The Signature | March 6, 2020

March 6, 2020

Vol. 37 No. 5

DYNAMIC MANTA CONVERGES ON SIGONELLA pages 6 & 7

SPMAGTF Continue Humanitarian Mine Action Program Ristorante Bella Etna Wins NEY Award Three Years in a Row

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Direct Line

Installation Housing Director, Peter C. Faulk

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f we haven’t met, I am the Installation Housing Director for NAS Sigonella. I am responsible for Unaccompanied Housing (UH), Military Family Housing, and all personnel living on the economy.

Our offices are onboard NAS 1, in the Housing Service Center, where my managers, supervisors, and I maintain an open door policy. If you ever have a problem, question, or praise, we are here to help.

First off, I want to sincerely thank everyone for their support of the housing program for the last four years. With your support in mind, I have extended two additional years and I am excited to continue to build our program into the future.

In my time here, I have hired and trained my team to provide excellent customer service. We always strive to be proactive and responsive in all housing issues, military or civilian. I regularly go into the community to conduct housing inspections, assist in landlord disputes, utility issues, preinspections, or any other housing services. This allows me a firsthand look into how we can improve overall customer satisfaction to ensure a smooth transition to or from NAS Sigonella.

As many of you have already experienced, we have a great team across the Housing Department with many years of experience under our belts. Our Marinai team; Marinai Housing Manager Kathleen Seymour and local national supervisor Paola Valenti maintain open door policies to facilitate any issues you may have. Marinai also maintains a full staff including four Naval Facility Sigonella quality assurance personnel to ensure work is completed both

correctly and in a timely manner.

After our last housing survey and listening to your feedback, we are nearing completion of renovations of the playgrounds and dog parks that was voiced in the survey. We also have numerous projects in the planning stages, including a congressional mandate to install safety child locks on all second story windows of Marinai units and we will continue to reach out to our community to communicate all of the upcoming projects and changes as they occur.

For personnel on the economy, our team captain, Economy Housing supervisor Monica Drago strives to solve any issues you may have. To date, our biggest economy problem is utilities; whether gas, electric, water or internet. In the last four years, due to Italian deregulation of the industry, economy housing went from four utility companies to over 35, all of which do business differently. Tips to save your money include monitoring your meters, conserving your utilities, and immediately bring any issues to the housing office as waiting can turn into a bigger issue and may cost you more money.

Are you here unaccompanied, living in the barracks? Don’t worry our UH team strives to be proactive in correcting the issues or implementing your suggestions.

Whether you are a resident or a command rep, our UH Manager Tim Creamen will listen to any suggestion or question you may have and he will find the answers you need. Our UH team works hard to promote programs and communicate to residents in the barracks whether USO or MWR because they care about your

experience here in Sigonella.

To wrap things up, the Navy’s annual housing survey is fast approaching. Your feedback shines a light on the areas we need to focus on. Remember, this survey is not only an opportunity to discuss what is wrong but also what we do well! I strive to take all of your suggestions and turn them into an action plan. Please understand that suggestions must meet policy and funding requirements to become a reality but we strive to improve quality of life for everyone, no matter where you live.

This survey will be for Marinai residents and unaccompanied housing only and information will be disseminated in the near future.

Again, I would like to thank everyone for their support including my staff, NAVFAC, Personal Property, Personnel Support Division, Pizzarotti and our SAC Moving and Handling contractor; all of whom make a difference to our personnel at NASSIG.

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Interactive Customer Evaluation Comment Regarding American Command Duty Officer responsible for all UH lockouts. Our response below Driving:

We have received multiple ICE appropriately addresses all of your comments regarding reckless driving in comments and concerns.

Response: the triangle.

Thank you for your comment. The Response: Thank you for your observation Housing office strives every day to provide and feedback. This has been a topic I the best customer service possible. As have highlighted in previous Captain’s many of you have noticed and commented, Log episodes, social media posts and Unaccompanied Housing has raised publications in the Signature. Needless to the level of responsibility for lockout say this is a topic I take very seriously. The procedures in order to more closely align safety of our local national population, with the intent of the Commander Navy service members, civilian employees, and Installations Command instruction.

