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UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 161426Z APR 20 MID110000587035U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 111/20 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/APR// SUBJ/FY-21 NAVY RESERVE E8 AND E9 ADVANCEMENT SELECTION BOARDS RESULTS// REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/19SEP2018// AMPN/REF A IS BUPERSINST 1430.16G, ADVANCEMENT MANUAL FOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL OF THE U.S. NAVY AND U.S. NAVY RESERVE.// RMKS/1. Congratulations to the following personnel who have been selected for advancement to senior and master chief petty officer by the FY-21 Navy Reserve E8 and E9 selection boards. Strong competition between qualified professionals is one of the strengths of our Navy and your selection speaks highly of your abilities. 2. This NAVADMIN is not authorization for advancement. Specific dates of advancement will be published by Commanding Officer, Naval Education and Training Professional Development Center Pensacola, FL. Personnel listed below may be frocked in accordance with reference (a) if qualified. 3. Members are directed to verify their select status via BUPERS Online. The selection list is in alphabetical order by rate within competitive category. Read each line from left to right, name and numerical order of advancement. Categories of advancement are selected reservist and full time support. Selected Reservist Master Chief ABCM - Master Chief Aviation Boatswains Mate Morales Jessi 001 AFCM - Master Chief Aircraft Maintenanceman Hansen Matthe 001 Wickline Phil 002 AGCM - Master Chief Aerographers Mate Cappellino Ri 001 AVCM - Master Chief Avionics Maintenance Technician Jameson Dougl 001 Kornelius Bri 002 AWCM - Master Chief Naval Aircrewman Martelle Ange 001 BMCM - Master Chief Boatswains Mate Johnson Micha 001 Meade Frankli 002 CMDCM - Command Master Chief Baney Sean Co 001 Kohm Benjamin 003 Macleod Dunca 002 CSCM - Master Chief Culinary Specialist Baird Dexter 001 CTICM - Master Chief Cryptologic Technician Interpretive Voyles Jarom 001 CTTCM - Master Chief Cryptologic Technician Technical Newbill Harol 001 CUCM - Master Chief Constructionman Hamilton Dani 002 Marino Jason 001 EMCM - Master Chief Electricians Mate Wyngaarden Da 001 ENCM - Master Chief Engineman Pona Samuel D 001 Quinones Walt 002 EQCM - Master Chief Equipmentman Brown Kevin 002 Seaman Daniel 001 FCCM - Master Chief Fire Controlman Gammill Micha 001 GMCM - Master Chief Gunners Mate Miles Daniel 002 Rohde William 001 HMCM - Master Chief Hospital Corpsman Axsom Gerald 002 Greene Jonath 001 HTCM - Master Chief Hull Maintenance Technician Shopoff Chris 001 ISCM - Master Chief Intelligence Specialist Bocek Jonatha 003 Ford Jason Er 001 Moore Raymond 002 ITCM - Master Chief Information Systems Technician Cornejo Gabri 003 Gerdel Vernon 002 Jenkins Betsy 001 LSCM - Master Chief Logistics Specialist Acquilano Dan 001 Akins James M 002 Liss Timothy 003 Talley Carlos 004 MACM - Master Chief Master At Arms Cussen David 005 Dyke Steven J 001 Keatts Jamie 002 Tortorice Day 004 Tyson Tanya M 003 MCCM - Master Chief Mass Communications Specialist Lovelady Will 001 OSCM - Master Chief Operations Specialist Gunsel Keith 001 Wagner Nichol 002 PSCM - Master Chief Personnel Specialist Bartreau Mary 001 QMCM - Master Chief Quartermaster Warden David 001 SBCM - Master Chief Special Warfare Boat Operator Everitt Andre 001 SOCM - Master Chief Special Warfare Operator Pereira Mario 001 STSCM - Master Chief Sonar Technician Submarine Bryant Emary 001 UCCM - Master Chief Utilitiesman Fink Christop 003 Williams Timo 002 Zasloff Ronal 001 Selected Reservist Senior Chief ABHCS - Senior Chief Aviation Boatswains Mate Aircraft Handling Nance Zachary 003 Razi Ali Reza 001 Tinsley Willi 002 ACCS - Senior Chief Air Traffic Controller Edwards Felis 001 ADCS - Senior Chief Aviation Machinists Mate Bandrich Hira 001 AECS - Senior Chief Aviation Electricians Mate Davis Joshua 001 Herrmann Jere 002 AMCS - Senior Chief Aviation Structural Mechanic Putz John Law 002 Reinig Robert 001 ATCS - Senior Chief Aviation Electronics Technician Seifert Josep 001 AWFCS - Senior Chief Naval Aircrewmen Mechanical Berthiaume Ro 001 Cook Benjamin 002 Hayes Robert 003 Morgan Peter 004 AWOCS - Senior Chief Naval Aircrewmen Operator Berg Jonathan 001 Chavira Cesar 002 Perry Christo 003 BMCS - Senior Chief Boatswains Mate Benbow Robert 006 Cardenas Mari 017 Curtis Ryan J 020 Dahlke Kyle W 018 Dalhouse Lisa 007 Desta Samson 015 Gaither Hanna 014 Green Joshua 011 Horst Jeremy 009 Hosmer Wayne 012 Junkins Cliff 003 Layne John La 004 Lebron Juvent 005 Reneau Shaun 002 Rink Thomas J 010 Smith James L 016 Tatum Scott A 019 Wagner Adam D 013 Wessling Vale 001 Whyte Justin 008 CECS - Senior Chief Construction Electrician Ceccoli John 003 Humble Kevin 002 Nowak Edmund 001 CMCS - Senior Chief Construction Mechanic Garcia Christ 002 Lambert Kevin 001 Sabik John Ch 003 CSCS - Senior Chief Culinary Specialist Collado Orinz 002 Rangeltinoco 001 Saari Randy L 003 CTICS - Senior Chief Cryptologic Technician Interpretive Gustafson Tra 001 CTTCS - Senior Chief Cryptologic Technician Technical Butler Travis 002 Moran Brendan 001 CUCS - Senior Chief Constructionman Labrada Ferna 002 Muniz Christo 005 Robinson Holl 006 Salmon Thomas 003 Sigler Amber 004 Tandy John Cl 001 DCCS - Senior Chief Damage Controlman Mcmaster Dani 001 EMCS - Senior Chief Electricians Mate Antrim Alexan 001 Penaflor Mich 002 Zaworski Josh 003 ENCS - Senior Chief Engineman Bundy Dennis 004 Goughenour An 005 Harris Kristo 007 Lovell Brando 008 Reist Jesse L 006 Rowe Lance Cl 003 Sanchez Migue 001 Whiteker Zach 002 EOCS - Senior Chief Equipment Operator Bistrek Tolan 003 Gorman Jeremy 008 Hagg Arthur A 001 Hebb Michael 006 Jagodzinski A 005 Littlefield W 002 Tackabury Jay 007 Wilbur Jeffre 004 EODCS - Senior Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Miller Zachar 001 ETCS - Senior Chief Electronic Technician Dudek John St 001 Weuste Chad A 004 Witherington 003 Woods Latica 002 FCCS - Senior Chief Fire Controlman Morris Garet 001 GMCS - Senior Chief Gunners Mate Codling Jerem 001 Parra Dionici 004 Schad Jennife 002 Schexnayder K 003 HMCS - Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Avitia Alionz 018 Burke Kaitlin 012 Erickson Roge 017 Francisco Sam 005 Gadberry Cary 015 Gunn Daniel D 006 Howard Marcha 009 Johnson Amy L 004 Linville Char 003 Mantanona Jen 011 Mazmanian Nic 010 Miles Molly S 002 Miller Sean D 016 Moore Sarah M 008 Norris Megan 007 Simmscolon Ja 013 Spencer Cyren 001 Verest Michae 014 HTCS - Senior Chief Hull Maintenance Technician Balsman Justi 002 Birkey David 001 Emge Ryan Ell 003 ISCS - Senior Chief Intelligence Specialist Alder Mary Ka 008 Bertsch Ian M 007 Clabo Ronald 002 Covey Jamie M 003 Hobbs Michell 001 Howland Travi 006 Mills Kevin D 004 Ross Michael 005 ITCS - Senior Chief Information Systems Technician Acosta Gabrie 006 Aliceacabrera 012 Baird Terence 005 Cox Cory Kenn 011 Griffin Charl 008 Heckman Tyler 009 Holland Betha 010 Mckay Andrew 013 Medina Brigha 001 Selvaratnam R 004 Taylor James 007 Williams Timo 002 Wolford Derek 003 LSCS - Senior Chief Logistics Specialist Alfing Joshua 014 Delarosa Geor 012 Ebert Shawnda 002 Hasse Andrew 009 Losier Joseph 004 Marko Tia Noe 013 Moore Travis 008 Robinson Roac 010 Stuckey Veron 006 Tobin Nicolas 011 Wilson Alfred 007 Wolthuis Stev 003 Wooten John T 001 York Brian Th 005 MACS - Senior Chief Master At Arms Baraz Daniel 001 Bishop Mark A 002 Bryant Joshua 016 Coats Jerald 004 Coleman James 006 Ebersole Bret 010 Ellis Nichola 014 Elston Christ 013 Frenette Alle 005 Hamon Jeremia 009 Hratko Thomas 007 Kembel Scott 003 Peterson Mega 011 Skeberis Luis 012 Velez Michael 008 Workman Jonat 015 MCCS - Senior Chief Mass Communications Specialist Klein Meagan 003 Oday Michael 002 Wyman Wendy C 001 MMCS - Senior Chief Machinists Mate Adams Jason S 001 MNCS - Senior Chief Mineman Creadick Just 001 NDCS - Senior Chief Navy Diver Kirby Ryan Ed 001 Shafer James 002 OSCS - Senior Chief Operations Specialist Bijarro Georg 002 Carroll Linds 003 Cervantes Yad 006 Lerch Nathan 004 Roseman Eric 005 Stangler Sall 007 Vanover Benja 001 PRCS - Senior Chief Aircrew Survival Equipmentman Johnson Rober 001 Watt Justin S 002 PSCS - Senior Chief Personnel Specialist Hoopes Deanna 001 QMCS - Senior Chief Quartermaster Asato Hiroshi 002 Duenas Daniel 001 SBCS - Senior Chief Special Warfare Boat Operator Rawls Austin 002 Sarantos Pete 001 SOCS - Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Bly Derrick S 001 UTCS - Senior Chief Utilitiesman Bloomberg Ric 003 Moore Anthony 002 Perez Leano B 001 Risner Brando 004 YNCS - Senior Chief Yeoman Hartung Erich 002 Krick Jeremia 004 Perry Jennife 001 Wade Taimesha 003 Full Time Support Master Chief AOCM - Master Chief Aviation Ordnanceman Sevigny Danie 001 ASCM - Master Chief Aviation Support Equipment Technician Gonzalez Adri 001 AWFCM - Master Chief Naval Aircrewman Mechanical Clark David W 001 Herring Paul 002 CMDCM - Command Master Chief Butler Justin 003 Crossland Don 002 Ridder Ernest 001 DCCM - Master Chief Damage Controlman Marquis Russe 001 EMCM - Master Chief Electricians Mate Gildelatorrer 001 ETCM - Master Chief Electronic Technician Baumert Richa 001 HMCM - Master Chief Hospital Corpsman Abdulsalam Ti 001 Payton Damari 002 Taylor Blair 003 ITCM - Master Chief Information Systems Technician Harrison Char 001 LSCM - Master Chief Logistics Specialist Aiken Sacoyia 003 Demumbra Sofi 001 Nicholson Ser 002 NCCM - Master Chief Navy Counselor (Recruiter) Allen Bert Wa 001 King Casey Ra 002 PSCM - Master Chief Personnel Specialist Adams Clyde N 001 Maher Nikita 002 Mckenzie Kurt 004 Serrano Micha 003 YNCM - Master Chief Yeoman Axson Dana Ma 004 Bray Kimberly 005 Brennick Matt 002 Lang Michelle 001 Summerbell Eb 003 Full Time Support Senior Chief ADCS - Senior Chief Aviation Machinists Mate Cooper Bryant 002 Roy Scott Ray 003 Tarkowski Bra 001 Vamos Jesse D 004 AOCS - Senior Chief Aviation Ordnanceman Evans Tyrone 001 ATCS - Senior Chief Aviation Electronics Technician Hilst James W 001 AWFCS - Senior Chief Naval Aircrewmen Mechanical Dodd Jason Al 001 Gregory Raymo 002 Leiser Lawren 005 Mccoy Michael 003 Ragan Joe Smi 004 AZCS - Senior Chief Aviation Maintenance Administrationman Bryant Jocely 001 DCCS - Senior Chief Damage Controlman Stigall Charl 001 Thippanya Ano 002 EMCS - Senior Chief Electricians Mate Dean Matthew 001 Timm Joseph L 002 ETCS - Senior Chief Electronic Technician Carroll Roger 001 HMCS - Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Cheek Christo 005 Jameson Calis 003 Leija Armando 007 Mcmillan Thom 006 Twitty Shella 001 Villareal Mar 002 Welch Nicole 004 ITCS - Senior Chief Information Systems Technician Brunson Jenny 001 Randall Dane 002 LSCS - Senior Chief Logistics Specialist Freeman Samue 006 Henry Anthony 005 Hightower Jeh 004 Mclawrence Po 002 Schiltz Erik 001 Shue Roger Da 003 NCCS - Senior Chief Navy Counselor (Recruiter) Armijo Marlen 002 Moreno Sidney 001 NCCS - Senior Chief Navy Counselor (Counselor) Rivas Melody 001 PRCS - Senior Chief Aircrew Survival Equipmentman Dees Michael 001 PSCS - Senior Chief Personnel Specialist Bergeronconwa 003 Crites Aracel 001 Housden Eric 002 YNCS - Senior Chief Yeoman Boyd Raymond 001 Dobar Rebecca 004 Fiorucci Ange 006 Lemons Mark E 003 Livingston Na 002 Newton Marie 005 4. Released By Vice Admiral John B. Nowell Jr, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

Adm. Michael Gilday has indicated that he may reinstate Captain Crozier, who was removed from command after pleading for more help fighting a coronavirus outbreak on his ship. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/15/us/politics/coronavirus-navy-roosevelt-crozier.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur

UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 151741Z APR 20 MID110000584670U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 108/20 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/APR// SUBJ/SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS PROGRAM UPDATE APRIL 2020// REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/021614ZDEC19// REF/B/DOC/OPNAV/1APR19// REF/C/DOC/COMNAVPERSCOM/2AUG18// NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 272/19, SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS AND PAY FOR PERFORMANCE PILOT UPDATE DECEMBER 2020. REF B IS OPNAVINST 1160.8B, SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS PROGRAM. REF C IS MILPERSMAN ARTICLE 1306-604, ACTIVE OBLIGATED SERVICE (OBLISERV) FOR SERVICE SCHOOLS.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces revised selective reenlistment bonus (SRB) policy for Active Component (AC) and Full-Time Support (FTS), superseding reference (a). 2. Sailors must now reenlist within 365-days of their end of active obligated service (EAOS) (as opposed to 270-days required in reference (a)), except in the case of Nuclear-trained Sailors who can reenlist at any point in the reenlistment zone, per guidance in reference (b). 3. The pay for performance program continues its pilot as part of Sailor 2025 and the overall talent management process for the Navy. Eligibility and submission requirements are as follows: a. To be eligible, Sailors must: (1) Be in the EM, EN, GSM, MM(SW), DC, HT, MR, CSS or AWS rating. (2) Have received two Early Promotes (EPs) in block 45 of their three most recent periodic evaluations. Block 8 may indicate REGULAR, FROCKED or SELECTED. Block 10 must be checked for periodic. No transfer, concurrent or special evaluations will apply. Evaluations are not limited to performance documented in the last three years. The intent is to evaluate the last three periodic evaluations, regardless of how far back in a career that may go, so as not to limit eligibility to only those who have served at a single duty station for at least three years. (3) Have not received Non-Judicial Punishment within the last three years. (4) Have not failed any part of the physical fitness assessment in the last three years. b. Commands must submit a NAVPERS 1306/7, Enlisted Personnel Action Request, requesting the SRB kicker, signed copies of the evaluations of the Sailor and a printout of their physical readiness information management system data to BUPERS-328 once their pre- certification has been submitted. This requirement is only for those who fall under the provisions of this paragraph. c. Award ceiling cap values under $100,000 will be raised by $5,000 for Sailors eligible for the performance kicker. Award ceiling caps will not be adjusted over $100,000 under these provisions. 4. SRB Submission Requirements a. Commands are required to submit SRB reenlistment requests to the Enlisted Community Support Branch (BUPERS-328) via Officer Personnel Information System (OPINS) or Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System (NSIPS) 35 to 120 days in advance of the requested reenlistment date of the Sailor. Requests submitted less than 35 days prior to the requested reenlistment date will be rejected. However, commands may contact BUPERS-328 for waiver eligibility evaluation and procedural assistance. Sailors must have an approved SRB request before reenlisting. The servicing personnel office is responsible for verifying the reenlistment, posting the contract, releasing the first payment and verifying the master military pay account. Commands shall immediately notify the Military Pay and Compensation Policy Branch (OPNAV N130) when a Sailor fails to maintain eligibility in the skill for which SRB was paid (e.g., loss of security clearance, medical disqualification, loss of eligible Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC), misconduct) or when a Sailor has an approved separation with a remaining SRB contract obligation. b. Career Waypoints-Reenlistment (C-WAY-REEN). Commands are authorized to submit SRB reenlistment requests prior to a Sailor receiving a C-WAY-REEN quota. However, the member must have a final C-WAY-REEN approval prior to reenlistment. c. Sailors with approved SRB requests who do not reenlist on the date or for the term specified in the SRB approval message must have their command contact BUPERS-328 to initiate a reenlistment cancellation to avoid placing Sailors in an overpaid status. 5. Acceptance of a NEC-specific SRB contract indicates an agreement between the Sailor and the Navy to use those NEC skills to meet Fleet readiness requirements. In subsequent tours, a Sailor must be willing to be detailed during the normal projected rotation date window to an available billet within the SRB contracted NEC, consistent with sea-shore flow requirements. Lateral conversions must follow reference (b), subparagraph 16d. 6. Reference (b), paragraph 16f, provides OBLISERV to Train (OTT) guidance. Submit OTT requests to the BUPERS-328 extension desk by submitting an Electronic Personnel Action Request (ePar) via My Navy Portal (MNP), or by submitting a 1306/7 via email to askmncc@navy.mil. Sailors should retain a copy of the authorization message until reenlistment. Use code 1CC for OTT SRB request in OPINS or NSIPS. Additionally, school OBLISERV requirements are provided in reference (c). OBLISERV will be determined based on course length as provided in paragraph 3b of reference (c). Paragraph 3c(1) no longer applies. 7. In keeping with Department of Defense (DoD) policy, Sailors who accepted an enlistment bonus for extended enlistment (EBEE), as reflected on their Enlisted Bonus Payment Checklist (NAVCRUIT 1133/52, Enlistment Guarantees, New Accession Training Program Enlistment Guarantee or Professional Apprenticeship Career Track Program Enlistment Guarantees), are not authorized to use this inoperative extension time in the SRB calculation. Sailors who have inoperative extension time through a 5- or 6-year obligation program may continue to have up to 24 months of inoperative extension time count towards the SRB calculation provided the reenlistment results in a new EAOS that is at least 24 months day-for-day past their current extended EAOS. This calculation is performed automatically by BUPERS-328. Local commands are not authorized to cancel or change extensions for the purpose of immediate SRB reenlistments. Commands must verify and annotate on the precertification request whether any inoperative extension time noted is part of an EBEE contract. 8. Repayment policy is governed by Section 373 of Title 37, U.S. Code, DoD Financial Management Regulation (FMR) Chapter 2, Volume 7A and reference (b), which collectively determine when repayment of the unearned portion of a bonus is required or not required but left to Secretarial discretion or prohibited. Section 373 of Title 37, U.S. Code requires repayment with certain exceptions. As a general rule, repayment of any unearned portion of a bonus will be sought. 9. Sailors who have reenlisted and have not received their SRB payment or who have questions concerning the taxation of their SRB and annual installments should contact their servicing pay office or personnel support detachment. SRB tax information is also discussed in DoD FMR, Volume 7A, Chapter 44, table 44-1, rule 5. Questions regarding the SRB program or any information regarding on-line personnel accounts should be directed to your command career counselor (CCC). For questions regarding current award levels check the SRB website via MyNavy Portal at ttps://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/pay- and-benefits, then click on the *SRB* tab. For technical questions or clarification, CCCs, not individual Sailors, are encouraged to contact BUPERS-328 at (901) 874-3215 or (901) 874-3915/DSN 882 or via e-mail at mill_incen_pays(at)navy.mil or contact the SRB Help Desk at (901) 874- 2526/DSN 882. 10. We will continue to assess retention behavior and adjust SRB award levels accordingly. 11. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or canceled, whichever comes first. 12. Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 152039Z APR 20 MID110000585252U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 109/20 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N09/APR// SUBJ/COVID-19 UPDATE GUIDANCE TO SUPPORT FLEET OPERATIONS// RMKS/1. The Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) has impacted our Fleet in profound and enduring ways. However, the priorities CNO stated in his message to the Fleet on 8 April also endure. First, our health and safety. Second, ongoing fleet operations and our support to the coronavirus effort. Third, generating the support required to keep the first two on track. 2. We are learning to operate our Fleet in a new normal, and must accept that COVID-19 will be with us for the foreseeable future. We will continue to navigate this new dynamic and evolve our way of thinking and day-to-day operations. All hands will be required to defeat this unseen enemy. Our Fleet will continue to operate. 3. We have learned much about how to combat this virus over the past few weeks. COVID-19 makes our job more complex because individuals can harbor the infection and appear asymptomatic and because the shipboard environment makes it difficult to comply with CDC guidelines. However, we know that isolating or quarantining personnel for 14 days gives a 95% chance that they will be virus free at the end of that time. 21 days gives you a 99% chance. Properly disinfecting kills the virus. Covering your cough or sneeze protects shipmates. If you feel ill, stay home. Maintaining social distancing, wherever possible, is effective. Wearing face coverings is effective. We also know that unless there are underlying health issues, the virus rarely requires hospitalization and even more rarely is fatal for our young and fit Sailor demographic. However, these measures all rely on the individual Sailor, and we must rely on each other for these actions to be effective. 4. We understand these measures are especially challenging in a shipboard environment, but they are not impossible. We need your complete cooperation to pull together as we fight this virus, as the COVID-19 transmission rate is three times that of the normal flu. Should our preventative measures fall short, it is extremely important that we rapidly isolate individuals and determine their close contacts. Quick identification, isolation and cleaning is the only way to stop further spread aboard a ship. This will be a continuing fight, but we will win. 5. Our goal moving forward as we prepare ships, submarines and aircraft to operate at sea is to deploy with ZERO positive cases. That is our goal, but leadership recognizes that given the nature of this virus it may not be realistic. Personal accountability and preventive actions will be critical to our success. Every single Sailor must take action, from the operational commander to the deckplate; E-1 to O-10. We each need to be attuned to our own health and our interactions at home, aboard ship or out in town. At the first sign of feeling abnormal cough, unusual fatigue or a fever - treat yourself at home if possible, and if necessary, seek medical attention. It is OK to take yourself out of the game temporarily to keep yourself and your shipmates healthy. 6. We must continue to do all we can to prevent and eventually stop the spread of COVID-19. To that end, weve published initial prevention and mitigation frameworks (https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=112595) and standardized predeployment guidance for Fleet use. We must implement these measures so that YOU in the FLEET can take care of your Sailors and continue to operate with confidence in order to meet mission. We are in close communication with staffs across the Fleet to make sure we continue to learn and adapt quickly the speed of relevance cannot be understated. As we learn more, we will update these procedures they are being updated several times a week, so check back often. We welcome your feedback and best practices as we protect and defend our Fleet and our families. 7. America has a great Navy. Our Nation counts on us to be exactly that and I stand with you as we operate in this new normal. 8. Released by Admiral Robert P. Burke, Vice Chief of Naval Operations.// UNCLASSIFIED// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

