NASWF top dog of NSF small bases

MILTON, Fla. - Commander Navy Installations Command (CNIC) has named Naval Air Station (NAS) Whiting Field, Fla., winner, in the small base category (less than 500 personnel), of the 2019 Navy Security Force (NSF) of the Year Award. NASWF was chosen from a field of 32 installations. Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy, was the recipient for the large installation category. The award recognizes installations that successfully completed the NSF shore training and certification cycle, and demonstrates safety and proficiency in assessed areas while achieving the highest scores in a Final Evaluation Problem - an installation security exercise that tests the security force response and readiness. “This award is the culmination of a tremendous amount of effort by this team,” said Lt. Cmdr. Mike Lombardozzi, the Installation Security Officer and the Police Director at NAS Whiting Field. “It is the greatest honor, I think, as a security officer that I could ever be a part of a team to have earned. It identifies that we are the best of the best.” CNIC is the naval command tasked with overseeing 71 of the Navy’s shore installations worldwide. (Source: NASWF media release 04/14/20)