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Naval Air Station Sigonella - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Naval Air Station Sigonella, the "Hub of the Med", is a U.S. Navy installation at an Italian Air Force base in Sicily, Italy. The United States Naval Air Facility (NAF), Sigonella, was established June 15, 1959; its first commanding officer was Capt. Walter J. Frazier. NAS Sigonella has the best claim to be hub of U.S. naval air operations in the Med. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Sigonella   (551 words)

Naval Air Station Sigonella The primary purpose of US Naval Air Station Sigonella is to provide consolidated operational, command and control, administrative, logistical and advanced logistical support to US and other Nato forces. The rapid growth and the station's strategic importance to the U.S. prompted officials to redesignate the facility as a naval air station in 1981. Land for Sigonella was therefore made available to the Navy on a temporary basis under the terms of an agreement with the Italian government June 25, 1957. www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/sigonella.htm   (2194 words)

Saturday, May 5, 2001 Petty Officer 2nd class Victor Gonzalez, a forecaster at the Naval European Meteorology and Oceanography detachment at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily, demonstrates the use of an anemometer to a group of students Wednesday. NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Sicily &; U.S. and Italian students in Sicily are working together to learn about meteorology. Petty Officer 2nd class Victor Gonzalez, a forecaster at the Naval European Meteorology and Oceanography detachment at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily, shows students a computer the unit uses to predict weather patterns. www.stripes.com /01/may01/ed050501n.html   (481 words)

American Military Bases Around the World Naval Air Station Sigonella Italy, is known as the "Hub of the Med!" It is a high tempo, multi-faceted base with a critical mission. USMC Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, is located approximately 45 kilometers south of Hiroshima and is home to the fixed wing strike assets of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. Ramstein Air Base, Germany, is home to the 86th Airlift Wing and has as its mission to provide rapid mobility and agile combat support for US forces and to enhance the quality of life for all Americans. www.libsci.sc.edu /bob/class/clis734/webguides/milbase.htm   (1508 words)

Encyclopedia: October 10 Naval Air Station Sigonella, the Hub of the Med, is a U.S. Navy installation at an Italian Air Force base in Sicily, Italy. The United States Naval Academy (USNA) is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and is located in Annapolis, Maryland. The Old town in Stockholm from the air â–¶(?) is the capital of Sweden, located on the east coast at the entrance of lake Mälaren. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/October-10   (8031 words)

eur98016.txt The Naval Hospital Sigonella was awarded an accreditation for three years as a result of the score it earned. While taking care of "regular business," the air terminal also found ways to make their operations more efficient: by redesigning the office space in the cargo warehouse, terminal personnel doubled the available office space and increased the cargo storage area by 30 percent. The Air Terminal is an outstanding example of teamwork, according to CWO3 Gene Crowley, Air Terminal Officer. www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/news/eurnews/eur98/eur98016.txt   (2228 words)

Achille Lauro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The plane was intercepted by United States Navy fighters on October 10 and directed to land at Naval Air Station Sigonella, a NATO base in Sicily, where the hijackers were arrested by the Italians after a disagreement between U.S. and Italian authorities. The ship headed back towards Port Said, and after two days of negotiations the hijackers agreed to abandon the liner for safe conduct and were flown towards Tunisia aboard an Egyptian commercial airliner. The other passengers on the plane (possibly including the hijackers' leader Abu Abbas) were allowed to continue on to their destination, despite protests by the United States. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Achille_Lauro   (721 words)

Saturday, February 10, 2001 NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Sicily &; U.S. Naval Hospital Sigonella, Sicily, prides itself for providing quality health care to more than 6,500 residents of Naval Air Station Sigonella. One way Sigonella sets itself apart from other hospitals in the Tricare system is by providing a driver and an interpreter to patients obtaining care from host nation providers. Sigonella’s hospital won the customer service award as a result of a Tricare survey. www.estripes.com /01/feb01/ed021001e.html   (469 words)

Wednesday, April 25, 2001 NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Sicily &; The punishment handed down to the former commanding officer of USS Greeneville met with mixed reactions from sailors stationed in Europe. Sailors at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily, said the news of Waddle’s discharge was exactly what they had expected. Submarine crewmen from the USS Philadelphia, currently at Naval Station Rota, Spain, said Waddle received enough punishment. ww2.pstripes.osd.mil /01/apr01/ed042501d.html   (367 words)

Volcanic Ash -- Effects on Transportation and Mitigation Strategies At the U.S. Naval Air Station Cubi Point after the 15 June 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines, about 57,000 truck loads of ash had to be moved! Verbal pilot reports provided to the air control center are critical for informing other pilots and dispatchers of ash-contaminated airspace. Rags, or any other intended filtering material, should not be placed over the carburetor inlet inside the air cleaner element; serious damage to the engine and/or loss of vehicle control may result. volcanoes.usgs.gov /ash/trans/index.html   (5782 words)

