Serving the NATO, Naples and Gaeta Military Community in Italy Russell Egnor Navy Media Awards – 2016 Best Newspaper in the Navy
64th year, No. 27
Friday, July 12, 2019
Adm. James G. Foggo III
Naval forces from Standing NATO Maritime Group One shifted operations from the Baltic Sea into the Norwegian Sea and across the Arctic Circle to start Dynamic Mongoose 2019 on July 1, 2019. Photo from Allied Maritime Command Public Affairs From Allied Maritime Command Public Affairs
Naval forces from Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1), commanded by Rear Adm. Edward Cashman shifted operations from the Baltic Sea into the Norwegian Sea and across the Arctic Circle to start Dynamic Mongoose (DYMON) 2019 on July 1st.
DYMON 2019 is designed to enhance anti-submarine warfare (ASW) integration among NATO navies by executing challenging training exercises with 6 surface ships, 9 maritime patrol aircraft and 8 helicopters training with 4 Allied submarines in the North Atlantic. “Exercises like Dynamic Mongoose give NATO Allies an opportunity to
train in a very challenging deep water/continental slope environment and a surface environment where seas can build from five feet to 25 or even 30 feet in the matter of a couple days,” SNGM 1 Staff Chief of Operations Chief Operations Specialist Juan Gutierrez said. DYNAMIC MONGOOSE 2019
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Sea Breeze 2019 Partners Celebrate Navy Day in Ukraine By U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/ U.S. 6th Fleet Public Affairs
The president of Ukraine joined the Ukrainian Navy, military members from exercise Sea Breeze 2019, and the people of Ukraine to celebrate Navy Day in Odesa, Ukraine, July 7. While at the public event, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made remarks, presented medals to Ukrainian service members, visited with Ukrainians, toured foreign ships and attended several meetings and briefings. “As we strive for more than strong and well-equipped Navy forces, as we are heading to this goal, our allies are standing shoulder to
shoulder with us,” Zelenskyy said during the event’s opening ceremony. Adm. Ihor Voronchenko, commander of the Ukrainian Navy, and Vice Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, toured displays of Ukrainian naval technology and equipment as well as laid flowers in the Black Sea aboard a Ukrainian patrol boat in memory of fallen Ukrainian sailors. During remarks made at a Navy Day reception aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64), Franchetti spoke about her experiences with Ukrainian sailors earlier in the day. “I was truly impressed by the Sailors’ pride and profes-
Adm. Ihor Voronchenko, commander of the Ukrainian Navy (left), gives a tour of Odesa Port to Vice Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet during Ukraine Navy Day (middle), which coincides with exercise Sea Breeze 2019 in Odesa, Ukraine, on July 7, 2019. Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kyle Steckler
sionalism,” Franchetti said. “At the same time, seeing the sailors participating in today’s Navy Day was a solemn reminder of the 24
Ukrainian Sailors being held unjustly by Russia.” SEA BREEZE PARTNERS
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CAPTAIN’S CORNER. . . . . . . . . 2 BASE NOTES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 FFSC CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . 5 SOUND OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 MOVIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 JOBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 NSA SAFETY OFFICE UPDATES . . . . . . . . . . . . page 5
BICYCLE SAFETY TIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 14
USO TOURS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 WORD SEARCH / COLOR ME 14
Honoring Brothers and Sisters in Arms and NATO Alliances From U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet Public Affairs
At the end of June, Adm. James G. Foggo III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples, recorded the 10th episode of the podcast “On the Horizon: Navigating the European and African Theater.” During this episode, Foggo discussed his thoughts on Memorial Day, the 75th anniversary of D-Day, and the Navy’s support to the NATO alliance through exercises Formidable Shield and Baltic Operations (BALTOPS). Memorial Day Foggo began the podcast by discussing his participation in a Memorial Day ceremony at the Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, in Cambridge, England. The U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Robert “Woody” Johnson and Jonna Doolittle Hoppes, the granddaughter of Gen. Jimmy Doolittle, were both present at the ceremony. “During the commemoration ceremony, we remembered 3,811 U.S. service members who found their final resting place in Cambridge, and on the wall of this facility there are 5,127 other names of the missing,” Foggo said. Overall, tens of thousands of U.S. service members from World War I and World War II are buried on European soil. Numerous other flag officers also participated in commemoration ceremonies throughout FOGGO PODCAST
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