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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that displaced Palestinians in Gaza be permanently resettled outside the war-torn territory and proposed the U.S. take “ownership” in redeveloping the area into “the Riviera of the Middle East.” Trump’s brazen proposal appears certain to roil the next stage of talks meant to extend the tenuous ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and secure the release of the remaining hostages held in Gaza.

More formal social media plans and priorities for the Defense Department are expected to be communicated in the next few months, according to an internal email.

Zumwalt-class destroyer Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001) will need to have a main turbine engine replaced before the ship can sail to San Diego for its combat system activation, after suffering damage to the turbine blades during acceptance trials, the Program Executive Officer for Ships told USNI News.

Patrol and Reconnaissance wings 10 and 11 are conducting intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions on the southern border, a Navy official confirmed to USNI News on Monday The two air wings, based out of Whidbey Island, Wash., and Jacksonville, Fla., are conducting P-8 flights, Lt. David Glaser, a Navy spokesman, told USNI News. Right now, the squadrons involved are VP-45 and VP-46, but they will likely rotate, Glaser said.

VOLED Quarterly Newsletter Feb, 2025

A Message to TRICARE West Region Beneficiaries from the DHA Director

VERMILION, Ohio (WJW) — A man who took off with a donation tin meant for a local fallen sailor memorial foundation has been arrested following a police chase, Vermilion police confirmed.

China's incredible naval expansion and modernization continues. The latest surprise is yet another new and unexplained submarine. The boat, whose designation is unknown, has a distinctive ultra-modern layout.

National security, veterans care and veterans employment could all be harmed by the Trump administration's move to gut the civil service by reclassifying career government employees as policymakers working to advance the president's political agenda, both experts and employee unions are warning.

The tragic story of an American spy plane with the radio call sign Baron 52 began like so many other midnight missions over Indochina...

BRUSSELS (AP) — Denmark’s prime minister insisted on Monday that Greenland is not for sale and called for a robust response from her European Union partners should U.S. President Donald Trump press ahead with his threat to take control of the island.

TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) — The tails of the Alabama Air National Guard’s F-35 Lightnings are painted red, like those of the Guard's F-16s before them. It's an homage to the famed Alabama-based unit of the Tuskegee Airmen, who flew red-tailed P-51 Mustangs during World War II. The squadron, which trained in the state, was the nation’s first to be comprised of Black military pilots, shattering racial barriers and racist beliefs about the capabilities of Black pilots. Their success in combat paved the way for the desegregation of the U.S. military, a story that is interwoven in state and U.S. history. Yet for a moment after President Donald Trump took office, that history was almost scrubbed by the Air Force.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has conducted airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia...

A third-party Navy SEAL instructor who led a strenuous training session that led to the hospitalization of ...

KANEOHE, Hawaii (Island News) -- Two hikers, who were identified as U.S. Navy sailors, were arrested then released for trespassing and theft at Haiku Stairs. A video surfaced earlier this week of group of hikers vandalizing Haiku Stairs, also known as Stairway to Heaven. In addition to the two arrests made today, more hikers from that group are expected to be arrested.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump White House issued a proclamation Friday recognizing February as Black History Month around the same time the Defense Department issued guidance declaring “identity months dead.” The conflicting messages came as President Donald Trump has been targeting diversity, equity and inclusion programs for removal in the first weeks of his administration. He has referred to DEI initiatives as “discrimination” and insisted that the country must instead move toward a merit-based society.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs today announced it will provide Veterans additional time to transition to a new online login system that lets them more quickly and securely access information about their VA health care and benefits.

