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Feature: Region Installations Participate in National Night Out

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Around the Region: NSA Naples Commemorates War of 1812

National Night Out Raises Awareness

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NAPLES, Italy - Region Commander Rear Adm. Anthony Gaiani presents a plaque to Cindy Copeland, Aug. 14, for three years of service as the Region staff ombudsman. Copeland and her husband, MAC Kelan Copeland, are transferring to San Diego. Photo by MC1 Jack Georges.

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NAPLES, Italy – Military personnel and families will be offered legal assistance through the Region Legal Service Office (RLSO) at Navy Region Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia installations starting Oct. 1, as part of a Navywide realignment of legal assistance and defense services. The RLSO at Navy installations in It-aly, Spain and Bahrain will assume legal assistance functions currently handled by the Naval Legal Service Office (NLSO), to include services for family law, immi-gration, wills and estate planning, military benefits, consumer/financial affairs, and deployment readiness. For installations in Naples, Bahrain and Rota, Spain, the NLSO will become the Defense Service Office (DSO) and only provide defense services for military members facing courts-martial and other disciplinary or administrative actions. Naval Air Station Sigonella personnel will receive defense service support from the DSO in Naples. “Clients may need to call a different phone number or go to a new location

to receive legal assistance and defense services,” said RLSO Judge Advocate Lt. j.g. Christin Cotten, based in Naples, Italy. “After Oct. 1, RLSO will be the loca-tion for legal assistance and the DSO will be the new place for defense services.” There will be closings and limited legal assistance, civil law, or defense services offered by legal offices across the region Sept. 24-28 as they transition. Personnel are encouraged visit their local NLSO and RLSO offices beforehand with any questions, said Cotten. Military personnel stationed at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Greece and Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti will continue to be offered legal service support from remote offices. For Region staff, the RLSO and NLSO at Capodichino are scheduled to close Sept. 24-25. Military legal offices will re-main located in the Admin II building after the realignment. Service members will be able to reach the RLSO at 39-081-568-4576/4391 (or DSN: 314-626-4576) and new DSO at 39-081-568-3131 (or DSN: 314-626-3131) beginning in October.

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ROTA, Spain - More than 1,100 service members and their families enjoyed a day of education and fun during the 30th annual National Night Out at Seaview Pines, aboard Naval Station (NS) Rota, Spain, Aug. 7. National Night Out (NNO) is an annual event designed to fight crime through community awareness and bring all law enforcement agencies and emergency service personnel together with the community to interact with each other and reduce crime. This year’s event was led by Chief Master-at-Arms Lawrence Watson and Master-at-Arms 1st Class Jesse Lindsey. The base security department or-ganized and led the night that included demonstrations and displays by the NS Rota fire department, Explosive Ord-nance Disposal Mobile Unit 8, military working dogs and nearby Spanish police departments. "Events such as National Night Out are the cornerstone to a crime-freeneighborhood,” said Lindsey. “If we

continue to work together as a com-munity we will receive benefits, as a community.” “This was my first Nation Night Out experience,” said Brenda Navarro, host nation protocol officer. “Everyone was so friendly and willing to show and explain me what they do. They were willing to answer all questions we had. It was a great experience for the com-munity.”

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NAPLES, Italy - Sparky the fire dog waves to adults and children attending the National Night Out Parade at Naval Support Activity Naples, Aug. 7. Photo by MCSN Erik Luebke.

SIGONELLA, Sicily - Residents of Naval Air Station Sigonella joined Italian Nationals, Polizia and Carabinieri for the 29th annual National Night Out Celebration, Aug. 7. Photo by MC2 Gary Prill.

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NAPLES, Italy - Naval Support Activ-ity (NSA) Naples celebrated National Night Out, Aug. 7, beggining with a car parade consisting of American fire trucks and Italian horse-mounted police. The parade made its way through the base while people in the parade threw candy to families watching from the sidewalk. After comming to a stop, several of the parade’s participants lined up so people could meet them. Booths were set up to provide information on community and safety related organiations, including Boy Scout Troop #007 and the Navy Crimi-nal Investigative Service. The NSA Naples fire department put on a demonstration and the NSA Naples Security Department grilled hamburgers and hotdogs for attendees.

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Naval Historian Helps NSA Naples Commemorate War

of 1812Navy Public Affairs Support Element-East Detachment Europe NAPLES, Italy - Naval Support Activity Naples helped commemorate the bicen-tennial of the War of 1812 by holding a presentation from Christine Hughes, a naval historian for the Naval History and Heritage Command, Aug. 13. The event spanned three days and included presentations on “Life in the Sailing Navy” and “1812 Navy Battles,” which chronicled some of the highlights from the War of 1812 Battle of Lake Erie. Hughes offered unique insight into the life of U. S. Navy Sailors during the tumultuous time of the War of 1812. “I think the War of 1812 is an impor-tant event in naval history because our country didn’t have a navy before this time,” said Hughes. “This war was a turn-ing point for our Navy because it helped congress recognize our country’s need for one.” The War of 1812 was fought between Canada, England and the newly inde-pendent U.S. as a way to preserve the U.S. economy, way of life and independ-ence. The war was caused by British attempts to restrict U.S. trade, the Royal Navy’s impressment of American sea-men and the U.S.’s desire to expand its territory. At the end of the war, in 1815, Ameri-ca had proven its need for a navy to help keep the seas free for national com-merce.

U.S., Spanish Marines Wrap-up Training Exercise

ROTA, Spain - Lance Cpl. Ebin Peters, as-signed to Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Company Europe, provides security during a medical evacuation, Aug. 19. Photo by MC2 Travis Alston.

MANAMA, Bahrain - Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mark Ferguson speaks at an all hands call with Sailors assigned to units lo-cated at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Aug. 13. Photo by MC2 Timothy Wilson.

