Serving the NATO, Naples and Gaeta Military Community in Italy Russell Egnor Navy Media Awards – 2016 Best Newspaper in the Navy
63rd year, No. 23
Friday, June 15, 2018
Congratulations 2018 College Graduates Boatswain's Mate Seaman Ian Otamias, from Haverhill, Mass., stands aft lookout watch aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) as the ship transits the Mediterranean Sea. Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Robert S. Price
The Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples Navy College Office hosted the 2018 Graduation Ceremony at the Capodichino Theater on June 14 to honor 109 graduates from the three colleges and universities on board NSA, as well as external institutions. Photo by YN2(SW/AW) Lovely L. Frantz From NSA Navy College Office
The Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples Navy College Office hosted the 2018 Graduation Ceremony at the Capodichino Theater on June 14 to honor 109 graduates from the three colleges and universities on board NSA, as well as external institutions.
The degrees ranged from master’s degrees to certificates, and included: 20 master’s degrees, 28 bachelor’s degrees, 59 associate’s degrees one graduate certificate and one undergraduate certificate. Forty-Three of the graduates chose to don the traditional collegiate cap and gown, and walk across the stage
to formally receive their diplomas. NSA Commanding Officer Capt. Todd Abrahamson was the keynote speaker at this event. This date had extra meaning for Abrahamson, as it is the anniversary of his own graduation. COLLEGE GRADUATION
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From Field to Table: Lessons in Neapolitan Cuisine By Niki Leiva
Twenty-five adults and children from the Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples community recently participated in the first of three cooking experiences hosted by Fleet and Family Services Center (FFSC) at a farm – Giardino dell’Orco – coowned and operated by Chef Pippo Carnevale on
the bank of Lago Averno. Carnevale, a 2009 graduate of the Istituto Professionale per i Servizi dell’Enogastronomia e dell’ Ospitalita’ Alberghiera Lucio Petronio. (Professional Institute for Food and Wine and Hospitality
Services) in nearby Monterusciello, welcomed the participants then gave them a tour of his farm, complete with a history lesson surrounding this unique location, along with a discussion of the menu for that day.
A native of Pozzuoli, Carnevale worked at restaurants here in Naples and in the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2015. He began teaching cooking classes in 2016. With his experience in the UK Carnevale spoke to the group in perfect English. FFSC HOSTS COOKING CLASS Page 11 CAPTAIN’S CORNER. . . . . . . . . 2
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Navy Releases New Career Sea Pay Guidelines From Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs
The NAVADMIN provides new guidelines for CSP entitlement criteria for various operational units and staffs. The changes include: ● New guidelines for special boat units, expeditionary boat units, and landing craft utility units (LCU) to receive daily CSP rates. ● All afloat staffs, with the exception of 7th Fleet and Carrier Strike Group 5 staffs, will now earn daily CSP, only for days spent either underway or embarked for eight continuous hours. CSP provides a special payment in recognition of the greater than normal rigors of sea duty, the arduous duty involved in long deployments, and the repetitive nature of assignment to such duty. For more details on changes to CSP, read NAVADMIN 143/18 at http://www.npc.navy.mil/