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In support of CY25 (Junior Enlisted) and FY26 (Senior Enlisted) advancement eligibility deadlines identified in Ref A, this ALNAVRESFOR provides guidance on Reserve Force (RESFOR) execution of the Enlisted Leader Development (ELD) program, change to Enlisted Advancement Eligibility Requirements (EAER) reporting, pre-requisites for course registration, and RESFOR N7 ADT-Schools funding. It also highlights the shift from the Navy Leadership and Ethics Command (NLEC) SharePoint Online (SPO) Portal, to the Enterprise Navy Training Reservation System (eNTRS) for all Reserve Force ELD course advertisement and quota control functions. 2. The RESFOR EAER Program Manager generates monthly EAER reports of completion metrics for ELD, Primary Military Knowledge Eligibility Exam (PMK-EE), and Senior Enlisted Academy (SEA) advancement eligibility requirements. ELD Regional Coordinators, ELD Managers, and UMUIC/TRUIC leaders can identify training deficiencies by name, prioritize enrollment by Time in Rate (TIR) eligibility, and are encouraged to leverage these powerful tools during Planning Boards for Training (PB4T). A. Ref B outlines the requirement for Navy Reserve Readiness Units (NRRU) to document Warfighting Metrics, to include Professional Development such as ELD, PMK-EE, and SEA, on CO/OIC FITREPs and CSEL Evals. 3. ELD Courses of Instruction. ELD was designed to develop the character of ALL Enlisted Sailors - Active and Reserve. The operational and administrative challenges of the Reserve Sailor mirror similar challenges of the Active Sailor, and both are entitled to outstanding leader development. A. The Command Navy Leader Development Facilitator (C-NLDF) certification course is held at the NLEC Schoolhouses in Dam Neck, VA and San Diego, CA. Both NLEC and RESFOR coordinate Mobile Training Teams (MTT), which are scheduled for areas that do not have enough facilitators. CPO-NLDF courses are conducted exclusively by NLEC MTT's, and coordinated by the RESFOR EAER PM and Region Coordinator. All C-NLDF and CPO-NLDF courses are viewable in CANTRAC and can be applied for in eNTRS. B. Course Length. ELD courses are formal courses of instruction and shall NOT be shortened, edited, or otherwise altered. Days of instruction shall not be broken up; course days shall run concurrently. It is highly encouraged to coordinate courses with regard to SELRES participation over weekends when practical (e.g. ALDC - Thursday through Sunday), and to locate classrooms away from the Navy Reserve Activity (NRA) during scheduled drill weekends to maintain Sailor focus on ELD course curriculum. C. Course Facilitators. Two qualified facilitators are required to conduct all ELD courses whether at NLEC or a local command. Like students, both facilitators are assigned TAD to the course, and shall not be otherwise tasked. Only personnel qualified as a Master Navy Leader Development Facilitator (M-NLDF) are authorized to qualify other personnel to facilitate ELD courses. D. Coalition Approach. Qualified C-NLDF/CPO-NLDF's and ELD leaders throughout the fleet are empowered to coordinate with neighboring commands to work together to pool resources such as facilitators, classrooms, students, and supplies. "ELD Leaders" is an MS Teams Group which hosts thousands of facilitators, local managers, and senior enlisted leaders, and provides private channels based on regional geography and Fleet concentration areas to coordinate coalition-based course logistics. E. Virtual Courses. NLEC Schoolhouses offer FLDC, ILDC, and ALDC virtual courses, which can be found in CANTRAC, and applied for via eNTRS. CPO-LDC, C-NLDF, and CPO-NLDF are not offered virtually. Virtual courses are intended for Sailors in austere locations who have no reasonable opportunity to attend an ELD course in-person. RESFOR C-NLDFs and CPO-NLDFs are not qualified to host courses virtually, and shall only host courses in person. 4. Migration to CeTARS/CANTRAC/eNTRS. RESFOR successfully migrated to CeTARS/eNTRS/CANTRAC in 2021 and remains the primary means to create and advertise ELD classes and manage quotas. A. RESFOR ELD managers, hosts, and facilitators should work with their REGION coordinator to migrate their courses, and drive all ELD efforts through the "ELD Leaders" MS Teams channel and eNTRS. ELD Courses built in eNTRS boost enrollment, increase graduation metrics, and alleviate hosts/facilitators of the burden of quota management. SELRES ELD enrollment should be local, if unable then within region and if unable, then within neighboring region. B. Prerequisites. Sailors shall complete their rank appropriate PMK-EE (e.g. E4 shall complete PMK-EE for E5). Applicants without PMK-EE will be waitlisted to provide time for completion, and the quota request will be cancelled if PMK-EE is not complete 30 days prior to course convening. Chief Petty Officers (E7) must complete CPO-LDC prior to attending C-NLDF. SCPO/MCPOs who wish to qualify as CPO-NLDF (to facilitate CPO-LDC) must first qualify as C-NLDF. C. SELRES students that attend ELD courses managed via the SPO Portal must communicate with their ELD Manager, Regional Coordinator, or RESFOR ELD team as soon as they have a seat confirmation in order to have a Navy Reserve Orders Writing System (NROWS) requirement created by the RESFOR ELD team. Enrollment viewing in SPO ELD courses is not accessible to RESFOR and orders will not be generated unless communicated with. Upon graduation via the SPO courses the facilitator and or student must e-mail their graduation certificate or graduation roster to one of the following NLEC ELD distros: eld-nlec-west-rosters(at)us.navy.mil (ALL E4 TO E6 ELD ROSTERS: WEST COAST, JAPAN, SINGAPORE, KOREA, GUAM, ALASKA, HAWAII) / eld-nlec-east-rosters(at)us.navy.mil (ALL E4 TO E6 ELD ROSTERS: EAST COAST, EUROPE, DJIBOUTI, SPAIN) / eld-nlec-nwpt-rosters(at)us.navy.mil (ALL CPO-LDC ROSTERS). As of 1 September 2024, manual FLTMPS ELD entry is sundowned and can only be entered into Sailors Electronic Training Jacket (ETJ) via the above NLEC email distros. 5. Funding Options for Drilling SELRES. RESFOR N7 ADT-Schools funding remains the preferred funding source for ELD, but Sailors may use various funding options to support ELD course attendance (e.g. Command AT, ADT, IDT, or ATPs can be used at the Command's discretion). A. Active Duty. TAR and SELRES on Active Duty can use no-cost TDY, or Command travel funds as appropriate. 6. Points of Contact A. RESFOR EAER Program Manager. YNCS Shawn Bentley, CNRF Norfolk , VA at (948) 223-6303, or via e-mail at shawn.l.bentley.mil(at)us.navy.mil. B. NavyRESFORELD(at)us.navy.mil for questions and support. C. "ELD Leaders" MS Teams, join using code pxuma00. 7. Released by CAPT Layton, Chief of Staff.// BT #0005 NNNN <DmdsSecurity>UNCLASSIFIED//</DmdsSecurity> <DmdsReleaser>GONZALES.RAYMOND.MONTON.1166176987</ DmdsReleaser>