The UH CNIC instruction identifies their families is at the top of my priorities. a Resident Advisor to maintain good You are correct, for those of you who have experienced it, reckless driving is a order and discipline, security, and verify room entry during off duty hours. considerable danger on our roads.

Again I reiterate to all service members Normally, this role would be filled by and families attached to Sigonella, SLOW an E7-E9. Since we don’t have any E7DOWN! With the number of slow moving E9 geographic bachelors living on base vehicles, goat-herds, stray animals, and here at NAS Sigonella, our very junior cyclists please drive safely with caution. Resident Advisors have been authorized Please remember, as servicemembers and to perform some of these functions civilians assigned and serving overseas through a waiver.

We understand that forgetting your we are all ambassadors of our Nation.

A single instance of reckless driving room key can occasionally happen, but between an American servicemember or the high number of lockouts can become civilian em-ployee and our Italian hosts extremely disruptive to the long-term could have a lasting negative impact on schedule and well being to our RAs our strategic relationship. If our Naval who also maintain a “day job” with their Security Forces see reckless driving, I normal command.

With our procedural shift, Command have the ability to immediately revoke your driving privileges. I don’t want to leadership and Housing Management be the bad guy, but your safety and the has heightened the level of responsibility safety of all who work in and around NAS in managing lockouts to a Senior Petty Sigonella is too important to risk with bad Officer on duty. This responsibility was decisions behind the wheel. Please help given to the Base ACDO, a First Class Petty Officer, to be responsible for both me by thinking and slowing down.

Comment Regarding the UH B170 & B623 security, verifying room, and tracking junior service Barracks: We have received several comments member who have locked themselves out.

Also be aware, that after one year, your regarding the Unaccompanied Housing policy shift in making the Assistant key may expire. We have issued new keys "ICE" cont’d on Page 11

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U.S. NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA

Commanding Officer Capt. Kevin Pickard Executive Officer Cmdr. Patrick J. Moran Command Master Chief CMDCM Nancy Estrada EDITORIAL

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Contents of The Signature are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense (DoD), or the U.S. Navy.

Editorial submissions are welcomed from all Naval Air Station Sigonella departments, divisions and tenant commands. Editorial submissions should be sent to the Public Affairs Office via thesig@eu.navy.mil. All articles submitted by non-staff members will be considered contributing writers.

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Name: Sarahkate Barambangan Command: NAS Sigonella Department: Fire and Emergency Serv.

By MCSA Triniti Lersch, NAS Sigonella Public Affairs eady to respond to emergencies to eat together at dinnertime. around the clock, whether on the Outside of her normal work duties, flight-line, in a building, or on the road, Barambangan is a training petty NAS Sigonella’s Fire and Emergency officer for the Fire Department and Services department maintains our the secretary of the base Firefighters safety onboard NAS Sigonella.

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One Sailor who plays a key Working in such a demanding role in the F&ES ranks is Aviation field has its rewards, such as saving Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class lives, but it also brings Barambangan Sarahkate Barambangan from Los enjoyment and pleasure in the small Angeles, California. She joined the things.

Navy in July 2012.

“I enjoy the feeling of adrenaline “The Navy has taught me so many when fighting fires during an actual things, and has opened up a lot of emergency,” explains Barambangan. opportunities and possibilities for “I also love driving our Oshkosh pursuing my future career path,” trucks, it makes me feel cool.” remarked Barambangan.

Outside of work, Barambangan During a typical 48 hour shift in the exercises her mind having earned her Fire Department, Barambangan will associate’s degree and is currently train in the morning and complete daily taking more college courses at the truck checks in the afternoon. Daily University of Maryland Global checklists aside, the most enjoyable Campus (UMGC) for her bachelors. aspect of the Fire Department “Sigonella has, by far, the most is the family-like atmosphere. helpful Navy College Advisors and Barambangan cooks with her fellow employees I have ever encountered shipmates, after which they sit down while in the service,” stated

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Barambangan has been stationed onboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella for over two years and has traveled to 29 countries, and anticipates visiting more. Of her travels so far, Iceland stands out.

