Serving the NATO, Naples and Gaeta Military Community in Italy Russell Egnor Navy Media Awards – 2016 Best Newspaper in the Navy
63rd year, No. 34
Friday, September 14, 2018
Pompeii 9/11 Memorial Ceremony By MC2 Alyssa Weeks Navy Public Affairs Support Element Detachment Europe
On September 11, the city of Pompeii hosted its 17th commemoration and wreath laying ceremony in front of the 9/11 monument that includes an authentic fragment from one of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. Pompeii Mayor Pietro Amitrano, Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples Commanding Officer Capt. Todd Abrahamson, along with NSA personnel and distinguished guests attended the ceremony to honor 33 Sailors among others who died during the World Trade Center terrorist attacks. “What I think is special about this particularly ceremony is its taking place in a city and country thousands of miles away from the United States,” 9/11 POMPEII
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January 2019 E-7 Advancement Cycle Announced Commanding Officer Naval Support Activity Naples Capt. Todd Abrahamson (left) and Pompeii Mayor Pietro Amitrano (right) render honors during a 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony on September 11, 2018, in Pompeii. Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alyssa Weeks
NSA Naples Remembers, Honors 9/11 Victims By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James Turner Navy Public Affairs Support Element Detachment Europe
The American and Italian flags flew side-by-side at half-mast at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples as American and Italian service members, firefighters, law enforcement personnel and civilians gathered together to commemorate the lives lost in the tragic 9/11 terrorist attacks against the United States 17 years ago. The ceremony honored the nearly 3,000 people killed in New York; Arlington, Virginia; and United Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. During the ceremony, NSA Naples Sailors selected for chief delivered a
synopsis of the single largest loss of life from a foreign attack on American soil, followed by a speech delivered by Electronics Technician (Submarine) 1st Class Bradley Bevis, selected for the rank of chief petty officer. Cordell spoke about the reconstructed World Trade Center, the September 11 memorial, the two San Antonio-class amphibious transport ships constructed using 7.5 tons of steel salvaged from the rubble of the World Trade Center, USS New York (LPD 21) and USS Arlington (LPD 24) and USS Somerset (LPD 25), which was named after Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Somerset County was where the passengers of United Flight 93 sacrificed their own lives to stop
the hijacking of their flight by terrorists, preventing further national tragedy. After the synopsis and the speech, a wreath-laying ceremony at the central piazza onboard Capodichino was held as a tribute to the fallen. Many who attended took the opportunity to reflect on the anniversary of 9/11 and how it has directly affected them during their lives. Musician 3rd Class Carega Raymond was 13-years-old when the attack happened and could see the smoke from his house in New Jersey. “9/11 is a day I will always remember,” Raymond said. “I had a lot of friends that worked and lived in the city on 9/11. I had a lot of friends who lost their parents and loved ones. NSA OBSERVES 9/11
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By Ed Barker Naval Education and Professional Development Center Public Affairs
The January 2019 Navywide enlisted examination (Cycle 242) testing date for active-duty and full-time support Sailors who are advancement eligible to the pay grade of E-7 was recently announced in Naval Administrative Message (NAVADMIN) 214/18. The Navywide examination date is January 17, 2019, for active-duty and full-time support (FTS) Sailors eligible to advance to chief petty officer, as well as E-6s who are required to take the E-7 exam for the limited duty officer program. “Bibliographies (BIBs) for the E-7 January exam are updated and available for download on My Navy Portal and the Navy COOL website,” Naval Education and Training Professional Development Center (NETPDC) Command Master Chief Gregory Prichard said. “The E-7 advancement process differs from the E-4 to E-6 process in that the final multiple score (FMS) consists of only two elements that are used to rank order eligible E-6s; the exam score and performance mark average (PMA). So, being prepared for the exam is essential.” E-7 ADVANCEMENT CYCLE Page 13