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Serving the NATO, Naples and Gaeta Military Community in Italy Russell Egnor Navy Media Awards – 2016 Best Newspaper in the Navy
Friday, September 13, 2019
Sailors Should Apply Now for Tuition Assistance, Distance Naval Support Activity Naples Learning for Community Members Remember 9/11 FY-2020 On September 11, 2019, Naval Support Activity Naples Firefighters along with community members attend a 9/11 memorial ceremony at the main piazza onboard Capodichino to honor the 2,977 victims and first responders of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and United Airlines Flight 93 near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Photo by Lt. Jamie Moroney
USS Mount Whitney Holds Memorial Service for Chaplain Lt. Vincent Capodanno in Gaeta By Chaplain Lt. j.g. Keith Connor USS Mount Whitney
The U.S. 6th Fleet flagship, USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) together with the Office of the Mayor of Gaeta, held a memorial ceremony, in honor of U.S. Navy Chaplain Lt. Vincent Capodanno, in Piazza di
Capodanno in Gaeta on September 4, 2019. The ceremony was conducted on the 52nd anniversary of the death of Capodanno, which occurred on September 4, 1967, in Vietnam while he served as chaplain for 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division. MEMORIAL SERVICE Page 7
U.S. Navy Capt. Cassidy Norman, commanding officer of the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), speaks during a memorial ceremony in honor of Lt. Vincent Capodanno, in Gaeta on September 4, 2019. Standing next to Capt. Norman is Roberto Mari, aide to the mayor of Gaeta, and pictured in the painting is U.S. Navy Chaplain Lt. Vincent Capodanno, who died on September 4, 1967, in Vietnam while serving as chaplain for 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division. Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott Barnes
CAPTAIN’S CORNER. . . . . . . . . 2 BASE NOTES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 FFSC CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . 5 SOUND OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 MOVIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 JOBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 USO TOURS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 NATIONAL EMERGENCY PREP MONTH . . . . . . . . . . . . page 5
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By Ens. Crysta M. Gonzalez Naval Education and Training Command Public Affairs
Are you interested in starting or continuing your college education? Now is the time to get started by checking in with the Navy College Office onboard Capodichino and beginning the process of submitting Tuition Assistance Navy College Program for Afloat College Education Distance Learning (TA/NCPACE DL) for fiscal year 2020 (beginning October 1, 2019). The deadline to Submit TA applications through the Navy College Office is now through October 1. You can submit your tuition assistance (TA) requests up to 120 days in advance of your term start date, however, applications must be command approved no less than 14 days before your class starts. TA requests are processed on a first-come, first-served basis. The sooner you submit your application, the sooner you can receive your authorization voucher once October 1 funding is released. TUITION ASSISTANCE
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