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UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 251807Z JAN 21 MID600050163735U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 021/21 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JAN// SUBJ/SAILOR ASSISTANCE AND INTERCEPT FOR LIFE UPDATE// REF/A/DOC/CNO/18SEP18// REF/B/DOC/CNO/DEC20// REF/C/DOC/CNIC/JUN19// REF/D/DOC/CNO/AUG18// NARR/REF A IS NAVY SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM INSTRUCTION. REF B IS CULTURAL CHAMPION NETWORK QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE. REF C IS NAVY SUICIDE PREVENTION HANDBOOK. REF D IS SAILOR ASSISTANCE AND INTERCEPT FOR LIFE (SAIL) COMMANDERS TOOLKIT.// RMKS/1. As we start the New Year, I would like to acknowledge all the hard work being done to encourage Sailors to seek help and combat destructive behaviors. Although the overall suicide rate has started to move in the right direction, we must continue to keep the focus on Sailor support. We are still losing too many Sailors to suicide: 76 in 2020, 80 in 2019, and 79 in 2018. 2. We must employ and empower the Cultural Champion Network, which includes Command Resilience Teams, Command Resilience Team Human Factors Councils and Engaged Deckplate Leaders in line with references (a) through (d). Numerous life circumstances can produce added pressure to a force already stressed by operational demands. If left unacknowledged and therefore unchecked, this pressure, can strain Sailors psychological and emotional well-being. An important part of creating a command climate that encourages help-seeking behavior is intrusive leadership especially at the deck plate level. Know your Sailors. Leaders at every level should understand the factors that increase suicide risk and how your mission, work schedule, environment and other stressors might contribute to that risk. Take actions to get to the left! 3. Warm handoffs are critical for at-risk Sailors, we must ensure no Sailor slips through the cracks, especially when transitioning from command to command (e.g. Permanent Change of Station, Temporary Additional Duty) or whenever the normal social network is disrupted. After a Sailor receives psychological health treatment or intervention, appropriate reintegration whether transitioning them back into the workplace, into another job field or into civilian life is vital to the Sailors long- term successful recovery. Reintegration must be done carefully, ensuring no support gaps between the medical provider and command leadership. Sailors should receive the continual support needed to carry on in their careers and personal lives. 4. We continue to improve existing programs and develop new tools to help commands and Sailors. Expanded Operational Stress Control and the Commanders Risk Mitigation Dashboard are currently being tested and will be made available upon conclusion of the pilot. 5. The Sailor Assistance and Intercept for Life (SAIL) Program is a critical resource that requires unit leadership engagement to be successful. However, the Sailor acceptance rate remains around 50 percent. SAIL case managers continue to have difficulty making contact with Sailors who are referred to SAIL. To close this identified gap, we will implement changes to the SAIL program shortly. a. Specifically, SAIL procedures will be modified to require Commanding Officers to instruct and verify that the Sailors who have experienced a suicide-related behavior contact the SAIL case manager at the nearest Fleet and Family Service Center. This minor change in policy will help strengthen communication between Sailors and SAIL case managers by involving both in the initial contact process. b. Command referral is mandatory for any Sailor exhibiting suicidal behavior or attempt. Since COVID-19, we have seen our referral rate drop from near 100 percent to 83 percent. After the Sailor is contacted, participation in the SAIL program remains voluntary, but you as leadership should take an active role in seeing that your Sailor gets the help they need. 6. Additional guidance for submitting SAIL referrals, including the Suicide Prevention Handbook and SAIL Commanders Toolkit, can be found on the Navy Suicide Prevention Program website: www.suicide.navy.mil. 7. The point of contact for the SAIL program is Mr. Victor Gooden, N170F, who can be reached at (901) 874-4220/DSN 882 or via e-mail at victor.gooden(at)navy.mil. 8. Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell Jr, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

TAIPEI (Reuters) - A U.S. aircraft carrier group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt has entered the South China Sea to promote “freedom of the seas”, the U.S. military said on Sunday, at a time when tensions between China and Taiwan have raised concern in Washington. U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement the strike group entered the South China Sea on Saturday, the same day Taiwan reported a large incursion of Chinese bombers and fighter jets into its air defence identification zone in the vicinity of the Pratas Islands.

In 1968, USS Pueblo was captured by North Korea. Forced to pose for propaganda photos, the crew displayed their middle fingers which they told their captors was a "Hawaiian good luck sign." Time magazine revealed the gesture's true meaning, resulting in the crew being beaten. USS Pueblo is still held by North Korea and is the oldest commissioned ship in the U.S. Navy after USS Constitution.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy and General Atomics in November used sonobuoys dropped from an MQ-9A Block V Reaper to track a simulated submarine target on a U.S. Navy Pacific test range, in what the contractor says is the first time an aerial drone has deployed a self-contained anti-submarine warfare system. The Reaper deployed a mix of 10 sonobuoys – deployed to measure water conditions and monitor for targets – then received and transmitted the data in real time to a monitoring station at Laguna Flight Operations Facility located at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona.

