Serving the NATO, Naples and Gaeta Military Community in Italy Russell Egnor Navy Media Awards – 2016 Best Newspaper in the Navy
62nd year, No. 37
Friday, October 6, 2017
NSA Commanding Officer Signs Domestic Violence Awareness Month Proclamation
From Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare (N2N6)
Capt. Todd Abrahamson, commanding officer of Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples, signs a Domestic Violence Awareness Month proclamation September 29, 2017, at NSA Naples headquarters onboard Capodichino. Domestic Violence Awareness Month is intended to inform the community about the damage caused to individuals, children, long-term health care, work productivity and community safety from domestic violence. Photo by MC1 Daniel Barker
U.S. Naval Hospital Naples to Transition to Outpatient Clinic with Same-Day Surgeries, Birthing Capabilities Maintained By Lt. Cmdr. Willie Barksdale U.S. Naval Hospital Naples Public Affairs Office
U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Naples will transition to an outpatient clinic October 1, 2018, maintaining same-day surgical services. Maternal care and birthing capabilities will be available for women who are low risk and are expected to have uncomplicated births, consistent with what is offered at other Navy Medicine clinic commands. Emergency, outpatient and ancillary services will also remain unchanged. The shift to outpatient services, preventive care and wellness better aligns
with the health care needs of the service members in the region who are generally healthy and is part of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) ongoing efforts to ensure the readiness of our service members and their families by optimizing military health care facilities across the globe, including those in Europe. The ongoing optimization of U.S. military treatment facilities ensures quality care is available to all beneficiaries, whether care is provided at an outpatient clinic or at a TRICARE network facility. USNH NAPLES TRANSITION Page 7
U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Naples will transition to an outpatient clinic October 1, 2018. U.S. Navy photo
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Throughout National Cybersecurity Awareness Month this October, and in subsequent articles, the Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare (N2N6) will describe the things you can do, at home and at work, to protect yourself and the Navy from cyber threats. Few people today need to be convinced that our networks, computers and smart phones are at risk of compromise. We’ve grown accustomed to the news of computer hacks. The confidential information of 143 million Americans was potentially compromised in the recent Equifax breech. In May 2017, the WannaCry ransomware attack infected 150,000-plus computers in over 150 countries within the first 24 hours. If you keep up with the news, you know of Russia’s election-focused data thefts and disclosures. More distant high profile attacks, such as the 2015 Office of Personnel Management hack that resulted in the theft of 21.5 million personnel records, are memorable because they affected many of us in the Navy. From these example hacks, you can safely assume anything connected to the internet is at risk. In fact, any electronic device for storing and processing data – a computer – is at risk, regardless of whether it’s connected to the internet or whether it looks like the desktop or laptop computers we use at home and at work. Disconnected systems are also vulnerable as attackers have employed innovative tactics to reach systems not connected to the internet. CYBER THREAT IS REAL Page 13