61st year, No. 34
Serving the NATO, Naples and Gaeta Military Community in Italy
Friday, September 9, 2016
NSA Naples Multi-Cultural Heritage Committee Hosts Women’s Equality Day
13th MCPON Retires, 14th Takes Charge By MC1 Martin L. Carey Office of the MCPON
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Michael D. Stevens was relieved by Fleet Master Chief Steven S. Giordano during his retirement and change of office ceremony held on Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, Adm. Michelle Howard hands her microphone to an audience member following her remarks at the Naval Support Activity Naples Multi-Cultural Heritage Washington Navy Yard SepCommittee Women’s Equality Day panel discussion at the base theater on board Capodichino August 26, 2016. U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, headquartered in Naples, Italy, oversees joint and naval tember 2. Stevens served as operations, often in concert with allied, joint and integrated partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests, security and stability in Europe and Africa. Photo by MCSN Alyssa Weeks the 13th MCPON for the past four years and served more than 33 years on active duty. “I will forever be humbled by the opportunity I was given to serve in the United States Navy and be trusted By Lt. Adrain Felder projections, monitoring funds, analyzing and to make decito lead and advocate for U.S. Naval Hospital Naples Director for Resource Management expenses, and full time equivalent caps, sions for eventual America’s greatest treasure lapse rate, and acceleration rates. reorganization and – those that wear the cloth CCCLS has been conceived to automati- cost reductions. Lucia Cotroneo, U.S. Naval Hospital of our nation and have cally elaborate data to build an Actual Naples (USNH) Italy’s lead budget ana“Ms. Cotroneo’s sworn an oath to protect lyst, learned July 13, 2016, she had been versus Estimated Obligation Trend Line superb work with and defend the Constitution Graphic which is used to present financhosen for the Department of the Navy’s the CCCLS ensuof the United States against Individual Achievement Award in Budget cial data in a simple, immediate, and red the command all enemies foreign and doand Execution, and on August 30, she at- user-friendly format to the USNH Naples was able to immemestic,” Stevens said during leadership. The system also allows the tended an awards ceremony in the Hall diately identify cihis speech. Budget Analyst to monitor the Target of Heroes at the Pentagon where she revilian pay He continued, speaking Obligation Rate versus the Actual Execu- under-execution so ceived her award. about his service as the tion Rate, and it highlights the correct Cotroneo developed and refined a new that funds could 13th MCPON. time and obligation dollar amount to be system called Comprehensive Computabe repurposed for Lucia Cotroneo “I’ve often been asked tion of Civilian Labor System (CCCLS) to recouped or increased. The data is preother Navy Medi‘What was your number one sented to the Position Management calculate, input, and analyze civilian cine mission priorities,” USNH Naples goal as the MCPON?’ My labor. The system facilitates building and Board on a monthly basis enabling the Executive Officer Capt. Tim Richardson answer has never changed – analyzing of labor estimates, developing leadership to track billets and workloads, said. “She is truly without equal!” ‘As a leader, it has always been my primary goal to esCAPTAIN’S CORNER. . . . . . . . . 2 tablish and maintain the BASE NOTES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 conditions that provide all of our people with the opNAVY HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 portunity to be successful. And, to do this while treatFFSC CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ing one another with dignity SOUND OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 and respect,’” Stevens said. He concluded, “Tonight I MOVIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 will remove my uniform for JOBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 the last time and will not wear it again until my eterUSO TOURS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 nal rest – but I do this with EVACUATION OPERATION SAFELY FEED EXERCISE . . . . . . . . . . page 6 YOUR PETS . . . . . . . . page 14 WORD SEARCH / COLOR ME 14 MCPON RETIRES Page 11
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