The Navy is moving its East Coast amphibious ships to Hampton Roads and will shift some guided-missile destroyers to Naval Station Mayport in Florida. The aim is to make maintenance and repair work easier by keeping the ships closer to the shipyards that do the bulk of the work.

Codebreaker Margaret Kelly who passed away on Sunday in Wales at the age of 94. As a member of the Women’s Royal Naval Service (Wrens), she was assigned to Bletchley Park where she operated the Colossus computer. The Colossus was designed to crack messages intercepted from the German Lorenz machine which was used by Hitler to communicate with his generals. Her efforts helped gather important intelligence prior to D-Day including the fact that Hitler was convinced that the real invasion would be at Calais rather than Normandy.

WASHINGTON — The commander of a Tennessee-based naval center was fired Wednesday after a command investigation into a complaint, the Navy said. Capt. Scott Moss, the commanding officer of Navy Operational Support Center in Knoxville, was relieved “due to a loss of confidence” in his ability to command, according to a Navy statement Wednesday. He was fired by Capt. Dale Maxey, commander of Navy Region Southeast Reserve Component Command Jacksonville in Florida.

January 19, 1943 – USS Swordfish sank the 4,122-ton army cargo ship Myoho Maru, which was part of the Japanese Solomons reinforcement convoy, while USS Greenling damaged a Japanese cargo ship north of Rabaul. Swordfish earned eight battle stars for her service during World War II. On Swordfish’s 13th war patrol, the submarine was ordered to patrol the Nansei Shoto area until completion of scheduled air strikes. She acknowledged receipt of the orders on Jan. 3, but no further communication was ever received from her. On Feb. 15, after repeated attempts to contact her by radio had failed, she was reported as presumed lost, the victim of unknown causes. Greenling conducted 12 war patrols, earned 10 battle stars, and received a Presidential Unit Citation for her outstanding war service.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy has halted deliveries of Lockheed Martin’s Freedom-class littoral combat ship, citing a design flaw with the ship’s transmission. In a statement to Defense News, the Navy pointed to “a material defect” with the ship’s combining gear, a complex transmission that transmits power generated by the ship’s engines to its waterjet propulsion system, and said it is working to design a fix for in-service littoral combat ships while holding off on taking delivery on new ships.

UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 191939Z JAN 21 MID200000565799U FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC TO ALNAV INFO SECNAV WASHINGTON DC CNO WASHINGTON DC CMC WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS ALNAV 009/21 MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/-/JAN// SUBJ/PROMULGATION OF THE MANUAL OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL (JAGMAN)// REF/A/DOC/JAGMAN/15JAN21 REF/B/DOC/PUBLIC LAW 116-92// AMPN/REF A IS JAGINST 5800.7G, MANUAL OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL. REF B IS THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020// RMKS/1. As authorized by the Secretary of the Navy, the Judge Advocate General of the Navy has promulgated reference (a), JAGINST 5800.7G Manual of the Judge Advocate General (JAGMAN), on 15 January 2021. JAGINST 5800.7G represents a complete revision and all other versions shall be replaced. Among other changes, JAGINST 5800.7G adds sections 0142a and 0142b to implement additional crime victim notification requirements pursuant to reference (b). 2. The JAGMAN may be accessed at the official U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps website at https://www.jag.navy.mil/library /instructions.htm. The new JAGMAN will also be posted to the Department of the Navy directives website at https://www.secnav.navy.mil/doni /JagInstructions.aspx. 3. Released by the Honorable Kenneth J. Braithwaite, Secretary of the Navy.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 192012Z JAN 21 MID200000565839U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO SECNAV WASHINGTON DC CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 014/21 MSGID/NAVADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/CNO/JAN// SUBJ/SARS-COV-2 VACCINE ALLOCATION AND LESSONS LEARNED// REF/A/MSG/OPNAV/161751ZDEC2020// REF/B/DOC/OPNAV/14JAN2021// NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 327/20 SARS-COV-2 VACCINATION AND REPORTING POLICY. REF B is OPNAV Vaccine Distribution and Administration Schema Version 3.3.// POC/CAPT Ronald Stowe /(703)697-3791/RONALD.STOWE(AT)NAVY.MIL POC/BUMED COVID-19 CRISIS ACTION TEAM /(703)681-1125/EMAIL: USN.NCR.BUMEDFCHVA.MBX.BUMED-2019-NCOV-RESPONSE-CELL(at)MAIL.MIL// RMKS/1. The Department of the Navy began vaccinating Sailors and DON Civilians on 15 December 20 for novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. This NAVADMIN explains the Navy vaccine allocation process and shares OPNAV and Fleet identified lessons learned. Policy, administration and medical guidance for vaccination is covered in reference (a). The overall Navy prioritization schema for vaccine distribution is contained in reference (b). 2. Vaccine Allocation Process. 2.a. The Department of Defense allocation for all currently approved vaccines is provided Tuesday of each week. Approximately 28% of that allocation is allotted to the Department of the Navy (USN and USMC). The OPNAV and Head Quarters Marine Corps COVID Cells divide the DoN share based on service end-strength. 2.b. The OPNAV COVID Cell recommends allocation of vaccine to Navy Military Treatment Facilities (MTF) based on four factors: (1) Personnel remaining in each phase/tier of reference (b); (2) Vaccine on hand at each MTF; (3)Demonstrated vaccination throughput at each MTF; (4) Vaccine allocated to the MTF the previous week. The overarching goal is to keep the navy geographically uniform in the vaccine schema while delivering vaccine to those MTFs who can quickly vaccinate their population. 2.c. Accuracy of updating the existing data systems is crucial for effective OPNAV decision making. The OPNAV COVID Cell uses daily vaccination data reported by each MTF, vaccination data on each Sailor reported in the Medical Readiness Reporting System (MRRS), and Defense Medical Logistics Supply System (DMLSS) vaccine inventory reports for each MTF. 2.d. Vaccination progress by UIC organized by reference (b) schema is available for approximately 5500 Navy commands as informed by the Echelon 2 commanders and maintained by the OPNAV COVID Cell. Data is posted daily at: https ://portal.secnav.navy.mil/cop/crc/COVID/Vaccine%20Info/Forms?ALLItems.aspx 2.e. The OPNAV COVID Cell transmits the updated weekly Vaccine Serial every Thursday. 2.f. Government civilian population and other authorized beneficiaries will be included in vaccine reports in para 2.d as medical reporting data becomes available from Defense Health Agency. 2.g. Second doses are automatically shipped two to three weeks after the shipment of the initial allocation. Second doses are not covered or reported in the OPNAV Allocation serial and are coordinated by MTF Commanders and previously vaccinated units. 3. Unit Prioritization. Each MTF has been aligned to a Naval Component Commander (NCC). All other Echelon 2 commanders provide their subordinate units prioritized IAW reference (b) to the NCC and segregated by the supporting MTF. NCCs consolidate inputs and provide each MTF with a prioritized local list of commands. 4. Fleet Vaccination Lessons Learned. Efficiently distributing and administering these vaccines is critical to force health, mission assurance and a return to normalcy. The lessons below have been effective. 4.a. There is no substitute for positive Command Triad Leadership. 4.a.1. Ensure Sailors understand the enormous benefits of the vaccine. Currently, 2 of 3 Sailors who are offered the vaccine take it. Bring medical personnel in to answer any and all questions. 4.a.2. Consider conducting a survey to assess reasons for vaccine declination, using results to inform electronic and TEAMS-based All-Hands messaging. This increased the take rate at one TYCOM by 9%. 4.a.3. Utilize centralized messaging to minimize confusion. A fleet or TYCOM-level vaccination cell can connect lines of communication between subordinate commands and MTFs. Involve installation commanders early in the process to improve efficiency and reduce confusion. 4.a.4. Actively manage standby lists; have ready units on short-call to improve throughput. 4.b. Preparation. 4.b.1. MTF coordination and communication with the supported commands ahead of the vaccination shot-exercise significantly improves efficiency. 4.b.2. MTFs should post or provide all required forms to ships medical teams as part of the pre-coordination. Units should arrive at the site with paperwork complete. 4.b.3. NCCs should provide MTFs a list daily from local commands of personnel desiring the vaccine but not yet scheduled to ensure 100 percent utilization of thawed vials. 4.c. All hands effort. 4.c.1. NCCs or TYPE Commanders assign a senior (O6 and/or senior E-9) leadership team at the vaccination site to help direct traffic, manage NCC priorities and ensure the next unit is on deck at the right time. An assigned senior leader at some sites has ensured steady progress of vaccination while maintaining social distancing protocols. 4.c.2. All available medical personnel, including waterfront corpsman assigned to non-MTF staffs should be trained and employed to vaccinate personnel. 4.c.3. Non-medical personnel (ships force or staff) should be employed to make record entries, following Health Insurance Portability Act and Personally Identifying Information training. 4.c.4. Schedule make up/clean up blocks of time in advance for command personnel who are not able to attend the primary shot-exercise, such as watchstanders. 4.c.5. MTFs employing a consistent dedicated team to distribute vaccine can improve efficiency and teamwork. 4.c.6. Identification of stand-by personnel or units during shot-exercises is critical to assure best use of the vaccine. Having personnel on stand-by will reduce the risk of lost vaccine due to vaccination time restrictions after vials are opened for use. 4.d. Site planning: 4.d.1. NCCs publish site plans / map in advance when feasible. 4.d.2. Prepare the site with clear signs, barriers and cones to support traffic flow. Consider a receiving area with a welcome desk to answer questions at the beginning of the process. 4.d.3. Conduct Shot-exercises as close to the Sailors work space as possible, on the waterfront, headquarters, etc. Bring the shot to the Sailor. 4.d.4. When employing mobile shot-exercise locations, consider establishing a base camp to manage data entry at a centralized location. 4.d.5. For smaller geographic areas, a dedicated operations location ensures repeatable processes and efficient, consistent execution. 4.e. Data entry. Accuracy of updates provided to BUMED and entered into the existing MRRS and DMLSS systems is crucial to accurate future allocation decisions. 5. Released by VADM P. G. Sawyer, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy, OPNAV N3/N5.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

In 1911, Eugene Ely became the first pilot to land a plane on a warship when he touched down on the armored cruiser USS Pennsylvania in San Francisco Bay. The Pennsylvania had been fitted with a special platform and a crude arresting system of ropes and sandbags. Ely had lunch with the captain then took off and returned to land. A new era was born.

