NSA Naples Deepens Ties with Gricignano Community in Italy
Leaders from U.S. Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples and the City of Gricignano di Aversa, Italy, met during a key leader engagement on February 21. The visit underscored the ongoing efforts to foster positive relations between the base and its Italian neighbors. NSA Naples Commanding Officer Capt. John Randazzo and Gricignano Mayor Vittorio Letti...
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US Navy commissions destroyer named after World War II hero
The United States Navy commissioned a new destroyer over the weekend in New York City and it was named after legendary World War II hero United States Marine Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone. Appropriately, the ship was commissioned on the weekend of the 249th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps and two days before Veterans Day. Basilone i...
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USS John Basilone, warship named for legendary Marine, delivered to the Navy
A new warship named for John Basilone – a Marine awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism at Guadalcanal and the Navy Cross at Iwo Jima – has been delivered to the Navy, service officials announced. The destroyer was transferred to the Navy on Monday from shipbuilder General Dynamics Bath Iron Works after the ship conducted a series of trials both at...
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