“My favorite part was the glacier hike,” explained Barambangan. “It felt like I was inside the Game of Thrones world. I would recommend that to everyone here in Sigonella who loves adventure and is a Game of Thrones fan.”

Her favorite part about Sicily is the beaches and relishing the clear turquoise water, with Taormina being her number one hot spot in the summer.

Besides traveling, her hobbies include outdoor activities, such as hiking, scuba diving, cliff jumping, swimming, snorkeling, kayaking, and parasailing. Barambangan says she is always up for trying adrenaline inducing adventures and activities.

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Dynamic Manta Converges

By Lt. Karl Schonberg, NAS Sigonella Public Affairs

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ver the past two weeks you may have noticed an uptick in the number of NATO personnel around Sigonella, specifically on NAS I, around the flightline and dining in our “Ney” award winning Ristorante Bella Etna galley. Some of you may have even had to stand extra watch to check them on to base.

So what exactly is all this about? It is the large annual NATO anti-submarine exercise

A crew member of the Italian Navy frigate ITS Carabiniere, flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2), prepares to fuel an NH90 helicopter during Exercise Dynamic Manta 2020. Dynamic Manta is an annual antisubmarine warfare exercise. (courtesy photo by NATO)

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involving nine Allied nations.

NATO exercise Dynamic Manta (DYMA20) kicked off Monday, Feb. 24, near the coast of Sicily. Ships, submarines, aircraft and personnel converged in the Central Mediterranean Sea for advance antisubmarine warfare (ASW) and anti-surface warfare (ASuW) training.

Submarines from France, Greece, Italy and Turkey under NATO Submarine Command joined surface ships from Canada, France, Greece, Italy, Spain and Turkey. Some of these ships pulled into the NATO pier in Augusta bay, while others moored in the port of Catania.

Locally, you may have heard the buzz from commands closely involved in the exercise, such as our very own Commander, Task Force 67 and the forward deployed Maritime Reconnaissance Patrol Squadron, VP-4. These commands serve as our local experts when it comes to airborne antisubmarine warfare.

“As a member of a VP-4 flight crew, it was a unique experience being able to participate with our NATO allies to train toward real world scenarios,” said Naval Aircrewman (Operator) 2nd Class Douglas Harris. “We worked with a wide variety of multinational platforms in order to enhance our maritime performance capabilities.”

If you work at any of the commands near NAS II’s flight line, you may have witnessed

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igonella a flurry of air operations. To support the simulated multi-threat environment, maritime patrol aircraft from Canada, Germany, France, Turkey and the United States and shore-based helicopters from Italy and United Kingdom are being utilized throughout the exercise.

All participants experience complex and challenging warfare training, to enhance interoperability and proficiency in antisubmarine and anti-surface warfare skill.

“Dynamic Manta provided an excellent opportunity to improve both our P-8 aircrew’s, but also the collective NATO team’s anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capabilities by flexing NATO tactical ASW doctrine against some very challenging targets,” said Capt. William Pennington, commander Task Force (CTF) 67. “The exercise showcased the collaborative approach required for effective ASW operations, plus the strategic nature of NAS Sigonella, as maritime patrol aircraft from the US, France, Germany, Turkey, and Canada executed missions from here.”

Italy served as the host nation and provides operational and logistic support to the exercise. Such support expands well outside the gates of Sigonella, to include Catania harbor facilities, naval helicopter base in Catania, Naval Air Station Sigonella, logistics support including refueling operations, medical assistance and personnel

accommodation from Augusta naval base.

“All participants were able to learn from each other during Dynamic Manta,” said Lt., Ryan Miller, a CTF-67 planner. “I worked with NATO’s maritime aircraft command which briefed and debriefed all the flights from Sigonella. I was thoroughly impressed with the support provided for all crews.”