The first hull in a new Navy ship class in more than a decade is set to start construction later this year, the service’s program manager said this week. Fincantieri Marinette Marine plans to start fabrication of the future USS Constellation (FFG-62) in late summer or early fall following the completion of the final design review of the plans for the ship, Capt. Kevin Smith, who oversees the program for the Navy, said on Tuesday. The ship is estimated to be completed in Fiscal Year 2026.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy’s top officer has laid down the gauntlet: The service must deliver two new classes of surface ships on time. After 20 years of what two leading lawmakers last year called “absurd acquisition debacles,” the Navy is changing its approach. Instead of building ships and technologies in concert — as it did with the Zumwalt-class destroyer, the littoral combat ship and the Ford-class carrier — the Navy will move forward by designing hulls around fielded systems with room for upgrades, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday said Monday at the annual Surface Navy Association symposium.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy’s new Long Range Anti-Ship Missile must go through more rigorous and realistic testing, according to the 2020 annual report from the director of operational test and evaluation. Citing “multiple hardware and software failures” in the first iteration of the LRASM missile, the DOT&E report calls on the Navy to put the new LRASM 1.1 through a rigorous testing process under realistic combat conditions to ensure it will “demonstrate mission capability in operationally realistic environments.”

UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 121925Z JAN 21 MID200000542545U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 07/21 MSGID/NAVADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/CNO/JAN// SUBJ/MESSAGE TO THE JOINT FORCE// RMKS/1. The following message to the Joint Force was co-signed by the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff, Vice Chairman, and each of the Service Chiefs. It reads: The American people have trusted the Armed Forces of the United States to protect them and our Constitution for almost 250 years. As we have done throughout our history, the U.S. military will obey lawful orders from civilian leadership, support civil authorities to protect lives and property, ensure public safety in accordance with the law, and remain fully committed to protecting and defending the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. The violent riot in Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021 was a direct assault on the U.S. Congress, the Capitol building, and our Constitutional process. We mourn the deaths of two Capitol policemen and others connected to these unprecedented events. We witnessed actions inside the Capitol building that were inconsistent with the rule of law. The rights of freedom of speech and assembly do not give anyone the right to resort to violence, sedition and insurrection. As Service Members, we must embody the values and ideals of the Nation. We support and defend the Constitution. Any act to disrupt the Constitutional process is not only against our traditions, values, and oath; it is against the law. On January 20, 2021, in accordance with the Constitution, confirmed by the states and the courts, and certified by Congress, President-elect Biden will be inaugurated and will become our 46th Commander in Chief. To our men and women deployed and at home, safeguarding our country--stay ready, keep your eyes on the horizon, and remain focused on the mission. We honor your continued service in defense of every American. 2. Admiral Gilday sends.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

