THE BEACON U.S. Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Greece January 2020 Contents WarfightingThe First, Operate Beacon Forward, Be Ready TheWarfighting First, OperateBeacon Forward, Be Ready CommandingCommanding Officer, Officer, NSA NSA Souda Souda Bay Bay Capt.Capt. Ryan Ryan T. TewellT. Tewell ExecutiveExecutive Officer Officer Cmdr.Cmdr. Werner Werner Rauchenstein J. Rauchenstein CommandCommand Master Master Chief Chief CMDCMCMDCM Brian NealMcDonough T. Olds PublicBeacon Affairs Staff/Public Office Affairs Office Jacky Fisher Public Affairs Officer, 266-1244 Carolyn Jackson Public Affairs Officer, DSN 266-1244 Joel Diller Assistant Public Affairs Officer, 266-1392 Joel Diller Assistant Public Affairs Officer, DSN: 266-1392 Kostas Fantaousakis Community Relations, 266-1348 A photo of a Neoria, a building where ships were repaired during the winter, in Chania’s old harbor. A large number of Neoria were constructed in Chania during the Venetian occupation of Crete from 1204 to 1669. Today, a group of seven continuous Kostas Fantaousakis Community Relations and The Beacon Designer, domes are preserved along with another one farther to the west, called the Grand Arsenal (Source: www.chaniatourism.com). DSN: 266-1348 Photo by Kostas Fantaousakis, Public Affairs. Contact Email (All PAO personnel): [email protected] MC2 Kelly Agee Public Affairs Specialist and The Beacon Assistant Designer, DSN: 266-1642 4 6 8 Contact Email (All PAO personnel): [email protected] Triad Corner The Gouge Souda Spotlight by TheThe BeaconBeacon isis thethe professional onlineonline newsletternewsletter of of NSANSA SoudaSouda BayBay PublicPublic Affairs. Affairs. Information Information contained CMC Brian McDonough containedin The Beacon in The does Beacon not doesnecessarily not necessarily reflect thereflect official the officialviews of views the U.S.of the Government,U.S. Government, the Departmentthe Departmentof Defense ofor Defensethe Department or the Department of the Navy. of theEditorial Navy. contentEditorial is content prepared is prepared by the Public by the Affairs Public Office of Affairs Office of NSA Souda Bay. NSA Souda Bay. 10 16 22 Feature Story: Awards Word on the Street: Articles for publication in The Beacon should be submitted to [email protected] Articles for publication in The Beacon should be submitted to [email protected] Greek Representatives Ceremony What are you excited for Story submissions must be routed through tenant command or departmental senior leadership. Story submissions must be routed through tenant command or departmental senior leadership. Office in the New Year? SecuritySecurity and and policy policy review review must must be be completed completed before before submissions submission cans can be consideredbe considered for publication. for publication. Cover Photo: A scenic sunset in Chorafakia, Chania. Photo by Joel Diller, Public Affairs. Page 2 Page 3 Page 2 new each week. memorable because YOU made them happen! Triad Corner Each of you contribute to making Team Souda Kim and I wish everyone the very best throughout this special. You’re the reason we have such an incredible New Year! community here in Souda Bay. Through our collective efforts, working toward a shared resolution, I know that 2020 will be a productive year full of amazing ~ CMC McD experiences and opportunities that are all the more Team Souda, committed to providing long-term projects that let us On behalf of CAPT Tewell and CDR Rauchenstein, I’d get involved and stay involved throughout the year. like to wish you a very Happy New Year! I’m excited When our new Chaps (LT Mike Spoke) stops by to say to see what 2020 will bring for us, the NSA Souda Bay hello and ask what we are interested in, please share family, and I hope you are, too. your ideas with him. Volunteering in our community makes us good neighbors – plus, it feels great! In this time, when many of us reflect on the past year and set goals and resolutions for the New Year, I am Next, I’m challenging Team Souda to participate in proposing to challenge everyone on the Team – our one “New to You” event this year. Take a class, join an Sailors, our Navy Civilians and Contractors, our Host organization, learn a new skill, try a new sport, travel Nation Employees and the our Tenant Commands to a new place – whatever you decide to do, you’ll – to take part in a common resolution. Let’s devote be expanding your world and experience. If you are time this year creating additional opportunities for not sure where to start, you don’t have to look further community involvement outside, as well as inside, our than the MWR Team. You can learn Auto Skills, take fence-line. Greek language classes, join an intramural sports team, take a hike, take a trip on a ferry … there are plenty of There are three things I propose for us to resolve as a opportunities to create