SEL’s Corner Summer months are here and the beach goers are out. One issue to concern yourself about while at the beach are RIP Currents. Rip currents are powerful, narrow channels of fast-moving water that are prevalent along the East, Gulf, and West coasts of the U.S. and Sicily, as well as along the shores of open water. Moving at speeds of up to eight feet per second, rip currents can move faster than an Olympic swimmer. Panicked swimmers often try to counter a rip current by swimming straight back to shore—putting themselves at risk of drowning because of fatigue. It's estimated that 100 people are killed by rip currents annually. If caught in a rip current, don't fight it! Swim parallel to the shore and swim back to land at an angle. While the terms are often confused, rip currents are different than rip tides. A rip tide is a specific type of current associated with the swift movement of tidal water through inlets and the mouths of estuaries, embayments, and harbors. Have a fun enjoyable summer and stay safe!!
Granita The Typical Sicilian Summer Breakfast
Pietro Migliorini
In this issue we explore metaphorical area from the point of view of geography of Sicily, and that means that of a typical Sicilian summer breakfast "Granita". The Granita is a sweet breakfast, cold and semi-liquid, water-icebased, sugar, and fruit juice or fruit extracts, so simple to describe, but which needs to be proven to be able to appreciate its uniqueness, so that in Sicily it is believed that only the provinces of Siracusa and Catania holding his excellence. You would think that it is a product which is assumed to fame only after the advent of modern refrigeration machinery by American's John Gorrie, but not so, in fact since ancient times it was used to produce the “Granita” in Sicily thanks to an ingenious system for preserving the fresh snow at high altitudes in the caves of Mount Etna called in Sicilian dialet "Nivai" and then transported during the summer to Catania where it was transformed into the refined and delicious product that we know today. At first, the granita was only two flavors "Lemon" which is not made with the juice of the fruit but with the rind of lemons verdelli “Green skin lemmons or summer lemmons” left to steep in the water and sugar to release all the oils and alcohols to the liquid , which was then worked with the soft snow; and "Almond" granita primacy of Siracusa with its plantations of almond trees. The granita is then accompanied strictly with the soft fresh baked bread in the morning. Today the granita is produced in various flavors as well as the historical ones mentioned, Coffee, Chocolate, Mulberries, Pistachio and is enjoyed with the most soft and sweet brioches. A Classic!!! Almond Granita with a topping of Coffee Granita.
June 2013 GMT Awardees
CE2 Blodgett ETSN Brady ETSN Falzone IT1 Van Gundy IT2 Buechler IT2 Peters ET2 Wade ET1 Farris LS1 Olive IT2 Lilienthal IT3 Foggin IT3 Hassler
Frocking Frocking Frocking NAM NAM NAM NAM MOVSM MOVSM Good Conduct Good Conduct Good Conduct
IT1 Davis EN1 Freudenvoll CE2 Awesson IT2 Bennet IT2 Santos IT3 Brazzano ET3 Nofsinger IT3 Roswell ET3 Robson IT3 Brazzano IT3 Chestnut ITSN Harner
EIDW EIDW EIDW EIDW EIDW EIDW EIDW EIDW LOC LOA LOA LOA
Creighton Cup
Mentor of the Month
LS1 Olive
IT1 Kim Protégé - IT2 Williams
IT1Andrew Bateman
ET1 Brett King
ET1 Barber
ET1 Colby Karaim
LS1 Amber Blanco
IT1 Casey VanGundy
IT3 Jeffrey Arms
LS3 Nassir Burks
IT3 Chestnut
ET3 Olmedo
IT3 Jesse Roswell
IT2 Anthony Bellavia
IT2 Dustin Fowler
IT2 Samuel Garcia
YN2 Jesus Garza
IT2 Amanda Laughlin
ET2 Jacob Ramus
IT2 Kenneth Lilienthal
IT2 Michael Peters
IT2 Lyndon Vanluesauls
On May 30, 2013 LTJG Hazelbaker was awarded the Armed Forces Communication and Electronics Association (AFCEA) Information Technology Leadership award. As many of us know here at NCTS Sicily, Mr. Hazelbaker is the driving force the Operations Department. Without his “can do” attitude and willingness to train those of us under his charge, NCTS could not have the reputation of “getting it done” that we have here at NAS Sigonella. The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association's DC Chapter (AFCEA DC), a non-profit association dedicated to providing our members with technical, policy, regulatory, program and budget information that directly shapes federal technology decisions in the Defense & Security arena. The AFCEA DC recognized a member from each branch of the military for their contributions in the 2012 calendar year. LTJG Hazelbaker led the way for groundbreaking training here at NCTS Sicily, including coordinating commercial certification courses, revamping PQSs, and ensuring our sailors are receiving the best, most thorough hands on training we can get. Working his way from enlisted to officer is a true testament of LTJG’s loyalty and dedication to the United States Navy.