Each surface ship had the opportunity to conduct a variety of submarine warfare operations while the submarines take turns hunting and being hunted, closely coordinating their efforts with the air and surface participants.

As we shift into the weekend, activity around Sigonella will wind down as the exercise wraps up, but whether it’s ensuring the security of our installation, standing an extra watch to enable deployed NATO troops, or providing command and control at CTF-67 just know that what you do matters.

Our continued presence at the indispensable “Hub of the Med” ensures we will continue to play a vital role and aid in the success of exercises such as Dynamic Manta.

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Votive Breads Show Honor to St. Joseph in Salemi

By Dr. Alberto Lunetta, NAS Sigonella Public Affairs

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hopping for bread at bakeries or supermarkets is one of the most normal things we do today. One can choose from a variety of different breads, therefore, it might be difficult to understand its importance as the most traditional of staple foods.

“U pani non si ietta mai!” (Bread should never be thrown away). This is an expression heard a thousand times in Italian households by parents and grandparents. In rural Sicily, at the beginning of the 20th century, pane or bread was almost considered holy.

Peasants worked hard in the fields and bread was their “reward.”

Bread as “holy food” was linked to the cult of San Giuseppe (St. Joseph) that has been celebrated for years throughout the region. Today, these rituals are still kept alive. One of the most fascinating traditions is the one in Salemi.

Salemi is a town located in the province of Trapani where devotion to San Giuseppe takes the form of altars decorated with local food that is symbolically offered to the poor and needy.

According to tradition, the number of items on the altar can’t be less than 19 or more than 101. In Salemi, elaborate bread altars are an important part of the public celebration. Since the 19th century the Cene di San Giuseppe (St. Joseph Dinners) also called the “St. Joseph’s Table” are prepared for the festival held on March 19. These special “dinners,” which actually take place at midday, are held at several venues throughout the city’s historic center and consist of a banquet offered by devotees to three children (in the past they came only from needy families) referred to as Santi (saints) or Virgineddi (virgins), who symbolize the Holy Family.

The preparation of the dinner begins eight days before the festival.

It includes “101courses,” all of

Each year, altars decorated with bread and food are prepared in Salemi on March 19th to celebrate St. Joseph’s Feast Day. During this century-old tradition devotees set up those altars to fulfill a promise or give thanks for a favor granted. The festival also features cultural events, tours to the local museums and arts & crafts. (Photo by Salemi Tourist Office)

them meatless, because of Lenten obligations. Spaghetti mixed with olive oil, breadcrumbs, sugar, cinnamon and parsley, along with different kinds of cakes and vegetarian omelets are among the food choices offered to the young guests. The devotee, who prepares the meal, is someone who shows gratitude and reverence to St. Joseph, the saint of Providence and the patron and protector of the family and of the poor, or to invoke the saint’s help for healing from a sickness.

Next to the tables where the dinner is held, is another ritual of celebration, the building of a chapel-like structure, made of wood or iron. The chapel contains a three-tiered altar that is surrounded by an ornamental roof-like projection framed in myrtle and laurel, and hung with lemons, oranges, and hundreds of small, ornately shaped breads.

The altars contain candles, crosses and other religious objects, flowers, select foods, a jar of wine and three large, more intricately ornate breads (Cudduri) intended for the kids. These breads, which represent the Holy

Family, are set on the front steps while a large framed print of St. Joseph or of the Holy Family is placed at the center of the chapel.

During the banquet, believers recite monologues and prayers named Parti in honor of Saint Joseph. While eating, the three kids offer food to the visitors. At the end of the meal, the landlords offer visitors some of the food including some “blessed” bread.

This popular tradition has been kept alive for a very long time and every year it attracts thousands of tourists. English speaking guides will be available to accompany tourists to the festival events that also include art and exhibitions and antique fairs.

Salemi is located on a hill in the heart of the Trapani province. It can be easily reached through the Catania-Palermo highway. Once in Palermo take the Palermo-Mazara del Vallo highway and exit Salemi.

