Serving the NATO, Naples and Gaeta Military Community in Italy Russell Egnor Navy Media Awards – 2016 Best Newspaper in the Navy
63rd year, No. 39
Friday, October 19, 2018
USS Ross Hosts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sailors, Community, Leaders Celebrate Navy’s 243rd Birthday Locally, Internationally By Yonca Poyraz-Dogan Navy Office of Information Public Affairs
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Whether based in the United States or abroad, Sailors held celebrations to mark the Navy’s 243rd birthday with other service members, civilians, guests and community members while top leaders have sent messages to the fleet reflecting on the theme “Forged by the Sea.” Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) celebrated the Navy’s birthday while en route to support the largest NATO exercise in more than 20 years. “The New York and all of our Marine teammates have had an incredibly successful year, deployed forward – twice – to support and defend freedom around the globe while furthering our nation's goals,” Capt. Brent DeVore, New York’s commanding officer, said. “Our strength at sea, cemented in our bonds of teamwork and common purpose, permits us to operate at this high of a level. To celebrate this Navy birthday at sea, on our way to Trident Juncture to work with our allied and partner navies, is appropriate to the kind of year we have had and our Navy's ability to respond to regional crises.”
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Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister of Israel, arrives aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) in Ashdod, Israel, October 11, 2018, during a scheduled port visit. Ross, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its seventh patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests Europe and Africa. For the full story see page 7. Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Krystina Coffey
NATO Military Leaders Highlight Broad, Significant Exercise in Norway From JFC Naples Public Affairs
Senior NATO military leaders met at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, October 8-9 to coordinate and communicate details on the largest NATO exercise in recent years. A live portion of the exercise will begin October 25 and end November 7 in and around Norway. All 29-member NATO member nations will participate, along with partner nations Sweden and Finland.
“We are boiling down Trident Juncture to a core theme of just a few words,” Adm. James Foggo, commander of Trident Juncture and Joint Force Command (JFC) Naples, said. “I call it the three ‘Ds’: NATO is a ‘defensive’ alliance, Trident Juncture ‘demonstrates’ our credible capability, and together we ‘deter’ potential adversaries.” “The exercise will give us the opportunity to test, evaluate, further de-
velop our Total Defence Concept, as well as national reception plans,” Lieutenant General Rune Jakobsen, Norway’s Joint Force Headquarters commander, said. “During the exercise, the regional forces will cooperate closely with civil emergency services, the police, the railway, port and transportation authorities, as well as with local and national businesses. NATO EXERCISE IN NORWAY Page 11 CAPTAIN’S CORNER. . . . . . . . . 2 BASE NOTES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 FFSC CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . 5 SOUND OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 MOVIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 JOBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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