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Friday, February 9, 2018
U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Names Sailor of the Year Deputy Defense Secretary:
U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Sailor of the Year finalists participate in a reception at Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy, during Sailor of the Year Week, January 26, 2018. Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Riley By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Riley
Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Adm. James G. Foggo III announced the 2017 U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Shore Sailor, Sea Sailor and Junior Sailor of the Year, during a ceremony held at the
Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy base theater, January 26. Foggo lauded the finalists for their commitment and accomplishments. “You wouldn’t be sitting here unless you were stellar young Sailors,” Foggo said. “You have shown you are a cut above the rest and that you
rose above. You are the cream of the crop.” Foggo took a moment before the winners were announced to remind the finalists and the standing-roomonly crowd, of what is expected from the Sailors. NAVEUR-NAVAF SOYS Page 11
Cutting the ribbon to mark the grand opening of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) Thrift Shop February 3 are Naval Support Activity Naples Commanding Officer Capt. Todd Abrahamson; NSA Naples Assistant Public Works Officer Lt. Cmdr. Rondal Hale; NMCRS Director Margaret Copson; and NMCRS Thrift Shop Lead Erica Bryant. Photo by Gary Nichols
The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) Thrift Shop grand opening was held bright and early last Saturday morning. A crowd of eager shoppers crowded around the double doors to watch the traditional ribbon being cut to mark the reopening of the Thrift shop.
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WILL TO WIN Page 6
Helping with the oversized scissors to cut that ribbon were Naval Support Activity Naples Commanding Officer Capt. Todd Abrahamson; NSA Naples Assistant Public Works Officer Lt. Cmdr. Rondal Hale; NMCRS Director Margaret Copson; and NMCRS Thrift Shop Lead Erica Bryant. THRIFT SHOP GRAND OPENING Page 11 CAPTAIN’S CORNER. . . . . . . . . 2 BASE NOTES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 FFSC CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . 5 SOUND OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 MOVIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 JOBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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By Claudette Roulo DoD News
The Defense Department team is strong, and its spirit, energy and “collective will to compete and win is extraordinary,” Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan said February 6, 2018, at the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association’s West 2018 conference in San Diego. That will to win, he said, is reflected in the National Defense Strategy, which was released in January. During the past year, the operational environment was complicated by a number of factors, the deputy secretary said, including the transition to a new administration, a record number of natural disasters, strategic competition around the globe and enduring budget uncertainties. “It would have been so easy to take a pass on the strategy this year,” Shanahan said. Instead, he said, a wellcoordinated whole-of-government effort led to the production of a strategy aligned with the president’s national security strategy “hand-in-glove.”
NMCRS Thrift Shop Grand Opening By Gary Nichols NSA Naples Public Affairs
National Defense Strategy Reflects ‘Will to Win’