Stars & Stripes Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily, prides itself on being the “Hub of the Mediterranean.” Now its base fire department is reaching out even farther. The Navy has less than 15 of these trainers throughout the fleet, with Naval Air Stations Sigonella and Keflavik, Iceland, having the only two at Navy commands in Europe. Sigonella received its MAFT from the Naval Air Systems Command in December 2003. www.estripes.com /article.asp?section=104&article=29184   (591 words)

USAFE News Story NAVAL AIR STATION ROTA, Spain (USAFENS) -- Staff Sgt. Brian Shepherd, a 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., prepares to install a drag chute on a Holloman 49th Fighter Wing F-117A Nighthawk here after a flight from Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy Oct. 19. NAVAL AIR STATION ROTA, Spain (USAFENS) -- Airman 1st Class Alejandro Castaneda, 49th Security Forces Squadron, Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., stands guard in front of a Holloman 49th Fighter Wing F-117A Nighthawk here while maintenance crews work on the aircraft Oct. 19. The unit recently trained at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany and NAS Sigonella prior to arrival here. www.usafe.af.mil /news/news02/uns02433.htm   (283 words)

VP-10 Soars Mishap Free The "Red Lancers" of VP-10 recently received recognition from Naval Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, for having more than 29 years of mishap-free aircraft operations. Preparing for the new challenge of fighting terrorists, VP-10 deployed to Sigonella with a spirited devotion for honor and service, ready to deliver a capable war-fighting platform in support for the 6th Fleet. SIGONELLA, Sicily (NNS) -- "Tradition" and "excellence," terms synonymous with the Navy, and Patrol Squadron (VP) 10. www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=1684   (230 words)

Connecticut, Donald Cook The aircraft, operating on 10-to-12-hour missions out of Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily, have been requested to patrol over Kosovo to give NATO commanders real-time video and radar images of the situation on the ground via the aircraft's downlink and advanced communications suite to the commanders' desktop computers. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Seven--based in Gulfport, Miss., and deployed to Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico--sent two detachments (almost 200 personnel) to Honduras to assist that nation in repairing roads and bridges and in clearing debris. Operation Desert Fox and subsequent air actions over Iraq included several "firsts" in U.S. naval warfare in terms of weapons, command and control, and personnel. www.navyleague.org /seapower/connecticut_donald_cook.htm   (3681 words)

'Tango' Stars Visit NASSIG 030614-N-3122S-002 Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Sicily (Jun. 14, 2003) -- Actor/Writer/Director Robert Duvall autographs the cast for the son of a member of the "The Black Stallions" of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Four (HC-4) in the squadron’s hangar bay. SIGONELLA, Sicily (NNS) -- “Hey, Robert Duvall just walked by,” exclaimed a Sailor outside the Patrol Squadron (VP) 8 hangar at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella on a hot Sicilian day. Duvall and Actress Luciana Pedraza stopped by NAS Sigonella to meet with Sailors and family members after appearing at the Taormina Film Festitval in Sicily, where their film "Assassination Tango" was playing. www.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=8122   (707 words)

MCPON Chats with NASSIG Sailors SIGONELLA, Sicily (NNS) -- The highest ranking enlisted member of the U.S. Navy visited Naval Air Station Sigonella (NASSIG) Dec. 17 and 18, to speak with Sailors as part of his tour through the Middle East and Europe. Naval Air Station Sigonella provides logistical support for Commander Sixth Fleet and NATO forces in the Mediterranean area. In borrowing words from Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Vern Clark, Scott stated, “If it wasn’t for the fact we have our missions, we wouldn’t be the Navy,” he said. www.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=11124   (769 words)

VPNAVY - VP-8 History Summary Page - VP Patrol Squadron VP-8, home ported at Naval Air Station Brunswick, Maine, is currently deployed to the Mediterranean theater with detachments at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily and Naval Support Activity Souda Bay. VP-8 is home-based in Brunswick, Maine, and is currently deployed to Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella providing logistical support for Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet and NATO forces in the Mediterranean Sea. As U.S. naval units steamed to the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, the "Fighting Tigers" sent most of their crews to Souda Bay, Crete, to be staged closer to the operations area. www.vpnavy.com /vp8_2003.html   (1659 words)

USAFE News Story NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy (USAFENS) -- The Air Force's 99th Air Reconnaissance Squadron rolled open its hangar doors recently to display its prized possession -- the U-2 reconnaissance plane. Sigonella provides a strategic location for the U-2, which is used for expeditionary reconnaissance and surveillance. Deployed here from Beale Air Force Base, Calif., members of the unit held an open house for the base community April 21. www.usafe.af.mil /news/news00/uns00146.htm   (278 words)

Helicopter Crashes in Sicily NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Sicily (NNS) -- A helicopter from Helicopter Support Squadron (HC) 4 crashed approximately 10 miles on land, west southwest of Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella near Palagonia, Sicily, July 16 at 5 p.m. Firefighters and security from NAS Sigonella are at the scene of the accident. The names of the crew members are being withheld pending notification of next of kin. globalsecurity.org /military/library/news/2003/07/mil-030716-nns01.htm   (108 words)

