61st year, No. 11
Serving the NATO, Naples and Gaeta Military Community in Italy
Friday, March 18, 2016
Rear Adm. Williamson Assumes Command of CNEURAFSWA From Rear Adm. Scorby From Commander, Navy Region Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia Public Affairs
Commander, Navy Region Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia (CNREURAFSWA) hosted an exchange of command ceremony at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples March 10. Rear Adm. John C. “Jack” Scorby Jr. and Rear Adm. Rick Williamson exchanged command responsibilities in a unique ceremony, with Scorby relinquishing command of CNREURAFSWA to Williamson; and Williamson relinquishing command of Navy Region Mid-Atlantic (NRMA) to Scorby. CNREURAFSWA and NRMA are the only twostar billets in the Navy Installations Command global enterprise. CHANGE OF COMMAND Page 11
President Barack Obama
Obama: U.S. Diplomats, Military Must Partner to Confront Threats The Presentation of Colors is performed during the Navy Region Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia (EURAFSWA) and Navy Region Mid-Atlantic (NRMA) exchange of command ceremony at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples on March 10. During the ceremony, Rear Adm. John C. Scorby assumed command of NRMA and Rear Adm. Rick L. Williamson assumed command of Navy Region EURAFSWA. Photo by MC2 (SW/AW) Luke B. Meineke
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All aspects of government have a responsibility to keep America safe and secure, and diplomacy – like military power – has a role to play in the fight against terror, President Barack Obama said at the State Department March 14. The president spoke at the department’s chiefs of mission conference. Chiefs of mission are the highestranking U.S. representatives in American embassies. The president told the chiefs that they have a role to play in the effort against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. “We’re going to have to continue to strengthen our global coalition against ISIL, whether it’s the air campaign, support for local partners, cutting off ISIL financing, preventing the flow of foreign terrorist fighters, working with partners to counter ISIL’s bankrupt, nihilistic ideology,” the president said. He said diplomacy is crucial because it is the only way the Syrian civil war is going to end. A peace settlement in Syria will go a long way to ending the tyranny of ISIL in the self-proclaimed caliphate, he added.
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Seattle Seahawks Sea Gal Cheerleaders Visit Capodichino, Support Site
The Seattle Seahawks Sea Gal cheerleaders visited the Naval Support Activity Naples community March 9, 2016. The Sea Gals, the official NFL cheerleading team for the Seattle Sea Hawks, toured Capodichino in the morning. The Sea Gals hosted a dance clinic and performed at a basketball game at the Support Site for more than two hundred service members and their families later that evening. Armed Forces Entertainment scheduled the Sea Gals to perform nine shows in the European and Mediterranean region. Photo by MCSN Alyssa J. Weeks
CAPTAIN’S CORNER. . . . . . . . . 2 BASE NOTES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 NAVY HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 FFSC CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . 5 SOUND OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 MOVIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 JOBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
RED CROSS CELEBRATES DENTAL ASSISTANTS . . page 5
NEW NAVY APP . . . . . . . . . page 14
By Jim Garamone DoD News