Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples, Italy completed its first Final Evaluation Problem (FEP) March 7, scoring higher than any other shore installation that has previously gone through the assessment.

The evaluation is a Commander, Naval Installations Command tri-annual certification event assessing the command, control, communications and Navy Security Force on all U.S. Navy installations.

"Force protection is one of the most important missions we carry out as an installation,” said NSA Naples Commanding Officer Capt. Todd Abrahamson. “Just like a shipboard security team, our personnel are charged with protecting an operational platform and everyone who lives and works on it. I’m extremely proud to be a part of such a talented, capable team, and of the work we put into this significant accomplishment.”

The certification, which was implemented for shore installations in fall of 2015, has three main components: command assessment of readiness and training (CART), regional assessment (RAS) and the final evaluation problem. NSA Naples’ FEP was an intensive three-day assessment that included an admin day, a complex anti-terrorism force protection exercise and an integrated active shooter exercise.

During drills, the installation Navy security force responded to various scenarios including gate runners, vehicle-born improvised explosive devices, and high value asset (HVA) defense. The installation’s integrated training team, made up of representatives from multiples departments and tenant commands, also facilitated an active shooter exercise in conjunction with a cascading drill featuring multiple incidents in a row.

"Our team has made significant progress over the course of the certification cycle,” said NSA Naples Security Officer, Lt. Cmdr. Marco Agricoli. “It’s been challenging and exhausting, but completely worth knowing that our security force personnel are truly defending this base and it’s population at the absolute highest standards.”

For more information about FEP 2019, contact Naval Support Activity Naples Public Affairs Office at +39 081-568-5912.

For more information about NSA Naples, visit https://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnreurafswa/installations/nsa_naples.html  or https://www.facebook.com/NSANaples/.

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