Serving the NATO, Naples and Gaeta Military Community in Italy Russell Egnor Navy Media Awards – 2016 Best Newspaper in the Navy
63rd year, No. 14
Friday, April 13, 2018
Navy Band, CDC Kicks Off Month of Military Child U.S. Faces Evolving, Emboldened Adversaries in Cyberspace, Officials Warn By Lisa Ferdinando DoD News
Musician 3rd Class Jeremy Sauer, Musician Seaman Raymond Carega and Musician 2nd Class Michael Sapien from the U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band lead children from the Children’s Development Center (CDC) at Capodichino April 3, 2018, marching-band style to kick off the Month of the Military Child. Photo by Gary Nichols
Workshop Tackles NATO, Shared Security Challenges in the South Story by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Mark Patton
Allied Joint Force Command Naples hosted visitors from academic, military, government and non-governmental organizations for a workshop catered around security challenges to NATO’s south, April 9 to 10, 2018. The event, titled NATO and Shared Security Challenges in the South: Understanding Drivers of Instability, comes at a moment when NATO is adapting to address security concerns the Alliance shares with partners to its south. At the same time, NATO is also prepar-
ing objectives on the south to be discussed and agreed at the upcoming Brussels Summit in July. According to event organizers, a goal of the workshop aimed to inform preparations by addressing broad and cross-cutting themes in relation to drivers of instability in the Middle East and Africa. A sampling of workshop topics included tracking the Middle East and North African region’s intersecting conflicts, peacekeeping in the presence of non-state actors and migrant vulnerability to human trafficking and exploitation. Several roundtable discussions were also held centered
around political, strategic, economic and environmental drivers. NATO has lasting partnerships with 12 countries in the Middle East and North Africa region for more than two decades and the Alliance has been involved in practical cooperation with the African Union for more than 12 years. While addressing workshop attendees, U.S. Navy Admiral James Foggo, commander of Allied Joint Force Command Naples, pointed out that NATO’s partners are facing new threats and challenges as they seek to enhance political dialogue and practical cooperation with the Alliance. NATO WORKSHOP Page 7 CAPTAIN’S CORNER. . . . . . . . . 2 BASE NOTES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 FFSC CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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As threats in cyberspace constantly evolve, the United States is facing adversaries that are increasingly sophisticated, capable and emboldened in that domain, top defense officials told lawmakers April 11, 2018. The cyberspace domain has “evolved dramatically” in the eight years since U.S. Cyber Command was established, Navy Adm. Michael S. Rogers, the director of the National Security Agency and commander of Cybercom, said at a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee’s subcommittee on emerging threats and capabilities. “Today we face threats that have increased in sophistication, magnitude, intensity, velocity and volume, threatening our vital national security interests and economic well-being,” Rogers said. Kenneth P. Rapuano, assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense and global security, testified alongside Rogers at the hearing on the fiscal year 2019 cyber budget, strategy, policy and programs. CYBERSPACE ADVERSARIES Page 11