NAVSUP FLC Celebrates 10 Years
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Reliant Giant
USNH Sigonella
More photos from the exercise
How to recognize a drinking problem
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N A S SIG O N E L L A
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July 24, 2015
Vol. 32 No. 29
Sigonella conquers the 'Reliant Giant' together By MC1 Tony D. Curtis NAS Sigonella Public Affairs
Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Victor Martinez approaches a simulated active shooter during the Reliant Giant training exercise, June 15. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tony D. Curtis/Released)
NAS SIGONELLA, Sicily – Sailors from around Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella and beyond trained for an active shooter and improvised explosive device (IED) exercise, July 15. Departments involved included the base Fire Department, Security, Safety, the emergency operations center, EMT personnel from U. S. Naval Hospital, and a group of Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8 assigned to Naval Station Rota, Spain. During the multiple scenario exercises at the Sigonella Middle/ High School on NAS I, another training evolution involved an active shooter at Midtown. The exercise began with a simulated explosion and fire at the schools on NAS 1. NAS Fire and Emergency Services (FES) promptly responded to extinguish the fire. While FES and Security were dealing with the activities at the school, an active shooter was reported at the Midtown area of NAS 1. The simulated shooter went through the seating area and into the upstairs area of the gym. After security forces were alerted, a shelter in place notice was passed over the base-wide speaker system for NAS Sigonella personnel throughout all three bases to stay inside a designated safe place. “We do these types of drills to work out any kinks for when a real-world emergency actually happens,” said Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Victor
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Troina hosts "Robert Capa in Italy" photography exhibition By LT Paul Newell NAS Sigonella Public Affairs Officer
TROINA, Sicily - On the day United States citizens celebrated the 239th year of their nation’s independence, members of a small Sicilian city gathered to celebrate the opening of an exhibit which in part pays tribute to a chapter of history intimately entwining the American and Italian experience from the lens of a nomadic luminary who felt most at home on the front lines. Now through September 30, Robert Capa in Italy. 1943-1944 is featuring 70 black and white framed photographs hung neatly inside a gallery in Troina – a mountaintop municipality due west of Mt. Etna, which from July 31 to Aug. 6, 1943 was the setting for a horrific World War II battle fought between U.S. units and their German-Italian opposition. Each image is a compelling historical perspective of the war in Italy captured through the lens of the Hungarian-born photojournalist who covered five conflicts in his lifetime. Throughout his life those photographs were featured in prominent magazines Collier’s Weekly, Life, and other prominent magazines. Already well-known before the onset of World War II, Capa was believed to be a good luck charm by the countless American G.I.s he shared foxholes with and is attributed for speaking the famous line: “If your photos aren’t good enough, you aren’t close enough.” This was at a time when most fighting was photographed at a distance. Also distinguishing his photos from his contemporaries was his focus on civilians victimized by the war in addition to those directly engaged in combat; a now common “all-of-war” method used by today’s photojournalists Capa significantly helped pioneer. “I’m very honored by the presence of the U.S. Navy delegation at this ribboncutting ceremony celebrating the exhibition of the world-renowned photographer Robert Capa which has been made possible thanks to my staff who worked tirelessly and to the sponsors who supported us financially,” said Fabio Venezia, Troina’s mayor. “For the Troina community this is a dream come true and an opportunity to generate tourism in our area. We would like to share this unique event with the whole Sigonella community and their friends.” Many of the Capa exhibit photos depict OPERATION HUSKY, the six-week long Allied invasion of Sicily campaign launched July 10, 1943 with its strategic goal of opening Mediterranean sea lanes in addition to a base of operations for the inevitable fight against German and Italian Axis forces in mainland Italy. To defeat the Axis in Sicily, separate movements of predominately American,
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Exhibit info for Robert Capa in Italy. 1943-1944: What: A photo exhibit chronicling famous wartime photographer Robert Capa’s imagery captured in Italy during World War II. When: Now through Sept. 30 Where: Troina, Sicily. Cost: €4 per person. How to get there: Take Autostrada A19 (Palermo-Catania), exit Agira and follow the signs for Gagliano Castelferrato and then Troina.