Keith Benson,NDW and NAVFAC Washington energyofficer, accepted the national award dur-ing a ceremony held at the NationalArchives and Records Administration inWashington D.C.“It’s an honor and privilege to berecognized by Department ofEnergy Federal EnergyManagement Program forour comprehensive en-ergy program at NavalDistrict Washingtonand NAVFAC Washing-ton,” Benson said. This year, the DOErecognized 25 winnersacross the federal gov-ernment as recipients ofthe 2014 Federal Energyand Water ManagementAwards. The annual awardshighlight exceptional federalagency efforts for improvingthe nation’s energy, water,aviation and vehicle fleets.Each winner deployed cut-ting-edge practices thatwill significantly cut car-bon pollution, protect theenvironment, andstrengthen national se-curity. In 2013, Naval District Wash-ington built the foundation for a

comprehensive energy program. The pro-gram focuses on five energy pillars: en-ergy culture, energy information, energyefficiency, renewable energy and alterna-tive fuels and energy security. Fiveteams were established to enhance en-ergy leadership with the focus on opti-mizing retro-commissioning projects,identifying potential renewable energyopportunities, collecting and analyzingdata on fuel consumption, installing ad-vanced metering, and deploying smartgrids that enable technologies to moni-tor, control and respond to building andutility management systems.“We thank all those energy warriorswho continue to make daily progress

across all energy pillars,” Bensonsaid.

NAVFAC Washington contin-ues to lead the charge onenergy program initia-tives. Across the region’ssix installations, energyintensity was reduced by19 percent and water in-tensity by 13 percent. Theprogram created 50megawatts of renewableenergy opportunity andbrought the total of ad-

vanced metering infrastruc-ture to 99 percent installedwith 37 percent actively con-nected. Naval District Washington’sprogram forms the basis ofits energy policy and funda-mentally empowers all em-ployees to use energyresources efficiently allthe time. For more news fromNaval Facilities Engineer-ing Command, visit

www.navy.mil/local/navfachq/.

By Regina AdamsNAVFAC Washington Public Affairs

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Naples Receives Results from Radon StudyNSA Naples recently received results from a year-long indoorradon monitoring study, which is part of an ongoing Navywideradon monitoring program. Radon detectors were installed in Navyfacilities at Capodichino, Support Site, Gaeta, Carney Park, andNavy-managed buildings at Allied Joint Force Command (JFC)Naples in Lago Patria. These detectors were placed in basementsand ground-level indoor spaces inhabited, or that could be inhab-ited in the future, at least four hours daily. Of the approximately1,600 pairs of detectors collected and analyzed, 24 were above theU.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) action level and re-quire mitigation. No housing units tested exceeded mitigation ac-tion limits. Mitigation measures are being taken for the 24 sites above EPAaction levels and will be re-tested once mitigation is complete toverify radon levels are below the EPA threshold. Approximately200 radon detectors from the year-long study were not found andare being re-tested for six months. Those sites are currently beingre-tested and will also be mitigated and re-tested if found to beabove the EPA radon threshold.To view the sample results, visit the NSA Naples website atwww.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnreurafswa/installations/nsa_naples/om/environmental_support.html. For additional information, call the Public Works Environmentaldivision at DSN 626-6644 or 081-568-6644; or the NSA Environ-mental Health Officer at DSN 629-6299 or 081-811-6299. Other in-formation sources about radon can be found at the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency website: www. epa.gov/radon; orat the World Health Organization website: http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2009/9789241547673_eng.pdf.

Post Office Advisory on Mailing of Nativity Scenes (Presepes) The Presepes ‘Nativity Scenes’ found throughout Naples and Italycontain miniature clay figures that craftsmen have made for hun-dreds of years. The figurines pose no agricultural risk and can besent or taken stateside. However, the figures are often housed in avillage setting made of natural bark decorated with peat moss,which can contain damaging insects or other pests and are prohib-ited from being imported into the United States. Nativity Scenesproduced using finished wood, plastic, or commercially-cleaned andlacquered straw (except rice straw) can be mailed to the U.S. Cus-tomers of the post office can be fined $100 or more if they mailscenes containing moss, bark, pinecones, untreated straw or otherrestricted materials. For questions, please visit or contact yourpost office.

Dec. 20: Support Site Power Outages for AnnualPreventative MaintenanceAnnual preventative maintenance on electrical substationtransformers requires a series of power outages in order to safelymaintain an efficient electrical distribution system within theSupport Site. Due to battery back-up capability, all facility andHousing life safety systems will function under normal operatingconditions. The schedule for the power outages is as follows: Dec.20 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Elementary School (B2057); HighSchool (B2058); School Cafeteria (B2059); Child DevelopmentCenter (B2065); School Bleachers (including fire pump station).

Dec. 22: Auditions for Rapunzel with Missoula Chil-dren’s Theatre and CYPAll youth in grades 1-12 are invited to attend auditions for Mis-soula Children’s Theatre and Child and Youth Programs’ Rapun-zel at the Naples High School Cafeteria on Monday, Dec. 22.Auditions will begin at 10 a.m. sharp. There are approximately60 roles are available for local students and no preparation isnecessary. Students selected will rehearse through the week(Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday). The per-formance will be held on Saturday, Dec. 27 at 6 p.m. and is freeand open to the community. For more information, call DSN 629-4722 or 081-811-4722.

Dec. 22- 26: Reel Times 2 Cinema Free Children’sMoviesThe Support Site’s Reel Times 2 Cinema is offering a free chil-dren’s movie at 3 p.m. Monday through Friday during the weekof Christmas. Monday – Ice Age, Continental Drift, PGTuesday –Madagascar 3, PGWednesday – Monsters Inc., GThursday – Arthur Christmas, PGFriday – Happy Feet, PGFor additional MWR movie times and titles, visit www.face-book.com/mwrnaples or call 081-811-4371.

The annual Army vs. Navy Flag Football Game hasbecome a cherished Naples tradition. This year’sgame resulted in a disappointing 6-0 loss for Navyat Wildcat Stadium on board the Support Site Dec.13. This marks the second year in a row that Armyhas won the cherished cup. Later that day in Balti-more, the Midshipmen of Annapolis defeated theBlack Knights of West Point 17-10 in the 115thmatchup between the two service academies, mark-ing the 13th straight victory over Army.

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Several ombudsmen in the NavalSupport Activity, Naples area,worked with their commands, com-mand families and friends to col-lect items needed for Centro Laila,a local orphanage, located in Cas-tel Volturno, Caserta.Centro Laila is an orphanagededicated to caring for immigrantchildren whose parents work andcannot care for them. The centerprovides a warm, loving environ-ment for these children who aresheltered at the center all weekand sometimes visited by theirparents on the weekends. Brianna Fenske, command om-budsman for Naval Facilities Engi-neering Command (NAVFAC), wasthe organizer for this project. Thecenter was contacted, in mid-No-vember 2014, to determine whattheir immediate needs were. Centro Laila had the most needfor food and diapers, in which theombudsmen team, under Fenske’sdirection, set out to collect. How-ever, what was collected wasmuch, much more than what wasexpected; in addition to food and

diapers, there were toys of everykind, clothing and blankets.Many commands got involved bysetting up a collection box at theircommand suite for the purpose ofgathering these donated goodsfrom their sailors and families. Lori Oliver-Owens, command om-budsman for Region Legal, EmilyDavis, one of two command om-budsmen for USS Mount Whitney(LCC 20), Reniya Richardson, com-mand ombudsman for ArmedForces Network (AFN), BriannaFenske, command ombudsman forNAVFAC, and Rebecca Music, om-budsman coordinator at Fleet andFamily Support Center (FFSC)made the trip to the center to de-liver the goods and spend time in-teracting with the children.The team played balloon gamesand provided a time of coloringand finished the day with dancingand taking photos with all thechildren. The Naples Area OmbudsmenTeam wishes to thank each andevery command, organization andperson who gave to this worthycause that brought smiles to thefaces of these children.

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Naples Tree Lighting

Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples held itsannual Christmas tree lighting ceremony Dec.5th at the Support Site.The event kicked off at 5:45 p.m. with Ameri-can Forces Network (AFN) hosting a live radiobroadcast from the village forum where chil-dren eagerly awaited the appearance of SantaClaus.“We have a special arrangement with the manup north so that the kids can give him theirlists,” said Cris Kasparek, director, Child andYouth Program. “We normally have around 300to 700 kids to see Santa, but with the rain I’mnot sure how many will show up, but he willstay to make sure he gets to talk to all of thekids.”Shortly after the event kicked off, the fire de-partment arrived at the village forum escortingSanta Claus to the stage where he met withCapt. Douglas Carpenter, NSA Naples com-manding officer, to officially light the Christmastree.Once the Christmas tree was lit; the childrenbegan to line up and wait their turn to speakwith Santa Claus and share their Christmaswish lists.“My youngest was a little afraid at first, buther sister was all about talking to Santa sheseemed to have a great time,” said PersonnelSpecialist 2nd Class A.J. Riester. “It turned outto be a really nice night despite all the rain ear-lier in the day. It cleared up just in time for thecelebration.”Following the festivities the U.S Naval ForcesEurope Band, consisting of members of theU.S. Navy, and the Italian Army, Navy andCarabaneiri, held a 90 minute Christmas Con-cert. The concert consisted of more than 14 holi-day favorites including “Home for the

Holidays,” “Twas the Night before Christmas,”“Let it Snow” and “Feliz Navidad.” The annual tree lighting ceremony has beenheld at the NSA Naples Support Site since win-ter 2008. This year’s Christmas tree will remainlit at the Support Site until the beginning of2015.For more information about MWR events, visitwww.facebook.com/NSA Naples or MWRITT.org

By MC3 Mat Murch, Navy Public affairs Support Element East, Det. Europe

The Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples lights a Christ-mas tree during the annual Christmas tree Lighting Cel-ebration. NSA holds a tree lighting celebration everyyear in the Village Forum. (Photo by MC3 Mat Murch)

NMHS HolidayConcert

The Naples Middle High School combined choruses performed at the BaseChapel Dec. 11. Pictured are: Back row – Sarah Kemp, Maddie Sims and SamSmith; middle row – Taylor Maldonado and Ashleigh Nemeth; front row –Melannie Caimares and Alexandrea Segura.

The Naples Middle High school choral department put ona winter concert at the support site chapel Dec. 11.Forty-five students from the High School and MiddleSchool choirs started preparing for the winter concert inOctober, and the extra work showed in their stirring per-formance. The High School Choir started off the concert with theNational Anthem. Then the Middle School Choirs came up,each singing one individual piece and then two combinedpieces.The selections were: When You Believe, I Am A Small PartOf The World, Do You Want To Build A Snowman (fromFrozen), and Christmas In Three Minutes (a Christmasmedley).Then the High School Choir sang Today We Shall BeMerry, Home For The Holidays, Ding-a Ding, and Christ-mas Lullaby. Finally, all choirs came together to sing WeNeed A Little Christmas. For the combined finale piece,members of the Navy Band joined in to support the singersin America, Our Home.

By Lisa CoreyNaples Middle School Music teacher

CS2 REY-NALD LAU-RENTINOCulinary Spe-cialist 2ndClass ReynaldLaurentino,from Delano,Calif., moved tothe UnitedStates, from thePhilippines in2003. He en-listed into theNavy and re-ported at Re-cruit TrainingCommand,Great Lakes,Ill., in 2009.After completing boot camp, CS2 Laurentino reported to his first dutystation, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Eight (HSC-8) at North Island,San Diego, Calif. In 2014, he reported to U.S. Naval Hospital Naples(USNH) to join the Nutrition Management Team as a Cook Watch-Cap-tain and Records-keeper. His duties in food services make him one of thekey players for many successful USNH Naples command functions, likethe 2014 Change of Command and Preferred Provider Network Recep-tion. One of his many talents includes decorating ceremonial cakes forvarious command occasions. His goal is to advance to before going on tohis next duty station. On his free time, he enjoys traveling around Italy,especially Rome, as well as volunteering to help out the local community.Reflecting on a recent trip, CS2 Laurentino stated “It was a great experi-ence celebrating a Thanksgiving with the priest and nuns of the Coleggiode Filipino in Rome, Italy!”.

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IN THE SPOTLIGHTROGERESTRADAU.S. NavalForces Europe-Africa(NAVEUR-NAVAF) Person-nel Specialist 1stClass RogerEstrada wasnamed U.S.Naval ForcesEurope-Africa/U.S. 6thFleet headquar-ter’s Sailor inthe Spotlight,Dec. 4, 2014.During a cere-mony amongst

his peers, Estrada was announced and personally congratulated byNAVEUR-NAVAF Chief of Staff Rear Adm. John Nowell for his outstand-ing performance.“I try to always do what I believe is the right thing in both my profes-sional and personal life,” Estrada said. “We all have choices in life andcareer, and when you do what is right, no one can fault you.”A native of from Upland, Calif., Estrada serves as a command financialspecialist for Naval Support Activity Naples. He is also a Cub Scout Pack007 Assistant Den Leader and as an avid volunteer for his daughter’sBrownie events. During Operation United Assistance, Estrada monitored and tracked,with 100 percent accountability, all Navy and civilian personnel enteringand leaving the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations, as well as all personnelin various operations in Europe and Africa.

