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Vol. 34 No. 12
Pure Praxis: Empowering Sailors to Become Active Bystanders By nicole Ybarra NAS Sigonella Public Affairs
NAS SIGONELLA, Sicily – On March 23 - 24, Sailors aboard NAS Sigonella were treated to a performance at the NAS 1 theater by Pure Praxis, a social theater group that uses performance education workshops to empower service members and provides the skills necessary to become active bystanders. The team is comprised of skilled and diverse performance facilitators and actoradvocates who explore complex and relevant topics through live, improvisational theater to engage the audience. Pure Praxis aims to promote social change through live, improvisational theater to recreate difficult real world situations that enable audience members to rehearse and brainstorm proactive responses. “Praxis” is the act of applying, engaging and practicing ideas, which is what differentiates Pure Praxis from any other training program on the market. It explores topics that are both complex and sensitive in order to empower participants. As part of the performance, volunteers were called onto stage to demonstrate their concepts of “manly” behavior. Participants also reenacted scenarios which allowed audience members to question the preconceived stereotypes of what it means to “be a man.” “I felt the training was extremely beneficial," said Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Gordon. "It is important to keep
Actor-advocates from the social theater group Pure Praxis perform for service members stationed at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella at the Midtown Theater. Pure Praxis is a social theater group comprised of actors, facilitators, educators and trained victim advocates contracted by the Department of the Navy Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office. The group trains and empowers service members at military installations by focusing on education and prevention of post-assault retaliation and reprisal. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Gordon/Released)
sexual assault prevention at the top of everyone’s mind and to provide real life tools that we can implement if we witness an incident." Contracted in 2015 by the Department of the Navy Sexual Assault Prevention & Response Of-
fice (DON-SAPRO), Pure Praxis has reached over 84,100 military personnel to date. The social theater group performed three shows during their visit to NAS Sigonella on the theme of preventing reprisal against victims of sexual assault.
Exercise Dynamic Manta 2017 Concludes by mc3 ford williams Sixth Fleet Public Affairs
MEDITERRANEAN SEA – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile
destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) began participation in the multilateral Allied Maritime Command anti-submarine, anti-surface warfare Exercise Dynamic Manta 2017.
The exercise took place in the Mediterranean Sea off the southern coast of Italy, March 13-24, 2017. Participating units from the U.S. included the guided-missile destroyer
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 13, 2017) NATO ships participate in a photo exercise at the start of Exercise Dynamic Manta 2017, March 13. Dynamic Manta is an annual multilateral Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) exercise meant to develop interoperability and proficiency in anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ford Williams/ Released)
USS Porter (DDG 78), a nuclear powered attack submarine assigned to Commander, Task Force CTF 69, two P-8A Poseidons assigned to CTF 67 and one P-3 Orion from the U.S. Navy’s 6th Fleet Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 11. Dynamic Manta is held annually to provide operational training in anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare in order to enhance interoperability and tactical proficiency of participating nations, including France, Norway, Canada, Turkey, Germany, Spain, Greece, Italy and the U.K. Quick Facts: • The U.S. routinely practices interoperability and high-end warfare with allies and partners. Multinational training enhances interoperability among NATO allies allowing us to maintain vigilance to the degree necessary to promote a secure and prosperous region. • Porter, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. The ship deployed from Naval Station Rota Nov. 30, 2016. • U.S. 6th Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied, joint, and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa.