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UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 051357Z APR 22 MID200001635592U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 087/22 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/APR// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2022 ENLISTED TO MEDICAL DEGREE PREPARATORY PROGRAM SELECTION BOARD RESULTS// REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/292140ZJUL21// REF/B/DOC/BUMED/7MAY15// REF/C/DOC/COMNAVPERSCOM/18AUG02// NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 162/21, FY-22 ENLISTED TO MEDICAL DEGREE PREPARATORY PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT. REF B IS BUMEDINST 1500.31, UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES ENLISTED TO MEDICAL DEGREE PREPARATORY PROGRAM. REF C IS MILPERSMAN ARTICLE 1306-604, ACTIVE OBLIGATED SERVICE FOR SERVICE SCHOOLS.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the results of the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY-22) Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program (EMDP2) from reference (a), which solicited applications for the FY-22 EMDP2. 2. In line with reference (b), EMDP2 is a two-year undergraduate education program open to enlisted personnel of all ratings who meet eligibility requirements. EMDP2 is a partnership between the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) and the Armed Services to provide an opportunity for highly-motivated, academically-promising enlisted Service Members. EMDP2 consists of intensive coursework, preparation and mentoring to prepare students for application to medical school. Upon completion of the program, successful students will be competitive for acceptance to U.S. medical schools. 3. Congratulations to the following Service Members who were selected to participate in the EMDP2 beginning 1 July 2022: NameRate Crawford, KiiaCTM1 Cuestas, JoshuaHM2 Day, RyanHM2 Dhillon, AvkulHM1 Dimick, VictoriaHM2 Matthews, KevinHM2 Olmstead, Makinna CTI2 4. This message is not authority to issue appointments. Selectees will receive permanent change of station (PCS) orders to USUHS and all school expenses (i.e., books, tuition, labs, etc.) will be paid by USUHS for the entire length of the course. EMDP2 participants who complete program requirements but fail to obtain acceptance to a medical school, or who are disenrolled from the program, will be detailed at the discretion of Navy Personnel Command (NPC). 5. Commanding officers are directed to: a. Notify selectees. b. For selectees who decline, notify the point of contact provided in paragraph 8. c. Hold in abeyance execution of PCS for selectees in receipt of orders. d. Notify the enlisted community manager of the selection. e. Ensure selectees obligate service for 60 months from the convening date of the program, in line with reference (c). 6. Many superb applications were reviewed by the selection board and competition was robust. Those individuals selected shared the following common characteristics in their application packages as observed by the selection board: a. Met all program requirements. b. Competitive cumulative grade point average. c. Demonstrated outstanding performance on prerequisite standardized testing. d. Compelling appraisal recommendations. e. Strong, authentic commanding officer endorsement. f. Sustained superior professional performance. 7. Individuals not selected are strongly encouraged to continue working toward their professional goals and reapply as eligible. 8. Point of contact is HMCS Aimee J. Granger, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, at (703) 681-8944/DSN 664 or via e-mail at aimee.j.granger.mil(at)mail.mil. 9. Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell Jr., N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED// https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Messages/NAVADMIN/NAV2022/NAV22087.txt?ver=Queue7k0wsv-oT4-kU-Ecg%3d%3d

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy released the names of the 24 ships it hopes to decommission in fiscal 2023, eight of which have reached the end of their planned service life and 16 of which would be retired early to save money on ships that the service views as not worth their rising costs. The Navy would like to decommission four Ticonderoga-class cruisers at the end of their 35-year service; two Los Angeles-class attack submarines at the end of their 33-year service lives; and two Kaiser-class oilers at the end of their 35-year service lives.

BREMERTON, Wash. — Two U.S. Navy personnel suffered non-life-threatening injuries in an accident aboard a nuclear ballistic missile submarine docked at a maintenance facility at Puget Sound in Washington state, the Navy said.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The state Department of Health and Navy are investigating after about 30 gallons of a fuel and water mixture was released from a maintenance line connected to a tank at the Red Hill fuel storage facility. The Navy said the release happened during a “maintenance activity” just after 12 p.m., and said that all leaked liquids were recovered with one of their sumps.

For those applying for the FY-24 LDO & CWO program

There’s no doubt that serving in the military comes with some pretty good benefits and there’s a way to hang on to most of them, earn some extra cash and keep working towards a Navy retirement by serving part-time. Personnel officials released NAVADMIN 084/22 on March 31 with the specific purpose of educating all Navy Career Counselors and command leaders on the details of the Active Component to Selected Reserve Program (AC2SELRES). Reservists who drill part-time are Selected Reservists, or SELRES, and AC2SELRES will take enlisted Sailors straight into the Reserve without any break in service. No visit to a recruiter is needed because the Navy handles transferring you into the Reserve much like transferring to another command. The Selected Reserve (SELRES) has most of the same benefits their active component shipmates do, such as access to the commissary and exchange services, and on-base Morale, Welfare, and Recreation facilities. A significant benefit is qualifying for 180 days of premium-free Tricare Transitional Assistance Management Program (TAMP) medical coverage. However, this benefit is only available to those who transition directly from the active component to the Reserve. After that, you keep going with Tricare by enrolling in Reserve Select medical and Tricare Dental programs. Both are premium-based and are available to qualified SELRES members and their eligible family members at prices you will be hard to find in the private sector. If you just came off of a deployment on active duty and the potential of a quick deployment in the Reserves worries you, it shouldn’t. If you ask for it, current policy allows for up to two years of deferment from mobilization from the date of separation from active duty. AC2SELRES Sailors may also qualify for an affiliation bonus, Post-9/11 GI Bill transferability opportunities, and the Montgomery GI Bill – Selected Reserve. Most Sailors start out applying for in-rate reserve opportunities first, but if you are willing to try something new and qualify, you could cross-rate into a new or related career field. Approval, however, is contingent on the Sailor’s qualifications and if manning levels in the new rating allow for the switch. Sailors selected for rating conversion get counseling on the details their conversion requires, such as required block learning, school completion deadlines, Navy Wide Advancement Exam requirements, drilling obligations, and the eligibility for and obligations of financial incentives. Those wanting to browse possibilities should contact their Command Career Counselor, who can review community health considerations in the SELRES with interested Sailors. Sailors must meet all eligibility requirements outlined in MILPERSMAN Article 1306-1501, Enlisted Active Component To Reserve Component (AC2SELRES/AC2FTS) Transition Procedures. Sailors interested in reenlisting into the Reserve apply through the Career Waypoints-Reenlistment module starting at 10-months before their end of service date but no later than 90 days before getting out. Those waiting until 90 days before their service expiration can still affiliate in the Reserve, but the handling of their applications goes through their Command Career Counselor. The Navy Reserve is hiring and in fiscal years 2022-23, there are enough openings for a majority of transitioning Sailors to have an opportunity to find a billet. Sailors approved for transition into the Reserve are then contacted by the Navy’s Career Transition Office (CTO) at Navy Personnel Command. The CTO introduces the Sailor to their assigned Navy Reserve Center (NRC). After that, the Sailor coordinates with the NRC to schedule their first drill weekend, complete onboarding requirements, and attend command indoctrination once orders are received. The CTO website has more information at: https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Career-Management/Transition/. Complete details and procedures, including points of contact, are available in the NAVADMIN or from your Career Counselor.

Seaman Danyelle Luckey “didn’t die in combat or any military operation. She died from gross negligence of the medical providers on the ship she served, the USS Ronald Reagan,” said her father, Derrick Luckey. Danyelle Luckey died from sepsis on Oct. 10, 2016. The 23-year-old had been on the ship for two weeks, and had been going back and forth to medical from Oct. 3 to Oct. 9 with worsening symptoms. “Her death was very preventable. She died in excruciating pain, instead of being properly treated,” Derrick Luckey told lawmakers during a hearing about patient safety and the quality of care in the military medical system.

The Navy has stopped separating sailors for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine on religious grounds after a federal judge granted class-action certification in the case of Navy SEALs suing Department of Defense officials over the vaccine mandate, defense officials told USNI News on Wednesday. Judge Reed O’Connor Monday granted the class action in the case of 26 Navy SEALs and other members of the special warfare community who are suing Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and other Department of Defense officials to prevent being separated over the refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19 due to their religious beliefs. O’Connor also granted the preliminary injunction for the class action, extending the Navy’s inability to separate any sailors who were denied religious exemptions to the vaccine mandate.

UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 302215Z MAR 22 MID200001622241U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO SECNAV WASHINGTON DC CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 083/22 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/NAVADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/CNO/DEC// SUBJ/CCDA INTERIM GUIDANCE REGARDING MEMBERS REQUESTING RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION FROM COVID-19 VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS// REF/A/MSG/CNO/311913ZAUG21// REF/B/MSG/CNO/132050ZOCT21// REF/C/MSG/CNO/152239ZNOV21// REF/D/MSG/CNO/151203ZDEC21// REF/E/DOC/SECDEF/24AUG21// REF/F/MSG/SECNAV/302126ZAUG21// REF/G/DOC/BUMED/20OCT20// REF/H/MSG/COMNAVSPECWARCOM/241857ZSEP21// REF/I/DOC/US DIST CT N DIST TX/28MAR22// REF/J/DOC/BUPERINST 1730.11A/16MAR20// REF/K/DOC/OPNAV/15AUG20// REF/L/MSG/CNO/152351ZJAN22// NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 190/21, 2021-2022 NAVY MANDATORY COVID-19 VACCINATION AND REPORTING POLICY. REF B IS NAVADMIN 225/21, COVID-19 CONSOLIDATED DISPOSITION AUTHORITY (CCDA). REF C IS NAVADMIN 256/21, CCDA GUIDANCE TO COMMANDERS. REF D IS NAVADMIN 283/21, CCDA EXECUTION GUIDANCE TO COMMANDERS. REF E IS THE SECRETARY OF THE DEFENSE MEMO MANDATING CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 VACCINATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SERVICE MEMBERS. REF F IS ALNAV 062/21, 2021-2022 DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY MANDATORY COVID-19 VACCINATION POLICY. REF G IS MANUAL OF THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT, NAVMED P-117, ARTICLE 15- 105(3)(n)(9). REF H IS TRIDENT ORDER NUMBER 12, MANDATORY VACCINATION FOR COVID-19. REF I IS U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS ORDER ON MOTIONS FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION AND CLASS-WIDE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION. REF J IS BUPERSINST 1730.11A, STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE ACCOMMODATION OF RELIGIOUS PRACTICES. REF K IS MILPERSMAN 1730-020, IMMUNIZATION EXEMPTIONS FOR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS. REF L IS NAVADMIN 07/22, U.S. NAVY COVID-19 STANDARDIZED OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE 5.0. RMKS/1. Purpose. To provide interim guidance regarding the actions directed in references (A) through (H) for Navy service members who requested religious accommodation from the COVID-19 vaccination requirement and who were certified by the U.S. District Court order in reference (I) as members of a class action in the case of U.S. Navy SEALS 1-26, et al., versus Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin, III, et al.. 2. Policy. To ensure immediate compliance with the court order in reference (I), this NAVADMIN suspends separation processing and adverse administrative consequences of COVID-19 vaccine refusal for Navy service members who submitted requests for religious accommodation from the COVID-19 vaccine requirement. IAW a recent decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, the Navy may continue to consider the unvaccinated status of Navy service members when making deployment, assignment, and other operational decisions. 3. Applicability. This NAVADMIN applies only to Navy service members who submitted requests for religious accommodation from the COVID-19 vaccine requirement IAW references (J) and (K). Adverse administrative consequences and separation processing described in references (A) through (H) continue to apply for personnel who did not submit requests for religious accommodation. 4. Action. All adverse administrative consequences of refusing the vaccine, described in references (A) through (H), including involuntary administrative separation, are hereby suspended for personnel who submitted religious accommodation requests IAW references (J) and (K), pending further guidance. 4.a. In cases where commands have received formal direction to involuntarily separate members within ten days based on misconduct (vaccine refusal) and those members have not yet separated, DD-214s shall not be issued and members are directed to remain on active duty, pending additional guidance. Commands must communicate with the servicing Personnel Support Detachment or equivalent in order to halt processing. Additionally, commands shall inform Navy Personnel Command PERS-832 (enlisted), PERS-834 (officers), or PERS-913 (SELRES) in cases where service members awaiting separation still desire to separate. 4.b. Voluntary resignation, retirement, regular service expiration (EAOS), or other involuntary separations on bases other than misconduct for vaccine refusal may continue. Members who submitted requests for religious accommodation may cancel or amend previous voluntary retirement requests or requests to transfer to the Fleet Reserve. Time is of the essence for updated requests. 4.c. Additional guidance for other adverse administrative consequences described in references (A) through (D) will be provided at a later date. 5. The Navy may continue to consider the unvaccinated status of Navy service members when making deployment, assignment, and other operational decisions. Navy service members who are not vaccinated, regardless of exemption status, may be temporarily or permanently reassigned based on mission requirements IAW previous guidance. Reference (L) (series) regarding the assignment of unvaccinated personnel to operational or deployable units continues to apply. 6. All unvaccinated Navy service members remain subject to screening testing against COVID-19, where required. 7. If in doubt as to how to adjudicate issues related to separation of a Navy service member consistent with this interim guidance, Commanders should seek guidance from their chain of command, their staff judge advocate, and/or the CCDA before acting. Commands without an assigned legal advisor may seek legal advice from a Region Legal Service Office. In all cases, Commanders are accountable to ensure the health and safety of their command while treating every Navy service member with dignity and respect. 8. Points of contact. PERS-8 Active/FTS enlisted separations: *832vaccineadseps.fct(at)navy.mil* PERS-8 Officer separations: *PERS-834(at)navy.mil* PERS-8 Active/FTS/TAR enlisted retirements: *Enlisted_Active_Duty_Retirements(at)navy.mil* PERS-8 Active/FTS/TAR officer retirements: *pers_835_retirements(at)navy.mil* PERS-8 Officer and enlisted promotion delays: NPC_promotionwithholds.fct(at)navy.mil* PERS-92 Officer and enlisted definite recalls: *PERS-92(at)navy.mil*. PERS-9 Reserve enlisted separations: *913vaccineadseps.fct(at)navy.mil*. PERS-97 Officer transitions: *cto.officer(at)navy.mil* PERS-97 Enlisted transitions: *cto.enlisted(at)navy.mil* OPNAV POC: CAPT Jason Grizzle, *ALTN_N1_NAVY_SCR.FCT(AT)NAVY.MIL*. 9. Released by VADM John B. Nowell, Jr, COVID Consolidated Disposition Authority. BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

It took some deep breaths for one former sailor in Congress to set aside some salty words and politely say what she thought of President Biden’s proposed Navy budget. Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia Beach, was blunt: “In the face of current threats, we are gutting the Navy now to say we’re going to rebuild it in 10 or 20 years,” she said Wednesday.

Bill Mulcrevy’s search had come to an end. Gregory Williams, the Navy Corpsman who had saved his and so many other Marines’ lives in Vietnam

Marine Corps Veteran Bill Mulcrevy faced a long recovery from his injuries in Vietnam. After Navy Corpsman Gregory Williams loaded him onto the MEDEVAC that day in 1966, Mulcrevy was transferred to various hospitals throughout Vietnam before eventually completing physical therapy in San Francisco 18 months later.

Bill Mulcrevy had just dug in. He and 23 others from Mike Co., 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (3/5) – including close friends Jim Johnson and Navy Corpsman Gregory Williams – were the first wave...

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Texas is barring the Navy from taking action for now against sailors who have objected to being vaccinated against COVID-19 on religious grounds. U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor had in January issued a preliminary injunction preventing the Navy from disciplining or discharging 35 sailors who sued over the Navy's vaccine policy while their case played out. On Monday, O'Connor agreed the case could go forward as a class action lawsuit and issued a preliminary injunction covering the approximately 4,000 sailors who have objected on religious grounds to being vaccinated.

The military failed to keep up with the mushrooming number of measures that Congress has required the armed services to implement to address sexual assault, a government watchdog revealed. As of October 2021, the Defense Department had not fully implemented 18% of the nearly 200 unique requirements imposed in legislation since 2004, the Government Accountability Office found in a report published this week.

THE PENTAGON – The nine Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships currently in Navy service – the youngest of which commissioned in 2020 – have been marked for disposal as part of the Department of Defense’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget proposal, USNI News has learned. The ships – USS Fort Worth (LCS-3), USS Milwaukee (LCS-5), USS Detroit (LCS-7), USS Little Rock (LCS-9), USS Sioux City (LCS-11), USS Wichita (LCS-13), USS Billings (LCS-15) and USS St. Louis (LCS-19) – are part of the 24 ships the service has chosen to decommission in FY 2023 for an estimated $3.6 billion in savings.

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On Friday afternoon, the Supreme Court froze an injunction that would have required the Navy to deploy SEALs who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The decision suggests that SCOTUS has little patience for lower courts’ efforts to seize authority from the armed forces by inserting themselves into the chain of command. One such recent ruling barred the Navy from reassigning the commanding officer of a guided-missile destroyer, an anti-vaxxer who repeatedly defied lawful orders and recklessly exposed dozens to the virus. High-ranking military officials testified that decisions like these undermined military readiness and threatened national security.

UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 291255Z MAR 22 MID200001617351U FM CHINFO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 078/22 SUBJ: CY 2021 WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT FOR RUSSELL EGNOR NAVY MEDIA AWARDS AND THOMPSON-RAVITZ AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN NAVY PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMS// REF/A/DOC/CHINFOINST 5305.3A// REF/B/DOC/RUSSELL EGNOR NAVY MEDIA AWARDS PROGRAM STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES CY 2021// REF/C/DOC/OPNAVINST 5305.7C// REF/D/DOC/CY 2021 THOMPSON-RAVITZ SUBMISSION GUIDELINES// NARR/REF A IS THE RUSSELL EGNOR NAVY MEDIA AWARDS (NMA) INSTRUCTION REF B IS THE RUSSELL EGNOR NAVY MEDIA AWARDS STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR CY 2021 REF C IS THE THOMPSON-RAVITZ AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN NAVY PUBLIC AFFAIRS INSTRUCTION REF D IS THE 2021 THOMPSON-RAVITZ SUBMISSION GUIDELINES// POC/RUSSELL EGNOR NAVY MEDIA AWARDS: MCCS STACEE MCCARROLL/ ANASTASIA.M.MCCARROLL.MIL(AT)US.NAVY.MIL/(757)695-5591/THOMPSON-RAVITZ AWARDS: MR. CHRISTOPHER DUNNE/CHRISTOPHER.T.DUNNE3.CIV(AT)US.NAVY.MIL/(703)693-1363// RMKS/1. The recipients of the 2021 Russell Egnor Navy Media Awards for Leadership and Production Excellence are: a. MC of the Year: MC1 Gabriel Kotico, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) b. MC of the Year (Reserve): MC1 Aaron Chase, NR Navy Public Affairs Support Element West c. Junior MC of the Year: MC2 Ryan Breeden, Navy Public Affairs Support Element West d. Junior MC of the Year (Reserve): MCSN Christopher Thomas, NR Navy Public Affairs Support Element e. Navy Videographer of the Year: MC2 Jonathan Clay, Defense Media Activity - Navy Production f. Navy Civilian Videographer of the Year: Taylor Curry, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka g. Navy Writer of the Year: MC2 Cameron Edy, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) h. Navy Civilian Writer of the Year: Leslie Hull-Ryde, Military Sealift Command i. Navy Graphic Designer of the Year: MC2 Isabel Wences, NATO Allied Command Transformation j. Navy Civilian Graphic Designer of the Year: Taylor Curry, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka k. Navy Photographer of the Year: MC1 Chris Williamson, NTAG Mid-America l. Navy Civilian Photographer of the Year: Taylor Curry, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka m. Navy Communicator of the Year: MC2 Keith Wilson, Defense Media Activity - Navy Production 2. The recipients of the 2021 Russell Egnor Navy Media Awards in the unit categories are: a. U001: Print or Digital Publication 1st: The Navy Reservist, Commander, Navy Reserve Forces 2nd: Approach Magazine, Naval Safety Center 3rd: Ho'okele, Navy Region Hawaii b. U002: Online Publication 1st: Navigation NOFFS, Naval Service Training Command 2nd: The Merlion Star, Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific c. U003: Web-based Informational Campaign 1st: COVID-19 Information Graphic Campaign, Defense Media Activity Operations Rota 2nd: SWCC Outreach Campaign, Naval Special Warfare Command d. U004: Audio Short-form Production 1st: Bahrain Beat October 21, 2021, Defense Media Activity Operations Bahrain 2nd: NAS Sigonella NMCRS Supports OAR, Defense Media Activity Operations Sigonella e. U005 Audio Long-Form Production 1st: NSWC Crane Four Score - Part 1, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division 2nd: Teaser for Tangents-RADM Huan Hguyen, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport 3rd: Morning Joe with the CO, Defense Media Activity Operations Rota f. U006: Video Short-form Production 1st: NSI 2021, Naval Service Training Command 2nd: Navy MilTax from Military OneSource, Defense Media Activity - Navy Production 3rd: Domestic Violence Awareness, Defense Media Activity Operations Rota g. U007: Video Long-form Production 1st: USS Arizona Relics, Defense Media Activity - Navy Production 2nd: Warrior Toughness Around the Fleet, Chief of Naval Personnel 3rd: Immediate Jaw Reconstruction, Naval Medical Center San Diego 3. The recipients of the 2021 Russell Egnor Navy Media Awards individual categories are: a. I002: Audio - Information Story 1st: MC2 Eric Zeak, Defense Media Activity Operations Sigonella 2nd: MC3 Lindsay Lair, Defense Media Activity Operations Bahrain 3rd: MC3 Conner Blake, Defense Media Activity Operations Rota b. I003: Audio - Spot 1st: MC3 Jacob Vernier, Defense Media Activity Operations Souda Bay 2nd: MC2 Analiss Candelaria, Defense Media Activity Operations Guantanamo 3rd: MC2 Anthony Collier, Defense Media Activity Operations Sigonella c. I004: Audio - Series 1st: MC1 Jordan KirkJohnson, Defense Media Activity Operations Sigonella d. I005: Graphic Design - Layout & Design 1st: MC2 Benjamin Davella, USS Wasp (LHD 1) 2nd: MC1 Michael Lee, USS Tripoli (LHD 7) 3rd: MCSA Joshua Sapien, USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) e. I006: Graphic Design - Digital Art 1st: Taylor Curry, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka 2nd: MC1 Chris Williamson, Navy Talent Acquisition Group - Mid-America 3rd: MCC Diana Quinlan, Navy Talent Acquisition Group - Philadelphia f. I007: Graphic Design - Identity Design 1st: MC2 Benjamin Davella, USS Wasp (LHD 1) 2nd: MC2 Aaron Smith, USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) 3rd: Douglas Bedford, Navy Personnel Command g. I008: Graphic Design - Animation 1st: MC3 Diedre Marsac, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) 2nd: Todd Dorsey, Visual Information Directorate - NMLPDC 3rd: David Todd, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command h. I009: Photo - Feature 1st: MC2 Grant Grady, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) 2nd: MC2 Jackson Adkins, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) 3rd: MC3 Jesse Schwab, USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) i. I010: Photo - News 1st: MC1 Kegan Kay, Naval Air Station Sigonella 2nd: MC1 Madellin Hamm, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic 3rd: MC1 Eric Coffer, Navy Public Affairs Support Element East Det. Europe j. I011: Photo - Operational Photo Series 1st: MC1 Daniel Young, Defense Media Activity Operations Sigonella 2nd: MC2 Cody Hendrix, Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron 3rd: MC1 Eric Coffer, Navy Public Affairs Support Element East Det. Europe k. I012: Photo - Training Photo Series 1st: MC2 Nick Bauer, Navy Public Affairs Support Element West 2nd: MC1 Fred Gray IV, Navy Public Affairs Support Element East Det. Europe 3rd: MC1 Anna VanNuys, Office of the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy l. I013: Photo - Photojournalism 1st: MC1 Chris Williamson, Navy Talent Acquisition Group - Mid-America 2nd: MC3 Molly Crawford, Navy Public Affairs Support Element West Det. Hawaii 3rd: MCC Holly Herline, Navy Region Hawaii m. I014: Photo - Series 1st: MC1 Rawad Madanat, Navy Public Affairs Support Element West 2nd: MC1 Spencer Fling, U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command 3rd: MC3 Drace Wilson, Navy Public Affairs Support Element West n. I015: Photo - Portrait 1st: MCSN Sawyer Connally, Navy Public Affairs Support Element East 2nd: MC1 Camillo Fernan, U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command 3rd: MC2 Keith Wilson, Defense Media Activity - Navy Production o. I016: Video - Feature 1st: MC1 Somers Steelman, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) 2nd: MC1 Terence Guerrero, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) 3rd: MC2 Hayden Smith, USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) p. I017: Video - Information Story 1st: MC1 Sean Castellano, Chief of Naval Operations 2nd: MC2 Jonathan Clay, Defense Media Activity - Navy Production 3rd: MC2 Kashif Bashiat, Defense Media Activity - Navy Production q. I018: Video - Multimedia Product 1st: MCSN Kelly Meyer, Defense Media Activity Operations Okinawa 2nd: MC2 Daniel Charest, Defense Media Activity Operations Naples 3rd: MC2 Jacob Milham, Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic r. I019: Video - Operational Videography 1st: MC2 Jonathan Clay, Defense Media Activity - Navy Production 2nd: MC2 Omar Rubi, Navy Public Affairs Support Element West 3rd: MC1 Robert Blaylock, Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron s. I020: Video - Training Video 1st: Thomas Webster, Visual Information Directorate - NMLPDC 2nd: MC1 Arthurgwain Marquez, Commander, Navy Reserve Forces 3rd: MC2 Greg Hall, Commander, Submarine Force U.S. Pacific Fleet t. I021: Video - Video Series 1st: Taylor Curry, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka 2nd: Thomas Webster, Visual Information Directorate - NMLPDC 3rd: MC2 Asheka Lawrence, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) u. I022: Video - Social Media 1st: MC3 Ace Foster, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) 2nd: MC3 Aaron Lau, Navy Public Affairs Support Element East Det. Southeast 3rd: MC1 Arthurgwain Marquez, Commander, Navy Reserve Forces v. I023: Video - Spot 1st: MC2 Jonathan Clay, Defense Media Activity - Navy Production 2nd: Taylor Curry, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka 3rd: MC3 Noel Heeter, Defense Media Activity Operations Diego Garcia w. I025: Writing - Blog Post 1st: MC1 Jennifer Lebron, Defense Media Activity - Navy Production 2nd: MC3 Dartanon Delagarza, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) 3rd: Susan Martin, U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command x. I026: Writing - Feature 1st: MC2 Cody Anderson, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command 2nd: Patrick Ciccarone, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka 3rd: MC2 Cameron Edy, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) y. I027: Writing - Information Story 1st: MC1 Mark Faram, Chief of Naval Personnel 2nd: MC2 Samantha Jetzer, Pacific Missile Range Facility 3rd: MC2 Alex Smedegard, Naval Special Warfare Group ONE z. I028: Writing - Series 1st: MC1 Sean LaMarr, Navy Public Affairs Support Element West Det. Northwest 2nd: Courtney Pollock, Naval Station Rota 3rd: MC2 Dewaylon Wilson, U.S. Recruit Training Command 4. The "Best in Show" Award is given to the top entry from amount the unit/team and individual winner. The 2021 Russell Egnor Navy Media Awards "Best in Show" Navy Media Excellence Award is awarded to Defense Media Activity - Navy Production 5. The recipients of the 2021 Thompson-Ravitz Individual awards are: a. Junior Public Affairs Officer of the Year: LTJG Molly Fresher, Naval Special Warfare Command b. Junior Reserve Public Affairs Officer of the Year: LT Robert Mook, Commander Tenth Fleet c. Civilian Public Affairs Specialist of the Year: Ms. Emiley Murphy, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka d. Unit Public Affairs Representative of the Year: LTJG Drew Hendrick USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) 6. The recipients of 2021 Thompson-Ravitz Unit Awards are: a. COVID Communication, Shore Large: Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, "Vaccination Rollout Strategy" Honorable Mention: Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, "Addressing the COVID-129 Pandemic" b. COVID Communication, Afloat Large: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), "76 Reasons to Get the Shot" Honorable Mention: Naval Special Warfare Group One, "Leaders Guide to Talking About the Vaccine" c. Communication Innovation, Naval Air Facility El Centro, "Festival of Flight 'On Air' Show" d. Community Outreach, Shore Large: Naval Surface Training Command, "Hometown Heroes Program" e. Special Events and Projects, Shore Large: Chief of Naval Operations, "International Sea Power Symposium" Honorable Mention: United States Naval Academy, "Fox NFL Sunday" f. Special Events and Projects, Shore Small: No Winner Selected g. Special Events and Projects, Afloat Large: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), "First Female Carrier CO Change of Command" h. Special Events and Projects, Afloat Small: Explosive Ordnance Groups One and Two, "Navy EOD 80th Anniversary" i. Internal Communication, Shore Large: Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, "One Navy Medicine" j. Public Information, Shore Large: Navy Personnel Command/Chief of Naval Personnel, "MyNavyHR Career Development Symposium" k. Crisis Communication and Emergent Issues, Shore Large: Chief of Naval Personnel, "Task Force One Navy" 7. The "Best in Show" Award is given to the top entry from among the unit winners. The 2021 Thompson-Ravitz "Best in Show" is awarded to USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), "76 Reasons to Get the Shot" 8. The Thompson-Ravitz Awards for Excellence in Navy Public Affairs (PA) recognize the most exceptional performances by individuals and units in PA throughout the Navy. The awards bear the names of Rear Admiral William Thompson, the first designated Public Affairs Officer (PAO) selected for flag rank and the first PAO to be the Chief of Information (CHINFO), and Rear Admiral Robert Ravitz, a former director of the Naval Reserve PA program and Special Assistant to the CHINFO. 9. The Russell Egnor Navy Media Awards recognize U.S. Navy Active Duty, Reserve and Civilian communication professionals assigned to Navy units for Excellence in writing, photography, graphic arts, and audio and video products. The awards are named for Senior Chief Journalist Russell Egnor, who served more than 34 years of active and Reserve naval service, as well as more than three decades of civilian service at several commands in the National Capital Region. 10. Letters/plaques/awards for the winners are forthcoming. 11. Congratulations to all commands and individuals who participated in these awards programs. Your hard work and superb efforts have made your public affairs programs outstanding examples to emulate. Press Forward! 12. Released by RDML C. W. Brown, Chief of Information.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy wants to buy one last San Antonio-class amphibious ship and then end the production line, the service announced in its fiscal 2023 budget request. The LPD-17 class got off to a rough start in its construction, but transformed into a model acquisition program and a workhorse of the fleet. These ships, built at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Mississippi, haul Marines and their gear as part of amphibious ready group/Marine expeditionary unit (ARG/MEU) formations.