Based on Sailor feedbackand lessons learned fromNavy’s Sexual Assault Pre-vention and Response efforts,new Bystander Interventionto the Fleet (BI2F) trainingwill begin this fall for all ac-tive and reserve Sailors. As this training will bridgeseveral topic areas, BI2F willcount for the fraternization,hazing, physical readinessand sexual health GMT re-quirements for FY15.BI2F training details arespelled out in NAVADMIN275/14 released Dec. 11. Rear Adm. Mike White,commander, Naval Educationand Training Command, saidthat BI2F training providesthe tools for the fleet to sig-nificantly reduce unaccept-able behaviors such asfraternization, hazing, andsexual harassment or as-sault.

“This training will equip ourSailors with the skills to rec-ognize potentially risky situ-ations and take appropriateaction to help shipmatesavoid decisions that couldhave life-altering conse-quences,” said White. “Thispeer-to-peer training is de-signed to encourage open,honest dialogue among thoseof similar age and experiencelevel.”Training will be delivered byfacilitators using interactivevideo and small-group peerdiscussion.Rear Adm. Rick Snyder,21st Century Sailor Office di-rector, points out that thetraining covers a range oftopics that span the contin-uum of harm.“BI2F is skills-based, peer-led training designed to pre-vent destructive behaviorsand promote an environmentof professionalism, respect,and trust for all,” said Sny-der. “It focuses on how to rec-

Nominations Sought for LanguageProfessional Awards

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By Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs

ognize and safely interveneto prevent a number of de-structive behaviors. In theend, our Sailors will have theskills to step up and step into help shipmates and ourNavy.”BI2F training must be com-pleted for all Sailors no laterthan Sept. 30, 2015 Commands may accessBI2F training informationvia the NPC 21st CenturySailor webpage athttp://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/support/21st_cen-tury_sailor/pages/default.aspx.The BI2F training webpagewill contain up-to-date policyinformation, training materi-als, CF training schedulesand locations, and FAQs.For more news from Chief ofNaval Personnel, visitwww.navy.mil/local/cnp/.

Navy Language, Regional Expertise, and Culture Office(OPNAV N13F) announced Dec. 16 it is seeking nominationsfor the fiscal year 2014 Language Professional of the Year(LPOY), Linguist of the Year (LOY), and Command Lan-guage Program of the Year.The awards are given yearly to recognize the most out-standing Command Language Program, military and civil-ian language professionals, and non-career linguists whohave achieved mission success through the use of foreignlanguage. The top command and language professional are thenjudged across the Department of Defense in a competitionthat is overseen by the Defense Language Institute ForeignLanguage Center. Nomination procedures are outlined for command languageprogram in OPNAV Instruction 1650.31 and 1650.32 for lan-guage professional and linguist awards. This year's essaytopic for LPOY and LOY nominees is "describe a strategy totrain and sustain military language professionals in your or-ganization to a proficiency level 3/3 or better." This essayshould be no more than five double-spaced, typewrittenpages and should not include references or footnotes.Deadline to submit nomination packages to N13F is Jan.16. Packages can be emailed to [email protected] may be directed to CTICM Kenneth Paulsen at(703) 604-5519 or via email at [email protected]. For more information on language and culture programs,visit www.public.navy.mil/BUPERS-NPC/career/language_culture/pages/default2.aspx.

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

ANIMALS WITHOUT LIMITS (AWL) is searching for volun-teers who want to help at our Animal Hospice in Lago Patria.We also need volunteers for different projects on the SupportSite base. For more information, please contact us at awlres-cueteam@ gmail.com or [email protected].

THE AMERICAN SOCCER CLUB (ASC) OF NAPOLI islooking for qualified coaches. Those interested in coachingshould e-mail [email protected].

ONGOING/ON THE HORIZONTHE NAPLES MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC BOOST-ERS Is your Naples Middle High School student in Band, Choir,Orchestra, or Flag Team? If so, then he/she benefits from NMHSMusic Boosters! NHMS Music Boosters is a growing organizationthat ensures all Naples Middle High School music programs con-tinue performing at the highest levels. Help support Music Boost-ers with your yearly family membership of $25.00 (othermembership levels also available). Volunteers are continuouslyneeded to assist with several projects! Email [email protected] or visit us on Facebook "NMHS Music Boost-ers" for more information.

The NAPLES MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL PTSA is looking forvolunteers to help provide information, resources and events thatstrengthen the connections between students, parents, the schooland the community. A yearly membership is $10 and joining is agreat way to get involved, meet the teachers, other parents andyour child's friends. Email NaplesPTSAteam@ gmail.com orsearch Naples Middle High School PTSA on Facebook.

BOY SCOUT TROOP 007 holds troop meetings every Mondayfrom 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Support Site Community Center. E-mail the Scoutmaster at [email protected] orvisit these websites at https://www.facebook. com/BSATroop007;https://www.troopwebhost.org/Troop007Naples and https://www.troopwebhost.org/FormHTML.aspx?site=Troop007Naples.

COALITION OF SAILORS AGAINST DESTRUCTIVE DE-CISIONS (CSADD), Naples Chapter meets every 2nd and 4thWednesday of each month at 1 p.m. in the NSA Naples ChiefsMess, located by the quarterdeck in Admin I. CSADD's mission isto create a culture in which our shipmates are helping shipmatesmaintain a course of success through good decision making. Formore information, contact MC2 Ramsaran at DSN 626-5249.

NAVY LEAGUE NAPLES has three missions: to enhance themorale of active duty personnel and their families; to informCongress and the American public on the importance of strongsea services; and to support youth through programs such asthe Junior ROTC that expose young people to the values of oursea services. Personnel interested in joining or participatingwith the Navy League should contact Betty Reese at 081-526-8051. For more information, visit www.navyleague.org.

THE NAPLES TOASTMASTERS CLUB provides materialsand experience to improve competent communication and leader-ship skills. Meetings are at 6:30 p.m. on the first & third Tues-days of the month at the Support Site Community Center. Guestsare always welcome. For more information, visitwww.naplestoastmasters.wix.com/toastmastersnaples or like uson Facebook "Toastmasters Naples Italy."

