. AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy Italy has toughened up coronavirus restrictions as infections rise around the country, including in most areas with U.S. military communities, as the more contagious British variant of the virus spreads rapidly. Starting Monday, 10 regions and two autonomous provinces have been designated as red zones, the highest level of health alert, the government said. The rest are designated orange, with only the island of Sardinia remaining a low-risk white zone. In a sign of the worsening situation, Aviano Elementary School, which has had students learning in classrooms since the school year began Aug. 24, will be going remote, Principal Andrew Gann said in an email to parents Sunday. Many students were sent home with extra materials on Friday in preparation for the change. Middle and high school students on Aviano Air Base had already been learning remotely.
Navy Officer Who Lived with Prostitutes in Bahrain Has Sentence Partly Overturned by Appeals Court
Sailors man the rails as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) exits Bahrain following a regularly scheduled port visit. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeff Atherton)
24 Feb 2021
A Navy lieutenant commander who was convicted in connection with a Bahrain-based sex-trafficking ring in 2019 was given an unduly heavy sentence, a military appeals court decided this month.
Lt. Cmdr. Joseph Nelson, formerly a Reserve officer at Naval Operational Support Center in New York, had been found guilty of unauthorized absence terminated by apprehension; conduct unbecoming an officer; and patronizing prostitutes. The only officer to be charged among at least nine sailors accused of sex crimes and human trafficking during a 2017-2018 deployment to Bahrain, Nelson was sentenced to forfeiture of $7,596 pay per month for four months and dismissal from t
USNH Naples Administers Second Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine Photo By Christina Clarke | Capt. Clint LeMaire, the director of nursing services at U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH).. read moreread more Photo By Christina Clarke | Capt. Clint LeMaire, the director of nursing services at U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Naples, poses for a photo after receiving his second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine onboard Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples, Feb. 5, 2021. The first doses of the vaccine were administered Jan. 8 and have followed the DoD prioritization schema. USNH Naples is now into Phase 2 of the schema, which includes healthy, eligible beneficiaries over the age of 18. USNH Naples, the largest naval hospital in Europe, serves a diverse population of over 9,800 beneficiaries. Over 500 staff members at the main hospital, branch health clinic, and Navy Liaison Detachment in Landstuhl, Germ
NAPLES, Italy – Frontline healthcare workers, first responders, and security personnel have begun to receive their second dose of the Moderna coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine onboard Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples, Italy. Staff from U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Naples have steadily been vaccinating the community since initial receipt of the vaccine on January 8th.
“Twenty-eight days ago we received our first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine and immediately began vaccinating,” says Capt. Chad McKenzie, commanding officer of USNH Naples. “Today, we start that process over again with dose two. For the last four weeks, USNH Naples staff and volunteers from the American Red Cross have been dedicated to the smooth and safe administration of vaccinations for our NSA Naples community.”