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CFL/ACFLs, To support the successful execution of PFA Cycle-2, seven Physical Readiness Program (PRP) Guides have been updated incorporating direct feedback from the Fleet during Cycle-1. Required Action: All CFLs, ACFLs, and CNIC MWR Fitness Instructors must review the following updated guides (all dated JUN 2026): Guide-1: PRP Policies Guide-3: CFL/ACFL and Member’s Responsibilities Guide-4: Body Composition Assessment (BCA) Guide-5B: Policies and Fitness Testing for Combat Arms Occupations Guide-6: Medical Clearance and Waiver Management Guide-7: PRIMS Administration Guide-8: Managing PFA Records for Pregnant Sailors *PRIMS Updates: - Medical Waiver Entry Causing PFA Results Issue. A system bug is causing newly entered PFA data with a medical waiver to display as "Incomplete" for the BCA and/or a failure with a “0” for the PRT, dependent on what event is being medically waived and regardless of the order that the waiver is entered. We anticipate the issue will be resolved with next system update scheduled on 2 Jul. PFA Cycle-2 2026 has been released. CFL/ACFLs are highly encouraged to verify all command members have a Cycle-2 reflected in PRIMS. For members who do not generate Cycle-2, please verify by taking the following steps: Step-1: Is the Sailor gained to the UIC? (Yes or No) Step-2: Is the Sailor gained into a Dept and/or Division? (Yes or No) Step-3: Transfer the affected Sailor and regain them strictly to the UIC. Can you see them now? If YES: Proceed to Step-4. If NO: Stop here. Email the CFL DODID, Sailor(s) DODID(s), and UIC(s) to askmncc@us.navy.mil and indicate that Step-3 failed. Step-4: Add the member to the required Dept. Can you see them now? If YES: Proceed to Step-5. If NO: Stop here. Email the CFL DODID, Sailor(s) DODID(s), UIC, and Dept to askmncc@us.navy.mil and indicate that Step-4 failed. Step-5: Add the member to the required Division. Can you see them now? If YES: Issue resolved (Good to go). If NO: Stop here. Email the CFL DODID, Sailor(s) DODID(s), UIC, and Division to askmncc@us.navy.mil and indicate that Step-5 failed. Combat Fitness Assessment (CFA) Functionality Released. The CFA for Combat Arms personnel in Cycle-2 is available for CFL/ACFL data entry. Combat Arms CFL/ACFLs should verify that all Combat Arms personnel are displaying a CFA record for Cycle-2. Terminology Change to Accommodate PFA/CFA. This system change allows for general labeling of the CFA and PFA: FA = Fitness Assessment FT = Fitness Test Updated PRP FAQ (July 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.

This is a disgrace. It's 16:55 Eastern and no CY271

The U.S. Navy is searching for a crew member after a helicopter made an "emergency water landing" in the Arabian Sea, Navy officials said. The MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, which is assigned to the USS George H.W. Bush, landed around 3:30 am ET on July 1, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet said on social media. Three of the helicopter's crew were found and are in stable condition aboard the aircraft carrier.

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Q&A: Understanding TRICARE coverage of weight loss medications overseas

DFAS Retiree Newsletter | June 2026

Over the objections of a U.S. Marine’s family, the corps has called off its “extensive search and rescue operation” and declared dead a lance corporal from the Twin Cities who was lost at sea last week during training operations off the southern California coast.

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YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — A sailor’s fatal fall in 2023 sparked a Navy probe that uncovered a drug distribution network aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and led to punishment for 58 sailors, according to service officials and heavily redacted court records. Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-06-25/uss-ronald-reagan-lsd-yokosuka-navy-22082696.html Source - Stars and Stripes

The US military is racing to vaccinate new recruits after a two-month halt on mandatory flu shots – but it's a temporary reprieve, as the shots will soon expire and new doses will not be available for months. US military services, including the air force, army and navy, reinstituted flu vaccine requirements for new recruits earlier this week after the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, removed the mandate at the end of April.

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Sailor to Sailor - Jun 25, 2026

The extensive targeting of U.S. bases by Iran throughout the yet-unresolved conflict now in its fourth month is raising new doubts about the sustainability of maintaining large, fixed military installations near the Persian Gulf—and potentially elsewhere across the globe. Among the leading voices calling for a substantial recalibration of U.S. force posture so close to Iran is a man who not long ago oversaw the sprawling base network in the region.

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More than 600 military family members and civilians who were sickened by contaminated water following a fuel leak in Hawaii will get $17 million in a federal settlement announced this week.

This thread is closed. I've moved related to "Conflict with Iran".

Here we go again... Iranian drones attack Bahrain and a ship is struck in the strait after US airstrikes on Iran

I'm closing the other thread and starting this one

U.S. strikes Iran after Trump accuses Tehran of ceasefire violation in Strait of Hormuz

Incoming female students for the class of 2030 will have to chop their hair so that it does not exceed their chin, a standard the the academy abided by until 2019 when it only required students to follow Navy-wide grooming standards for female recruits.

Seven crew members aboard the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Indianapolis received minor injuries after a fire broke out on the ship Wednesday, the service confirmed.

The U.S. Navy base in Bahrain was repeatedly targeted between late February and June.

The documents in question include eight emails with either the sender or recipient blacked out, a draft indictment of Epstein with the names of potential co-conspirators obscured and a 2019 email that mentions several co-conspirators whose names were redacted. Sullivan also ordered the Justice Department to either release the interview notes behind several FBI documents summarizing unverified allegations against President Trump, or explain why it couldn't release them.