April 2017
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The Beacon
Warfighting First, Operate Forward, Be Ready
Commanding Officer, NSA Souda Bay Capt. Brad J. Collins Executive Officer Cmdr. James R. Bird Command Master Chief CMDCM Neal T. Olds
Beacon Staff Jacky Fisher Jacky.Fisher@eu.navy.mil
Public Affairs Officer 266-1244
Kostas Fantaousakis Konstantinos.Fant.gr@eu.navy.mil
Community Relations/Public Affairs Specialist 266-1348
MC2 Chase Martin Chase.Martin@eu.navy.mil
Public Affairs Specialist 266-1348
The Beacon is the professional online newsletter of NSA Souda Bay Public Affairs. Information contained in The Beacon does not necessarily reflect the official views of the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense or the Department of the Navy. Editorial content is prepared by the Public Affairs Office of NSA Souda Bay. Articles for publication in The Beacon should be submitted to SoudaBayPAO@eu.navy.mil Story submissions must be routed through tenant command or departmental senior leadership. Security and policy review must be completed before submissions can be considered for publication.
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Triad Corner
By Capt. Brad Collins
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SAAPM Proclamation Signing
Community Outreach
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By Kostas Fantaousakis
by Kirsten Diller
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FLC Site Athens
The Gouge
By Mc2 Chase Martin
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Awards Quarters by MC2 Chase Martin
ON THE COVER: A Sailor from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross attaches a crane hook to transport equipment at Marathi piers. Photo By MC2 Chase Martin
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Triad Corner Team Souda,
My congratulations to all-hands for the incredible job you have been doing throughout the first part of this calendar year. As I’ve mentioned before, NSA Souda Bay sits in a strategical Mediterranean position ready to support the needs of three combatant and many other functional commanders. Your combined efforts, from managing personnel to air/port operations, security, Public Works, FLCSI, Security, Safety, MWR, Public Affairs and all the other supporting and supported units only strengthens the Fleet and COCOMs; reinforcing Souda’s reputation that we stand ready to Support the Fleet. With the operational tempo approaching historic levels both topside and at Marathi, it behooves us to take a moment and assess our risks across the board. While I challenge each and every one of you to perform this in your own workplace, I will speak about two overarching risks that we encounter every day. Task Saturation. In this case, the sheer magnitude of the workload combined with imbalanced manning and the Navy drive to get things done leads us to accept unnecessary risk without proper mitigation. I specifically challenge everyone in a leadership role to monitor those high tempo/high-risk areas and take the time necessary to ensure your teams are trained, proficient, and knowledgeable of the risks associated with each aspect of the evolution being undertaken. If we don’t have the manning or resources to effectively and safely do this, it is incumbent on you to make sure that the chain of command knows so that we can find some other resolution that affords us a more properly risk-mitigated solution to the problem.
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Complacency. Human nature has a tendency to become comfortable in what we are doing, and this is especially prevalent in high-risk ventures such as the work done in Souda Bay. In the aviation world for example, while one would expect mishap rates to be high during the novice phase of learning, the evidence surprises most that there is a secondary spike in mishaps during the period when fleet pilots approach the end of their first fleet tour. For us in Souda Bay, the lesson learned is that as our proficiency grows in these group efforts to meet Fleet and COCOM requirements, we must remain vigilant in identifying those areas of concern, even as our mind tells us that we should be more comfortable in tackling similar evolutions. Outside of the workplace, we know that summer, nice weather, beaches, and tourists wait just around the corner. If I ask you what does risk management mean for us in our personal lives, the answer I hoped to hear is the same as above. Whether you are driving, swimming, hiking, visiting foreign countries, etc... risks are associated with each of these things and you must identify and mitigate those dangers to you and your shipmates.
SAAPM Proclamation Signing
Photo Credit: Fleet and Family Support Center
Tuesday, April 04, 2017. Capt. Brad J. Collins, Commanding Officer, NSA Souda Bay along with Kirsten Diller, Director Fleet and Family Support Center and Terry Cornwell, Program Assistant performed a signing ceremony for Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM). NSA Souda Bay encourages both military and civilian employees to remain vigilant and know how to do their part to prevent sexual assault. Protecting our People Protects our Mission!
