Italy: For theLast Time

USS Enterprise (CVN 65)

The Shuttle October 22, 2012 Issue“We are Legend”Magazine Edition

Italy:For the

Last Time

Italian culture and history during the many tours that have been arranged for us,” said Hamilton. “This is an experience of a lifetime.” The tours gave “Big E” Sailors the opportunity to experience locations spanning the Iberian Peninsula. The tours included trips to Rome, Florence, Pompeii and Pisa – to name a few. “Rome was absolutely beautiful,” said Information Specialist 3rd Class Andrea Tourville. “Italy is an absolutely moving place. There is so much history there.” “The tours that I took to Florence and Pisa were something that I will always remember,” said Information Systems Technician 1st Class Stephen Wolff. “The smell of espresso and fresh basil in the air was amazing. It is truly a place immersed in history and culture.” Enterprise also took the time to welcome their Italian hosts aboard for an evening. On Oct. 19 a reception was held in the ship’s hangar bay to express appreciation for the long-lasting relationship that the legendary carrier has had with the people of Italy. The reception was attended by several Italian and U.S. dignitaries, including Prince Carlo Di Borbone, David Thorne, U.S. Ambassador to the Italian Republic and the Republic of San Marino and Adm. Bruce Clingan, commander, Allied Joint Forces Command, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and commander, U.S. Naval Forces Africa. “This is a wonderful opportunity for us as the U.S. Navy to express our appreciation to Italy; to thank you for being a wonderful host nation and a steadfast and capable ally,” said Clingan, as he addressed those in attendance at the reception. Naples is the second-largest city in Italy, steaming with cultural fragrance. The metropolitan city is located with convenient access to historical Rome, Herculaneum, Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius. Prior to leaving Italy, Sailors and Marines from the “Big E” also spent their time in Naples reaching out to the Italian people through several community relations activities that took place in various churches and monasteries in the Neapolitan region. As the anchor was weighed, Enterprise departed the city of Naples for the final time, symbolically closing the circle on nearly half a century of service across the globe. Just as Naples was the ship’s first foreign port of call, it was also her last.

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Naples

Story by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class (SW) Brian G. Reynolds

Enterprise Visits NaplesFor the Final Time

USS ENTERPRISE, At Sea – In 1962, a brand-new aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise (CVN 65), visited Naples, Italy, for the first time. Times were different then. The United States was in the midst of a massive arms build-up with the Soviet Union, while involvement in Vietnam was beginning to escalate. A band from Liverpool, England, called The Beatles, began blowing up airwaves across the U.S. and the entire world. It was Enterprise’s first deployment. The newly-christened carrier was deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to take part in several NATO exercises with partner nations. The “Big E” visited Naples for one week in September before being deployed to Cuba for the October Cuban Missile Crisis. Fifty years later, Enterprise returned to Naples. Only this time, she’s been around. Her decks are seasoned with the sweat of the over 100,000 Sailors and Marines that have formed her ranks through her 51 years of service. “Enterprise made a port call in Naples on its first deployment in 1962,” said William C Hamilton, the commanding officer of Enterprise. “Since that time, Enterprise has visited Naples six more times during its 50-plus years of service.” During the port of call, Sailors and Marines had the chance to unwind and soak up the rich Italian culture. The ship’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) department offered several discounted tours and overnight activities that highlighted some of the must-see areas of mainland Italy. “Besides shopping and eating the delicious food, nearly 5,000 Sailors and Marines have the chance to experience

Sailors assigned to aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65)line up to board barges and go on liberty during the ships final scheduled port visit before it’s upcoming decommissioning. (Photo by MC3 Scott Pittman)

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Centro Laila

“We need volunteers,” said Luciano. “Luckily we are a family, so we all help each other out, but we still need help from outside people. We are very happy to have Sailors and Marines to come and do the hard work for us.” The spirit of the COMREL was evidenced by the hard work of the people who volunteered their time to help those they didn’t know or have any connection with. “We always say we are the ambassadors for the United States,” said Chief Religious Programs Specialist Redor Rufo, U.S. 6th Fleet community relations coordinator, “so whatever we do for the country that hosts us makes a big impact. This is a prime

example of the positive relationship between the United States and the Italian government.”

It’s more than just representing a nation. Beneath the surface, at the heart of the project, are people like Lt. Cmdr. Claude Taylor, Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department assistant maintenance officer, who do this out of a sense of pride and personal fulfillment. “This gives us an opportunity to give back to the community, whether it is our community or another country’s. I just enjoy doing the work and spending time with the Sailors,” said Taylor. “Every time I come out to one of these projects and see the amount of work they put in, it makes me feel good about how our Sailors and Marines are doing and the work that we do for everyone worldwide.” Giving back to any community certainly involves, work but the rewards are priceless “Thank you, thank you, thank you to everybody because it’s important for us,” said Luciano. “Maybe you think it’s a little thing to be here and help clean up or paint, but for us it’s the little things all together that make all the difference to us and these children.”

