64th year, No. 11
Serving the NATO, Naples and Gaeta Military Community in Italy Russell Egnor Navy Media Awards – 2016 Best Newspaper in the Navy
Friday, March 22, 2019
Naples Tiger Sharks Dominate in Eindhoven By Solange Markvart
Forty-four swimmers age seven to 19 years old traveled to Eindhoven in the Netherlands to compete in the European Forces Swim League short distance championships on March 2nd and 3rd 2019. For these accomplished swimmers, who earned their qualifying times for this event, this two-day intense competition was the culmination of many hours of training stretched over a six month season. Although these Championships were individual, the Naples Tiger Sharks, fresh from winning their thirteenth consecutive title of Southern Division Champions in Rota the month prior, managed to place third overall with 16 teams competing and approximately 500 swimmers. The Championships started on Saturday morning with a parade of all the participating teams in an atmosphere of enthusiasm and friendly competition exulting from all swimmers,
whether brand new to the competition or veteran. First year competitor Aiden Crile, who is a recent addition to the Naples Tiger Sharks, expressed his gratitude for “everyone’s ability to come together as a team, with a level of competition that was conductive of (him) improving his swim times” and for “welcoming (him) so warmly to the Naples Tiger Sharks family”. Similar feelings were shared by veteran swimmer and team Captain Katherine Kanak, who was swimming her fifth consecutive championships. For Katherine, this meet was “bittersweet” as it was “exciting to see everyone (she) worked with and swam over the past six months, and in some cases five years, do so well at champs, but a bit sad because it’s over. It’s the last time this team will ever compete together as it was, the last time to see friends I’ve swum against for the past five years”. TIGER SHARKS
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NATO Military Committee Visits Pentagon, Discusses Alliance Strategy, Capabilities By Jim Garamone
Naples Tiger Sharks swimmer Gianna Brutus pushes off the block during the 50m Backstroke at the European Forces Swim League short distance championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands, March 2. Approximately 500 swimmers from 16 teams participated in the event in which the Tiger Sharks placed 3rd. Photo by Jason Markvart
Naples Middle High School Track Ready for Action
11 Mr. Fredo Ontiveros, NMHS principal, Captain Todd Abrahamson, Commanding Officer - Naval Support Activity Naples, Isaac Harjo, NMHS track coach, and members of the 2019 track team cut the ribbon in a ceremonial opening of the new track. The track team then lead the student body in an inaugural lap around the new and improved facility. Although the track isn't officially open for use by the students or the community for another few weeks, the track team is looking forward to showcasing the new rubber floor on the track and new shot and disc platforms at their first home track meet on Saturday, April 27. Photo by Elizabeth Ballard
CAPTAIN’S CORNER. . . . . . . . . 2 BASE NOTES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 FFSC CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . 5 SOUND OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 MOVIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 JOBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 EFFICIENT COMPUTER USE . . . . . . page 5
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Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford welcomed the members of the NATO Military Committee to the Pentagon yesterday and offered to share with the alliance group the experiences of the U.S. in its development of the National Defense Strategy. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff thanked British Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal Stuart Peach and the 29 military representatives on the committee for their interest. Dunford offered to share U.S. experiences in developing joint force capabilities, and the integration of those capabilities. NATO’s chiefs of defense make up the Military Committee. The military representatives who are visiting this week represent their nations on the Military Committee in permanent session. The U.S. military representative in Brussels is Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John K. Love. The committee discussed the U.S. strategy process, dynamic force employment and the Capstone Concept for Joint Operations. They come to Washington after visiting Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk, Virginia, and the new Joint Force Command centered around the 2nd Fleet. They also visited the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. Alliance Progress “Without candy coating it, we have really made significant progress in the alliance,” Dunford said at the Pentagon. PENTAGON VISIT
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