USATODAY.com - U.S. has doubled ground force, Rumsfeld says SIGONELLA NAVAL AIR STATION, Italy — The United States is cooperating with at least four different groups of anti-Taliban fighting forces inside Afghanistan, is deploying a new high-altitude unmanned reconnaissance plane and has boosted the number of special operations troops in the country, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Monday. The U.S. air campaign has been constrained by the distance pilots must fly and the midair refueling operations that must be maintained around the clock. Tajik air bases near the Afghan border would improve the pilots' ability to patrol the skies for Taliban and terrorist targets, which can appear and disappear in a moment, a senior U.S. official said. www.usatoday.com /news/attack/2001/11/06/rumsfeld-forces.htm   (692 words)

Helicopter Crashes at Naval Air Station Sigonella GAETA, Italy - Four crew members were injured when an MH-53E helicopter from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HC) 4, based at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, crashed on base Feb. 16 at approximately 4:20 p.m. The four injured air crew have been transported to the Navy hospital at NAS Sigonella for evaluation and treatment. The HC-4 aircraft was on a routine training mission from NAS Sigonella prior to crashing on the runway. www.military.com /NewsContent/0,13319,usn2_021705.00.html   (92 words)

Holiday greetings teams head for overseas bases Stations start asking for the releases well before Thanksgiving, and feedback usually pours in from the stations that air the greetings between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, Sergeant Posten said. Military members of all services, family members stationed overseas with the servicemembers and Department of Defense civilians are all welcome to take advantage of the program, said Tom Taylor, chief of broadcast news for hometown news. The first goal is to improve the morale of servicemembers stationed overseas and their family members. www.af.mil /news/story.asp?storyID=123008576   (999 words)

Wednesday, September 5, 2001 NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Sicily &; Joint Project Optical Windmill, an annual exercise now in its 6th year, kicks off Wednesday at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily. The exercise, at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily, consists of Dutch, German and U.S. military forces using simulations to test missile systems. Even systems that are in their developmental stages, like the U.S. Air Force’s airborne laser and a new German air force mission operation center that hasn’t been field tested, are being integrated into the simulations. www.stripes.com /01/sep01/ed090501l.html   (598 words)

Services - Clinics The Naval Hospital was commissioned in 1993 and supports Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy and it tenant commands. One of the best ways to get off to a fast start is to be familiar with the command, the Naval Air Station and the Sigonella area. Your assignment onboard Naval Hospital Sigonella, Italy is guaranteed to be one of your most challenging and rewarding tours. www.sig.med.navy.mil /reservist.htm   (356 words)

Category:United States Navy bases - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth This page was last modified 00:29, 13 July 2005. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:United_States_Navy_bases   (63 words)

eur98020.txt According to MM2 Harun Ibrahim, leading petty officer for the team, the RDT is an important part of Sigonella's Security Department. The team is called in the event of a downed aircraft, hostage crisis or other serious situation that requires specialized security training. When she caught a whiff of the terrorists, she quickly sat down, to indicate to the RDT that there was a human presence inside. www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/news/eurnews/eur98/eur98020.txt   (1742 words)

Robert Duvall - Wikimedia Commons Robert Duvall and actress Luciana Pedraza cue in line at the Naval Air Station II Galley at NAS Sigonella June 14, 2003 (cropped) Robert Duvall and actress Luciana Pedraza cue in line at the Naval Air Station II Galley at NAS Sigonella June 14, 2003 Robert Duvall and Actress Luciana Pedraza shake hands with a member of the "The Black Stallions" of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Four (HC-4), Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily, June 14, 2003 (cropped) commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Robert_Duvall   (135 words)

AFN Europe.net - AFN Sigonella - America's Choice for Radio and TV in Sicily Three Naval Air Station Sigonella commands are joining together to help improve the Navy’s readiness and response. The purpose of the ZFM Adopt-A-Pet campaign is to raise awareness about the care and requirements of owning a pet while stationed at NAS Sigonella. After weeks of hard training and endless evolutions Sigonella’s newest class of chief petty officers put on khakis for the first time. afneurope.net /Sigonella/sectional.asp?id=1015&more=yes&...+YOU+CAN+USE   (929 words)

Sunday, August 19, 2001 Martin’s wife, Angela, is a local national who works at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy. She is paid in lira, but Martin expects things to become a little easier for the couple, especially when they travel. The monthly, tax-free benefit is intended to help offset the costs of living in expensive overseas areas. ww2.pstripes.osd.mil /01/aug01/ed081901g.html   (618 words)

Open wide SIGONELLA NAVAL AIR STATION, Sicily-- A Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon is unloaded from a C-5 Galaxy here March 14. 3/20/2003 - NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy -- A Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon is unloaded from an Air Force C-5 Galaxy. The helicopter will support naval vessels in the Mediterranean Sea. www.af.mil /news/story_print.asp?storyID=3200390   (72 words)

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