the nov. 4 issue of the signature
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The Nov. 4 issue of The SignatureTRANSCRIPT
November 4, 2011Vol. 28 No. 42
Sigonella’s newest
chaplain
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Celebrating Autumn
MWR Sigonella held their annualAutumnfest event thispast weekend.Check out some photosfrom the two-day event.
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Come out tothe craft fair
tomorrowMWR is holding theirannual holiday craft fairtomorrow in theMidtown Complex.Get more details!
http://www.cnic.navy.mil/sigonella
Chaplain Cauble is thenewest face out ofNAS Sigonella’s Religious MinistriesDepartment. Get to know him inthis month’sChaplain’s Corner.
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Over 300 students and their teachers from Naval Air Station Sigonella's Department of Defense DependentSchool participate in a 'Story Book Parade' around the base here, Oct. 28. The students were encouraged bytheir teachers to dress up as their favorite character from a book of their choice.
Wegman departs the pattern
Outgoing ETD OIC, CDR Andy Wegman (right), shakes hands with inco-ming OIC, CDR Scott Needle (left), before going flying in Catbird.
On Nov. 1, Cmdr. Andy Wegmanrelinquished his duties as Officer InCharge, Executive Transport Deta-chment (ETD), Sigonella, after morethan two years at the helm. The changeof charge marks not only Wegman’sdeparture from Sigonella, but also theend of his 22-year Navy career.
During Cmdr. Wegman’s tenure asOIC, ETD flew more than 300,000 airmiles in direct support of Comman-der, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/U.S.Naval Forces Africa/Allied Joint ForceCommand, Naples. Throughout thevast and challenging Area Of Respon-sibility(AOR)—which covers all ofEurope and Russia, most of the Afri-can continent, and spans the NorthPole to Antarctica—ETD enabled cru-cial engagement and bi-lateral talksbetween the commander and 14 fo-reign heads of state, 17 civilian mini-sters of defense, 23 military chiefs ofdefense, and 18 chiefs of naval opera-tions. In the process, ETD reached 52years of “Catbird” service in Sigonella.
As OIC, Cmdr. Wegman establi-
shed a pattern of success and innova-tion at ETD. Under his leadership, thedetachment received recognition forexceptional achievement from bothmilitary and civilian organizations.ETD earned the 2009 Fleet LogisticsSupport Wing award for MaintenanceExcellence, and in 2010 was one ofonly seven U.S. Navy organizations towin the Alfred P. Sloan Award for Bu-siness Excellence in Workplace Flexi-bility.
Cmdr. Wegman officially retiresfrom active duty on Feb. 1, 2012. He isa 1990 graduate of Aviation OfficerCandidate School, and was designateda Naval Aviator in October 1991. Hedeparts the Naval service having flownnearly 4000 hours in six different mili-tary aircraft, qualified as a NATOPS In-structor Pilot in two aircraft, twiceserved on flag executive staff, served atseven CONUS and OCONUS dutystations, conducted operations in everygeographic Combatant CommandAOR, while raising three sons. His re-lief is Cmdr. Scott V. Needle, whoseprevious tour was as Commanding Of-ficer, Navy Operational Support Cen-ter (NOSC) Alameda, California.
DoDDS Sigonella studentshold Story Book Parade
Approximately 300 students fromNaval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella’sDepartment of Defense DependantSchool (DoDDS) participated in aStory Book Parade here, Oct. 28.
The students were encouraged bytheir teachers to read a book of theirchoice and dress as their favorite cha-racter from that book to be displayedin the parade around the base.
“The school wanted to do some-thing to celebrate the holiday eventhere with Halloween coming up, butat the same time tie it to a learning
activity,” said Barry Tanner, DoDDSSigonella’s Parent Teacher Organiza-tion (PTO) treasurer. “By having theStory Book Parade, we can tie the‘dressing up in costumes’ to a lear-ning activity that they are doing herein the school.”
The teachers joined their studentsin the events by also dressing up andparading around the base as their fa-vorite character while sporting thebooks they have read.