Garrison spoke to the Center for a New American Security today about the progress being made by the department and what still needs to happen. Some 41 percent of the military identify as members of minority groups, and that number will grow larger, Garrison said. The military must be able to attract, train and retain them for the services to retain competitive edges, he said.

The seal of the United States contains just three words: E Pluribus Unum, or Out of Many, One. But achieving that unity has been an ongoing challenge in the military. During the Tuesday morning session, “Towards a Culture of Unity,” a diverse panel of soldiers engaged in what moderator Admiral John Richardson, USN (Ret.) called a “very practical, authentic discussion” on how to foster more diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) in the Navy.

The Pentagon has rescinded a Biden administration policy that reimbursed service members and dependents for travel to states where abortion and other reproductive health procedures are legal. The Pentagon’s Defense Travel Management Office issued the memo on Wednesday, ending reimbursements immediately.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has dismissed its directors for the Center for Women Veterans and the Center for Minority Veterans, both political appointees from the Biden administration who had three years left on their six-year terms.

CFL/ACFLs, Updated Official BCA & PRT Scoresheets. Both NAVPERS 6110/10 (BCA Scoresheet) and NAVPERS 6110/11 (PRT Scoresheet), revision 1-2025 have been updated. These updated forms are to be used for CY25 PFA cycle and all previous editions are obsolete.

NORFOLK, Va. — Court documents obtained Thursday shed more details on a negligent homicide case filed after the death of a sailor at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown.