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NAPLES, Italy — A U.S. Navy 6th Fleet sailor is under house arrest following a car crash that left an Italian citizen dead. Navy officials this week would not release the name or rank of the sailor, or details about the May 23 crash, saying they could not comment on an ongoing investigation.

Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Deshawn Levon Johnson, age 26, of Virginia, assigned to Patrol and Reconnaissance Squadron (VP) 16, died after his car was struck by a falling tree as a result of severe weather associated with Tropical Storm Elsa July 7.

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The failure to control F-35 aircraft cost overruns should force the Pentagon to scale back its fleet of advanced warplanes unless it can find new savings, a government watchdog agency report said. The development of the advanced F-35 fighter, the most costly weapon system in Defense Department history, has faced steadily rising costs for years. And while the military has tried to reduce expenses, those efforts “have produced limited results,” the Government Accountability Office report released Wednesday said.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan will end by Aug. 31 and his administration will start to move thousands of Afghan translators to several other countries as they await visa approval to enter the United States. “Our message to those women and men is clear. There is a home for you in the United States. … We will stand with you, just as you stood with us,” Biden said.

As the one-year anniversary approaches of a hellacious fire that destroyed the amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard as it sat pierside in San Diego, the Navy has yet to explain how the devastating peacetime loss of the big-deck amphib happened, but answers may be coming soon.

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UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 061943Z JUL 21 MID600050764468U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS// BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 148/21 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/JUL// SUBJ/2020-21 MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER OF THE NAVY DELBERT D. BLACK LEADERSHIP AWARD RECIPIENT// REF/A/DOC/OPNAV/02FEB2015// AMPN/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1650.36, THE MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER OF THE NAVY DELBERT D. BLACK LEADERSHIP AWARD// POC/JAMES/CMDCM/OPNAV N00D/-/TEL: (703)695-2970/DSN: 225-2970/ EMAIL: RICHARD.L.JAMES3(AT)NAVY.MIL// RMKS/1. The Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) is pleased to announce the selection of CMDCM Josephine Tauoa, stationed onboard USS CHUNG- HOON (DDG 93), as the 2020-21 MCPON Delbert D. Black Leadership Award recipient. 2. CMDCM Tauoa was selected from a field of five outstanding finalists representing the finest first-tour Command Master Chiefs and Command Senior Chiefs in the Navy. Congratulations to her and the other four finalists: a. CMDCS LaToya Corker, stationed onboard San Diego Military Entrance Processing Station. b. CMDCS William Kumley, stationed onboard Transient Personnel Unit Puget Sound. c. CMDCM Sean Bohanan, stationed onboard Electronic Attack Squadron TWO ZERO NINE (VAQ-209) d. CMDCM Bradi Heath, stationed onboard Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron SEVEN (HSC-7) 3. Released by Mr. Andrew S. Haeuptle, Director, Navy Staff.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

Family Connection Newsletter

It’s an open secret: The Navy thrives not just on the labor of sailors, but also on the unpaid labor of military families. This has become more glaringly obvious to me as my spouse has risen now to the rank of commander, and there has been an increasing expectation that I will devote my my time in support of his career, most notably with my invitation to attend a week-long course on how to be the spouse of a commanding officer.

Update that a member shared: (thank you.) ***** Leadership Mess, We are close to finalizing this year’s CPO Initiation letter from MCPON and the Fleets, but I wanted to pass a few bits of information to help you and your CMCs in the in planning process. -This year we expect the Active E-7 Board results to be released on 04 October 2021. CPO Initiation will commence once these results are released, and culminate with Final Night on 18 November, and Pinning Ceremonies on 19 November (with the typical operational wavier allowed for those two days). *****

More than 11 years after a bullet grazed by his head in Afghanistan, destroying his eardrum and singing the side of his face, Joe Hardebeck has been awarded the Purple Heart. But for a long time, the 33-year-old senior Navy corpsman's pride stood in the way. He hadn't really been shot or lost a limb. Hardebeck didn't believe he had been wounded badly enough to deserve the military's oldest award.

The Biden administration launched an initiative to find deported U.S. veterans and bring them and their families back to United States in order "to ensure they are able to obtain VA benefits to which they may be entitled," the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Veteran Affairs announced Friday.

UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 021303Z JUL 21 MID600050742487U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 145/21 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/DNS/XXX/JUL// SUBJ/FY22 PROJECTED SHIP INACTIVATION SCHEDULE// REF/A/DOC/OPNAVINST 4770.5J/20200904// REF/B/DOC/OPNAVINST 5400.44A/20111013// NARR/REF A IS GENERAL POLICY FOR THE INACTIVATION, RETIREMENT, AND DISPOSITION OF U.S. NAVAL VESSELS. REF B IS NAVY ORGANIZATION CHANGE MANUAL (NOCM) FOR SUBMITTING ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE REQUESTS (OCR) TO INCLUDE SHIP DECOMMISSIONINGS OR INACTIVATIONS.// POC/CDR JIM ELMORE/MIL/N9IS/LOC: Washington DC/TEL: 703-693-9363/EMAIL: james.m.elmore10.mil(at)us.navy.mil// RMKS/1. This message shall be read in its entirety to ensure all stakeholders in the ship inactivation process are aware of the projected retirement schedule for the upcoming fiscal year 2022 (FY22), respective responsibilities and necessary follow-up actions. Ship retirement decisions reflected in paragraph 2 below align with the President’s Budget for 2022. This plan will be adjusted if necessary based on subsequent execution year decisions made by leadership or as required by Congressional action. 2. To facilitate fleet planning efforts to conduct decommissioning continuous maintenance availability (CMAV) or inactivation availability (INAC), the projected schedule for inactivating U.S. battle force and non-battle force naval vessels in FY22 is promulgated as follows: Ship Name Proj Inactive Date Post Inactive Status USS TEMPEST PC 2 29 MAR FMS USS TYPHOON PC 5 14 MAR 22 FMS USS SQUALL PC 7 10 APR 22 FMS USS FIREBOLT PC 10 01 MAR 22 FMS USS WHIRLWIND PC 1 24 APR 22 FMS USS SAN JACINTO CG 56 30 SEP 22 OCIR USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN CG 57 31 MAR 22 OCIR USS MONTEREY CG 61 22 FEB 22 OCIR USS HUE CITY CG 66 31 MAR 22 OCIR USS ANZIO CG 68 31 MAR 22 OCIR USS VELLA GULF CG 72 18 FEB 22 OCIR USS PORT ROYAL CG 73 31 MAR 22 OCIR USS FORT WORTH LCS 3 31 MAR 22 OCIR USS CORONADO LCS 4 31 MAR 22 OCIR USS DETROIT LCS 7 31 MAR 22 OCIR USS LITTLE ROCK LCS 9 31 MAR 22 OCIR USS WHIDBEY ISLAND LSD 41 30 APR 22 OCIR USS PROVIDENCE SSN 719 02 DEC 21 RECYCLE USS OKLAHOMA CITY SSN 723 21 JUN 22 RECYCLE USNS APACHE T-ATF 172 30 JUN 22 DISPOSAL USNS 1ST LT HARRY L MARTIN T-AK 2015 30 DEC 21 DISPOSAL USNS LCPL ROY M WHEAT T-AK 3016 31 DEC 21 DISPOSAL 3. Per reference (b), Fleet Commanders shall submit an Organizational Change Request for commissioned U.S. ships to formally notify the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) of a ships decommissioning, inactivation, or end of service. Submit revisions due to operational schedule changes per references (a) and (b). It is the responsibility of Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command and Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet in coordination with their respective TYCOM to ensure the appropriate lower echelon commands are notified of any changes in the ship inactivation schedules, as well as Integrated Warfare (OPNAV N9I) and OPNAV resource sponsor. 4. Adjustments to paragraph 2 ship inactivation's that cross the current fiscal year must be coordinated with OPNAV N9I due to Congressional requirements for execution year force structure changes that differ from what Congress authorized/appropriated and signed into law by the President. OPNAV shall promulgate changes to the inactivation fiscal year as required. 5. The ships commanding officer, masters, or Immediate Superior In Command, shall submit a final naval message (normally transmitted in conjunction with the decommissioning ceremony) announcing the ships official retirement date and include a brief history of the significant events in the life of the ship per reference (a). The Naval History and Heritage Command (NAVHISTHERITAGE WASHINGTON DC) and Naval Vessel Register Custodian (NVR NORFOLK VA), shall be included as INFO addresses. 6. Released by Mr. Andrew S. Haeuptle, Director, Navy Staff.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 021609Z JUL 21 MID200000969136U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 146/21 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JUL// SUBJ/ANNUAL RECERTIFICATION OF SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT PAY// REF/A/DOC/OPNAV/5OCT17// REF/B/DOC/DOD/11JAN19// NARR/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1160.6C, SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT PAY PROGRAM. REF B IS DOD INSTRUCTION 1340.26 CHANGE 1, ASSIGNMENT AND SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT PAY.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the annual special duty assignment pay (SDAP) recertification process for fiscal year (FY) 2021. In line with references (a) and (b), commanding officers (CO) are required to annually review and certify the entitlement to SDAP for each Sailor. This recertification is vital in verifying that every Sailor who is assigned to an eligible billet remains qualified to fill that billet and is receiving the correct level of SDAP. 2. Certification shall commence upon the release of this NAVADMIN and continue through 31 August 2021. Enlisted Incentive Program Department (BUPERS-328) will stop SDAP for all SDAP recipients at all commands failing to complete the recertification process on time. Commands should prioritize timely completion of this process to preclude pay disruptions for eligible Sailors. SDAP recertification reports received at BUPERS-328 will not be forwarded to the servicing personnel support detachment (PSD). Any action required to start, stop or change the level of SDAP of a Sailor must be submitted to PSD via the command pay and personnel administrator (CPPA) using the transaction online processing system (TOPS). 3. To verify if a Sailor is eligible and receiving the correct level of SDAP, a complete list of authorized skills and pay amounts can be found by visiting the MyNavy Portal (MNP) website at https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Career-Management/Community- Management/Enlisted-Career-Admin/SRB-SDAP-Enl-Bonus/, then scroll to and click on *SDAP Levels with Admin Updates.* 4. Follow these procedures to certify the SDAP report of your Command. a. Obtain and print the annual SDAP report of your command. The annual SDAP report only pulls those Sailors that are currently drawing SDAP. The report will not highlight potentially eligible Sailors who are not currently receiving SDAP. (1) The command annual SDAP report may be obtained by sending a digitally signed e-mail to the SDAP recertification report help desk at mill_sdap_recert.fct(at)navy.mil. You may also contact BUPERS-328 at (901)874-3260/DSN 882 for additional assistance with this process. (2) Annual SDAP report requesters are to include their primary unit identification code (UIC) in the subject line and any required subordinate UICs in the e-mail body. (3) Reports will only be provided to command career management system-interactive detailing (CMS-ID) users with the activity manning manager (AMM) role. Requester must have CMS-ID AMM access for all subordinate UICs requested. Commands with no AMM will need to submit a CMS-ID AMM access request which can be found by visiting the MNP website at https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/Detailing/MyNavyAssignment/My Navy_Assignment_Access.pdf (4) The SDAP report will be returned as an attachment either in an encrypted e-mail or via the Department of Defense Secure Access File Exchange at https://safe.apps.mil/. b. Verify your command as a whole and make changes as follows: (1) Add all Sailors who are eligible for SDAP, but not listed in the annual SDAP report. To add, simply handwrite or type the name, rate, effective date and level on the bottom of the annual SDAP report. If there is not enough space, attach a list on command letterhead. (2) Draw a line through any Sailor who is no longer eligible and provide a brief description (transfer/separation/loss of Navy enlisted classifications). (3) Verify levels are in line with the most recent SDAP eligibility chart by visiting the MNP website at https://mynavyhr.navy.afpims.mil/Career-Management/Community- Management/Enlisted-Career-Admin/SRB-SDAP-Enl-Bonus, then scroll to and click on *SDAP Levels with Admin Updates.* (4) The original signature of the CO must be on each page of the annual SDAP report accompanied by the following statement, *After review, I certify that all required additions and changes have been annotated, actions required to start, stop, increase or decrease has been processed via PSD prior to submission of recertification and all Sailors at this command are receiving the correct SDAP entitlement.* This statement can be handwritten, typed or affixed by a label. A cover letter is not required, however it may be included if additional space is required to add SDAP eligible Sailors or if an explanation of changes is warranted. (5) Provide a point of contact in the top right-hand corner of the first page of the annual SDAP report. (6) Send the SDAP report via encrypted e-mail to mill_incen_pays.fct(at)navy.mil. The e-mail subject line must contain UIC and point of contact with rate, name, phone number and e-mail. You may also contact BUPERS-328 at (901)874-3260/DSN 882 for additional assistance with this process. (7) If you are having trouble sending encrypted e-mail, ensure that your encryption e-mail certificate is posted to the global address list. If you are still having encryption issues, contact BUPERS-328 at (901) 874- 3260/DSN 882. (8) E-mail is the preferred method, but if you need to send the report via regular mail, please send to Navy Personnel Command Enlisted Incentive Program Department (BUPERS-328) 5720 Integrity Drive Millington TN 38055-0130 5. Should a service record or payment update becomes necessary, each command is responsible for completing this action though their local servicing PSD. All corrective transactions older than 240 days will be processed by BUPERS-328 via an emailed request submitted to mill_incen_pays.fct(at)navy.mil. 6. Commands can check the status of their SDAP recertification at https://mynavyhr.navy.afpims.mil/Career-Management/Community- Management/Enlisted-Career-Admin/SRB-SDAP-Enl-Bonus, then scroll to the SDAP section and click on *SDAP Delinquent List.* Immediate superior in commands (ISIC) are strongly encouraged to use this site to ensure all subordinate commands have completed the recertification. Please allow 5 to 10 days after submission for the webpage to be updated. 7. For commands who had SDAP payments stopped as a result of failing to complete the required process in time, SDAP can only be restored by BUPERS- 328. SDAP can be restored for delinquent commands upon completion of the directed recertification process with the added requirement of an ISIC endorsement. This endorsement cannot be signed by direction nor by an acting ISIC. A list of delinquent commands will be forwarded to the Chief of Naval Personnel and the N1 staffs at U.S. Fleet Forces and U.S. Pacific Fleet via the Military Pay and Compensation Branch (OPNAV N130). Once the recertification and ISIC endorsement are received by BUPERS-328, suspended SDAP payments will resume, to include back pay for any missed payments. 8. It is recognized that the recertification process is burdensome for Sailors and commands. OPNAV N130 is working with Navy Pay and Personnel (NP2) programmers to embed recertification functions within the next generation of pay systems to improve process efficiency. Until these systems are deployed, the current process must be followed with care to ensure continued payment of entitlements to all eligible Sailors. 9. Point of contact. BUPERS-328, mill_incen_pays.fct(at)navy.mil, (901) 874-3260/DSN 882. 10. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or 1 October 2021, whichever occurs first. 11. Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

An independent review of how the military deals with sexual assault has found that commanders need training in how to prevent what an official calls "daily acts of demeaning language and sexual harassment" that junior enlisted members experience on the job. That's one of the findings in a new report from an independent review commission that President Biden appointed. The report includes 28 core recommendations and 54 sub-recommendations aimed at addressing sexual assault and harassment in the military.

Few parts of a submarine are as iconic as the periscope. For over a century, periscopes have been sub commanders' window to the outside world, allowing them to check their surroundings, find targets, and assess their attacks. But that fundamental feature of the submariner's world may soon be a relic.

In the roughly six months since the military first began offering COVID-19 vaccines to its frontline personnel, the Navy has outpaced the other services with its vaccination rate, which stands at 77 percent for active-duty sailors, the head of the Defense Health Agency told reporters on Wednesday.

The findings of the comprehensive reviews of the 2017 collisions of the guided-missile destroyers Fitzgerald and McCain have prompted the Navy to devote greater attention to the fundamentals of warfighting as it examines how it is manning ships and training and equipping sailors, Navy leaders say.

TOKYO – Japanese police say a U.S. Navy sailor was intoxicated when he crashed his vehicle into two trucks on a Japanese expressway on May 16 in Yokohama. The unnamed service member, who is assigned to Yokosuka Naval Base, was “involved in a multi-vehicle accident, driving the wrong way on the Shuto Highway, after entering from an exit ramp” at about 3:45 a.m., base spokesman Randall Baucom said in an email Wednesday. “The sailor was treated at a local hospital and the occupants of the other vehicles did not seek medical care at the scene,” he said.

A new era in Naval Aviation launches on Aug. 2 when a board will meet to select the initial cadre of Aviation Warrant Officers who will be trained to fly the new MQ-25 carrier-based unmanned aerial vehicle. A new era in Naval Aviation launches on Aug. 2 when a board will meet to select the initial cadre of Aviation Warrant Officers who will be trained to fly the new MQ-25 carrier-based unmanned aerial vehicle. The call for applications, announced in NAVADMIN 141/21 and released on June 28, says that qualified Sailors and civilians can apply for the program through Navy Recruiting Command. Applications to be considered by the board are due on July 26. Last December, the program’s approval came when the Navy formally established the Aerial Vehicle Operator (AVO) warrant officer specialty in NAVADMIN 315/20. Over the next six to 10 years, the Navy plans to recruit, train and send to the fleet a community of roughly 450 aviation warrants. The community is expected to eventually have warrant officers in grades spanning W-1 through W-5. Those selected for the program will first complete Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island. Upon graduation, they will commission as Warrant Officer One (W-1). They must then complete basic flight training as well as advanced training on the MQ-25 aerial vehicle. Once basic flight training has been completed, these officers will earn their own distinctive Navy "wings of gold" warfare devices and be assigned the 737X designator. The basic eligibility requirements are outlined in Navy Program Authorization 106A, which applicants can download at https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/OCM/PA-106A_CWO1-7371_AVO_Feb-2021.pdf. Both enlisted and civilian candidates can apply, though through separate channels. Active-duty and reserve Sailors must submit their package as outlined in the Enlisted to Officer Commissioning Programs Application Administrative Manual (OPNAVINST 1420.1B). Civilians and enlisted service members from other services should contact a local Navy officer recruiter and apply through Navy Recruiting Command. If an applicant needs a waiver for any of the requirements, it must be submitted in advance with enough lead time to allow approval by the application due date. This is just the first of what will be many selection boards for the program. In the future, these boards will not be announced by naval message, but instead simply added to the Navy Recruiting Command’s officer board schedule available on the MyNavy HR website at https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Career-Management/Career-Counseling/Commissioning-Programs/

UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 281835Z JUN 21 MID600050719683U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 141/21 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JUN// SUBJ/FIRST SELECTION BOARD OF THE AERIAL VEHICLE OPERATOR WARRANT OFFICER COMMUNITY// REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/9DEC20// REF/B/DOC/FEB21// REF/C/DOC/OPNAV/14DEC09// NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 315/20, ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AERIAL VEHICLE OPERATOR (AVO) WARRANT OFFICER (WO) COMMUNITY. REF B IS PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION 106A, OFFICER CANDIDATE INDOCTRINATION AND TRAINING FOR ACTIVE DUTY APPOINTMENT IN THE U.S. NAVY AS A WARRANT OFFICER (WO1), DESIGNATOR 7371 AVO. REF C IS OPNAVINST 1420.1B, ENLISTED TO OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS APPLICATION ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL.// RMKS/1. Reference (a) announced the creation of the Aerial Vehicle Operator Warrant Officer (737X) community. This NAVADMIN announces the first selection board for the community, as well as instructions and deadlines for applications. The first selection board will be held on 2 August 2021 at Commander, Navy Recruiting Command Headquarters (NRC). 2. NRC is accepting applications from both civilians and enlisted personnel for the 737X warrant officer community who will operate the MQ-25 platform. To allow sufficient processing time to support the first selection board in August 2021, applications for the program are due by 26 July 2021. 3. For civilian applicants, reference (b) has been promulgated to NRC to begin accessing highly qualified personnel. Fleet applicants (both Active Duty and Reserve enlisted) should contact their command career counselor and follow the instruction of reference (c) when creating their application packages. If a waiver is required, the request for a waiver shall be submitted in advance with sufficient time to be completed by the application due date. See reference (b) for program requirements and to determine if a waiver will be required. 4. Selected candidates will attend Officer Candidate School (OCS) in Newport, Rhode Island. Upon completion of OCS, candidates will commission as a warrant officer one (WO1) and complete initial flight training with follow-on specialized training on the MQ-25 platform. 5. Subsequent selection boards will not be announced by naval message. Following the first selection board, future boards will be communicated via the NRC officer programs board schedule located on MyNavy HR at https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Career-Management/Career- Counseling/Commissioning-Programs/ 6. Points of contact are LCDR James Barfoot, General Officer Accessions Branch Head, (901) 874-9419 or e-mail james.e.barfoot(at)navy.mil and Mr. Paul Celestin, Fleet Processor (901) 874-7670 or e-mail paul.celestin(at)navy.mil. 7. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until the conclusion of the first selection board or canceled, whichever occurs first. 8. Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED// https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Messages/NAVADMIN/NAV2021/NAV21141.txt

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