For more information visit the town of Salemi tourist information Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ pro.salemi/

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Ristorante Bella Etna Wins NEY Award Three Years in a Row

aval Air Station Sigonella’ base galley, Ristorante Bella N Etna, won the 2020 Captain Edward F. Ney Award for Food Service Excellence in the OCONUS category.

This marks the third year in a row, beginning in 2018, which Bella Etna has been named the winner.

“I am very proud of what our team at Ristorante Bella Etna has been able to consistently accomplish,” said Capt. Kevin Pickard, commanding officer NAS Sigonella. “Not only were they able to compete and earn the Ney award, but to do it three years in a row is a truly unprecedented recognition of the hard work and dedication shown on a daily basis by our exceptional team of Culinary Specialists and Local National food preparation and management professionals at NAS Sigonella.”

The Secretary of the Navy and the International Food Service Executives Association (IFSEA) established the “Ney” award program in 1958. The annual award encourages excellence in the Navy food service programs with the objective of improving the quality of life for our Navy personnel. The Ney awardees must earn a five-star rating from a Navy evaluation team to be considered for the award.

Each year Naval Supply Systems Command assigns a Food Service Warrant Officer (CWO5) to inspect galleys across the Navy in each of the competitive categories based on standardized inspection criteria. The inspection results are submitted to NAVSUP at the end of the inspection cycle which normally runs from October to mid December of each competition year.

Following their comprehensive review, NAVSUP submits the

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results to the Secretary of the Navy and release the results in the following February. This year, NAS Sigonella galley competed against Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Jewel of the East Galley.

“The competition across the Navy for the Ney award is always fierce” said Courtney Silvestre, NAS Sigonella Fleet Readiness Director. “I am extremely proud of the continuous effort which the diverse staff of Bella Etna put in day in and day out to accomplish this feat.”

Ristorante Bella Etna is made up of a team more than 40 host nation civilians, along with a small number of Sailors and Marines, to ensure galley maintains the highest standard.

Considering all of the effort put forth by the galley staff to win this award, it’s their reaction which makes all of the difference.

“It is a great feeling of excitement, joy and gratefulness all at the same time when you hear the news that our galley has won the award,” said Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jonathan Delacruz the food service officer of NAS Sigonella. “This is the third consecutive year that NASSIG Ristorante Bella Etna has won the prestigious Captain Edward F. Ney Award, something that is not a common feat. There have been galleys that have won back-toback awards, but three years in a row is unheard of.”

“So this is part of the joy my staff and I share in hearing this news,” said Delacruz.

NAS Sigonella’s strategic location enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to deploy and respond as required to ensure security and stability in Europe, Africa and Central Command.

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SPMAGTF-CR-AF 20.1 Continue Humanitarian Mine Action Program By 2nd Lt. Grace Jenkins, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Africa 20.1

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team of U.S. Marines and U.S. Sailors with Special Purpose Marine AirGround Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 20.1 and members of the Utah National Guard returned to further develop the Humanitarian Mine Action Program here.

At the request of the Kingdom of Morocco, U.S. Marine Corps explosive ordnance disposal technicians will facilitate HMA explosive ordnance disposal level one validation for the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces. This training will increase the overall explosive ordnance disposal capability of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces by building upon previous engagements.

After this month-long validation, 20 members of the Royal Armed Forces of Morocco will be approved to train additional Moroccan service members in level one explosive ordnance disposal. These operations include

explosive ordnance recognition, threat assessment, locating explosive ordnance, implementing protective measures, disposal of explosive ordnance and tactical combat casualty care.

Military-to-military training is a longstanding priority of the U.S. Marine Corps.

Our partnership with Morocco allows us to strengthen our deterrence and defense effort, and we must work together to build our collective capacity and to maintain peace.

Our relationship with Morocco as a partner nation strengthens our enduring relationship and enhances regional stability.

SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Africa and promote regional stability by conducting military-to-military training exercises throughout Europe and Africa.

A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine AirGround Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, discusses explosive ordnance identification procedures with a member of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces during Humanitarian Mine Action training at Unite de Secours et Sauvetage’s Base, Kenitra, Morocco, April 22, 2019. The Moroccan soldiers trained alongside the U.S. Marines in order to identify and properly dispose of explosive ordnance.

