60th year, No. 11
Serving the NATO, Naples and Gaeta Military Community in Italy
Friday, March 20, 2015
CIA Director John Brennan
CIA Chief: Terrorism Morphing Into Different Threats By Jim Garamone DoD News, Defense Media Activity Naples-based Sailors performed a good, old-fashioned Navy field day on Christ Church Naples March 14. This is the only church in Naples which offers services in English, and this year it is celebrating 150 years of worship. The Sailors helped to bring the church back to its former glory, just in time for the anniversary. Photo courtesy of Peter Knights
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Terrorism is morphing into different types of threats, including cyberattacks that can impact nations across the globe, the director of central intelligence said in New York last week. John Brennan told the Council on Foreign Relations that terror attacks in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia show the terror threat is changing. The CIA working with foreign partners is key to defeating the terror threat, he added. “These attacks underscore a disturbing trend that we have been monitoring for some time -- the emergence of a terrorist threat that is increasingly decentralized, difficult to track and even more difficult to thwart,” Brennan said. Though the United States and its partners have had considerable success in attacking core al-Qaida, affiliates have risen, said Brennan, pointing to alQaida groups in Libya, Egypt, Somalia, Nigeria “and especially Yemen where al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula has demonstrated a capability to plot attacks well beyond Yemen’s borders, including in our homeland.” ISIL a ‘Serious Danger’ Beyond Region But the heartland of terror, the director said, now operates in Syria and Iraq
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Area Sailors Perform Field Day at Christ Church Naples By Peter Knights Christ Church
Naples-based Sailors performed a good, old-fashioned Navy field day on a 150-year old church March 14. Christ Church is the only Church in Naples which of-
fers services exclusively in English. This year it is celebrating 150 years of worship, but there was one problem: The new Chaplain, Reverend Jon Backhouse, and his congregation knew the church was looking a bit
shoddy, a bit dusty and ready for a thorough spring cleaning, or in Navy terminology, a field day. Even with a very enthusiastic congregation, it’s not easy to get older church members running up and
down ladders to rid of cobwebs. Lifting down a large brass crucifix to polish it with Brasso doesn’t come easy to aging limbs. So you can imagine the CHRIST CHURCH Page 11
Annual Housing Allowance Survey Underway In Italy From NSA Public Affairs
The Overseas Housing Allowance (OHA) Utility/ Recurring Maintenance and Move-In Housing Allowance (MIHA) Survey is being conducted through the month of March for Italy. The MIHA survey is conducted once every three years as part of this combined survey. The data gathered by service members residing in private housing will help ensure proper allowances are being paid for both allowances. If you’ve been stationed in Italy for three months, reside SURVEY Page 7
Participants of all ages took part in this year’s ShamRock ‘n’ Roll 5K run at the Support Site March 17. MWR hosted the run and followed it up with an Irish buffet in the Striker’s Bowling Center. Photo by Lt. j.g. Alexander Perrien
CAPTAIN’S CORNER. . . . . . . . . 2 BASE NOTES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ITALIAN NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 NAVY HISTORY / SPOTLIGHT. . 4 FFSC CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . 5 SOUND OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 MOVIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 USO TOURS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
uSS Laboon SaiLorS at GaEta . . . . . . . . . . . page 7
EuropEan union . page 12