Panorama November 1, 2019

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Serving the NATO, Naples and Gaeta Military Community in Italy Russell Egnor Navy Media Awards – 2016 Best Newspaper in the Navy

64th year, No. 41

Friday, November 1, 2019

Naples Celebrates 244th Navy Birthday Ball By NSA Naples Public Affairs

U.S. naval personnel and their guests celebrated the Navy’s 244th birthday during a Navy Birthday Ball at Villa Tony in Naples hosted by Naval Support Site (NSA) Naples on October 26, 2019. The Navy Ball is an annual event held to celebrate the history and heritage of the U.S. Navy by commemorating the day Congress established the Navy on October 13, 1775. The central theme of this year’s 244th birthday is “No Higher Honor,” which comes from a quote by Lt. Cmdr. Robert Copeland, commanding officer of World War II destroyer USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413). NAVY BIRTHDAY BALL

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USS Porter (DDG 78) Conducts Bilateral Exercise with Georgia Adm. James G. Foggo, III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa, right, is introduced as the event guest speaker by Capt. Todd Abrahamson, commanding officer, Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples, during a 244th Navy Birthday Ball held at Villa Tony in Naples, Italy, Oct. 26, 2019. The central theme of this year’s 244th birthday is “No Higher Honor,” which comes from a quote by Lt. Cmdr. Robert Copeland, commanding officer of World War II destroyer USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413). Photo by Lt. Jamie Moroney.

NSA Community Celebrates 2019 SpookTRUNKular By Chris Kasparek

More than 4,000 Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples community members descended on the Motorcycle Safety Lot onboard Support Site to celebrate SpookTRUNKular, a Halloweenthemed event and one of the biggest of the year on October 25. More than 40 vehicle trunks were decorated by private organizations and families with creative themes such as: Stranger Things, Alice in Wonderland, Marvel Movie Villains, Nightmare Before, Christmas, Minions, What’s For

Lunch Zombies, Cops and Robbers, Phantom of the Opera, Jurassic Park, and Goosebumps to name just a few. The trunks allowed thousands of children to fill their Halloween bags with candy and other delicious treats. Participants also enjoyed a haunted house created by the Seabees, amusement rides and amazing food. SpookTRUNKular also featured a concert by the popular rock band, Thomas Nicholas Band, in their first-ever performance for a military audience. SPOOKTRUNKULAR

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Members of Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Fitness await trick-or-treaters at their Beetlejuice themed trunk during Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples annual SpookTRUNKular Halloween event, Oct. 25, 2019.(DE-413).

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By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class T. Logan Keown

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) participated in maritime interoperability training with Georgian maritime counterparts in the Black Sea, October 25, 2019. The training was a bilateral visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) exercise where both U.S. and Georgian Coast Guard boarding teams simulated the boarding of a suspect foreign merchant vessel aboard the Porter. During the exercise, the combined U.S.-Georgian team shared tactics, maneuvered outside and inside the ship, assessed various situations, took detainees for processing, and successfully completed the scenario. “We conducted some great bilateral training today with the Georgian Coast Guard,” Cmdr. Craig Trent, Porter’s commanding officer, said. “We definitely learned from one another and strengthened our partnership. I look forward to future opportunities to evolve our interoperability with the Georgians.” USS PORTER CONDUCTS EXERCISE Page 11


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