63rd year, No. 16
Serving the NATO, Naples and Gaeta Military Community in Italy Russell Egnor Navy Media Awards – 2016 Best Newspaper in the Navy
Friday, April 27, 2018
Navy Announces 2017 Shore Sailor of the Year By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Everett Allen Defense Media Activity
Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Bill Moran announced the 2017 Navy Shore Sailor of the Year (SOY) during a ceremony held at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., April 19. Moran announced Legalman 1st Class Jean M. Yuston, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Africa Shore SOY, as this year’s winner. Yuston also received a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal at the ceremony. “This is one place I never thought I would be, not because I doubted myself but because I believe there are so many others who deserved to be here as well today,” Yuston said. “There are so many Sailors in the Fleet who are doing amazing things every single day, and in many cases, they are doing the exact same thing that we are doing to get here. I believe I got here because of three things that I’ve been given: mentorship, morals and my personal mantra: ‘No excuses.’“ Alongside Wilson were Aviation Electronics Technician 1st Class Shelldon L. Hunter, Cryptologic Technician 1st Class Jared D. Mollette, Construction Mechanic 1st Class Cole K. Tankersley, and Elec-
DoD Seeks to Make Civilian Agencies More Productive, Efficient Adm. Bill Moran, vice chief of naval operations, presents Legalman 1st Class Jean M. Yuston with the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal during the ceremony for the 2017 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Shore Sailor of the Year (SOY) at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. on April 19, 2018. Moran announced Yuston as the 2017 CNO Shore SOY. Yuston will return later in the year to be meritoriously advanced to chief petty officer. Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Skipworth
trician’s Mate 1st Class Avanese P. Taylor. “These Sailors come from all corners of the country and all walks of
life, and we are lucky and fortunate that they chose to serve in the United States Navy,” Moran said. NAVY SOY Page 11
JFC Naples Hosts Military Engineer Conference By JFC Naples Joint Engineering
In preparation for the upcoming NATO Response Force (NRF) 19 stand-by period, French Army Brigadier General Serge Martigny, the assistant chief of staff for joint engineering at Allied Joint Force Command Naples, hosted the NRF Military Engineering conference at JFC Naples, April 18 to 19, 2018. Conference attendees represented engineers from SHAPE, JFC Brunssum, HQ Allied Land Command Izmir, 1st German/Netherlands Corps Muenster, HQ Allied Maritime Command Northfolk, HQ Italian Mar-
itime High Readiness Forces Taranto, HQ Multinational Division Southeast and JFC Naples. The objective of the conference was to enhance the current Joint Military Engineer Network and discuss the NRF19 aspects related to military engineering roles, responsibilities, capacities and capabilities during the stand-by period. Martigny said he appreciated the opportunity to host Multinational Division Southeast assistant chief of staff for engineering, Romanian Lieutenant Colonel Ioan Tiberiu Cojocaru, and to identify further potential collaboration. Experiences,
In preparation for the upcoming NATO Response Force 19 stand-by period, French Army Brigadier General Serge Martigny, the assistant chief of staff for joint engineering at JFC Naples, hosted the NRF Military Engineering conference at Joint Force Command Naples, April 18-19, 2018. Photo courtesy of JFC Public Affairs
observations, and lessons identified from past exercises were collectively shared during the conference and captured in preparation for the operations
planning during Trident Juncture 18 and the NRF19 stand-by period. JFC ENGINEERING CONFERENCE Page 11 CAPTAIN’S CORNER. . . . . . . . . 2 BASE NOTES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 FFSC CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . 5 SOUND OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 MOVIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 JOBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
NAPLES COMMUNITY THEATRE RETURNS IN MAY . . . . . . . page 6
HISTORY OF FORD'S THEATER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 14
USO TOURS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 WORD SEARCH / COLOR ME 14
By Jim Garamone DoD News
The Defense Department is already looking at ways to make its agencies more productive and efficient, the deputy defense secretary told the Defense Writers Group here today. Patrick M. Shanahan welcomed House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Mac Thornberry’s interest in the so-called Fourth Estate. The Texas representative has issued “discussion drafts” of legislation that calls for elimination of some organizations and reforms of others. Thornberry defines the Fourth Estate as civilian-dominated military agencies such as the Defense Contract Audit Agency, the Defense Information Systems Agency or the Defense Logistics Agency. “The Fourth estate is an area I have been spending an awful lot of time in,” Shanahan said. He believes there is tremendous opportunity for reform in DoD, he told the defense writers, adding that those reforms would tremendously boost productivity and modernization in the department. The National Defense Authorization Act called for the creation of a department chief management officer position, and that person – John H. Gibson II – has been leading the effort that gets after reform in the Fourth Estate. Shanahan said he looks at the Fourth Estate in three different segments: intelligence, acquisition, and business operations such as health care, information technology and so on. CIVILIAN AGENCIES Page 11