Story and photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class (SW) Randy J. Savarese

COMREL Centro Laila: Giving Back to Italy

NAPLES, Italy – Sailors and Marines from aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) and guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) took part in a community relations project (COMREL) at Centro Laila during a scheduled port visit to Naples, Italy, Oct. 17. Centro Laila was started 28 years ago by the parents of Gisele Luciano, the center’s current director. It began when the Lucianos provided a single child with food and shelter because they wanted to help do something positive for the community. The organization grew to 43 children who they now provide with food, shelter, schooling and medical care. Sailors helped by clearing brush, sweeping the grounds and painting fences. They also spent time with the children playing games and helping to serve food during lunch. As a family-run organization, the operators of Centro Laila feel fortunate that they have been able to accomplish so much on their own, but insist that without the help of volunteers, it would be a daunting, almost impossible, task.

Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Paulino Joseline, a sailor stationed aboard aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) from Bronx, N.Y., plays games with a child on her iPad at Centro Laila during a community involvement event.


Viva Italia!

Sailors assigned to aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) stand in front of the baptism hall of “Il Duomo”, the 3rd largest church in the world, while on a tour of Florence, Italy, sponsored by the ships Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) department. (Photo by MC3 Scott Pittman)

Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brian G. Reynolds photographs “Il Duomo”, the 3rd largest church in the world, while on a tour of Florence, Italy, sponsored by the Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) department. (Photo by MC3 Scott Pittman)

(Photo Illustration by MC2 Brooks Bartow Patton Jr.)

(Photo by MC3 Scott Pittman)

(Photo by MC3 Brooks Bartow Patton, Jr.)


Viva Italia!

The Shuttle is published and printed daily underway and bi-weekly in port by the USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Media Department, FPO AE 09543-2810. This newspaper is an authorized publication for members of the Department of Defense. Please direct all story ideas, questions and comments to MC1 (SW) Steve Smith at [email protected].

Public Affairs OfficerLt. Cmdr. Sarah T. Self-Kyler

Executive OfficerCapt. G. C. Huffman

Commanding OfficerCapt. William C. Hamilton, Jr.

EditorMC3 Brian G. Reynolds

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Command Master Chief CMDCM (AW/SW) Dwayne E. Huff

Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brian G. Reynolds photographs “Il Duomo”, the 3rd largest church in the world, while on a tour of Florence, Italy, sponsored by the Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) department. (Photo by MC3 Scott Pittman)

Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Heath Zeigler photographs the inside of Saint Peters Basilica during a tour sponsored by the Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) department of aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). (Photo by MC3 Scott Pittman) (Photo by MC3 Scott Pittman)


San Vincenzo

Class Shanika L. King. “It was basically just going out to the monastery and helping them. It was an experience I will treasure for the rest of my life.” The nuns of San Vincenzo cultivate a special appreciation for the land which provides the stable base of the monastery. They believe it is through the land and the animals that the community experiences the seasonal cycles of nature in complement of the seasonal cycle of the liturgy of the church. “They [the nuns of San Vincenzo] took the grounds literally from nothing to something to be very proud of,” said Lt. Cmdr. Claude E. Taylor, Enterprise’s Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Department assistance maintenance officer and

COMREL participant. “It is nice to see we have our own countrymen working in this country and they are doing good work.” “It makes me feel very special,” said King. “It really made me thankful that I was able to do this. I enjoyed listening to the history the nuns spoke of and the things they did to get to this point. Just the outcome of all the handiwork and the different people they helped over the years…it was amazing.” According to the nuns of San Vincenzo, working the land “takes a special kind of teamwork and brings a shared joy in the fruits of labor,” a sentiment Enterprise Sailors learned first hand. “They [Enterprise Sailors] got to see a part of Italy they have never seen before and an area that has such historical significance both in Italian culture and in world culture,” said Taylor. “This visit reaffirmed the fact that we do need to take time out and give of ourselves, and that is what these ladies at the monastery have been doing. It is good to give other people a minute of your service.”