Virginia Beach, VA (NNS) -- The Navy Exchange Service Command’s (NEXCOM) NEX Downrange Program was originally created overseas to support troops who are forward-deployed without access to a NEX. But due to the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, the program has transformed into a quarantine support program to support service members who have either been placed on restriction of movement (ROM) by their commands or aboard a ship in port overseas and unable to disembark. As of Apr. 9, the NEX Downrange Program, or now also known as the NEX Quarantine Support Program, has been adopted by over 20 NEX locations around the world and filled approximately 3,000 orders in a little over a week. The program will continue to expand to other NEX locations where there is a need. At most NEX locations, service members can submit an order and pay for their merchandise via a secure encrypted internet site. The customer receives an email acknowledging the order and an estimated time the order will be delivered or will be available for pick up by the Sailor’s command. Customers can purchase a variety of items from the NEX including food, non-alcoholic beverages, electronics, personal hygiene, health and comfort items, sports nutrition and cleaning supplies. Due to social distancing guidelines, all orders are delivered or picked up without coming into close contact with the associate or customer. “NEXCOM’s sole mission is to support our Navy, our Sailors and their families, especially in times of crisis,” said Greg Thomas, Senior Vice President, NEXCOM Operations. “Now more than ever our command must get creative and dig deep to support our service members, and this program does just that! For everyone’s safety and well-being, these men and women can’t come to a store… so we’re bringing the store to them!” NEX locations that are providing the downrange or quarantine support program include Bahrain; Guam; Djibouti; Jebel Ali, Dubai; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Naples, Italy; NEX Jacksonville, Key West, Orlando and Pensacola, Fla.; NEX Newport, R.I.; NEX Great Lakes, Ill.; NEX San Diego; NEX Norfolk, Little Creek and Oceana, Va.; NEX Bremerton and Everett, Wash.; NEX Pearl Harbor and NEX New London, Conn. At NEX Bahrain, its downrange program has evolved into a Ship Support Program to provide Sailors who are unable to disembark from ships in port at Naval Support Activity Bahrain. Prior to a ship’s arrival, the NEX receives and fills any merchandise orders and delivers them portside. To date, NEX Bahrain has filled 67 ship orders and 331 orders for Sailors residing in the barracks. NEX Guam implemented its version of the program to support Sailors placed on ROM and within the first 24-hours of the program’s inception, filled over 60 orders. Last week the NEX Guam general manager received a note stating, “I cannot tell you how much of a force multiplier you and the NEX team have been. Every time you’ve has been asked to assist, you and the team not only accepted the challenge you exceeded all expectations with speed and agility. You have, once again, proved that your NEX Guam team is more than a brick and mortar store. Team NEX Guam's efforts have made immediate and positive impact on the crew and this community.” Stateside, NEX Great Lakes, Ill., at Navy Recruit Training Command is currently utilizing the program to support all new recruits who have been placed on ROM, and since the beginning of April has filled nearly 1,000 orders. At NEX San Diego where ROM Sailors are located all around the installation, they have adapted the program to provide a wide range of food delivery services and an online order system where their command representatives are able to also pick up items at the QMart. NEX New London, Conn., recently started its program for those students at the U.S. Naval Submarine School placed on quarantine, and has so far received over 30 orders. Additionally, NEX Pearl Harbor opened up its program on Apr. 6, and in three days, 25 orders were been placed, totaling nearly $2,000. The NEX Downrange and Quarantine Support Program continue to be shaped and molded based on a particular installation’s need. Customers interested in finding out more information on this program should contact their local NEX. NEXCOM’s six business lines have been industrious and determined to get Sailors and their families what they need in this ever-changing COVID-19 crisis.