NAPLES AREA FIRST CLASS PETTY OFFICERS ASSO-CIATION is composed of members from different rates withone mission. As a service organization, we enhance communityrelations, promote awareness of our duties as Sailors, and for-tify the professional and social welfare of our service members.We normally convene every other week alternating Tuesdaysand Thursdays. Visit us and learn how you can participate andfeel free to bring a friend! For more information, please contactYN1 Gordon at DSN: 626-7733.

CLUB BEYOND is a youth group run by Naval SupportActivity Naples Religious Ministries. Club Beyond is opento children in grades 7 through 12, and meets Wednesdaysat 5:30 p.m. in the Chapel Fellowship Hall at the SupportSite. For more information, please contact Arturo [email protected].

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS hosts English-speaking AAmeetings on and off base in the Naples area. For more in-formation, please call 339-267-7075 or visit www.alcoholics-anonymous.eu/countries/italy.htm.

upcoming uSo ToursCapodichino office 081-568-5713Support Site office 081-811-4903

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EXTENDED TOURS

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Dec. 24-25Christmas in Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .€187

Jan. 17-18MLK Weekend in Florence and Pisa . . .€175

Feb. 13-16President’s day in Budapest . . . . . . . . . .€486

Feb. 13-16Carnevale in Venice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBD

Feb. 28-Mar. 1Perugia and Assisi Weekend . . . . . . . . .€188

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Dec. 19Wine and Dine in a Cave.......€45Dec. 20 Rome of the Caesars ..............€58Dec. 21 Pompeii and Cameo Factory .€42Dec. 24 Single Sailor Christmas Eve

Mass in Rome..................€FREEDec. 27 The City of Bethlehem...........€25Dec. 28 The Underground of Naples..€34

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, Dec. 194:30 p.m. Penguins of Madagascar, PG5 p.m. Night at the Museum:

Secret of the Tomb, PG7 p.m. Horrible Bosses 2, R 8:30 p.m. Hobbit: Battle of Five

Armies, PG-13, 3-D

Saturday, Dec. 203 p.m. Annie, PG4 p.m. The Hobbit: Battle of Five

Armies, PG-136 p.m. Night at the Museum:

Secret of the Tomb, PG7:30 p.m. The Hobbit: Battle of Five

Armies, PG-13 3-D8:30 p.m. Birdman, R, Premiere

Sunday, Dec. 213 p.m. Annie, PG4 p.m. Night at the Museum:

Secret of the Tomb, PG 6 p.m. Exodus: Gods and Kings,

PG-137 p.m. The Hobbit: Battle of Five

Armies, PG-13

Monday, Dec. 22 3 p.m. Ice Age, Continental Drift,

PG, FREE ADMISSION

4:30 p.m. Big Hero 6, PG 6 p.m. Exodus: Gods and Kings,

PG-137 p.m. The Hobbit: Battle of Five

Armies, PG-13, 3-D

Tuesday Dec. 233 p.m. Madagascar 3,

FREE ADMISSION4:30 p.m. Big Hero 6, PG 6 p.m. Annie, PG 7 p.m. Exodus: Gods and Kings,

PG-13, 3-D

Wednesday, Dec. 243 p.m. Monsters Inc., G,

FREE ADMISSION 4:30 p.m. The Hobbit: Battle of Five

Armies, PG-136 p.m. Penguins of Madagascar,

PG

Thursday, Dec. 253 p.m. Arthur Christmas, PG,

FREE ADMISSION4 p.m. Big Hero 6, PG 6 p.m. Night at the Museum:

Secret of the Tomb, PG7 p.m. Exodus: Gods and Kings,

PG-13, 3-D

ANNIEPG, Comedy, 119 min. Cast: Jamie Foxx, QuvenzhanWallis, Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale, Adewale Akin-nuoye-Agbaje. Annie is a young, happy foster kidwho’s also tough enough to make her way on thestreets of New York in 2014. Originally left by herparents as a baby with the promise that they’d beback for her someday, it’s been a hard knock life eversince with her mean foster mom Miss Hannigan. Buteverything’s about to change when the hard-nosed ty-coon and New York mayoral candidate Will Stacks –advised by his brilliant VP, Grace and his shrewd andscheming campaign advisor, Guy – makes a thinly-veiled campaign move and takes her in. Stacks be-lieves he’s her guardian angel, but Annie’sself-assured nature and bright, sun-will-come-out-tomorrow outlook on life just might mean it’s theother way around.

ARTHUR CHRISTMASPG, 98 min. Animation. So how does Santa deliverall those presents in one night?’ The answer: Santa’sexhilarating, ultra-high-tech operation hidden be-neath the North Pole. But this year, Santa’s sonArthur has an urgent mission that must be com-pleted before Christmas morning dawns.

BIG HERO 6PG, Animation, 108 min. Cast: Ryan Potter, ScottAdsit, Jamie Chung, Genesis Rodriguez, T.J. Miller.An action comedy adventure about brilliant roboticsprodigy Hiro Hamada, who finds himself in the gripsof a criminal plot that threatens to destroy the fast-paced, high-tech city of San Fransokyo. With the helpof his closest companion-a robot named Baymax-Hirojoins forces with a reluctant team of first-time crimefighters on a mission to save their city

BIRDMANR, Comedy, 119 min. Cast: Michael Keaton, Zach Gal-ifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, AmyRyan. This film is a dark comedy that tells the storyof an actor – famous for portraying an iconic super-hero – as he struggles to mount a Broadway play. Inthe days leading up to opening night, he battles hisego and attempts to recover his family, his career,and himself.

EXODUS: GODS AND KINGSPG-13, Action-Adventure-Drama, 150 min. Cast:Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Aaron Paul, John Tur-turro, Sigourney Weaver. Moses rises up against theEgyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 600,000 slaves ona monumental journey of escape from Egypt and itsterrifying cycle of deadly plagues.

HORRIBLE BOSSESR, Comedy, 104 min. Cast: Jason Sudeikis, JasonBateman, Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston, Chris Pine.

After barely escaping with their lives when theirplans to murder their bosses goes out of control, Nick,Dale and Kurt decide that they’ll be better off launch-ing a business of their own. But a slick investor hasother plans, and when he manages to snake theirsuccessful venture right out from underneath them,the three friends launch a not-very-well-thought-outplan to kidnap the investor’s adult son and trade himfor control of their company.

