60th year, No. 24
Serving the NATO, Naples and Gaeta Military Community in Italy
Friday, June 19, 2015
Dempsey to Naples-based Troops: Military Must be Forward-Deployed By Jim Garamone DoD News
The United States military needs to be forward-deployed because America does not want to “play a home game,” Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey said in an allhands call at the naval air facility here. During the event, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff spoke to service members, DoD civilians and local nationals, answering questions about the extremist threat, Russia and cyber security. Dempsey said that when the budget gets tight, there is an inclination for many to think the best way to save is by bringing troops back from overseas postings and doing everything from the continental United States. “The truth is, in our line of work, the very last thing we want to do is play a home game,” he said.
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Shaping Conflict “We really want to play an away game and we need teammates to do it. We need to be forward. You need to be forward,” he continued. “We need to be closely partnered with NATO allies and other partners who share our values. And we need to be sure that as conflict approaches – and conflict will approach – we have a shot at shaping it before we’re in it.” Dempsey quoted Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu, saying “The side that understands when to fight and when not to fight will take away the victory.”
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey holds an all hands call at NSA Naples on June 11, 2015. Photo by D. Myles Cullen
XO’S CORNER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 BASE NOTES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 NAVY HISTORY / SPOTLIGHT. . 4 FFSC CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . 5 SOUND OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 MOVIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 USO TOURS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
COLLEGE GRADUATION . . . . . . page 11
SESAME STREET . . .page 12