NAPLES, Italy - Naples area chief selectees charge through a mud pit during the 5th an-nual Mud Run in Naples, Aug. 25. Photo by ICC Brian Teneyck.

ROTA, Spain - U.S. and Spanish Marines assigned to Naval Station Rota, Spain concluded a combined 10-day training exercise, Aug 21. Marines from Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team (FAST) Company Europe and Spanish Marines from Tercio del Sur, Brigada de Infanteria de Marina began their training at Naval Station Souda Bay, Greece, where they trained the base’s naval security force on anti-terrorism operations.“We work close with the Spanish Ma-rines,” said FAST Company Europe (FASTEUR) Commanding Officer Maj. Gary Cobb. “The integration process couldn’t be better. It was an honor and privilege to go to Souda Bay and train a group of Navy Master-at-Arms.”During the last day of training the allied forces practiced repelling via helicopter to capture a U.S. facility that had been taken over by a group of simulated terror-ists and conducted medical evacuation drills aboard NAVSTA Rota. The team only had four hours to prepare for this

NAPLES, Italy - Four Romanian master chief petty officers attended a senior non-commissioned officer (NCO) training course at U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet headquarters in Naples, Aug. 13-16. During the course, the group of Romanian master chiefs, which included Romanian Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Dima Cristian Irinel, built part-nerships between the Naples-area chiefs by learning from the U.S. Navy senior enlisted leaders. “We’re doing a lot of good things in this region and they’re part of it,” said Master Chief Marco Ramirez, command master chief of U.S. 6th Fleet. “This course was designed to enhance lead-ership skills the influence of the senior enlisted NCOs and the impact that they have within their Navy.”

portion of the exercise.“Anytime we can close quarter battle is good for my Marines,” said Cpl. Payton Weaver, 2nd Squad Leader, FASTEUR. “To get a chance to learn from our Span-ish counterparts is an amazing opportu-nity. We got a chance to do some training and have a little fun.”

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USS Constitution Sails for the First Time Since 1997

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Hue City Aids Distressed Iranian Vessel

USS HUE CITY, At Sea - Guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66) rendered medical assistance and provided food, water and fuel to an Iranian-flagged dhow, M/V Payam, Aug. 15, approximate-ly 45 miles southeast of Muscat, Oman. At approximately 2:20 p.m. local time, Hue City responded to a distress call for medical assistance relayed by a U.S. P-3C Orion, operating under Combined Maritime Forces conducting a routine maritime patrol. It was discovered that of the 13 dhow crew members - six Pakistani and seven Iranian, two required medical assistance and were subsequently treated by Hue City’s hospital corpsman The dhow’s crew members reported that the vessel had been pirated and was lacking food, water and fuel. Hue City then provided four bags of rice, six cans of kidney beans, 70 gallons of water, and 50 gallons of fuel; enough supplies and fuel to allow the dhow to continue on to its next port of call. “Providing assistance to our fellow mariners is an essential part of our mis-sion here and this was an opportunity to demonstrate our commitment to the welfare and safety of those in the region,” said Capt. Daniel Uhls, Hue City com-manding officer.

CHARLESTOWN, Mass. - The world’s oldest commissioned warship, USS Constitution, sails under her own power, Aug. 19. Photo by MC1 Andrew Meyers.

CHARLESTOWN, Mass. - USS Constitu-tion departed her berth from Charlestown, Mass. Aug. 19, to set sail for the first time since 1997, during an underway demon-stration commemorating Guerriere Day. The underway honored the 200th an-niversary of Constitution’s decisive victory over the HMS Guerriere during the War of 1812, marking the first time a United States frigate defeated a Royal Navy frig-ate at or nearly equal size. It’s also the battle in which Constitution earned her fa-mous nickname “Old Ironsides.” “I cannot think of a better way to honor those who fought in the war as well as celebrate Constitution’s successes dur-ing the War of 1812 than for the ship to be under sail,” said Cmdr. Matt Bonner, Constitution’s 72nd commanding officer. “The event also ties our past and present by having the ship not only crewed by the outstanding young men and women who make up her crew, but also the 150 chief petty officer selectees who join us for their Heritage Week.” The ship got underway at 9:57 a.m.

NORFOLK - Submarine Force Atlantic Force Master Chief Kirk Saunders judges a guidon design contest after the 6th annual Run With the Chiefs 5k at Naval Station Norfolk, Aug. 24. The Navy-wide chief petty officer pinning ceremony is scheduled for Sept. 14. Photo by MC2 Molly Anne Greendeer.

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CHICAGO - Navy divers from the Navy Experimental Dive Unit Midwest dove in Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium Caribbean Reef exhibit, Aug. 16, demonstrating how Navy divers train to find and retrieve lost equipment and weapons, repair dam-aged ships and survey the deep sea to protect fellow Sailors. The event was one of many sched-uled during the Chicago Navy Week por-tion of this year’s commemoration of the bicentennial of the War of 1812. “We’re here to show the public a little bit more of what we do as the only dive unit in the Midwest,” said Chief Crypto-logic Technician (Technical) Benjamin Brooks, administrative officer for the dive unit. “We’re ecstatic. We couldn’t be hap-pier to be here.”

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Ulaanbaatar, MONGOLIA - Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus inspects service members from the Mongolian Armed Forces at the Mongolian Ministry of Defense in Ulaanbaa-tar, Mongolia, Aug. 21. Photo by MCSN Sam Shavers.

with tugs attached to her sides and 285 people on board. The ship returned to her pier at 2:05 p.m. and everyone departed once the brow was safely set and the ship was clean. Constitution re-opened to the pub-lic for tours of the ship’s history at 4 p.m.

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