RTTUZYUW RHOIAAA0001 0082000-UUUU--RHSSSUU. ZNR UUUUU R 081933Z JAN 21 MID200000527843U FM COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA TO NAVRESFOR INFO COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA COMNAVRESFORCOM NORFOLK VA BT UNCLAS ALNAVRESFOR 001/21 MSGID/GENADMIN/COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA//N1/JAN// SUBJ/2021 NAVY RESERVE FORCE MERITORIOUS ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM FOR SELRES SAILORS AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF SEASON ONE AND SEASON TWO// REF/A/MSG/COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA/121459ZJUN20// REF/B/MSG/COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA/152034ZDEC20// REF/C/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/201604ZDEC18// NARR/REF A IS ALNAVRESFOR 014/20, 2020 NAVY RESERVE FORCE MERITORIOUS ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM FOR SELRES SAILORS. REF B IS ALNAVRESFOR 029/20. REF C IS NAVADMIN 313/18, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY KNOWLEDGE ELIGIBILITY EXAM BUSINESS RULES.// RMKS/1. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES COMMANDER, NAVY RESERVE FORCE (CNRF) POLICY AND GUIDANCE FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR (CY) 2021 MERITORIOUS ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM (MAP) FOR SELECTED RESERVE (SELRES) SAILORS AND SUPERSEDES REFERENCE (A). 2. MAP INTENT. WE CONTINUE TO REFINE AND IMPROVE MAP TO EMPOWER COMMAND TRIADS TO RECOGNIZE THEIR MOST TALENTED SAILORS THROUGH IMMEDIATE ADVANCEMENT. OUR RESERVE FORCE IS A PREDOMINANTLY PRIOR SERVICE FORCE WITH UNIQUE ACCESSION PATHWAYS. RATING HEALTH AND ADVANCEMENT OUTLOOK IS SIMILAR BUT NOT IDENTICAL TO ACTIVE DUTY/FTS PLANNING FACTORS. BECAUSE OF THESE DIFFERENCES, RATING HEALTH FOR SELRES NECESSITATES A DIFFERENT PROCESS IN NOMINATION OPPORTUNITY RATHER THAN A DIRECT ADVANCEMENT QUOTA. SELRES ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGERS AT BUPERS-352 REMAIN LASER-FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY HEALTH AND FUTURE YEAR ADVANCEMENT MODELS TO ENSURE SELRES MAP TAKES NO UNNECESSARY RISK TOWARDS RATING INVENTORY OR REQUISITE ADVANCEMENT EXPERIENCE. ADDITIONALLY, MAP HAS CONTROLS TO ENSURE WE MAINTAIN A BALANCED AND HEALTHY ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITY BY RATING. ALLOTTED QUOTAS TO RESERVE UNITS WILL CONTINUE TO BE REFERRED TO AS "NOMINATION OPPORTUNITIES" TO MANAGE EXPECTATIONS FOR CORRECTLY MANNED RATINGS AND MAY CONTAIN A LIMITED OPPORTUNITY FOR MERITORIOUS ADVANCEMENT. 3. GIVEN THE SUCCESS OF MAP IN CY20, WE WILL TAKE A SUBSTANTIAL STEP FORWARD IN CY21 TO EXPAND THE ABILITY OF EACH COMMAND TRIAD TO RECOGNIZE TOP PERFORMING TALENT DIRECTLY. THIS CHANGE BETTER ALIGNS WITH TOTAL FORCE INITIATIVES. 4. NEW CHANGES FOR THE CY21 MAP INCLUDE: A. ALIGNING MAP SEASONS WITH THE NAVY-WIDE ADVANCEMENT EXAM (NWAE) CYCLES. WE ARE MOVING TO A TWO-SEASON FRAMEWORK IN WHICH THE MAP SEASONS OVERLAP THE NWAE AND CLARIFY THE INTENT OF MAP TO SELECT AND REWARD THE RIGHT SAILORS. THIS CHANGE WILL REQUIRE COMMAND TRIADS TO SELECT THEIR MOST-QUALIFIED SAILORS FOR MAP, WITHOUT REGARD FOR NWAE RESULTS; HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT RELIEVE SAILORS FROM THE NEED TO PREPARE AND STUDY FOR THE TECHNICAL RATING INFORMATION TESTED BY THE NWAE. B. SEASON ONE WINDOW: 01 MARCH 2021 - 30 APRIL 2021. SEASON TWO WINDOW: 01 SEPTEMBER 2021 - 31 OCTOBER 2021 C. MAP-R AUTOMATION TOOL. SIMILAR TO ACTIVE DUTY MAP, RESERVE MAP NOW HAS AN AUTOMATION TOOL, IN NSIPS, FOR NOMINATION SUBMISSIONS. THE TOOL AUTOMATICALLY VERIFIES CANDIDATE ELIGIBILITY AND CORRECTLY ROUTES NOMINATION SUBMISSIONS. THE AUTOMATION REDUCES THE POSSIBLE NOMINATION OF INELIGIBLE CANDIDATES. 5. MAP ELIGIBILITY. MAP IS OPEN TO SAILORS WHO MEET ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND ARE IN A VALID PAY BILLET. PRIOR SERVICE RE-ENLISTMENT ELIGIBILITY RESERVE (PRISE-R) SAILORS ARE ELIGIBLE ONLY IF THEIR NEW RATE IS PERMANENT BEFORE 1 MARCH 2021. A. UNITS CAN ONLY MERITORIOUSLY ADVANCE SAILORS ONE PAYGRADE. SAILORS IN A FROCKED STATUS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ADVANCEMENT TO THE NEXT HIGHER PAYGRADE UNTIL EFFECTIVELY ADVANCED (I.E., FROCKED E-5 CANNOT BE MERITORIOUSLY PROMOTED TO E-6). B. MAP TIME-IN-RATE (TIR) REQUIREMENTS. THE MINIMUM TIR DATES MUST BE ON OR BEFORE: (1) E-6: 1 JANUARY 2020 (2) E-5: NO TIR REQUIREMENT C. MOBILIZED, DEFINITE RECALL, ADOS, AND CANVASSER RECRUITER (CANREC) SAILORS. SAILORS WHO ARE CURRENTLY MOBILIZED OR SERVING ON DEFINITE RECALL, ADOS, OR CANREC ORDERS CAN COMPETE FOR A SELRES MAP NOMINATION OPPORTUNITY. THEY ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR AC/FTS QUOTAS. NOMINATION PACKAGES FOR SAILORS ON MOBILIZATION, DEFINITE RECALL, AND ADOS ORDERS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN NSIPS VIA THE AUTOMATION TOOL BY THE MEMBER'S RESPECTIVE NAVY RESERVE UNIT (SPECIFICALLY THEIR UMUIC). NOMINATION PACKAGES FOR SAILORS ON CANREC ORDERS MUST BE SUBMITTED MANUALLY TO CNRFC VIA THEIR RESPECTIVE RECRUITING REGION. REFERENCE (B) CONTAINS GUIDANCE ON NSIPS MAP-R USER ROLES. D. PER REFERENCE (C), SAILORS MUST COMPLETE PMK-EE FOR THE DESIRED ADVANCEMENT PAYGRADE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE MERITORIOUS ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM. E. MAP PACKAGE REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS. MAP NOMINATIONS SUBMITTED IN THE AUTOMATION TOOL MUST CONTAIN EVALUATIONS FROM 1 JANUARY 2019 THROUGH 1 JANUARY 2021. PACKAGES WITHOUT A 2020 EVALUATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR MAP. 6. MAP NOMINATION OPPORTUNITIES. THE LIST OF MAP NOMINATION OPPORTUNITIES BY UIC FOR COMMISSIONED UNITS AND RESERVE COMPONENT COMMAND (RCC) FOR AUGMENT UNITS WILL BE LOADED INTO THE AUTOMATION TOOL. THEY WILL BE VISIBLE BY UNIT LEADERSHIP ONCE USER ROLE PERMISSIONS HAVE BEEN GRANTED. CANREC NOMINATION OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE PROVIDED TO NAVY RECRUITING COMMAND BY POC LISTED BELOW IN MESSAGE. MAP NOMINATION OPPORTUNITIES ARE ALLOCATED AS FOLLOWS: A. SELRES COMMISSIONED UNITS. NOMINATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMISSIONED UNITS ARE BASED ON EACH INDIVIDUAL UNIT'S E-4 AND E-5 BILLETS AUTHORIZED (BA). B. SELRES AUGMENT UNITS. EACH RCCS NOMINATION OPPORTUNITIES ARE BASED ON E-4 AND E-5 BA FOR THE AUGMENT UNITS WITHIN THEIR AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. EACH AUGMENT UNIT WILL COMPETE FOR A NOMINATION OPPORTUNITY WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE RCC. EACH RCC WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUBMISSION GUIDANCE ON THEIR MAP BOARD FOR RESPECTIVE AUGMENT UNITS. C. CANREC. EACH NAVY TALENT ACQUISITION GROUP (NTAG) WILL COMPETE FOR NOMINATION OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE REGION (EAST OR WEST). NAVY RECRUITING COMMAND (NRC) HQ AND PERS-9 ARE ALLOTTED ONE NOMINATION OPPORTUNITY. 7. SELRES MAP RATES. ALL E-4 AND E-5 RATES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR MAP, BUT SELECTIONS WILL BE CONTROLLED. ALL NOMINATIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED PER THE TIMELINE IN PARAGRAPH 8 BELOW. 