The Signature | October 2, 2020

By MC2 Joshua Coté, NAS Sigonella Public Affairs

Some Sailors display outstanding drive and dedication to their job, and with that hard work comes recognition. That is why Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Cartier Davis, from Compton, Calif. was nominated by his chain of command to be this issue’s Sailor in the Spotlight.

Davis is part of the Naval Air Station Sigonella Security department. While most of us see security stand watch at the gate every day, they do much more than that. The NASSIG security department is in charge of the largest naval security operation in Europe. Security also handles all of the Military Working Dogs and manages the armory here on base, which keeps the service members’ qualifications up to date. Furthermore, they are in charge of antiterrorism (AT), where Davis works.

Although Davis says his workday is never consistently the same, he is always busy in AT. Davis is involved in most of the Random Antiterrorism Measures that are run on base. For example, he often gives seat briefs to higher ups before big events, showing possible threats and mitigations towards those threats. Davis is also involved with vulnerability assessments out in town before events in the local community.

“These [vulnerability assessments] are done prior to the [seat] presentation,” said Davis. “These involve finding a location and observing the location as well as taking a bunch of photos. We then have to look up all the threats in the area and then compile all that into a brief.”

In addition to all of the briefs, Davis is responsible for doing the AT part of indoctrination to the command. What’s Name: MA2 Cartier Davis Command: NASSIG SECURITY Department: Antiterrorism

more, if any NASSIG Sailors want to travel around Europe, they have to go see Davis first to get an AT brief and a chit.

As for collateral duties, Davis is the president of the Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions, as well as the training coordinator for Drug Education for Youth program. He is also one of the focus group leads for the Command Resilience Team and the Defense Equal Opportunity Council. He also writes all the packages for the security exercises that happen on base.

The Navy originally appealed to Davis because it was something out of the ordinary.

“I joined initially because, like everyone else, I kind of wanted to do something different,” said Davis. “Doing whatever I did in school, I have always been separate and unique and at that stage I was giving the same answers as everyone else and just wanted to do something different and provide for my family.”

Many people stationed in Europe say their favorite part of being here is the travel, but for Davis, that is not the case.

“For me, my favorite part about being here is not really specifically being in Italy or Europe,” said Davis. “For me it is more so for my children having the opportunity to be here and to live here and experience the culture. A lot of kids back in the States can never say that they never grew up or spent part of their lives in Italy. When they get to the point of school where they learn about Greek mythology, they will have that opportunity to say, ‘I have been to those places.’ That is the best part for me.”