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STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. forces will help clear a sunken Soviet vessel from a Ukrainian pier and conduct drills during an international exercise in the Black Sea, where Navy officials say they are sending a message that the strategic waterway can’t be dominated by Russia. “We are demonstrating to the world that the Black Sea is an international sea,” Capt. Kyle Gantt, deputy commander of Task Force 65 based in Rota, Spain, said Tuesday. “It is open and available for the free transport of commerce, shipping, for all nations. It is not owned by any one nation.”

UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 291805Z JUN 21 MID600050727270U FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC TO ALNAV INFO SECNAV WASHINGTON DC CNO WASHINGTON DC CMC WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS ALNAV 049/21 MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/-/JUN// SUBJ/ENLISTED APPLICATIONS TO THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY// REF/A/DOC/MANMED/20OCT20// REF/B/DOC/OPNAV/14DEC09// REF/C/DOC/MCO/29OCT15// NARR/REF A IS NAVMED P-117, MANUAL OF THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. REF B IS OPNAVINST 1420.1B, ENLISTED TO OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS APPLICATION ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL. REF C IS MARINE CORPS ORDER 1040.43B, APPLICATION FOR NOMINATION TO THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY AND NAVAL ACADEMY PREPARATORY SCHOOL.// RMKS/1. The U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) is seeking top performing, energetic male and female Sailors and Marines, active and reserve, who have demonstrated strong leadership, for admission to the Naval Academy Class of 2026. Among each USNA class is a corps of prior-enlisted Sailors and Marines who infuse peer-level fleet experience into the Brigade of Midshipmen. Twenty years from now, these young men and women, from all walks of American life, will lead our fleet. Commanding Officers (CO) are encouraged to identify motivated enlisted personnel who meet the criteria and may be good candidates for selection to USNA. 2. Successful candidates will be top-quality Sailors and Marines who fit the following profile: a. Academics. (1) Possess a strong high school grade point average indicating the potential to succeed at USNA. Fleet applicants ranked in the top 40 percent of their high school class are typically considered competitive. (2) Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores taken within the last two years. The SAT is a three-part test consisting of reading, math, and writing. Applicants should aim to score above 500 in reading (verbal) and above 550 in math, with a combined minimum of 1050. The writing component is not required for consideration for admission. For applicants who have taken the American College Test (ACT) within the last two years, scores of 22 in English and 24 in Math are recommended. Potential candidates with SAT or ACT scores that are older than two years or below these guidelines are strongly encouraged to retake the test. (3) Typically completed four years of mathematics, including a strong foundation in geometry, algebra, and trigonometry, four years of english, and one year of chemistry. Additionally, physics, calculus, history, and two years of a foreign language are strongly recommended. Continued education since high school is vital; candidates are encouraged to strengthen their admission application with college courses in higher level math and sciences. (4) If schedule permits, applicants are encouraged to complete college courses that display current academic ability. b. Top performers who have demonstrated or possess strong leadership (e.g., past and present Command Junior Sailors/Bluejackets of the Quarter/Year, top 20 percent performers in "A" and "C" schools, class leaders, Honor Guard members, and community volunteers). c. Good moral character and unquestionable loyalty to the United States, as determined by a command interview and military recommendations. d. No record of disciplinary action under Article 15, Uniform Code of Military Justice, or conviction by civil court (except minor traffic violations) during the three years preceding application for admission. Waivers are on a case-by-case basis. e. We are seeking candidates with outstanding physical fitness. In addition to passing the Candidate Fitness Assessment in the USNA application, candidates need to have demonstrated the ability to pass the Naval Academy physical fitness requirements within the last year. The USNA Physical Readiness Test standards (Minimum Passing Scores) are: (1) Push-ups (Two Minutes): 45 (Male); 20 (Female) (2) Front Plank: 1:45; and (3) 1.5 Mile Run: 10:30 (Male); 12:40 (Female). f. Must not have passed their 23rd birthday on 1 July of the year of admission to USNA. g. Must not be married, pregnant, or have incurred obligations of parenthood. 3. Candidates with superior academic performance and strong military backgrounds may receive direct appointments to USNA. Top performers who need to strengthen their academic background may be selected to attend the Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS) in Newport, RI for one year and receive an appointment to USNA the following year. 4. Personnel selected to attend USNA or NAPS must be medically qualified by the Department of Defense Medical Examination Review Board (DoDMERB) in order to be commissioned as an officer in the Navy or Marine Corps. Once candidates complete 50 percent of the application, their name will be sent to DoDMERB for the physical and eye exams. The candidate will be contacted by Concorde, the DoDMERB contractor, with information on where to receive the physical and eye exams. The Service Member will be contacted by the USNA Fleet Coordinator with information on how to get the physical and eye exam completed at their own Military Treatment Facility as an alternative. Reference (a) provides medical standards. 5. Up to 170 regular and reserve personnel may be appointed to USNA each year. The deadline to apply to the Class of 2026 is 31 December 2021. The deadline for all completed application documents is 31 January 2022. Applicants are strongly encouraged to complete their application as soon as possible. Packages completed before 31 January 2022 will be reviewed by the Admissions Board as soon as they are received. Packages will not be reviewed without the CO's endorsement. References (b) and (c) provide guidance. 6. An applicant becomes an official candidate by submitting a preliminary application on-line at https://www.usna.edu/Admissions/. A follow-on e-mail back to the fleet applicant will provide them with a candidate number and instructions for completing the full application. USNA operates on a rolling admissions process and fleet applicants are encouraged to complete their applications early to improve competitiveness. 7. Direct application questions to the Fleet Liaison at (410) 293-1839/DSN 281-1839 or siegfrie@usna.edu, or write to: U.S. Naval Academy, Candidate Guidance Office, Halsey Field House, 52 King George St, Annapolis, MD 21402-1318, Attn: Fleet Liaison. 8. Additional information about USNA may be obtained at https://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Apply/Active-Duty-Service-Applicants.php. 9. Released by the Honorable Thomas W. Harker, Acting Secretary of the Navy.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

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Full-Time Support E-4-6 UPDATED 6/29/2021 Quotas for updated Active Duty are here -> Active Duty

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The Japan-based US Navy aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan has left the Pacific and is now moving into position in the Middle East to cover the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. The aircraft carrier, which is home-ported in Yokosuka, Japan in the 7th Fleet area of operations, has entered the 5th Fleet for the first time since 2012.

The U.S. military could run out of gas—and fast—in a war with China. That’s the dire warning from John Bowser, a U.S. Army officer and analyst, writing at CIMSEC. There might not be enough tankers in the U.S. Navy to keep the front-line fleet fueled up in combat. Nor, most likely, are there enough civilian tankers that the Pentagon quickly could hire for military use.

NAPLES, Italy – Spoofing the location of NATO ships, spreading disinformation on social media and threatening military repercussions are typical ploys from a well-worn Moscow playbook, analysts said ahead of an international naval exercise in the Black Sea co-hosted by the United States and Ukraine. The annual Exercise Sea Breeze comes ahead of Russian threats to potentially fire on participants if they intrude in their territorial waters, and following a heated dispute over the passage of a British destroyer through the Black Sea on Wednesday.

A bloody, little-known battle between Black and white U.S. soldiers in northern England 78 years ago forced a reckoning over the military’s unequal treatment of minority troops. Known as the Battle of Bamber Bridge, the conflagration in Lancashire was sparked late on June 24, 1943, after a pair of U.S. military police patrolmen responded to a reported “disturbance” at the thatch-roofed Ye Olde Hob Inn pub, military records show.

UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 231350Z JUN 21 MID200000961025U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 136/21 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/NAVADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JUN// SUBJ/2021 CAPTAIN JOY BRIGHT HANCOCK AND MASTER CHIEF ANNA DER- VARTANIAN LEADERSHIP AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT// REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/R 291835Z DEC 20// AMPN/REF A IS NAVADMIN 341/20, NOMINATIONS FOR 2021 CAPTAIN JOY BRIGHT HANCOCK AND MASTER CHIEF ANNA DER-VARTANIAN LEADERSHIP AWARDS.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the 2021 recipients of the Captain Joy Bright Hancock and Master Chief Anna Der-Vartanian Leadership Awards. Congratulations to the following award recipients who were selected for their inspirational leadership, both on and off-duty: a. Senior Officer: CAPT Andrea C. Petrovanie-Green, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command, Pearl Harbor; b. Junior Officer: LT Jayme L. Warren, United States Naval Academy; c. LDO/CWO: LT Courtney L. Burrows, Patrol Squadron FIVE; d. Senior Enlisted: YNCM (EXW/SW/AW) Tonia M. Williams, Naval Special Warfare Development Group; e. Junior Enlisted: YNS1(SS/AW/FMF)Suraya N. Mattocks, Submarine Group EIGHT Representative Northwood, UK. 2. Established in 1987, the Captain Joy Bright Hancock and Master Chief Anna Der-Vartanian Leadership Awards are presented annually to honor the visionary leadership of Navy service members whose ideals and dedication foster an inclusive culture by furthering the integration of women into the Navy. 3. Candidates were nominated by their Commanding Officers and Officers-in- Charge with endorsements from their Immediate Superior in Command. The 2021 winners were then selected from over 130 high- caliber nominations by convening boards composed of OPNAV senior leaders. For commands desiring feedback on nominations submitted this year or those seeking guidance regarding future nominations, contact the POC listed below. I will recognize the winners on MyNavyHR due to Joint Women Leadership Symposium (JWLS) cancelling in-person for 2021. 4. My point of contact for this is CTICS Nazma B. Rahman, OPNAV N17, who can be reached by e-mail at nazma.b.rahman2(at)navy.mil. 5. My heartiest congratulations to these deserving award winners and nominees! I would like to extend my gratitude for your visionary and inspirational leadership, which helps to shape our future and achieve the maximum possible performance of our Navy Team. Bravo Zulu! 6. Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

NEW LONDON, Conn. (Tribune News Service) — Navy Sailor Randall Tilton was sentenced to 210 years in federal prison Tuesday for the sexual abuse of seven infants and toddlers in a case U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Meyer and government prosecutors called the worst of its kind they’ve ever seen. Before Meyer sentenced Tilton, parents of several of the victims spoke either by Zoom or in person at the federal courthouse in New Haven, where Tilton sat, dressed in prison garb, wearing a face mask.

WASHINGTON – House lawmakers introduced a bill Wednesday that combines two high-profile measures to combat military sexual assault and harassment. The new legislation would remove the decision to prosecute serious crimes in the military from the chain of command. Instead, the decision would fall to trained, independent military prosecutors. This would apply to non-military, felony-level crimes, such as murder, rape, domestic violence and sexual assault.

UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 221809Z JUN 21 MID200000957985U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 134/21 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JUN// SUBJ/RESCINDING AUTHORITY TO RELAX HAIR GROOMING STANDARDS// REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON/R 182254Z MAR 20// REF/B/DOC/COMNAVPERSCOM/1JAN03// NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 073/20, TEMPORARY RELAXATION OF HAIR GROOMING STANDARDS IN RESPONSE TO CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK. REF B IS NAVPERS 15665I, U.S. NAVY UNIFORM REGULATIONS.// RMKS/1. Effective immediately, reference (a) is cancelled and the authority granted to commanding officers to optionally relax hair grooming standards is rescinded. All Sailors are to return to hair grooming standards as promulgated in reference (b). 2. Questions regarding this NAVADMIN should be addressed to Mr. Robert B. Carroll, Navy Uniform Matters and Emerging Issues Branch, OPNAV N13X, via e-mail at robert.b.carroll(at)navy.mil, ETCM(SW/AW/EXW) Richard Baumert, Deputy Branch Head, OPNAV N13X, via e-mail at richard.baumert(at)navy.mil or ETC(SW) Ryan P. Cameron, OPNAV N13X, via e-mail at ryan.p.cameron(at)navy.mil. 3. Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

The Pentagon’s No. 2 official has ordered 11 missile interceptors transferred from research and development for possible deployment on Navy ships in the Pacific or European regions after a test in November indicated they could stop an intercontinental ballistic missile. In the test, the USS John Finn intercepted a mock ICBM intended to simulate one that could be launched at Hawaii by North Korea. The destroyer, operating near Hawaii, fired off one of the Standard Missile-3 model Block IIA interceptors built by Raytheon Technologies Corp. at the target launched from Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.

The U.S. Navy has swapped more than 1,600 parts among its new Virginia-class submarines since 2013 to ease maintenance bottlenecks as components that are supposed to last 33 years wear out decades sooner. Parts are being shuttled regularly among the nuclear-powered fast-attack submarines so that vessels in the $166 billion class built by General Dynamics and Huntington Ingalls Industries can return to operations, according to data from the Naval Sea Systems Command and the Congressional Budget Office.

NORFOLK, Va. - The Chief of Naval Personnel, Vice Admiral John Nowell, told Sailors during a recent virtual Town Hall that COVID-19 vaccines could soon be mandatory.

June 2021 MECH Magazine

June 2021 - DFAS Retiree Newsletter

For Commander Navy Installations Command’s (CNIC) Sailors and families

The Navy blasted its newest carrier with thousands of pounds of explosives in the Atlantic Ocean on Friday to simulate how the ship would perform in battle conditions, according to images released by the service and government earthquake monitors. Wired with sensors to measure the effects of the shock USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) was hit with the blast about 100 miles of the Florida coast just before 4 p.m. Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey that registered the blast as a 3.9 magnitude earthquake.

It’s no secret that the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships are a mess. The class of 35 lightly armed, near-shore surface combatants is mechanically unreliable, expensive to operate and largely still is missing the plug-and-play “modules” that are supposed to give the shallow-draught vessels much of their capability. The shortfalls are so serious that the Navy already has begun decommissioning LCSs, despite most of the vessels being just a few years old.

DANTES Information Bulletin June 2021

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department released guidelines Thursday on how troops can now sue the military for medical malpractice, which they had been barred from doing for more than 70 years. The Pentagon will begin paying service members or their estates next month for substantiated claims of less than $100,000 that were filed within two years of a medical malpractice incident, according to the information published in the Federal Register.