Vol. 28 No. 35
September 16, 2011
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Navy Reservists work at NAS Sigonella
Photo by MCSN Cameron Bramham/NAS Sigonella Public Affairs
NAS Sigonella Commanding Officer, Capt. Scott Butler, stands with the team tasked to operate Tent City. The team is manned and managed solely by reservists, making what is already a unique situation even more special. By MC1 Chris Delano NAS Sigonella Public Affairs As of Sept. 6, Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella’s “tent city” personnel arranged lodging for their 800th transient personnel in less than 80 days. The “city,” which is currently housing and meeting the needs of about 350 coalition forces personnel, is manned by 10 personnel; none of which are permanently assigned to NAS Sigonella. “Tent city, which supports Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR, is completely manned and managed by
reservists,” said reserve Lt. Philip Romeo. “This is probably one of the very few times that this has occurred Navy-wide.” Acting as commandant of both tent city and the Joint Reception Center, Romeo and his team of reservists have been essential to meeting the demand for extra lodging aboard NAS Sigonella. “After the barracks reached 170 percent capacity and all the local hotels and motels filled up for miles around, Public Works, in conjunction with 3rd Air Force, devised a plan where 3rd Air Force would provide the Basic Expeditionary Airfield Resources (BEAR)
kits,” said Builder Senior Chief Petty Officer Jon Morton, deputy commandant of tent city. “Public Works and Naval Facilities Engineering Command started the process, the Italians approved it, the surveys were completed and then Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 (NMCB-74) came in and took down all the weeds and laid the gravel that the contractors brought in. After that, the Air Force took over and working with NMCB-74 they started the construction, which included installing all the RESERVISTS, continued on page 12
Bravo Zulu, NAS Sigonella CPO Selects By MCSN Cameron Bramham NAS Sigonella Public Affairs Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella’s Navy Exchange (NEX) thanked and congratulated Sigonella’s Chief Petty Officer (CPO) selects at the annual CPO Select Family Night on Sept. 8. “I’m proud to have been selected and able to do this,” Chief Electrician’s Mate (Select) Jeff Carmichael said. “It’s nice and relaxing just to be able to take a break from all this and getting out and meeting people.” The event was held for the CPO selectees, their families and sponsors and began with a cookout behind the NEX. Following the cookout, the CPO selectees split up into three teams which participated in a series of games. The CHIEFS, continued on page 12
Sigonella’s Chief selects pose in front of the NEX during the CPO Chief Night, an annual event to honor and thank the Chief selects.
NASSIG Fire & Emergency Services Alert Carbon Monoxide is a dangerous and deadly gas and it’s important to make sure your detector is up to code.
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Sigonella Remembers See how NAS Sigonella commemorated the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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Photo by MCSA Brian Glunt/NPASE Atlantis STS-135 flight mission crew signs autographs and meets with service members and their families stationed at Naval Air Station Sigonella Sept. 8, in the base's galley. The astronauts, NASA's final mission crew, launched into space July 8, to deliver supplies to the International Space Station.
NASA Final Mission Crew Visits NAS Sigonella By MCSA Brian Glunt
NPASE
The Atlantis’ 33rd crew, NASA’s final mission, visited Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella Sept. 8, as part of a meet and greet with the service members and their families stationed here. The crew signed autographs, shook hands, visited with students of Sigonella Department of Defense Schools and held a question and answer session in the movie theater on NAS Sigonella’s support base. “I think it’s very good for the crew to come and speak on behalf of the space program,” said Hospital Corpsman 3rd class Paul Kretzschmar, from U.S. Naval Hospital Sigonella. “There are a lot of questions with space travel and the space program. It’s great to have the final crew come here to answer some of those questions. I sure do appreciate them coming.” Shuttle Commander Chris Ferguson led the four-person Atlantis STS135 flight when it launched July 8, from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Doug Hurley, pilot for the
mission, was joined by mission specialists Rex Walheim and Sandy Magnus on the final mission. “The 12-day mission was to deliver a year's worth of supplies and spare parts to the International Space Station”, said Magnus. The 9,500 pounds of cargo also included two iPhone 4 Smartphones loaded with applications to assist the space station crew with performing experiments in space. This marked the first time an iPhone has been in space. The NASA crew’s next stop on the tour will be at Aviano Air Force Base in northern Italy. “I think the visit went very well,” said Cmdr. Eric Vosler, NAS Sigonella’s Executive Officer. “We had an outstanding opportunity that they would come out to a base like Sigonella. People were very receptive to seeing the astronauts. I know a lot of people had the opportunity to meet with them and I’ve really enjoyed it myself.” For more information on the NASA space program, visit their website at www.nasa.gov.
Yung Joc visits NAS Sigonella Platinum-selling artist Yung Joc is making an appearance at Jox.
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