61st year, No. 24
Serving the NATO, Naples and Gaeta Military Community in Italy
Friday, June 17, 2016
President Barack Obama
President Offers Condolences to Orlando Victims By Cheryl Pellerin DoD News
Following a June 14, 2016, meeting with his National Security Council, President Barack Obama today offered condolences to those affected by the June 12 shooting that killed 49 people at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida. “The American people and our allies and friends all over the world stand with you and are thinking about you and are praying for you,” Obama said during a news conference at the Treasury Department here. The NSC meeting was focused on cutting off the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s revenue sources.
Secretary of Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus provides remarks during an all-hands call at Naval Support Activity Naples June 16, 2016. Mabus officiated an awards ceremony and reenlistments for select Sailors, and followed with an all-hands call. Mabus is visiting to see first-hand Great Green Fleet operations in Europe, the highlight of which will include an Italian oiler refueling USS Mason (DDG 87) with advanced alternative fuel. The Great Green Fleet initiative is designed to make our Sailors and Marines better warfighters, able to go farther, stay longer and deliver more firepower. Photo by MCC Brian Biller
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Stopping Such Attacks “We are doing everything in our power to stop these kinds of attacks,” he added. The shooter, identified as 29year-old Omar Mateen from Fort Pierce, Florida, had accessed “extremist information and propaganda over the internet,” Obama said. Mateen was killed during a confrontation with police. Fifty-three people were injured in the shooting. Among those killed was Army Reserve Capt. Antonio Devon Brown, Navy Capt. Jeff Davis told reporters today. “We express our condolences to his family and to all the families and loved ones of the victims," he added. Those who joined the president on the podium included Joint Chiefs Chairman Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, FBI Director James Comey, Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, who is in Brussels for meetings with NATO defense ministers, participated in the NSC meeting via teleconference.
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