“This is a great event. Every yearthe kids have been very excitedabout it,” said Tanner. “My daughterhas been planning her costume for atleast a month.”
The DoDDS PTO has helpedsponsor many of the school’s events,like the Story Book Parade, by usingtheir website and Facebook page toget the word out to the parents.
“I dressed up as the sister from‘The Glunk That Got a Thunk,’” saidKathryn Barto, a second grader inthe parade. “It’s a really good bookand there’s a lot of fun stuff in it.Reading is one of my favorite hob-bies. I have plenty of favorite hob-bies, but reading is one of my topones.”
For more information onDoDDS Sigonella, visit their websiteat www.eu.dodea.edu.
By MCSA Brian Glunt
NPASEBy Lt. Cmdr. Charlie White
ETD Operations Officer
PAge 2 November 4, 2011
Direct Line
Buongiorno Sigonellans,Let me begin by telling you all how pleased I was to see the
continued camaraderie between all of the forces to includeour civilian counterparts. This weekend marked the end toOPERATION UNIFIED PROTECTOR coupled with thehosting of Autumn festival which is easily one of the busiesttimes for the base.
An event the size of Autumnfest requires the dedication onthe part of many people and it is not an easy task to coordinate.Therefore, you can imagine how impressed I was to see somany of our community members volunteering their time andefforts during Autumnfest. This willingness to share your va-luable time ensured that this event was a success and enabledNAS Sigonella to continue building ties with the local nationalcommunity as they experienced our culture firsthand. A hugeBravo Zulu to everyone involved!
As previously stated, OPERATION UNIFIED PROTEC-TOR officially ended on October 31, 2011. The operationaltempo has been incredibly challenging for all of us, but due
in large part to your perseverance and dedication, NAS Sigo-nella has once again established why we are a necessity. Letus continue to maintain the dedication our Sailors and Civi-lians have displayed during this operation and continue to setthe bar of excellence high as our Coalition brethren begintheir departures.
I would also like to take this moment to remind everyonethat even as the operation ends, we still need to stay focusedon our safety and ensure that there are no injures during thisfinal transition.
In closing, the holidays are quickly approaching and thatmeans it is time for our ritual Safety Stand Down. Safety StandDown sessions will be conducted on the 15th -18th of No-vember in the base theater, and will address topics that histo-rically have had the greatest impact on our troops: WinterRecreation, Emergency Management, Fire Prevention, Sui-cide Prevention and Traffic Safety. This is important informa-tion so please ensure that all of you attend.
Thank you all for your continued dedication.
NAS SigoNellA CommANd mASter Chief, dAvid grAhAm
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e CommanderU.S. Naval Air Station Sigonella
Capt. Scott Butler
Executive OfficerCmdr. Eric Vosler
Command Master ChiefCMDCM David Graham
Public Affairs OfficerLt. Tim Page
Deputy Public Affairs OfficerDott. Alberto Lunetta
Writer/EditorTracie Barnthouse
Staff Writers/ PhotographersMC1 Christopher Delano
MC2 Gary PrillGM2 Kris Carmody
MCSN Cameron BramhamMCSA Brian Glunt
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SIGONELLA, Sicily – Servicemembers and their families stationedat Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonellaattended practical emergency prepa-redness training here, Oct. 24-26, inthe base’s movie theater.
J.G. Somavilla, NAS Sigonella’semergency management officer, in-structed the training to inform per-sonnel stationed here and theirfamilies about what to do in case ofan emergency situation.
“Some crises are measured inhours, others are measured in days,”said Somavilla. “If we were to havean earthquake, it would tie up thewhole community. It would takeeveryone from active duty to familymembers to make sure that wecould respond as a community.”
The training covered what risksand hazards are likely to occur hereon the island of Sicily, how to re-spond to them and what might berequired of family members livinghere.
“Active duty personnel are requi-red to take this training online, butthat doesn’t do any good for the fa-mily,” said Somavilla. “The informa-tion that we put out is tailored to thefamily. It provides the specifics thatthey need to know based on whatour community has available to it.”
