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YOKOSUKA, Japan – The commanding officer, the executive officer and the command master chief of U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center (SRF-JRMC) were relieved June 3, 2026, due to a loss of confidence in their ability to command. Rear Adm. Dan Lannamann, commander of Navy Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC), relieved Capt. Wendel Penetrante, Capt. Edwin Catubig and Master Chief Petty Officer Thomas Howell of duties as SRF-JRMC commanding officer, executive officer and command master chief, respectively. Capt. John Bauer, Supervisor of Salvage and Diving, has temporarily assumed the duties of SRF-JRMC commanding officer. Cmdr. David Reinhardt, waterfront operations officer, has temporarily assumed the duties of SRF-JRMC executive officer. Master Chief Petty Officer David Marcus, CNRMC command master chief, has temporarily assumed the duties of SRF-JRMC command master chief. There is no impact to the command’s mission as a result of these reliefs. SRF-JRMC is located in Yokosuka, Japan, and provides intermediate-level and depot-level repair for Navy ships and U.S. 7th Fleet.

NCIS says Alexander Schlageter, a sailor assigned to the USS Ted Stevens, has been missing since May 29 from Naval Station Norfolk.

With 4,600 sailors finally home, USS Gerald R. Ford will finally receive some much needed repairs and an upgrade to its beleaguered sewage system. The country's newest aircraft carrier undertook an eight-month maiden voyage in January 2024, swiftly followed by a nearly 11-month deployment. That is longer than any carrier had been away since the Vietnam War. It is expected to go into maintenance at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Norfolk, Va.

Midway through the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee’s May 20 hearing on the VA’s advance budget request, Sen. Angus King (I-ME) pressed VA Secretary Doug Collins on his view of the future of veterans’ health care. Every net increase in Collins’s FY2028 advance appropriations request was earmarked for care delivered by private-sector providers. To King, the intention seemed unmistakable: a plan “to gradually privatize VA health care coverage.”

As Economist reporter Shashank Joshi highlighted from the report in a post to X, Hegseth also appeared to break protocols when he pushed for his own personal assistant to be added to the one-star admiral list, despite the fact that he had previously been deemed "ineligible" due to his lack of necessary experience.

Americans who test positive for Ebola at Kenya facility could be treated in US, federal officials say

The family of Navy Petty Officer Timothy Sanders is suing the government, alleging negligence caused his 2024 death aboard USS Helena in Norfolk.

The service is testing a pilot program where sailors can swipe their meal cards at restaurants on base — with the intent of one day moving to chain restaurants.

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Roadmap & How to Guide COMMAND ADVANCE TO POSITION (CA2P) AND ADVANCE TO POSITION (A2P)

The Justice Department today announced that Rental Marketing Solutions, LLC (RMS), a property management company based in St. Petersburg, Florida, will pay $60,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by obtaining an unlawful eviction judgment against an active duty Navy sailor. This is the largest amount the Department has ever obtained for a single servicemember in a case involving the filing of a false military service affidavit.

CFL/ACFLs, - Cycle-1 2026 PFA Record Visibility Issue in PRIMS. CFLs are experiencing a sporadic issue in which they are unable to view the Cycle-1 2026 PFA record of some Sailors. CFLs should review their command rosters in PRIMS. If Sailors have been properly gained to the command in PRIMS, but are missing from your Cycle-1 2026 roster then email an Excel list to the PRP office at askmncc@us.navy.mil formatted with the following columns: Member DODID Member Name Member UIC Department Division CFL DODID CFL Name - Updated PRP FAQ (June 2026). You are highly encouraged to review the PRP FAQs. These are questions directly from Sailors in the Fleet and answered by the PRP Office with the proper references.

Hegseth intervenes on promotion list (again), blocks female and Black officers

Friends reported Resendiz missing after one of them received what MySA described as a panicked late-night call from her asking to be picked up. When Resendiz failed to report for duty the next day, military commanders reportedly declared her AWOL. By then, Resendiz was already dead, though her body would not be found for more than a week.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A 22-year-old female sailor was shot and killed by a 22-year-old male sailor, who then tried to kill himself, on Magnolia Chase Way in Virginia Beach early Sunday following the death of their infant child the day before, authorities say.

Ebola outbreak spreading in Africa is 'likely far worse' than official figures suggest: IRC

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blocked the promotions to one-star admirals of several senior Navy officers who had already been selected for promotion by a board of senior Navy admirals, three sources familiar with the move told ABC News.

The Department of Defense on Wednesday announced a five-year, roughly $9.7 billion deal with Dell to provide a suite of software to the U.S. military. The award, known as the Microsoft Department of War Enterprise Software Agreement II Core Enterprise Technology Agreement, calls for Dell to provide Microsoft 365, advanced cloud subscriptions and on-premises licensing capability.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, a divided panel of federal appeal court judges ruled on Monday in another legal setback for President Donald Trump’s sweeping agenda.

CFL/ACFLs, - BCA Known Issue: Sailors are reporting that when entering BCA data, the Waist section is not displayed. This is due to the user not being logged into the PRIMS module within Salesforce. In these instances, log out of Salesforce, restart your browser, and log back in. On the left side of the screen, click the 9 dots and select PRIMS. For dual MNCC and - PRIMS users, ensure you select PRIMS during the initial login process, then log into the PRIMS application. - PRIMS “incomplete” error - PFA Cycle data will result in incomplete if the waiver is entered after the BCA and PRT. Waivers must be entered before PFA data, or it will result in incomplete. CFLs and ACFLs have edit capabilities. Steps to accomplish edits can be found in either online CFL or ACFL Training course by typing "edit bca" or "edit prt" in the search feature. CFL/ACFL roles have a limited number of edits on correcting PFA data. This option is provided to assist CFL/ACFLs in fixing errors such as data entry errors, correcting bad day PRTs and editing medical waivers. Once edit limits have been reached, any additional corrections to the official PFA record are to be submitted to My Navy Career Center (MNCC) via letter of correction (LOC), endorsed by the CO as indicated in PRP Guide-1. - For CFLs who have no ACFL to enter current cycle data, ensure submission of LOC along with official BCA/PRT/CFT scoresheets to askmncc@us.navy.mil. Ensure submission using current/approved LOC available via FORMS tab. - CSV File Upload Limitation. Due to a system issue, please limit CSV files to a maximum of 20 Sailors per file. Also, the number of incorrect CSV documents being submitted with format errors is growing. Ensure all file data is accurate. Remember to separate the CSV file(s) between with medical waiver data and without medical waiver data. You cannot upload a single CSV file with mixed data. CFLs will need to upload two different CSV files. See PRP Guide-7 for additional information. Contact the PRP Office via askmncc@us.navy.mil if further assistance is needed.

As Ebola spreads, the institute Fauci once led stays on the sidelines without a leader

Tehran suspends talks with U.S. over Israeli attacks in Lebanon, Iranian media reports

A U.S. Naval recruit based in Lake County has been charged with enticing two 16-year-old victims into creating sexual child pornography materials for his personal gratification, authorities said.