Navy base in Italy authorizes work from home amid trucking strikes, gas and food shortages

A U.S. Navy base in Italy authorized remote work for personnel to mitigate the impacts of a regional trucking protest that has disrupted travel. Trucks are parked along the street during a truckers' protest over high fuel prices in Naples, Italy, on Oct. 20, 2026. The protest has disrupted travel and caused widespread food and fuel shortages. (Alessandro Garofalo/AP) NAPLES, Italy — A U.S. Navy base in Italy authorized remote work for personnel this week to mitigate the impacts of a regional trucking protest that has disrupted travel and caused widespread food and fuel shortages. Tenant commands at Naval Support Activity Naples, including U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, also are implementing similar contingency measures based on their respective operational requirements, the base said in a statement Wednesday.

Those measures are in place for the rest of the week, and base leadership will decide Friday whether they should be extended into next week, according to the statement. “NSA Naples remains fully mission capable and continues supporting its mission partners while coordinating with service providers to minimize disruptions to base services,” base officials said. They added that the safety and well-being of service members, civilians, Italian partners and families remain the highest priority. At issue are ongoing freight and trucking protests across much of southern Italy over rising fuel and other