QUANTICO, Va. - The U.S. Naval Community College extended the deadline for applications to the associate of arts in Military Studies and the associate of science in Nuclear Engineering Technology programs to Apr. 17, 2022. This gives more opportunity for active duty enlisted Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen and Coast Guard Reservists to apply to one of these two degree programs. “We want to ensure the maximum opportunity for application into these programs while still having the time to review applicants for eligibility into the program, receiving command approval, and enrolling into the partner institution,” said USNCC’s director of enrollment Alphonso Garrett. “Through ongoing discussions with our partner institutions, we have developed a process to shorten that timeline to enrollment, which means there is more opportunity for Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen to apply for one of these two programs.” Those that applied to either degree program by the original deadline of Mar. 27, 2022, will have their applications reviewed and a decision made by Apr. 17. Those that apply between Mar. 27 and Apr. 17 will have their applications reviewed and a decision made in May. “We anticipate that some applicants may not be able to commit to enrolling in June due to operational tempo and life commitments,” said Garrett. “We still want to provide the opportunity to service members that may be ready to start their journey of lifelong learning.” This means that the decision-making process would be a rolling process until all of the available seats are filled with eligible and approved candidates. “The last thing we want is to have an opportunity for a deserving service member seeking a naval relevant education to go unfulfilled,” said Sgt. Maj. Mike Hensley, USNCC’s command senior enlisted leader. “These educational opportunities support the warfighting capability and operational readiness our naval forces need to maintain a competitive edge over our potential adversaries.” Active duty enlisted Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen and Coast Guard Reservists can fill out an application for the Military Studies and Nuclear Engineering Technology associate degree programs on the USNCC website, www.usncc.edu. The first courses will start in June 2022. The United States Naval Community College is the official community college for the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. To get more information about the USNCC, go to www.usncc.edu. Click on the student interest form link to learn how to be a part of the USNCC Pilot II program.

The Navy can now reassign 36 members of the Special Warfare community who are unvaccinated against COVID-19, the Supreme Court ruled Friday. The Supreme Court granted a partial stay of a preliminary injunction that prevented the Navy from dismissing or reassigning the SEALs and the other members of the Special Warfare community involved in the lawsuit. The Navy still cannot separate the SEALs, but it can assign them to non-deployable positions, which is what the sea service has done for other sailors who have exemptions for the vaccine.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday granted a request by President Joe Biden's administration to let the Navy decline to deploy SEALs and other special operations forces personnel who refused mandatory COVID-19 vaccination due to religious objections.

On March 1, the US Navy said its newest carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford, had completed its first planned incremental availability, a six-month modernization and maintenance process intended to give the carrier its final touches before its first deployment. Ford entered its PIA after completing full-ship shock trials last summer. Those trials involved detonating three 40,000-pound explosives in the water around Ford. They marked the first such tests the Navy has conducted on a carrier since 1987.