Serving the NATO, Naples and Gaeta Military Community in Italy Russell Egnor Navy Media Awards – 2016 Best Newspaper in the Navy
62nd year, No. 42
Friday, November 10, 2017
His Holiness Pope Francis Visits Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Chief of Naval Operations Navy Adm. John Richardson
Navy Committed to Correcting Mistakes That Led to Collisions, Deaths By Jim Garamone DoD News
His holiness Pope Francis walks through the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial grounds at Nettuno, Italy, November 2, 2017. The visit from the Pope marks the first time in the 98 year history of the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) that a pope has visited an ABMC ground. Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ford Williams By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ford Williams
Pope Francis marked the first visit by any pope to an American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery when he
visited the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery November 2. The Sicily-Rome American Cemetery is the final resting place of 7,860 American service members who died and 3,095 who went missing in action during the libera-
The Chief of Naval Personnel (CNP) Vice Adm. Robert Burke accompanied by Manpower, Personnel, Training, and Education Fleet Master Chief (SW/IW/AW) Russell L. Smith visited Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples November 8 and 9.
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CORRECTING MISTAKES Page 11
tion of southern Italy and Rome in 1943 and 1944. The cemetery is located at Nettuno, Italy, which is about two-and-a-half hours northwest of Support Site. POPE VISITS CEMETERY
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Chief of Naval Personnel (CNP) Vice Adm. Robert Burke emphasizes the importance of future programs and changes during an all-hands call at the Naval Support Activity Naples base theater November 8, 2017. Burke spoke to Sailors and answered their questions about how the changes are designed to improve the Navy and the lives of Sailors. For the full story turn to Page 11. Photo by MC1 Daniel Barkers
CNP Visits Sailors at NSA Naples By Gary Nichols NSA Naples Public Affairs
The Chief of Naval Operations Navy Adm. John Richardson said that the collisions in the Pacific that killed 10 sailors aboard the USS Fitzgerald and seven sailors aboard the USS McCain were entirely preventable, and the service is committed to correcting the actions that led to the accidents. Richardson told Pentagon reporters on November 2, 2017, that many aspects combined to cause the accidents, including lack of training, hubris, sleep deprivation, failures in navigation and failures in leadership. The guided missile destroyers USS Fitzgerald and USS McCain sailed when they shouldn’t have, he said, and that decision falls on the commanders, who are responsible for conducting risk assessments. The demand for ships, or any military capability, is defined by the security environment, Richardson said, adding that the Pacific has been a very demanding environment of late.
Burke, who served in Naples as Commander Submarine Group EIGHT (CSG8) from June 2013 to July 2015, returned to “Bella Napoli” to speak with area Sailors, Chiefs and Officers over two days about some of the new initiatives he has implemented since assuming his current post as CNP, and to CNP VISITS SAILORS Page 11
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40% USNH NAPLES DRUG TAKE BACK PROGRAM . . . . page 5
ORIGINS OF VETERANS DAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 14