Story and photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class (SW/AW) Jared King

Big E Sailors Lend a Hand at the Abbey of San Vincenzo

NAPLES, Italy - Sailors and Marines from aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) and guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) volunteered their time and energy during a community relations project (COMREL) conducted while in port in Naples, Italy, Oct. 18. Eleven Sailors from various departments aboard the “Big E” and Nitze aided in light gardening and the pruning of olive trees in preparation for the upcoming harvest at the Abbey of San Vincenzo. The Abbey of San Vincenzo is a monastery of Benedictine nuns dedicated to contemplative life in the 1,500 year old tradition of St. Benedict. St. Benedict, the father of modern monasticism, believed a key component to forming a community was the balance between prayer and work; known as “ora et labora.” The grounds of the Central Italian monastery, nestled near the source of the Volturno River, at the foot of the Mainarde mountains, served as the backdrop for the five-hour project. “It was beautiful,” said Cryptologic Technician 1st

Sailors assigned to aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65), performs light gardening and cut olive tree branches during a community relations project at the Abbazia Di San Vinceno monastery.


Mission of Charity

E” helped clean the two monasteries and did minor yard work. The two Catholic monasteries offer basic assistance to displaced men, women and children in the Naples area, offering food, shelter, education and religious needs to those less fortunate. The participants were split up into two groups. One group assisted with cleaning the men’s shelter, while the other group traveled to the women’s shelter to assist with trimming branches and doing minor landscaping work in the courtyard behind the shelter. When the Enterprise Sailors and Marines visited the sites, they were greeted by the Sisters of the Mission of Charity. The Sisters showed

a great amount of appreciation for the hard work the Sailors had accomplished. When the work was completed, crewmembers presented the Sisters with a book of photos of the ship on behalf of the commanding officer of Enterprise, expressing their appreciation for their cause and the opportunity to help. “It makes me feel good to be a part of this great team we have and to be able to help those who are in need of assistance,” said Enterprise’s Aviation Machinist’s Mate 1st Class, Jose Herring. Throughout the current deployment, the crew of Enterprise has participated in numerous community relations projects in Greece, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, demonstrating that “Big E” Sailors are more than merely members of the military and they care about making a difference in people’s lives. “It shows people there are those who are willing to lend a helping hand for any assistance that may be needed at the time,” said Herring.

Story and photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class (SW) Brian G. Reynolds

Enterprise Sailors Assist the Sisters of the Mission of Charity

NAPLES, Italy – Sailors and Marines from aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) and guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) attended a community relations event at the Mission of Charity Men’s Shelter and the Mission of Charity Women’s Shelter in Naples, Italy, Oct. 19. The Mission of Charity visit marked the final scheduled community relations event in a foreign port for the “Big E,” as Enterprise is scheduled to be inactivated later this year. Crewmembers seized this opportunity to give back to the Italian community and to give a helping hand to those less fortunate. “This gives us an opportunity to give back and let the community know that we are more than just Sailors,” said Lt. Cmdr. Claude E. Taylor, Enterprise’s Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Department assistant maintenance officer. “Things like this show a different side of us. We are human beings and care about our fellow man.” During the event, crewmembers from the “Big

Cryptologic Technician (Collection) 3rd Class Edward Parliman trims a shrub during a community relations project at the Missoinary of Charity Women’s Shelter during aircraft carrier USS Enterprise’s (CVN 65) port visit in Naples, Italy.

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Big E Entertainment

ACROSS1. Wings5. Cavort9. Astrological transition point13. A musical pause14. Something to shoot for16. Chocolate cookie17. Carryall18. Slogan

19. Notch20. Play the bagpipes22. Reestablish24. Break26. Contemptuous look27. Bullfighter30. Ring around the nipple33. Literary criticism35. A type of farm tool37. Hotel

38. Historical period41. Type of hat42. Ill-gotten gains45. Dispersion48. Heavy51. Disgraced52. Rubber wheels54. Protagonist55. Witness59. Old hat62. Nonsense (British)63. Water vapor65. Storage cylinder66. Sea eagle67. Wash out with a solvent68. Egg-shaped69. Encounter70. At one time (archaic)71. Gave temporarily

DOWN1. Circle fragments2. An escape of water3. Help4. Continuing forever5. Border6. Smell7. Dishes out8. Verdigris9. Dominance10. Murres

11. Religious offshoot12. Jab15. Hermit21. Gentlewoman23. Dribble25. Sit for a photo27. Letters, etc.28. Cancel29. Tear31. Train engine32. Cognizant34. Lay turf36. WW1 plane39. Spy agency40. Chop finely43. Anagram of “Chatter” 44. Modify46. Outbuilding47. Sunshade49. Delete50. Urticate53. French for “Sister”55. Flower stalk56. Minute opening57. Feudal worker58. Rodents60. Distinctive flair61. Airhead64. Got together

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