8. TIMELINE. A. THE MAP AUTOMATION TOOL IS DESIGNED TO ROUTE THE MAP PACKAGES AUTOMATICALLY ON THE DATES BELOW. ANY FAILURE TO MAKE SELECTIONS BY THE DUE DATES IS IRREVOCABLE AND COMMANDS WILL FORFEIT THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT MAP NOMINATION PACKAGE(S) FOR SEASON ONE. B. 15 MARCH 2021: DEADLINE FOR AUGMENT UNITS AND NTAGS TO SUBMIT NOMINATION PACKAGES TO APPROPRIATE RCC OR NRC REGION, RESPECTIVELY. FOR AUGMENTS UNITS, THE AUTOMATION TOOL WILL AUTOMATICALLY ROUTE THE NOMINATION TO THE APPROPRIATE RCC ON THIS DEADLINE DATE. NRC REGIONS WILL PROVIDE SUBMISSION GUIDANCE TO THEIR COMMANDS. C. 31 MARCH 2021: DEADLINE TO SUBMIT RANKED NOMINATION PACKAGES TO CNRF FOR THE BELOW COMMANDS. (1) COMMISSIONED UNIT. THE AUTOMATION TOOL WILL AUTOMATICALLY ROUTE SELECTED AND RANKED PACKAGES TO CNRF. (2) RESERVE COMPONENT COMMANDS. THE AUTOMATION TOOL WILL AUTOMATICALLY ROUTE SELECTED AND RANKED AUGMENT UNIT PACKAGES TO CNRF. (3) NAVY RECRUITING COMMAND (NRC) HQ, NRC REGION, AND PERS-9 CANREC NOMINATIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE POC LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 9 BELOW. D. 10 APRIL 2021: SELRES COMMISSIONED, AUGMENT UNIT, AND CANREC NOMINATION BOARD CONVENES. 9. THE CNRF POC IS NCCM(AW) KIMBERLY CEDAR AT (757) 322-5774, EMAIL: KIMBERLY.CEDAR(AT)NAVY.MIL. 10. THIS NAVRESFOR WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL SUPERSEDED OR CANCELED. 11. RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL J.B. 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Commander, Navy Reserve Force (CNRF) has released ALNAVRESFOR 001/21, announcing the latest changes and improvements to the Navy Reserve’s Meritorious Advancement Program (MAP-R). The changes align MAP-R seasons with the Navy-wide advancement exam (NWAE) cycles, effectively doubling the advancement opportunity for Sailors and further supporting the intent of MAP-R to select and reward the right Sailors for possible advancement. MAP-R is a Navy Reserve program to meritoriously advance eligible personnel in paygrades E-5 and below to the next higher paygrade. The program is intended to give commanding officers the opportunity to recognize their best Sailors by nominating them for advancement when they are ready for the next level of responsibility. “We’ve refined and improved the program to further empower command triads the ability to recognize their most talented Sailors through immediate advancement,” said Master Chief Kimberly Cedar, Reserve Force Command Career Counselor. “We’ve also eliminated several manual administrative processes by automatically verifying candidate eligibility and correctly routing the nomination submissions.” Beginning in season one of calendar year (CY) 2021 (March 1, 2021 – April 30, 2021), MAP-R will utilize a new automated system in the Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System (NSIPS) to track the process from beginning to end. Commands will no longer be required to manually calculate eligibility, submit nominations, and track their paper trail. Instead, the updated MAP-R system will manage nomination opportunities, determine eligibility, and adjudicate the Sailors approved for advancement in a centralized location. The MAP-R initiative aligns with the Navy Reserve’s overall efforts to modernize its administrative processes throughout the Force. Similar to MAP-R, new systems are regularly being released to automate pay processes, orders processing, personnel data, and more. Prior to this announcement, ALNAVRESFOR 029/20 directed commands and units to set up their MAP-R user roles by February 1, 2021 in preparation for the first advancement season of CY-21. Reserve Component Commands (RCC) and Immediate Supervisors in Command (ISIC) must designate an RCC Approver or ISIC Approver, to include account access in order to support subordinate unit MAP-R nominations as delineated in the MAP-R hierarchy structure in NSIPS. Click here to read ALNAVRESFOR 001/21 in its entirety

