Serving the NATO, Naples and Gaeta Military Community in Italy Russell Egnor Navy Media Awards – 2016 Best Newspaper in the Navy
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The 2018 Holiday Village Tree Lighting
In 1942 George H.W. Bush was the youngest pilot in the U.S. Navy. Photo courtesy of George Bush Presidential Library and Museum
Navy Joins the Nation in Mourning Loss of Former President, Naval Aviator George H.W. Bush
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Donavan K. Patubo NSA Public Affairs
Navy Community Recreation’s annual Holiday Village Tree Lighting event took place in the evening of November 30 at the Support Site Village Forum. Cheers and applause filled the Village Forum Courtyard when the festive lights came to life and artificial snow fell on the NSA Naples community members, signaling the official start of the holiday season. The event was free and open to all U.S. and NATO ID card holders, as well as local national employees with access cards and their immediate family members. TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY Page 7
From Yonca Poyraz-Dogan Navy Office of Information Public Affairs
Hundreds of Naval Support Activity Naples community members celebrated the annual lighting of the Holiday Village Christmas Tree at the Support Site Village Forum Courtyard November 30. The festive holiday event also included performances by the Naples Middle High School and Elementary School band and choir, the Il Coro Polifonico Annibale Messore choir, and American Idol winner Phillip Phillips. Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Donavan K. Patubo
NATO Forces Fuel Card to Replace Fuel Coupons From Navy Region Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia Public Affairs
The NATO Forces Fuel Coupons will officially be replaced by new NATO Forces Fuel Cards – beginning January 1, 2019. The new NATO Forces Fuel Cards will be more convenient for all DoD/NATO personnel in Italy and add an increased level of security that will help to eliminate fraud. Locally, authorized personnel can sign up now for their new NATO Forces Fuel Card at the Navy Exchange. You will still use your
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current fuel coupons until the new fuel cards are activated on January 1. How does the NATO Forces Fuel Card work? The NATO Forces Fuel Card is accepted as a payment method at ENI/AGIP stations. The card can be used directly at the fuel station by swiping or inserting the card in the point-of-sale (POS) terminal and entering your secure PIN code. Your fuel transactions will be billed to the payment method provided GAS CARDS Page 7
Beginning January 1, 2019, the new NATO Forces Fuel Cards will replace the current fuel coupons, and make it more convenient for all DoD/NATO personnel to pay for gas at ENI/AGIP stations. Illustration courtesy of Navy Region Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia Public Affairs
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Among America’s few seafaring presidents, former President George H.W. Bush passed away November 30 at his Houston, Texas, home at the age of 94. “Today, I join the Navy-Marine Corps team, our Nation, and the world in mourning the loss of President George H.W. Bush. Navy Pilot. Congressman. Ambassador to the United Nations. CIA Director. Vice President. President. Father. Husband,” Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer said in a statement from Washington. “To paraphrase his own words, President Bush’s life is a shining example of service ‘like a thousand points of light in a broad and peaceful sky.’ I offer my deepest condolences to the Bush family, their friends, loved ones, and all who had the privilege of knowing President H.W. Bush.” Bush enlisted in the US Naval Reserve June 13, 1942, on his 18th birthday after the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. He had preflight training at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and became one of the youngest naval aviators. He was commissioned as an ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve June 9, 1943, days before his 19th birthday. REMEMBERING GEORGE H.W. BUSH
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