“I am honored to receive this award," said Hazelbaker. "I could not have won or even been competitive without the hard work and dedication from my Sailors. In my 14 years in the Navy, I tried to be the guy leading forward and setting the example. I am always looking for a way to help achieve the mission." He attributes his success to teamwork and a mission first attitude. "We all have to work together to accomplish the mission," said Hazelbaker. "It is my job to make sure Sailors understand their roles and are fully trained to do their jobs." Congratulations, LTJG Hazelbaker!
On June 4, 1942, six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea, Japan attempted to eliminate the United States as a strategic power in the Pacific with an attack on Midway Atoll. The Japanese hoped that another demoralizing defeat would force the U.S.
By IT3 Yoshimitsu
to surrender in the Pacific War and thus ensure Japanese dominance in the Pacific. Japanese Combined Fleet commander, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto’s plan was to
bombers heading Midway to attack the approaching enemy. The Japanese lost approximately
lure U.S. carriers south of Midway while
4,800 men, four carriers, one cruiser, and
Japanese carrier forces surprise them from
hundreds of aircraft, while the United
the west. Japanese intelligence lead them
States lost approximately 307 men, one
to believe only two carriers would be near
carrier, one destroyer, and over 100 aircraft.
Midway at the time: the USS Hornet and
These heavy losses permanently weakened
the USS Enterprise. U.S. intelligence had
the Japanese armed forces, which made it
broken the Japanese naval code, enabling
hard for the Japanese fleet to recover.
them to provide an outline of the Japanese
Thanks to American signal intelligence,
plan of attack as well as the forces
aircraft carrier tactics along with the
involved. This ensured the U.S. Navy was
determination and courage of pilots and
able to plan an ambush of their own at
crews, the United States handed Japan a
Midway making the initial Japanese
defeat. The two opposing fleets were
planning assumptions null.
essentially equals, and the United States
Radm Raymond Spruance
Radm Frank J. Fletcher
Rear Admiral Raymond Spruance commanded Task Force 16 formed around
Battle of Midway was the turning point of
the USS Hornet and the USS Enterprise.
World War II in the Pacific and emphasized
USS Yorktown, damaged in the Battle of
the power of sea born aircraft.
the Coral Sea, was rushed through yard repairs. Rear Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher commanded Task Force 17 formed around USS Yorktown. The four-day sea-and-air battle began with U.S. Army bombers and Adm Isoroku Yamamoto
soon took the offensive. The victory of the
U.S. Marine Corps torpedo planes and dive
Address PSC 812 BOX 3290 FPO AE 09627-3290
Command Numbers CWO: COMM: 011-39-095-86-5553 DSN: 314-624-5553
QD: COMM: 011-39-095-86-5521 DSN: 314-624-5521
Website www.public.navy.mil/ fcc-c10f/navcomtelsta/ Pages/default.aspx
Facebook Group: NCTS Sicily
Editors IT1 Shelly Espin IT2 Katie Dale IT3 Jesse Roswell
Photographer IT1 Enderle Questions or comments?
IT1 Espin: 624-5551
ITC Moore getting pied by IT2 Zhao
ETC Myrick getting pied by CE1 Blodgett
OSC Arthur getting pied by IT2 Dale