The COVID-19 vaccine will soon be available to all TRICARE beneficiaries. The Department of Defense (DoD), in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services, has launched a program to provide COVID-19 vaccines to service members, retirees, and their families. Under this program, the DoD will distribute the vaccines through a series of phases.

Vaccine candidates are being offered through an Emergency Use Authorization by the Food and Drug Administration. Getting the vaccine protects yourself, your family, your community and our nation. The Department of Defense is implementing a standardized and coordinated strategy for prioritizing, distributing, and administering a COVID-19 vaccine(s) through a phased approach to DoD uniformed service members, both the active and Selected Reserve components, including members of the National Guard; dependents; retirees; civilian employees, and selected DoD contract personnel as authorized in accordance with DoD regulation.

WASHINGTON – Multiple veterans and service members are being investigated for their roles in the mob takeover of the U.S. Capitol building Wednesday, and at least two national veterans organizations want to ensure they’re not on their membership lists. Disabled American Veterans, which has 1 million members nationwide, condemned the riots Saturday and announced its intent to remove any members found guilty in the attack. Supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol, resulting in five deaths.

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) announced Jan. 9 the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY-22) Advanced Education Voucher (AEV) program. The AEV program provides financial assistance to selected senior enlisted personnel (E-7 to E-9) to complete post-secondary, Navy-relevant degrees through off-duty education. “The AEV program supports the continued educational development of senior enlisted leaders to support the Navy our nation needs,” said Tom Smith, NETC AEV program manager. “The program provides the Navy's chief, senior chief and master chief petty officers a platform to pursue higher education that makes them more effective leaders along with enhancing their technical competencies in our ever-changing operational environments.” Senior Chief Yeoman Christopher Aberle, senior enlisted leader, Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station Hampton Roads, who earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Saint Leo University in December 2020, encourages other senior enlisted leaders to apply to the AEV program. “Any senior enlisted leader who is slightly interested in college and meets the AEV requirements should jump at this opportunity,” said Aberle. Aberle continued to say that although the AEV program might be intimidating, it is well worth the time and effort in achieving your educational goals. “I am a high school dropout, who earned my GED diploma in boot camp,” said Aberle. “I told myself that school was not for me, but I worked on my associate degree and took a break; pursued my bachelor’s degree and took a break; and now I completed my MBA after 20 years of naval service. If I can do it, so can you.” Chief Special Warfare Operator John Staton, training department leading chief petty officer at an East Coast-based SEAL team, who earned an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in May 2019, echoed Aberle’s comments on the value of the AEV program and offered a piece of advice. “Ensure that you have the full support of your command and that you will have the time available to complete the program in the stated timeline,” said Staton. Who is eligible? Applicants must be top performing active-duty senior enlisted personnel (E-7 to E-9) who are transferring to, or currently on shore duty with sufficient time ashore to complete a baccalaureate or master's degree program. Applicants on sea duty may apply provided they submit an education plan that shows the ability to complete the degree program as specified above. How many quotas are available? The AEV program has 10 quotas – five bachelor degrees and five master degrees – available for FY-22. What Navy-relevant degrees are included in the AEV program? Degrees considered for the baccalaureate program include: • Strategic Foreign Languages • Construction Management • Emergency and Disaster Management • Human Resources • Paralegal, Leadership and Management • Engineering • Information Technology • Nursing • Business Administration • Electrical and Electronic Technology Degrees considered for the master’s program include: • Emergency and Disaster Management • Human Resources • Project Management • Engineering and Technology • Systems Analysis • Information Technology • Homeland Defense and Security • Leadership and Management • Business Administration • Education and Training Management Degree programs other than those listed above must be validated as a Navy-relevant degree by the NETC AEV program manager. How much funding does the Navy provide? Participants in the AEV Program will be provided funds for tuition, books, and related fees for completion of their advanced degrees within the following limits: • Bachelor’s degree: Funding limits are a maximum of $6,700 per fiscal year for up to 36 months from the date of signing a letter of acceptance, not to exceed $20,000 total program cost. • Master’s degree: Funding limits are a maximum of $20,000 per fiscal year for up to 24 months from the date of signing a letter of acceptance, not to exceed $40,000 total program cost. When does the program begin? Applicants should be available to commence their studies in the 2021 fall term (after Oct. 1, 2021). Is there a service obligation? Participants shall agree to remain on active duty for a period equal to three times the number of months of education completed or three years, whichever is less. What is the submission deadline? Deadline for applying for the FY-22 AEV program is May 24, 2021. Applications should be e-mailed to the program manager. Where can I get additional information on the program? Additional information about the AEV program is at https://www.navycollege.navy.mil/common-resources/education-voucher-programs.htm or by contacting Thomas Smith, NETC N525, at (850) 452-7271/DSN 459-7271, or via e-mail at thomas.a.smith4@navy.mil

UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 061757Z JAN 21 MID200000516321U FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC TO ALNAV INFO SECNAV WASHINGTON DC CNO WASHINGTON DC CMC WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS ALNAV 004/21 MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/-/JAN// SUBJ/TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM UPDATES// REF/A/DOC/DODI 1322.25/02APR20// REF/B/DOC/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/07DEC20// NARR/REF A IS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTRUCTION 1322.25, VOLUNTARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS CHANGE 4. REF B IS SECNAV MEMORANDUM 07DEC20, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.// RMKS/1. This ALNAV announces changes to the Department of the Navy's (DON) Tuition Assistance (TA) Program. TA is designed to expand the professional development opportunities and enhance degree completion of Sailors and Marines. 2. Annual TA Funding updates. a. To improve Sailor and Marine education opportunities, the DON will implement a consistent 18 credit hour limit per Sailor/Marine, per year, for the TA program beginning in Fiscal Year 2022, consistent with Department of Defense (DoD) policy and guidance. b. Effective 1 October 2021, in accordance with reference (a), DoD policy directs a TA semester hour cap of $250 and a $4,500 annual limit. c. TA will continue to be paid up to the DoD established limits, currently set at $250 per semester hour, $166.67 per quarter hour, or $16.67 per clock hour. Tuition exceeding these limits, in addition to fees, books, and instructional materials, will continue to be the responsibility of the Sailor and Marine. 3. Maximizing TA opportunity is an investment in our Sailors and Marines, which is consistent with our message that learning and professional growth are not only available, they are expected of senior leaders. a. Sailors and Marines with currently approved education plans at high cost schools may benefit from comparison-shopping to get better value under this expanded authority, potentially saving money, and preserve GI Bill benefits if they have been constrained by previous limits. b. This change affords Sailors and Marines more control and flexibility in their pursuit of higher education. For example, Service Members can now choose to pursue more credits on shore duty and fewer while on operational tours, striking a better work-life balance. This can be further enhanced if Service Members choose more cost-effective schools. c. Additionally, all Sailors and Marines are encouraged to take full advantage of their eligibility to earn college credit through the College Level Exam Program and Subject Standardized Tests exams offered through the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Services, which can further stretch their TA dollars. 4. This ALNAV will remain in effect until superseded or canceled, whichever occurs first. 5. Released by the Honorable Kenneth J. Braithwaite, Secretary of the Navy.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

Aircraft takeoff and landing systems on the USS Gerald R. Ford remain unreliable and break down too often more than three years after the $13.2 billion carrier was delivered, according to the Pentagon’s top tester. The latest assessment of the costliest warship ever built “remains consistent” with previous years, director of testing Robert Behler said in his new summary of the program obtained by Bloomberg News before its release in an annual report.