NAVSUP Commander Tours Fleet Logistics Center in Italy

Naval Supply Systems Command Commander Rear Adm. Michelle Skubic speaks to military and civilian team members assigned to NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Sigonella during a town hall March 27, 2019 at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy. The visit to the NAVSUP FLC was her first since becoming NAVSUP commander during the summer of 2018.

(U.S. Navy photo by Joe Yanik/released)

By Joe Yanik\NAVSUP FLC Sigonella Public Affairs

SIGONELLA, Sicily -- Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center (NAVSUP FLC) Sigonella hosted NAVSUP Commander Rear Adm. Michelle Skubic for a tour of its logistics facilities at Naval Air Station Sigonella and Naval Support Activity Naples, March 26-29, 2019.

Among the stops the commander made during her time at NAS Sigonella were the Defense Logistics Agency’s distribution warehouse, the NAS Sigonella flight line for a fuels hydrant demonstration, the Aviation Support Division, the Fleet Mail Center, the Augusta Bay NATO Pier, the San Cusumano fuel depot, the NEX complex and the Navy Lodge.

“Rear Admiral Skubic’s visit afforded us a unique opportunity to demonstrate first-hand how our command bolsters readiness in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Africa Command’s areas of operations in support of her strategic objectives for our Enterprise,” said NAVSUP FLC Sigonella Commander Capt. Dion English. “We were excited and honored to host her.”

At NSA Naples, she conducted meetings with CNE/CNA/C6F Chief of Staff and the N41 leadership, Site Naples, and Code 200 Team. She visited the post office, Fleet Mail Center, and its support site’s Navy Exchange.

“Each of these visits showcased in some way the role the FLC plays with the Fleet’s key logistics players on a NATO installation and how U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Africa Command’s current operations and evolving mission sets translate into NAVSUP’s logistics support response,” said NAVSUP FLC Sigonella Executive Director Bong Cabling.

While speaking with the NAVSUP FLC team members during the week, Skubic emphasized the increasing impact the command has on naval operations amidst the evolving strategic environment within the NAVEUR/ NAVAF’s area of operations. She also assured the team members of the value they bring to the NAVSUP mission and relayed feedback to them from 6th Fleet senior leaders.

“I’m here to thank each of you - military, civilian and local national shipmates - for what you do to support the fleet’s Sailors operating ashore or afloat, and their families,” Skubic said. “I know our customers and strategic partners take notice and praise your responsiveness. Our NAVSUP

Enterprise directly supports each line of effort that our Chief of Naval Operations set forth for our Navy. So, I assure you that what you do makes a real difference.”

Within the last few years, the NAVSUP command experienced a dramatic increase in logistics support operations within the African theaters of operation.

“As both the operations tempo and the character of our Navy’s presence increase in Europe and Africa, so do the expectations that our Navy’s most senior leaders have of our enterprise,” Skubic said during her town hall remarks. “I say, as a team, we’ve got this.”

NAVSUP FLC Sigonella is one of NAVSUP’s eight globally-positioned logistics centers that provides for the full range of the Fleet’s military operations. NAVSUP FLC Sigonella delivers solutions for logistics, business and support services to the Navy, Military Sealift Command, Joint and Allied Forces throughout Navy Region Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia.