NAS Sigonella, Italy


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sig001ca134desmoines My first main duty station in the Navy, after Boot Camp and A-School, was to Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella on the island of Sicily in Italy. While traveling to Sigonella, I had to first make a couple day detour at Philadelphia Navy Yard in Pennsylvania while waiting for the plane to arrive. While at the Navy Yard, I took a walk around to see some of the mothballed ships from years past. Here is the stern of the USS Des Moines (CA-134). sig001ca134desmoines
sig002 Some of the other ships of the mothball fleet. sig002
sig003ffg1047voge A couple guided missile frigates. USS Voge (FFG-1047) is at center. sig003ffg1047voge
sig004ddg37 A guided missile destroyer (DDG-37). The next day I would leave to head to NAS Sigonella on a military flight. sig004ddg37
sig005 During the first couple months at Sigonella, I finally got my chance to see an active volcano up close and personal for the first time. Mount Etna was it. I took one of the base tours to the volcano. On the drive up the slopes of the volcano, we passed by many satellite vents in the form of cinder cones as seen here. sig005
sig006 Mount Etna steaming in the distance. sig006
sig007 The steaming goes on even while people ski down some of the slopes. sig007
sig008 Some nice cinder cones in the foreground while the steaming goes on in the distance. sig008
sig009 As I hiked up to the volcano the summit and steaming were in sight. sig009
sig010 Getting closer. sig010
sig011 Steaming from one of the other craters at the summit. sig011
sig012at2920m The furthest I reached that day was the 2920 meter level of the volcano (about 400 meters from the summit). Here is a view of one of the active craters steaming away. It was recommended by signs to not go any further up the volcano, so I returned to the ski lodge. sig012at2920m
sig013 During our base indoctrination tour, we headed to Catania on the east coast of Sicily. We were introduced to some of the ancient history of the area. One part of the city had an old Greek amphitheater surrounded by modern buildings. sig013
sig014 Piazza Stesicoro had a Roman Amphitheater excavation that was documented to be about 4 meters smaller than the Coliseum in Rome. sig014
sig015 One of the largest main squares in the city is Piazza del Duomo (Elephant Square). This is the Fountain of the Elephant in the center of the square. sig015
sig016 While on base the one day, I took this photo of Mount Etna in the distance under the leaves of the palm tree from the Community Center. sig016
sig017 On another base indoctrination tour, we headed down to Siracusa on the southeast coast of Sicily. Here there are more Greek and Roman ruins right next to each other. In this photo is one of the Roman Amphitheaters. sig017
sig018 The main floor of the Roman Amphitheater. sig018
sig019 Nearby is the Ara of Hiero II. It is the biggest altar of Greek antiquity. sig019
sig020 Not too far from the Roman Amphitheater is this Greek one. This was cut entirely out of the rock that is visible. sig020
sig021 A look up to the top of the Greek Amphitheater. sig021
sig022 The view from the top toward the stage area of the Greek Amphitheater. sig022
sig023 The natural spring at the top of the Greek Amphitheater. I am on the far right in this photo with some other indoctrination personnel. sig023
sig024 Another view from the spring at the top of the Greek Amphitheater looking toward the stage and the water. sig024
sig025 Some grottos near the Greek Amphitheater. sig025
sig026 A view of one of the artificial grottos named sig026
sig027 Next stop was the ruins of a fortress in Siracusa. sig027
sig028 The rubble within the fortress walls. sig028
sig029 The view of the Mediterranean Sea from the fortress. sig029
sig030 We also took a quick little boat ride out to view the outside of the distant castle in this photo. sig030
sig031 The waves were crashing into it, and also eating away at the outer walls. sig031
sig032 A closer view of the castle. sig032
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