a new adventure! In the 14th episode of “On the Horizon: Navigating the European and African Theaters,” Adm. James G. Foggo III team this year. discusses Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday’s new guidance, U.S. Navy increased presence in Europe and For the third part of our resolution, let’s commit to Africa, High-end Warfighting, the importance of Africa’s stability and exercises conducted throughout the year. First, let’s commit to volunteer in our surrounding meeting members of Team Souda that we don’t know. The podcast is available on the following platforms: communities. It can be an hour or an afternoon, It might be comfortable to live within our social https://www.spreaker.com/show/on-the-horizon https://www.c6f.navy.mil/Press-Room/Podcast/ or something that we do on a regular basis. The bubble but that means missing out on getting to know Chaplain’s Office and the Public Affairs Office some remarkable people. If you’ve been reading the https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/public-affairs-officer/on-the-horizon-navigating-the-european-and-african-theaters sponsored 38 community relations projects in Souda Spotlight feature in The Beacon, you know 2019 and they will be offering even more this year. what I mean. Team Souda is made up of people with a https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-horizon/id1435476433?mt=2 In addition to beach and park cleanups, visits to multitude of backgrounds and interests. Step outside the animal shelter, and painting projects, they are your routine and make a point of meeting someone Page 4 Page 5 THE GOUGE VFW commander EVENTS - FLIGHTLINE ACTIVITY - PORT OPERATIONS meets WITH team souda U.S. AMBASSAdOR VISITS SOUDA BAY illiam “Doc” WSchmitz, commander, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, visited NSA Souda Bay Dec. 20, 2019, to meet with leadership, Sailors, and retirees. CAREER WEEK AT LOCAL SCHOOL .S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt visited NSA Souda Bay is a unique facility with access to UNaval Support Activity Souda Bay, Greece, Dec. both an all-weather airfield, which is shared with the 9, 2019, to meet with command leadership and tour Hellenic Air Force’s 115th Combat Wing and Chania the facilities. Pyatt also visited the Marathi NATO International Airport, and a deep-water pier that can Pier Facility, where he met with the Commander, accommodate an aircraft carrier. Hellenic Navy Base Souda, and boarded the Ohio- “It’s a unique asset. Unique in the 6th Fleet (area class cruise missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN of responsibility), but also important not just to 728). European Command, but also to Central Command During the visit, Pyatt said that Souda Bay is an and Africa Command,” said Pyatt. “It’s located in a important facility with a critically important mission strategically vital Eastern Mediterranean region where at a time when the U.S.-Greece military relationship we are dealing now with the return of the great power is at a high point, noting that the two nations revised competitions.” and expanded their Military Defense Cooperation Agreement in October 2019 during Secretary of State Pyatt said another thing that sets Souda Bay apart Mike Pompeo’s visit to Greece. is the quality of partnership it has with its Greek military allies. “We work together all around this critical theater embers of Team Souda from Fire and Emergency Services, Fleet and Family Support Center, Naval from Alexandroupoli to Larissa to Stefanovikeio – “We couldn’t do anything without the support and MCriminal Investigative Service and Public Affairs visited the Theodoropoulos International School in but Souda Bay really is the flagship of our military enabling capacity that our Greek allies provide,” said Chania Dec. 3, 2019, to speak to school children about their careers during the school’s career week. The cooperation” said Pyatt. Pyatt. “So we’re really grateful for that as well.” children were able to hear about first-hand experiences and ask questions about careers as a mental health therapist, photographer, firefighter and emergency responder, pastry chef and NCIS agent. Page 6 Page 7 Story and photos by Joel Diller and MC2 Kelly AgeeSouda Public Affairs Spotlight Logistics Specialist Seaman Originally from Manila, in the Philippines, Logistics ready for customers to pick up. In the middle of the work your mail gets here as quickly as possible. Keith Amarillo Specialist Seaman Keith Amarillo moved with his day I accept official and registered mail. At the end of family in 2007 to the small town of Forney, Texas. After the day I send out mail and pick up more mail from the What is the most challenging part of your job? high school he decided to join the Navy because he airport. The amount of mail that comes in for the ships. When a wanted to do something different.