THE HOBBIT: BATTLE OF FIVE ARMIESPG-13, Action-Adventure, 150 min. Cast: MartinFreeman, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, ElijahWood, Ian McKellen. This final battle brings to anepic conclusion the adventures of Bilbo Baggins,Thorin Oakenshield, and the Company of Dwarves.Having reclaimed their homeland from the DragonSmaug, the Company has unwittingly unleashed adeadly force into the world. Enraged, Smaug rainshis fiery wrath down upon the defenseless men,women and children of Lake-town. Obsessed aboveall else with his reclaimed treasure, Thorin sacrificesfriendship and honor to hoard it as Bilbo’s frantic at-tempts to make him see reason drive the Hobbit to-wards a desperate and dangerous choice. But thereare even greater dangers ahead. Unseen by any butthe Wizard Gandalf, the great enemy Sauron hassent forth legions of Orcs in a stealth attack upon theLonely Mountain. As darkness converges on their es-calating conflict, the races of Dwarves, Elves andMen must decide: unite or be destroyed. Bilbo findshimself fighting for his life and the lives of his friendsin the epic Battle of the Five Armies, as the future ofMiddle-earth hangs in the balance.

ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFTPG, Animation-Adventure-Comedy, 88 min. Cast:Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo.Manny,Diego, and Sid embark upon another adventure aftertheir continent is set adrift. Using an iceberg as aship, they encounter sea creatures and battle piratesas they explore a new world.

MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTEDPG, Animation-Adventure-Comedy, 93 min. Cast: BenStiller, Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock. Alex, Marty,Gloria and Melman are still fighting to get home totheir beloved Big Apple. Their journey takes themthrough Europe where they find the perfect cover: atraveling circus, which they reinvent - Madagascarstyle.

MONSTERS INC.G, Animation, 92 min. Cast: Billy Crystal, JohnGoodman, Mary Gibbs. Monsters generate theircity’s power by scaring children, but they are terriblyafraid themselves of being contaminated by children,so when one enters Monstropolis, top scarer Sulleyfinds his world disrupted.

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History Layered in Stone:Sassi di Matera

An ancient city built verti-cally on a mountainsidewith a grand vista for abackdrop, visiting Materafeels like location scoutingfor the next Indiana Jonesmovie or Uncharted game. Matera is a remote town inthe mountainous Basilicata

region of “The City ofStones,” or Sassi di Matera,has been a city since theRomans founded it in the8th century AD, but itsroots stretch back thou-sands of years further tothe area’s cave dwellings.The Sassi was continuouslyinhabited until the 1950swhen the government evac-uated it due to the un-

healthy living conditions. Itcame back into the spotlightin the 1960s when it wasused as a filming locationfor religious epics as thecity easily doubled for Bibli-cal Jerusalem, a trendwhich continues to this daywith the Passion of theChrist and the upcomingBen Hur remake.Today Sassi di Matera has

Story and photos by MC1 David R. Krigbaum

The tower of Chiesa di San Pietro Barisano, set against Sassi de Matera. San Pietro Barisano is the older of Mat-era’s two Chiesa di San Pietro, which dates to 1000.

Purgatorio Nuovo is a Baroque church built in 1747 built by the Confrater-nity of Poor Souls in Purgatory and local citizens whose theme is death-not as the end but as the beginning of a new, better life.

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Matera di Sassi from its lowest street to highest Doumo dominated point is a layered maze of cobblestone streetsand historical dwellings.

many of the churches it isstill a functioning churchbut is open to visitors. The most interestingchurch was Nuovo Purgato-rio, a church decorated withskeletons and skulls. Builtin 1747 by the Confrater-nity of Poor Souls in Purga-tory and local citizens, itstheme is death, not as theend, but as the beginning of

a new, better life.The Duomo, the Cathedralof Matera, is currently un-dergoing renovation, but oc-cupying the highest point inMatera it can be seen fromeverywhere in the city andis very photogenic. An Apulian-Romanesquechurch, it was built in 1270upon the site of a formerBenedictine monastery con-

secrated in 1082.As well as its landmarks,Matera’s cobbled togethernature made every streetand building just as fun toshoot. Exploring Matera ona deserted Sunday morningadded to the feeling of beingin some fantastic fictionalsetting so I recommend get-ting an early start whenvisiting.

been partially re-inhabitedand geared toward tourismbut has not lost its historiccharm. It was made a UN-ESCO world heritage site in1993 and in 2019 it will be aEuropean Capital of Cul-ture.Standing on its loweststreet level felt like being onthe floor of a man-madecanyon, surrounded by lay-ers of history, houses builtinto the mountainside andatop each other haphazardlyand piece by piece over cen-turies and by conquers asvaried as the Spanish, theLombards and the Normanswith each leaving somethingof their culture behind. Thatpiece would eventually bemodified, or built on top orbeside of and so forth.Across the canyon wereman-made caves even moreancient than the city andcrisscrossed with narrowtrails. The lowest levels were me-dieval but walking and as-cending the main streets orcutting through a maze ofstairs and wide piazzas fitbetween buildings, the an-cient was supplanted by theless ancient with one era re-placing another until reach-ing the highest levels whichresemble the streets of his-toric Naples.What makes it really inter-

esting, is that until thatplateau is reached much ofwhat I saw was just afaçade- those houses werereally caves built into themountainside.Some of the cave houseshave been converted intomuseums that depict every-day life for the city dwellers.Behind the façade thehomes really are just hol-lowed out caves with nooksfor sleeping, cooking and an-imals. Visiting Matera on an ITTTour I got to sleep in a cavehotel, which as primitive asit sounds, is a regular hotelroom in a cave. It was verywarm inside and I had thebest night of sleep I’ve hadin ages.Nestled within its layers,Matera has accumulatedmany churches and monas-teries through the years,none of which look alike. Myfavorites where San PietroCaveoso, Nuovo Purgatorioand the Duomo.I’m pretty certain there’s alaw requiring every Italiancity to have a St. Peter’schurch and Matera has beenaround long enough to earntwo, one for both sections ofMatera di Sassi. San PietroCaveoso was built in1218,but during the Spanish oc-cupation was redone in theSpanish Baroque style. Like

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Le feste/ tHe HoLidays

T P V P M D H Q y V P R C T ED V C G a J G O S I Z T E G NS L C N Z R I L R Q O Q L M Ga P Z N E a a O D T N P E R aL a I P N T T T G L D J B W PU E J N L E T R a B H I R C MT M E D C S L O M J O N a G aE G Z N C Z W J N L L G Z G HX O I R a D N E L a C C I O CU C V a C a N Z a G Z Q O P BO L F Q W N W K O Q B Z N J IO P M G P M E a T S E F E S UH N U P E N H W E D R K W M La R N L Z y Q L M C F T N a QH y E a H J W H S y S a W T U

Practice your vocabulary. Find the Italian words.

