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PANOrAMA January 13, 2017
CAPTAIN’S CORNER By Capt. Doug Carpenter NSA Naples Commanding Officer
Welcome to 2017! We started the New Year in Naples with fireworks watching festivities on the rooftop of the east parking garage on Capodichino. The Naples New Year’s Eve fireworks display is the most impressive that I have ever seen with every rooftop contributing to the colorful illumination of the bay of Naples. I hope everyone was able to take some time off, relax, and spend time with family and friends. Now that the holiday season is behind us, it’s time to re-focus our efforts for the New Year and hit the ground running. I have heard some impressive goals set for the New Year, and whether your goals are personal, professional or physical, I encourage you to stick with them from the first to the last days of 2017. My goals for NSA Naples in 2017 are to keep the momentum and continue the improvements we achieved in 2016. I am always searching for better and innovative ways to serve our tenant commands and community members. In partnership with Telecom Italia, internet and Wi-Fi on board Capodichino and the Support Site are much better, and Support Site residents now have an option for 40Mbps service and unblocked streaming of Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon. The trash pad expansion project is finally underway and when complete will greatly improve the Support Site’s appearance and facilitate collection of trash and recyclables. Towards better energy efficiency, we recently installed LED street lighting on Capodichino, and have plans to do the same on Support Site. Finally, the housing sprinkler project kicked off on January 2 with apartment buildings 2048 and 2124, and this project improves safety and allows us to meet facilities code requirements put in place after the apartments were built. On Monday we celebrate the life and achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who led our country forward on basic human and civil rights. His passion, intelligence and focus on nonviolent activism forced the United States to confront and improve its culture and redress discriminatory statutes encoded in federal and state law. This federal holiday was established by President Ronald Reagan in 1983 to remember Dr. King’s contributions to American history and civil rights. I encourage all members of the NSA Naples community to pause and consider his work, his life and his message to better understand the strength that diversity brings to our installation and the Navy as a whole. The Multi-Cultural Heritage Committee will hold an event at the Capo theater on January 20 at 11:30 a.m., and all are invited to attend. On January 31 at 6 p.m., I will host a quarterly town hall at the Support Site. This is a great opportunity to hear from the installation leadership and provide feedback and suggestions for NSA Naples and the greater community. If you can’t make the town hall, it will be broadcast live on AFN which can be tuned in on FM 107.0 the Eagle or AFN 360 on your computer. Have a great weekend, stay safe and keep cold weather precautions in mind!
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BASE NOTES VITA Volunteer IRS Training at Capodichino Volunteers are needed for the 2017 IRS Self Service Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. Volunteers will receive free IRS training and a certificate upon completion. VITA center will be open during the tax season (overseas through June 15). There will be volunteer opportunities at both Capodichino and Support Site. For details call Daniela Floco at DSN 626-4576 or Comm. 081-5684576 or e-mail daniela.flococaro.it@eu.navy.mil Base Access Request Deadlines Personnel who are not eligible to sponsor guests through the Pass & ID Office and who are requesting non-mission related base access for guests must submit their signed, written request with supporting identification documents to the NSA SJA's office a minimum of 10 business days in advance of the desired access date. No exceptions will be permitted. Non-mission related base access requests that cannot be routed through Pass & ID include those from either personnel who do not have sponsorship privileges, or from any personnel whose base access requests exceed 90 days, or from personnel who have sponosrship privileges but wish to sponsor more guests than the limit. For details call Tiziana Orso DSN 626-4006 or email at tiziana.orso.it@eu.navy.mil or LN2 Jessica Smart at DSN 626-0428 or email jessica.smart@eu.navy.mil Multi-Cultural Heritage Committee is Accepting New Members If you or your Sailors have any unique talents, would like to participate or bring new ideas to the MCHC email PO1 Sherrie Dumas at sherrie.dumas@ eu.navy.mil. The weekly meetings are usually held every Monday at 2 p.m. in the Chapel Fellowship Hall on board Capodichino. CNREURAFSWA Equal Employment Opportunity Office Seeks Counselors The CNREURAFSWA Equal Employment Opportunity Office is recruiting DON civilians interested in serving as collateral-duty EEO counselors, which are collateral-duty assignments. Civilian employees should complete an EEO Counselor Interest form and submit it to the EEO Office by January 30. Note:
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The form must be signed by the employee’s supervisor; After nominations have been received, face-toface interviews will be conducted with the nominee and supervisor to ensure each understands the commitment involved in serving as an EEO counselor. The 40-hour EEO counselor training will be provided later. For details call DSN 626-5755 or visit http://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnreurafswa/about/ regional_departments/equal-employmentopportunity-office/collateral-duty-eeo-counselorinformation.html Outdoor Recreation Ski Shop Services and Hours The Support Site Outdoor Recreation Center Ski Shop will be open through March 10, 2017, on Tuesdays-Fridays, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Skis, snowboards and other winter equipment are available for rent. Bring your own skis or snowboards in for repairs. For pricing or other information, call DSN 6294947 Comm. 081-811-4947. Navy’s Zero Tolerance Drug Use Policy This policy also applies to the abuse and misuse of prescription drugs, including taking medication for a purpose other than prescribed, taking medicine that hasn’t been prescribed to you and wrongfully possessing or distributing prescription drugs. Using someone else’s meds or giving pills to friends or shipmates can result in severe health and career consequences, including a dishonorable discharge from the Navy. Remember these simple rules: 1. Take Correctly. 2. Report Promptly. 3. Dispose Properly. 4. Never Share. For more information, speak with your command DAPA or doctor, or call 1-866-U-ASK-NPC. In the case of an emergency, call 911 or the following resources: Military OneSource Confidential Counseling at 800-342-9647 or Military Crisis Line at 800-273TALK (8255). MVRO Naples USAA Message USAA has a new toll free number: 800-97-1707 that can now be dialed from cell phones in Italy. It is most convenient when vehicle related issues happen on the road. For details call MVRO at DSN 629-6885 or Comm. 081-811-688.
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