SPMAGTFCR-AF is deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Africa and promote regional stability by conducting militarymilitary training exercises throughout Europe and Africa.

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Clay Groover)

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lunch hours when I usually dine. I would without the expiration, but in the mean- expect more oversight to ensure that time, if you are unsure, please stop by these breaches in decorum would be the RA’s to re-key your card prior to addressed or corrected. expiration. If it has been a while, or you Response: Thank you for your watchteam can’t remember when you received your key, we encourage you to work with the backup to help us improve the overall RA to get it re-keyed prior to expiration. galley experience. The issue has been We welcome you to attend our next corrected. For future reference, please Unaccompanied Housing town hall know that you are empowered to bring meeting, in which residents can bring up any issues you may see to any of up issues so the UH program can the on-site galley staff and if they can evaluate and improve the quality of life immediately correct the issue, they will. in the Unaccompanied Housing. Any In addition you can always approach questions please contact Tim Cremeans Chief Warrant Officer Delacruz, our Unaccompanied Housing Manager at food service officer, and Domenico 624-4075 norman.cremeans@eu.navy. Strano, the galley manager, as they are mil or the Installation Housing Director always available for your feedback and Peter Faulk at 624-4070 (peter.faulk@ suggestions during the meal hour. eu.navy.mil).

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Comments Regarding The Galley:

I am appalled that the POW MIA table is neglected at the DFAC. Case in point, the lemon is always looking old and dried out, no salt on the dish and the chair is not leaned against the table. I never see any leadership walking the decks during

Bravo Zulu

BZ to FFSC:

I recently misplaced my Arrivederci class certificate. With a swift phone call, Hollie Kelly assisted me in finding my certification. Her customer service was kind and expeditious. She saved me a

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headache and time during my check out process. I rarely experienced this level of customer service during my time in here. It is clear that she is focused on the mission of customer service and what it means to all service members and DoD employees.

BZ to N6:

BZ Mr. Francesco Molino and Mr.Ted Gale for their fantastic IT and network support here at Sigonella. From day one when I arrived, the entire N6 staff has been very helpful to me and my organization. From working IT Purchase requests to chasing down work designs for new projects and suggesting better ways of doing business, these folks are a pleasure to work with; and they are some of the best I have seen during my 30 year career and we really appreciate their support. Great work N6 Team!

BZ to NAS I Post Office:

For the past two years, the NAS 1 Post Office has had had the most professional and friendliest staff. After a long day on duty, being greeted with a smile and joke makes a difference.

USS Ross Conducts Rescue at Sea

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

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he Arleigh Burke-class guidedmissile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) conducted lifesaving emergency search-and-rescue operations for a civilian Turkish vessel in the Sea of Marmara while conducting her southbound transit from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, March 3, 2020.

Late Tuesday morning, lookouts onboard Ross spotted smoke plumes rising from a small vessel in the Sea of Marmara. Ross quickly deployed her small boat, outfitted with two searchand-rescue swimmers and one corpsman, to rescue distressed crewmembers and render assistance. U.S. Sailors were able to rescue three mariners. Additionally, Ross crew members recovered two deceased mariners.

The crewmembers were brought aboard and provided immediate medical attention. Ross coordinated

with the Turkish Coast Guard to transfer the crewmembers ashore. A fleet of Turkish patrol craft guarded Ross from the surrounding traffic as Ross lowered all crewmembers onto a Turkish search-andrescue craft to return them ashore for further medical attention.

“In accordance with international law of the sea and maritime custom, the U.S. Navy assists mariners in distress, just as any other as any other mariner would,” said Cmdr. J. D. John, commanding officer of USS Ross.

“This demonstrates the multi-mission capability of Ross and our ability to respond rapidly to any situation” The U.S. Navy routinely operates in the Black Sea consistent with

international law, including the Montreux Convention.

U.S. 6th Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied, and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa.

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