CAPoDANNo / New Year's

NATALE / Christmas

REGALo / Gift

ALBERo DI NATALE / Christmas Tree

CANDELA / Candle

PRESEPE / Nativity scene

EPIFANIA / Epiphany

BABBo NATALE / Santa Claus

STELLA / Star

FESTEGGIARE / To celebrate

REGALARE / To give

PANETToNE / Traditional Christmas cake

Answer to last week’s puzzle

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ANNo / Year

CALENDARIo / Calendar

CELEBRAZIoNE / Celebration

CHAMPAGNE / Champagne

DANZA / Dance

FESTA / Party

GENNAIo / January

MEZZANoTTE / Midnight

PARATA / Parade

PIRoTECNICo / Fireworks

SALuTE / Cheers

VACANZA / Holiday

Happy New yearCOLOR ME: SANTA

Naples Elementary School Immersion Concert The Host Nation Department and Immer-sion Team at Naples Elementary Schoolalong with a local Italian school prepareda holiday concert for the community onboard the Support Site Dec. 12.There were five classes that participatedin the concert. The Kindergarten class,first- and second-grade teachers workedtogether with an Italian class. Meanwhile,the third- and fourth-grade teachersworked with another class.Altogether, there were about 100 Ameri-can students and 20 Italian students, whoparticipated in the concert.

Over the past 10 years, this annual cross-cultural concert has become a popular win-ter event for parents and music lovers. Each group of children learned three tofive different songs in the Italian lan-guage. They also recited a poem or two. Atthe end the students sang a classic tradi-tional song.“This winter concert is a fabulous way toteach our students the Italian languageand enjoy music and movement,” NaplesElementary School Kindergarten Immer-sion Teacher Maria Oropallo said. “Thestudents get to meet and become friendswith local national students. We look for-ward to collaborating with them yearly.”

From Naples Elementary School

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New Contracts for SurfaceWarfare Officers awaitReauthorization approval

A delay in coordinating approval for reauthorization of theRevised Surface Warfare Officer Critical Skills RetentionBonus (RSWOCSRB) will mean no new contracts will beprocessed for the bonus after Dec. 16 until reauthorizationis received, which should be early next year.Current bonus payments are not impacted by the reautho-rization delay.The lapse in writing new contracts is the result of staffingdelays at the Chief of Naval Personnel. Navy leadership isconfident the bonus will be reauthorized and should becomplete by mid-February.Officers impacted by this delay have been contacted bytheir detailer to help them understand how this will impacttheir career planning.Eligibility requirements for department head bonus arefound in NAVADMIN 156/12 and for lieutenant commanderbonus they are listed in NAVADMINs 326/02, 084/10 and156/12.Eligible surface warfare officers with four or more years ofservice who have not yet signed up for the RSWOCSRB de-partment head bonus can sign up for the bonus by Dec. 16.Officers who will not reach four years of service before Dec.16 are still eligible for the total bonus amount once authori-zation is renewed as long as they sign up before completingtheir sixth year of service.Eligible lieutenant commanders who have not yet signedup for the SWO Critical Skills Bonus (SWOCSB) will be eli-gible for the total bonus amount when the bonus is re-newed as long as they sign up prior to the secondanniversary of their promotion to O-4.Officers who have questions on their bonus status maycontact the surface warfare community manager at (901)874-3173 or DSN 882-3173.For more news from Chief of Naval Personnel, visitwww.navy.mil/local/cnp/.

From Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs

No doubt, 2014 has been a goodyear for The Naples Tiger SharksSwim Team.Led by eight-year Head Coach,Jane Higgins, the nearly 80-swim-mer strong squad now holds the“Triple Crown” of the EuropeanForces Swim League (EFSL). Be-ginning with the Southern DivisionChampionship in Naples, Italy fol-lowed by the EFSL IndividualChampionship in Eindhoven,Netherlands and completed withEFSL Long Distance Championshipin Lignano, Italy, the Tiger Sharksclaimed all three titles in the past11 months.Now, the swimmers and their fam-ilies are taking time to say ‘thanks’to the Naples community that hassupported them in reaching these goals.“We could not have captured these titles withoutthe financial, service-related and good-will sup-port of the broad community here in Naples,” saidDave Snodgrass, second year President for theNaples Tiger Sharks. So, with great appreciation,and in an effort to give back a bit, the TigerSharks looked locally for opportunities to supportothers. First, the Tiger Sharks showed their apprecia-tion for our members in uniform by serving as vol-unteers for the Single Sailor ThanksgivingDinner. High School swimmers Sydney and IngridBidwell served up the turkey and fixings whileother Tiger Sharks including Reagan Butler, Zach& Brandon Oestereicher, Houlton McGuinn, Jas-mine Boggs and Lorenzo Flores closed the galleywith a clean sweep and carted off the trash.The team then celebrated the season’s joy by de-signing, painting and submitting its annual ‘Diveinto the Holidays’ greeting card. This year’s de-sign was a jolly snow-swimmer, complete with hisneon green Tiger Shark swim cap and jammerswim suit. The plaquard is one of several dis-played on the main gate at the Support Site.“We train hard all season, and in 2014 it reallypaid off with the three championship titles,” saidIsaac Stacks, Tiger Sharks Co-Captain.“It’s that effort and deep commitment from allour swimmers at every meet that makes the dif-ference, said Coach Higgins.”Following on with the commitment to others, inDecember Tiger Shark families filled 54 “Opera-

tion Holiday Help” boxes. These boxes, stuffedwith school supplies, clothing, hygiene items, toysand a Tiger Shark team photo were delivered tothe Chaplain’s Office to be forwarded on to chil-dren in Romania, the Philippines and Italy thisholiday season.“I thought really hard about what to put in mybox,” said 11-year-old Katherine Vandelac. “Ithought about how much support we Tiger Sharkshave all the time, especially from our parents whoare always cheering us on, working at the meetsand making great travel possible. I just wantedthe girl that gets my box to feel a bit special too.”The Tiger Shark adults, too, have played theirpart in ‘Giving Back’ to the community. While theteam has been on the receiving end of the finan-cial generosity from organizations such as theNaples High School Booster Club, Family Supportand Youth Programs and the Naples OverseasSpouse Club, Tiger Shark Head Official Neil Hig-gins makes sure the team is on the giving end too.Each year Higgins recruits Tiger Sharks andothers to compete in golf tournaments whose pro-ceeds support the Army Ball, the Marine CorpsBall, USO and Wounded Warrior Association Gen-eral funds among others.If you’d like to see the Tiger Sharks compete,their final home meet this season is Jan. 25, 2015,at 9:30 a.m. at the Capodichino pool. For more in-formation about swimming with the Tiger Sharks,contact Tiger Shark Head Coach at [email protected] or Tiger Shark President [email protected].