The training also covered op-tions on how family members couldvolunteer at shelters during anemergency situation.
For more information on NASSigonella, visit NAS Sigonella’swebsite at www.cnic.navy.mil/sigo-nella.
NAS Sigonella conducts PracticalEmergency Preparedness Training
Getting to know you...Who are you? Chaplain Scott
Cauble. I arrived on September 28thwith my wife, Nancy, and our fourchildren: Katie, Peter, Virginia, andSeth. Thanks are extended to so manywho have made our first month sopleasant with their gifts of hospitality.
Hometown? Salisbury, NC iswhere I call home. I was born and rai-sed there but left home at 20 to servein the USAF where I spent five yearsat Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage, AK.Following my tour of service, I feltcalled to serve God full-time and re-
ceived biblical training at MoodyBible Institute in Chicago and TrinityEvangelical Divinity School in Deer-field, IL. I was commissioned in Sep-tember 2003 into the Naval ChaplainCorps and have served with sailors atDestroyer Squadron Six in Pasca-goula, MS and with the Marines atboth Quantico, VA and Camp Le-jeune, NC.
What do you do at NAS Sigonella?I am replacing Chaplain Kennedy who,after three years at NASSIG, is leavingus to serve with the SeaBees. It is anhonor to work with the fine staff ofchaplains, RPs, musicians, layleaders,and civilians assigned to the RMD.
What are your current projects forthe Religious Ministries Department?Right now I am learning a lot aboutmy duties and getting to know thepeople in the command, in the depar-tment, and within the community.One of my top current priorities is tore-align the Sunday Worship Serviceschedule. Beginning with Advent(Nov 27th), we will be providing awider variety of worship service timesand services. In addition to theRoman Catholic Mass led by FatherUbalde and the Contemporary Pro-testant Worship Service led by Cha-plain Labue, I will be leading a
By MCSA Brian Glunt
NPASE
Submitted by NAS Sigonella’s Religious Ministries Department
CAUBLE, continued on page 12
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Friday, November 45:00pm Columbiana, PG-135:30pm Apollo 18, PG-137:30pm Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, R8:00pm Our Idiot Brother, R
Saturday, November 5 2:00pm Spy Kids 4, PG2:30pm The Help, PG-134:30pm Footloose, PG-135:00pm I Don’t Know How She Does It, PG-13 7:30pm Drive, R
Sunday, November 62:00pm Dolphin Tale, PG2:30pm I Don’t Know How She Does It, PG-13 4:30pm Fright Night, R5:00pm Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, R7:30pm Drive, R
Tuesday, November 85:00pm Contagion, PG-135:30pm Footloose, PG-137:30pm Columbiana, PG-138:00pm Shark Night, R
Wednesday, November 95:00pm Apollo 18, PG-135:30pm Warrior, PG-137:30pm Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, R8:00pm Shark Night, R
Thursday, November 10 5:00pm Warrio, PG-13 5:30pm The Debt, PG-137:30pm Columbiana, PG-138:00pm Contagion, PG-13
Friday, November 112:00pm Puss in Boots, PG2:30pm Spy Kids 4, PG 4:30pm Footloose, PG-135:00pm Abduction, PG-13 7:30pm Warrior, PG-13
Movie schedule is subject to change. Please call to confirm.
Movie Hotline: 624-4248
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Get ready for an action-packed NovemberNovember is an exciting time of the year, full of family and tradition. This month brings activities that catapult
us into the holiday season. The air is crisp. Football and chili consume the weekends. And Thanksgiving isthe official kickoff, the point when it’s ok to start decorating and listening to holiday music. It’s the most
wonderful time of the year as the song goes, but for many single sailors who are away from their families forthe first time during the holidays, it’s the loneliest. It doesn’t have to be, though! MWR will be providing many
activities this month to help you get into the holiday spirit and make Sigonella feel more like home.Don’t spend the upcoming holidays wishing you were back at home. Take the opportunity to get involved in
the activities MWR has to offer and make Sigonella your home for the holidays!
Liberty will host a HolidayBudgeting Dinner at Connec-tions on November 16th. This isa great opportunity to get toge-ther and learn how to budgetyour holiday spending so youdon’t get into debt. A Fleet andFamily representative will bethere to help.
Our Thanksgiving-themedevents begin Saturday, November19th with run number 3 of theBase 2 Base Series, the TurkeyTrot! This run/walk is a scenic 5kthrough the Orange Grove onNAS I.
The Fit District at NAS I willhost its annual Turkey Bowlingon Tuesday, November 22ndfrom 5:00pm – 6:30pm. This hi-larious version of bowling substi-tutes a frozen turkey…ok,Cornish game hen…for the bo-wling ball. This event is for ages13 and up and involves prizes!
Just because you can’t haveThanksgiving dinner at mom’shouse doesn’t mean you won’t getto stuff yourself like a turkey witha Thanksgiving feast! Liberty willprovide a huge meal for single sai-lors on Wednesday, November23rd at 6:30pm at Connections.
On Thanksgiving Day you’llhave the opportunity to skip thecooking and spend the Americanholiday in the Sicilian way! ITT isgoing to Borgo Antico Agrituri-smo for dinner!
Thanksgiving evening Jox Pubis bringing special entertainment,classic rock band “Bits and Pie-ces.” The party starts at 9pm.
WARRIOR – Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton, Nick NolteJennifer Morrison
An ex-Marine haunted by his past, Tommy, returns to his hometown of Pitts-burgh and enlists his fathers help to train him for a MMA tournament awardingthe biggest purse in the history of the sport. As Tommy blazes a violent path to-wards the title, his brother, Brenden a former MMA fighter unable to makes endsmeat as a public school teacher, returns to the amateur ring to provide for hisfamily. The three have been bitterly estranged, and when Brenden’s unlikely riseas an underdog sets him on a collision course with Tommy and his father, thethree must finally confront one another and the things that tore them apart; wag-ing the most intense, winner-takes-all battle of their lives.(139 min.)
FOOTLOOSE – Julianne Hough, Kenny Wormald, Dennis Quaid,Andie MacDowell, Miles Teller
Ren MacCormack is transplanted Boston to small town America where he ex-periences a heavy dose of culture shock. A few years prior, the community wasrocked by the tragic loss of 5 teenagers after a night out and the town’s council-men and beloved minister responded by banning loud music and dancing. Notone was to bow to the status quo; Ren challenges the ban, revitalizing the townand falling in love with the minister’s troubled daughter, Ariel (118 min).
CONTAGION – Matt Damon, Marion Cotillard, Gwyneth Paltrow,Brayan Cranston, Kate Winslet
The worldwide medical community races to find a cure to a deadly epidemicand control panic that spreads faster than the virus itself (102 min.)
DOLPHIN TALE – Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Kris Kristofferson, Harry Connick Jr., Nathan Gamble
Swimming free, a young dolphin is caught in a crab trap, severely damaging hertail. She is rescued and sent to the Clearwater Marine Hospital, where she is re-habilitated and called Winter. Winter’s diagnosis without a tail is dire, but theingenuity and dedication of the hospital staff and unwavering devotion of ayoung boy bring about a ground-breaking miracle! A miracle that saves Winterand possibly scores of people around the world. The real Winter plays herselfin this tale as a symbol of courage and perseverance – both to able and disabledpeople alike (119 min.)
Be prepared to be on your
own for at least three days.
Seven is better!
The BASIC FIVE: Water,
Food, Heat, Cash, Radio;
Family Communications
Plan: Phone Numbers &
Rally Points; Public Pro-
tection Strategies: Evacua-
tion and Shelter-in-Place;
Web info: Ready.gov;
Emergency info: AFN 106.0
FM; Questions?
Call the EM Office at
624-2630, 8265 or 2621.
EmErgEncy
managEmEnt
OfficE
AlcoholicsAnonymous
Alcoholics Anonymousmeetings are back
in Sigonella.For information on
Alcoholics Anonymousmeetings, please call
340-608-2140.
