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“Many of them told me that this was in fact the worst deployment that they have ever experienced,” Sridhar said. “It was incredibly hard. And many of them expressed to me that they actually wished they hadn’t even done a port call, at this point, they wanted to just go directly home.”

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The White House and U.S. Navy are considering frigate designs from South Korea, Japan and Turkey for a new class of warships, USNI News has learned. An international warship competition could include building up to two of the ships in foreign shipyards before transitioning to domestic yards as part of the Trump administration’s push to rapidly expand the fleet, three industry sources familiar with the deliberations confirmed to USNI News this week. The move would break with more than a century of U.S. domestic naval construction.

CFL/ACFLs,  Noom Digital Health Program.  Noom is a free health program for Sailors that did not meet the BCA or PRT standards during PFA Cycle 2025 and Cycle-1, 2026, as well as for Sailors who were in a “Pregnancy” non-participation status. Noom participants have access to 1:1 health coaching, psychology backed lessons, mind and body support, and innovative habit tracking and food logging tools.  For more information, please see the Noom flyers:   Navy Noom Program Fact Sheet Navy Noom Flyer Navy Noom Micro Challenge Navy Noom Coaching AFWC Performance & Wellness Tools. CFLs and ACFLs can leverage Armed Forces Wellness Centers (AFWC) as an evidence-based resource to optimize Sailor physical performance, enhance body composition management, and ensure holistic mission readiness.  Virtual classes and 1:1 support are available if an AFWC is not located near your installation.   For more information visit:   AFWC website Or View AFWC brochure Updated PRP FAQ (September 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 relevant references.