61st year, No. 10
Serving the NATO, Naples and Gaeta Military Community in Italy
Friday, March 11, 2016
Adm. Mike Rogers
Privacy or Security in Cyber? Both, NSA Chief Says By Karen Parrish DoD News
The USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) departed Gaeta March 8. Mount Whitney, the U.S. 6th Fleet command and control ship, which is forward deployed to Gaeta, is returning to the Viktor Lenac Shipyard in Rijeka, Croatia, for critical Command and Control, Computers, Communications, Combat Systems and Intelligence (C5I) repairs. Photo by MC1 Mike Wright By MC1 Michael Wright USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) Public Affairs
The U.S. 6th Fleet command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) departed Gaeta, Italy, March 8.
The flagship is returning to the Viktor Lenac Shipyard in Rijeka, Croatia, for critical Command and Control, Computers, Communications, Combat Systems and Intelligence (C5I) repairs.
“This is a great opportunity to get back to Croatia to take care of routine work. The Mount Whitney crew is motivated and determined to take advantage of their time in the shipyard to get ready for sev-
eral important assessments and inspections coming in the near future,” Mount Whitney Electronic Materials Officer Lt. Mark Reddy said. MOUNT WHITNEY Page 7
JFC Naples Organizes Professional Development Event, Showcases Italian Army Infantry equipment By Allied Joint Force Command Naples Public Affairs
Allied Joint Force Command Naples showcased stateof-the-art Italian Army infantry equipment as part of a new professional development program, March 3, 2016. The 8th Infantry Regiment and 21st Assault Engineers Regiment from the Garibaldi Infantry Brigade (Brigata Bersaglieri “Garibaldi”) of Caserta arranged the display of weapons, mortars, night vision equipment and explosive ordnance disposal robots for members of JFC Naples, the 2nd NATO Signal Battalion, National Support Elements and Italian Headquarters (Quartiere Generale Italiano) personnel.
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Building the Cyber Force Cyber Command, partnering with other organizations, has three primary missions, said Rogers, who is also the director of the National Security Agency and chief of the Central Security Service: ● Operate and defend the department’s networks, platforms and weapon systems against cyber threats; ● Generate a dedicated workforce to apply cyber capabilities from defensive to offensive; ● Apply cyber capabilities to help defend 16 critical U.S. private-sector infrastructure segments, from power and water to financial and aviation.
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JFC NAPLES Page 7 LEFT : Members of Allied Joint Force Command Naples check out equipment during a display of Italian Army infantry equipment at JFC Naples headquarters, March 3, 2016. The purpose of the display was to familiarize NATO members assigned to JFC Naples with ally member equipment and enhance alliance interoperability. Photo by Air Force Capt. Kay Magdalena Nissen
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Who Was saint Patrick? . . . . page 14
As the clash between cybersecurity and privacy concerns lingers in the headlines and the courts following tech giant Apple’s refusal of a court order involving data encryption, Defense Department leaders continue their quest to build partnerships with tech industry leaders. Privacy and security are and will remain the “two imperatives” in safeguarding the nation’s cyber domain, the Defense Department’s cyber chief told a tech audience in San Francisco yesterday. Navy Adm. Michael S. Rogers, commander of U.S. Cyber Command, spoke at the 25th annual RSA Conference, a gathering of technology and security professionals.