Carney Park

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Carney Park is a United States military recreational facility located in Pozzuoli, Italy. [1] [2]

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Carney Park is inside the caldera of the dormant Gauro volcano. Monte Gauro - la caldera occupata dal "Carney Park" - Pozzuoli (NA) - 2000.jpg
Carney Park is inside the caldera of the dormant Gauro volcano.

The 96-acre (39-ha) site is one of the largest facility of the United States in Italy, located at the foot of Monte Corvara, the northern part of the Gauro volcano, occupies the caldera of Campiglione, in the Phlegrean Fields. [3]

It is named after Four Star Admiral Robert B. Carney who served as Chief of Naval Operations during the Eisenhower administration.

It was established on May 21, 1966 under the guidance of the MWR as a recreational structure, to support a series of needs of the U.S. military community present in Italy such as sports facilities and cultural activities as well as for other purely recreational activities. [4] [5]

History

The park was established on May 21, 1966 by the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Command (MWR) of the United States Department of Defense. It was originally established and administered by the United States Navy under the auspices of Naples' Naval Support Activity (NSA). The Morale and Welfare Authority (MWA) of AFSOUTH, under the direction of facilities engineer Col. Frank D. McCoy designed and built the nine-hole golf course in 1969. The golf course and recreational facilities were administered separately from the NSA by AFSOUTH until 1995. At that time, AFSOUTH turned over administration of the golf course to the NSA, thus consolidating the oversight of all resources at the site under the NSA's MWR. [6]

Facilities

According to its facilities brochure, as of 2008, Carney Park's resources consisted of:

Festa americana

Every year between the end of June and the beginning of July the historic festa americana has been taking place for over half a century. [7] [8] [9]

US Navy 110704-N-IZ292-016 Spectators watch a fireworks display at Carney Park during the Star Spangled Independence Day celebration at Naval Suppo.jpg

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References

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  2. "Naval Support Activity Naples Photo Gallery | MilitaryINSTALLATIONS". installations.militaryonesource.mil. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
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  4. "L'Italia ha delle basi americane, e qui ti diciamo dove sono". Esquire (in Italian). 2023-01-09. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  5. "VIAGGIO NELLE BASI AMERICANE IN ITALIA". Limes (in Italian). 2007-05-15. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  6. "Carney Park". www.navymwrnaples.com. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
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  8. "Celebrating Festa Americana | Italian Academy Foundation, Inc". italianacademyfoundation.org. 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  9. "«Tu vuò fa l'americano»: 50esimo anniversario dell'Independence Day al Carney Park". www.ilmattino.it (in Italian). 2016-07-02. Retrieved 2024-05-17.

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