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The Signature
SIGONELLA’S RENAISSANCE MAN By MC2 Josh Cote, NAS Sigonella Public Affairs
uring his more than 30 years as part of the Naval Air D Station Sigonella family, Joe Micalizio has enjoyed an illustrious and varied career. Not only is he an accomplished
investigator and liaison, but as a performing musician and a published writer, Micalizio embodies the spirit of a Renaissance man. A native of Sicily, Micalizio is originally from the city of Carlentini in the Siracusa province. He began his journey here in Sigonella working at the on-base auto port. In 1994, an opportunity arose for him to work with Naval Criminal Investigative Service. After applying and then getting the job, he has now been working as NCIS investigator for almost 27 years. A big part of what Micalizio does for his office and for the base is cultivating and maintaining work-related contacts with a considerable number of Italian law enforcement officials. This makes his job easier and helps him to resolve a number of situations with just a phone call. “I maintain relationships with prominent members of numerous Italian law enforcement agencies in support of NCIS’ mission here in Sicily. These include the Carabinieri’s regional and provincial commands and the NAS Sigonella base Carabinieri,” said Micalizio. “I also work regularly with the Italian Air Force 41 Stormo military personnel, the Niscemi police, Guarda di Finanza, the Catania drug squads, several magistrates of the Court House of Catania and Siracusa, airport security, municipal police, and port authorities in Catania and Augusta Bay.” During his time as an investigator, Joe has been part of many cases on base, including some of the more high-