Every one of you is valuable, every one of you plays a part in TEAM SOUDA, and none of you is expendable. Look out for yourself, look out for others, and be the person who makes a difference in the life of the person next to you, whether on or off the job. Be safe, keep up the good work, and look out for each other!
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Community Outreach Want to Participate in a ComRel Project? POC: Kostas Fantaousakis, Community Relations Specialist. Call 266-1348 or 694-043-1157 • E-mail: konstantinos.fant.gr@eu.navy.mil • All Hands emails are sent calling for volunteers • Ask to join the ComRel projects volunteers distro list.
Got a ComRel idea? Contact PA for guidance. We volunteer, but ALWAYS provide quality service!
Stavros beach, Chania, April 21, 2017. Volunteers from USS Ross (DDG-71) participated in a beach clean-up at the scenic beach in Stavros. This world famous beach is located in the Akrotiri peninsula, 14 km from the city of Chania.
March 26, 2017. Sailors from USS Porter (DDG-78) volunteered for a beach clean-up in Stalos, Chania, Greece. Stalos is located 7km west of Chania, between Kalamaki and Agia Marina. Like the wider area, Stalos is well developed and attracts a large number of visitors each summer. Page 6
Chania, Greece, April 13, 2017. NSA Souda Bay volunteers showed their ongoing support to local child support centers by delivering food donations to the “Smile of the Child” organization. These donations were collected by NSA Souda Bay’s Chapel. The local “Smile of the Child” community market provides clothing and food supplies to support hundreds of families and children. Page 7
Motorcycle Range Ribbon Cutting
Capt. Brad J. Collins, Commanding Officer, NSA Souda Bay, and Mr. Jerry Hollenback, Safety Director hold a ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of the motorcycle range. Photos by MC2 Chase Martin
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Motorcycle Range Ribbon Cutting Photos by: MC2 Chase Martin.
NSA’s Safety office commemorated the newly resurfaced and repainted motorcycle range on March 23 with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Capt. Brad J. Collins, Commaning Officer, NSA Souda Bay, and Jerry Hollenback, Safety Director, cut the ceremonial ribbon officially marking the opening of the range. NSA Souda Bay provides motorcycles, helmets, and gloves along with instruction required to maintain rider certification. For training requests, or for information on future group rides e-mail Jerry.Hollenback@eu.navy.mil or call 266-1527.
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FLC Site Athens
The Gouge Photos by: MC2 Chase Martin.
On March 29, 2017, the Navy Supply FLCSI Athens Mail Control Activity/Customs team was requested by the U.S. Embassy to assist in resolving an issue involving a visiting U.S. Air Force pilot deployed to the Office of Defense Cooperation in support of an International Air Force Exercise in Greece, ‘Iniohos 2017’. This twoweek joint exercise called for complex air operations across the Athens and other AORs with participants from Israeli, United States, United Arab Emirates, and Italian Air Forces. One of the lead U.S. pilots opted to ship his helmet and cockpit harness via ground shipping. Upon entry to Athens, Greece he was informed that his gear was being held by Greek Customs until an importation fee, expediter fee and storage fee totaling 1,000 euros was paid. The FLC Athens customs team coordinated with the Greek Customs Office Director and explained that the member is a U.S. military Page 12
person, deployed to support a Greek-led international event, and was entitled to duty free movement of his items based on Status of Forces Agreements. The tenacious FLC Athens customs team, Ippokratis Venizelos, Katerina Vougaleri, Eleftherios Koufos, and Chrystalla Horianopoulou, expeditiously generated and provided a signed document validating the property owner as a member of the U.S. military. This significant expeditious effort prompted the immediate release of the equipment at no cost to the member or the U.S. government, allowing the pilot to meet his critical operational commitment and participation in the high visibility multinational event. Esteemed kudos was received from all involved, to include the pilot from the 48th Fighter Wing, the Defense Attaché Office, and the Commander of the Office of Defense Cooperation in Greece. Well done FLCSI Athens Customs team!
Sailors from NSA Souda Bay and USS Ross (DDG 71) performed an ammunition movement from NSA Souda Bay's airfield to DDG 71 at Marathi piers.
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AWARDS QUARTERS APRIL 2017 MA1 RAMIREZ MA2 GILBERT MASN JONES MASN ALLEN MASN SMITH MR. KOSTAS KAVASIS
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Congratulations Awardees!
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