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Name: YN2 Kevin Briceno Department: Navy Munitions Command Det. Hometown: Miami, Fla.
Navy Munitions Command Detachment Sigonella is just one of 37 tenant commands at Naval Air Station Sigonella. NMC Sigonella provides necessary fleet ordnance support to Navy Region Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia. One Sailor that stands out for his work is Yeoman second Class Kevin Briceno, from Miami, Florida. Being the only yeoman for his command, he is in charge of helping more than 30 people with their administrative needs. “Since I am the only yeoman here with 32 personnel, it can get a little hectic,” said Briceno. “I deal with a lot of correspondence, awards, evaluations and the Defense Travel System. The people in command are constantly traveling to other detachments like Souda Bay, Rota, and Israel, so I am in charge of their travel arrangements.”
On top of all his yeoman duties, Briceno is also the operations security manager, along with security manager and the command’s pay/personnel administrator. CPPA is usually a personnel specialist’s job, so Briceno is busy doing his own job along with jobs that normally are assigned to other rates. Briceno calls Miami home, but he was raised in Lima, Peru. He joined the Navy to be able to help out his mother. “The main reason I joined the Navy is because I wanted to help out my mom,” said Briceno. “The life we lived back in Peru was pretty difficult; it is not the best place to be. I graduated high school at 16 so I had to wait [to join the Navy], but once I turned 18, I signed up to make a better life for me and my mom.” Briceno will have been in the Navy for six years this August. Before NAS
Sigonella, his first two tours were with a helicopter squadron in Jacksonville followed by supporting the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Portugal. In his free time, Briceno likes to get out and see what Sicily has to offer. “My favorite thing about Sicily is the beaches,” said Briceno. “I can’t say the beaches around Catania are my favorite, but if you get out and travel to places like Taormina, Agrigento, and Palermo, they have the good beaches.” Briceno has not started school yet, but definitely plans on taking some classes in the near future. “I definitely plan on staying in,” said Briceno. “I don’t want to stay enlisted, I definitely plan on submitting an officer package. That’s part of the reason I want to start school soon.”