Capturing the Triple Crown of the European Forces Swim League TakesMore Than Just Fast SwimmingFrom Kate McGuinn

Tiger Sharks Give Back to say‘Thanks’ to the NaplesCommunity that Supports Them

To find out what positions are cur-rently open, please contact our frontdesk at DSN 626-5409 or commer-cial 081-568-5409. Copies of vacancyannouncements will be posted atthe Human Resources Office, lo-cated in the Admin I building atCapodichino, first floor. The cus-tomer service hours are Mondaythrough Friday, from 8 a.m. to 3p.m. The Fleet and Family SupportCenter (FFSC) at Support Site willalso have vacancy announcementsand they can be easily viewed at theHRO Website:http://cnic.navy.mil/regions/cn-reurafswa/about/Jobs.htmlApplications are accepted at the Se-curity Pass and ID Office atCapodichino, or at the HRO, locatedin Admin 1, Capodichino, or bymailing to: HRO, PSC 817 Box 29,FPO AE 09622, or at Fleet andFamily Service Center (FFSC) lo-cated on the TLA first floor, at Sup-port Site. HRO must receive mailedapplications by closing date of thevacancy announcement.PLEASE NOTE: Customer serviceoperation hours for the followingHRO services are Monday, Wednes-day and Friday from 9 a.m. to 11a.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

the front desk at 626-5409 or 081-568-5409. You can also contact theHRO Naples helpdesk at: http://cnic.navy.mil/Europe/About/Jobs/AboutWorkingHere/index.htm.You will be contacted within 24hours, so please be sure to provideyour contact information. Thankyou and we appreciate your input,whether negative or positive so thatwe can find ways to improve theHRO services, or continue to pro-vide excellent service. As a re-minder, an HRO Representative isavailable for the bi-weekly “Meet &Greet” at the NSA, Support SiteBase, Navy Exchange Food Courtarea from 8-9 a.m. Please feel free tocome by, pick up a copy of a vacancyannouncement that you may be in-terested in applying for, or ask ques-tions. If the HRO representative isunable to provide you a response,he/she will bring the question backto the HRO office and you will beprovided an answer or a call backthe same day.

NON-APPROPRIATED FUND(NAF) POSITIONS

Fleet & Family Readiness NAFLocal Naples job announcementswithin CNREURAFSWA may beviewed at: http://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnreurafswa/about/jobs.html. The necessary applica-tion forms are also available online. For any questions you haveyou may call 081-568-4164/2505/5612. The applications maybe e-mailed to [email protected]

NSA NAPLES US NAF POSITIONS

Recreation Aid,NF-0189-01ANN#15-016 flexible, Bowling Center,Support Site. Job Summary: Pro-vides oversight of activities andnecessary services to authorizedpatrons. Closing date: Open UntilFilledFood Service Worker, NA-7408-04, ANN#15-003 flexible, BowlingCenter, Support Site. Job Sum-mary: Performs a variety of taskssuch as grilling or frying pancakes,hamburgers, hot dogs, bacon, eggs,sausage, by watching while theitems are cooking, turning as re-quired; regulating temperature andremoving when done. Closing date:Open Until FilledEducation Aid/Technician, CY-1702-I/II, ANN#15-004, (MultiplePositions) flexible, Child Develop-ment Centers, School Age Care,Youth Programs, Teen Center andYouth Sports Capodichino/SupportSite. Job Summary: Provides ap-propriate developmental care andinstruction for children and youthranging in age from six weeks to 18years in a Child and Youth Pro-gram setting; Performs routine,day-to-day care of infants and chil-dren ranging from six weeks to fiveyears; Assembles and gathers ma-terials and equipment necessary toperform School Age Care for chil-dren ranging from six-nine years;School-Age Care Pre-Teen for chil-dren ranging from 10-12 years; andTeen Center Program for childrenranging from 13-18 years. Receivesand releases children to/from au-thorized parents, guidance. Closingdate: Open Until FilledEducation Aid/Technician, CY-1702-I/II, ANN#15-005, (MultiplePositions) regular full time, (Eligi-

U.S. POSITIONSCONUS hires currently residing inthe Naples/Gaeta commuting areasMUST apply through USAJOBS toreceive consideration.

CLOSING Dec. 25, 2014Contract Specialist, GS-1102-12,ANN#EUR15-980751-EG, FullTime PermanentContract Specialist, GS-1102-12,ANN#EUR15-994130-EG, FullTime PermanentTelecommunication Manager,GS-0391-12, ANN#EUR15-976046-AG, Full Time PermanentIT Specialist (NETWORK/SYS-ANALYSIS) GS-2210-11, ANN#EUR15-970330-AG, Full Time Per-manentIT Specialist (INFOSEC/NET-WORK) GS-2210-11, ANN#EUR15-968347-AG, Full Time Per-manentRegion Investigator/InspectorGS-1801-12, ANN#EUR15-972151-KB, Full Time PermanentProgram Analyst, GS-0343-11,ANN#EUR15-971912-KB, Full-Time Permanent

CLOSING Jan. 2, 2015Contract Specialist, GS-1102-12,ANN#EUR15-985136-EG, FullTime PermanentProgram Analyst, GS-0343-13,ANN#EUR15-998813-KB, FullTime Permanent

CANCELLEDBallistic Missile Defense Coordina-tor, GS-0301-13, ANN#EUR15-989722-EG, Full Time Permanent

LOCAL NATIONAL (LN) POSITIONS

If you have any questions, contact

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ble for Post Allowance) Child Devel-opment Centers, School Age Care,Youth Programs, Teen Center andYouth Sports Capodichino/SupportSite. Job Summary: Provides ap-propriate developmental care andinstruction for children and youthranging in age from six weeks to 18years in a Child and Youth Pro-gram setting; Performs routine,day-to-day care of infants and chil-dren ranging from six weeks to fiveyears; Assembles and gathers ma-terials and equipment necessary toexecute School Age Care for chil-dren ranging from six-nine years;School-Age Care Pre-Teen for chil-dren ranging from 10-12 years;Teen Center Program for childrenranging from 13-18 years. Receivesand releases children to/from au-thorized parents, guidance. Closingdate: Open Until FilledEducation Technician (Leader),CY-1702-II, ANN#14-143, regularfull time, (Eligible for Post Al-lowance) Fleet and Family Readi-ness Program, CYP Division,School Age Care. Job Summary:The purpose of the CY ProgramLeader (CYP) is to provide appro-priate development care and in-struction for children and youthranging in age from 6 weeks to 18years in one or more CY programs.This includes the provision of guid-ance, assistance, and mentoring forthe CY Program Assistants. Clos-ing date: Open Until FilledRecreation Aid, NF-0189-01,ANN#15-019, flexible, MWR Lib-erty Division, Naples, Italy. JobSummary: Employee helps cus-tomers in the recreation centerwith recreational event. Closingdate: Open Until FilledRecreation Aid, NF-0189-01,ANN#15-022, flexible, MWR ITTDivision, Naples, Italy. Job Sum-mary. Provides customer serviceand disseminate travel and tour in-formation to patrons and sells tick-ets. Closing date: Open Until FilledRecreation Assistant, NF-0189-01/02, ANN#15-035 flexible, Fleet &Family Readiness Center, Gaeta,Italy. Job Summary: Serves as a pri-mary front line customer servicerepresentative of the overall pro-gram as such, must continuallypresent information in a high profes-sional and customer friendly style.Closing date: Open Until Filled

NEX EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Gricignano, Bldg. 2091-BCall 081-813-5252/5253/5254 /

DSN: 629-4774Hours: Monday to Friday

8 a.m. to 4 p.m.For a current list of U.S. vacanciesand the on-line application visit:https://www.NavyExchange.jobs To assist your job search go directlyto the location field, open the dropdown menu and click on Italy, thenclick on SEARCH FOR JOBS but-ton. You will see all the jobs in Italy(mostly Naples area); just makesure you are NOT applying for a po-sition located in Sigonella (Sicily).For any questions or concernsplease call the numbers above.

U.S. NAF POSITIONS AVAILABLE

GRICIGNANO MAIN STOREAnn#14000014 Cashier Checker/CC/NF-01/FLEX – Closes Dec. 31– Pay Rate: $8-$9.50. Job Sum-

mary: Associates engaged in the op-eration of cash registers to recordsales in retail checkout areas.Ann#140005GD Cashier Che-cker/CC/NF-01/FLEX FT – ClosesDec. 31 – Pay Rate: $8-$9.50. JobSummary: Associates engaged in theoperation of cash registers to recordsales in retail checkout areas. Note:Seasonal through February 2015. Ann#1400022V Customer Serv-ice Clerk/CS/NF-02/FLEX –Closes Dec. 31 – Pay Rate: $9-$11.Performs a variety of customerservice duties including special or-ders, foreign currency exchange,Western Union, merchandise re-turns, gas sales, layaways, etc.Ann#14000013 Sales Clerk/CL/NF-01/FLEX – Closes Dec. 31 – PayRate: $8-$9.50. Job Summary: Re-sponsible for selling general mer-chandise to customers andensuring merchandise is properlystocked and displayed for the Cos-metics, Health & Personal Care,Sporting Goods, Garden, Christ-mas Shop, Pets and Cough andCold departments.Ann#14000015 Sales Clerk/HL/NF-01/FLEX – Closes Dec. 31 – PayRate: $8-$9.50. Job Summary: Re-sponsible for selling general mer-chandise to customers andensuring merchandise is properlystocked and available.Ann#14000019 Sales Clerk/SL/NF-01/FLEX PT – Closes Dec. 31 –Pay Rate: $8-$9.50. Job Summary:Responsible for selling generalmerchandise to customers and en-suring merchandise is properlystocked and displayed for the Jew-elry, Men’s, Ladies, Shoes, Cosmet-ics, Handbags and Children’sdepartments.Ann#140000A9 Store Worker/CL/NA-02/FLEX – Closes Dec. 31–Pay Rate: $10.34. Performs variousduties including loading/unloadingmerchandise, verifying type andquantities; prepares merchandisefor stocking and stocks shelves; as-sists in conducting periodic inven-tories; assists customers.Ann#140000LT Store Worker/CS/NA-02/FLEX – Closes Dec. 31–Pay Rate: $10.34. Performs variousduties including loading/unloadingmerchandise, verifying type andquantities; prepares merchandisefor stocking and stocks shelves; as-

sists in conducting periodic inven-tories; assists customers.Ann#1400029V Security Guard/52/NF-01/FLEX – Closes Dec. 31 –Pay Rate: $9-$11. Job Summary:Ensures enforcement of securitymeasures; conducts inspections;prepares reports concerning secu-rity related incidents, etc. Ann#140000GM LP/Safety Inves-tigator Asst.(Trainee)/52/NF-01/FLEX FT – Closes Dec. 31 – PayRate: $10-$12. Job Summary: Re-sponsible for the protection of NavyExchange assets through investiga-tive strategies and the auditing ofcontrols designed to prevent andminimize loss potential. Utilizesvarious surveillance techniques.(Potential Job Progression)

GRICIGNANO MINIMARTAnn#140001KG Sales Clerk/MM/NF-01/FLEX – Closes Dec. 31–Pay Rate: $8-$9.50. Job Summary:Responsible for selling generalmerchandise to customers and en-suring merchandise is properlystocked and available.Ann#1400046V SupervisorySales Clerk/MM/NF-02/RFT –Closes Dec. 31 – Pay Rate: $10-$11.Job Summary: Provides work direc-tion and supervision for a group ofassociates within assigned depart-ments/location engaged in perform-ing various clerical, retail andservices functions.

CAPODICHINO NEXMARTAnn#140001HE Sales Clerk/MM/NF-01/ FLEX – Closes Dec. 31 –Pay Rate: $8-$9.50. Job Summary:Responsible for selling generalmerchandise to customers and en-suring merchandise is properlystocked and available.

U.S CONSULATE NAPLESThe U.S. Consulate General inNaples is seeking eligible andqualified applicants for a positionas “Political Specialist,” availableimmediately on a full-time sched-ule. The incumbent of this positionwill be responsible for tracking, an-alyzing, advising and reporting onSouthern Italian politics, particu-larly as they affect the nationalcontext. Qualifications requiredand all information on the positionare available at https://webser-vices.usembassy.it/erecruitment/

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