Washington (CNN)A sailor who tested positive for Covid-19 on the USS Theodore Roosevelt has died of coronavirus, the US Navy said Monday. The Navy did not disclose the name of the sailor, who was admitted to the intensive care unit of a US Navy hospital on Thursday. CNN previously reported a sailor from the USS Theodore Roosevelt who tested positive for the virus March 30 was found unresponsive and placed in the intensive care unit during a daily medical check. https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/13/politics/theodore-roosevelt-sailor-coronavirus/index.html

Washington (CNN)The top Navy admiral overseeing the virus-stricken aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt tells CNN in an exclusive interview that he found some sailors "struggling" and "upset" after their commanding officer was relieved of duty by the ousted acting navy secretary who was forced to resign over the matter. The commander of the 7th Fleet, Vice Admiral Bill Merz, also told CNN that a better job could have been done communicating with crew members about the virus and how the Navy was handling it. https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/10/politics/navy-commander-carrier-crew-struggling/index.html

In a stunning series of events, a coronavirus health crisis among the crew of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt was transformed into a leadership and public relations disaster for the Trump administration and the United States Navy. In roughly seven days, Capt. Brett Crozier, commander of the Roosevelt, was relieved of his command by acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly after sounding the alarm about the virus raging through his sailors; he was subsequently given a hero’s sendoff (captured on video). Next Modly traveled to Guam and delivered a profanity-laced speech to the Roosevelt’s crew (also captured on tape). After a massive backlash, Modly apologized and then resigned. https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-navy-secretary-debacle-about-more-modly-s-mistakes-ncna1180806

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — German firearms manufacturer Heckler & Koch has shipped the first batch of its new M110A1 Squad Designated Marksman Rifles to the U.S. Army. Between 5,000 and 6,000 of the new rifles will be delivered to the Army through mid-2021, a company statement said. https://www.stripes.com/news/army/german-gunmaker-starts-deliveries-of-us-army-s-new-squad-marksman-rifles-1.625585

WASHINGTON— Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Friday that he is willing to consider reinstating Capt. Brett Crozier as commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, pending the outcome of an investigation. “No further action will be taken against Capt. Crozier until the investigation is completed. And once that’s completed, we’ll see where that takes us. And so we’ve taken nothing off the table,” Esper said Friday during an interview with CBS This Morning. https://www.stripes.com/news/us/esper-says-he-s-willing-to-consider-reinstating-former-commander-of-uss-theodore-roosevelt-1.625588

A sailor assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt was in intensive care Thursday after suffering complications from a coronavirus infection, the Navy said. The sailor, who tested positive for the virus March 30, had been in a 14-day isolation period on Naval Base Guam before being taken to the base hospital, the service said in a statement. https://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/uss-theodore-roosevelt-sailor-is-in-intensive-care-after-testing-positive-for-coronavirus-1.625432

WASHINGTON — The number of Department of Veterans Affairs patients to die from the coronavirus jumped to 167 on Wednesday as positive cases across the VA health care system surpassed 3,000. In total, 3,265 VA patients have tested positive for the virus, and more than 500 have been hospitalized. Employees of VA medical centers have also been infected — 1,130 as of Wednesday. https://www.stripes.com/news/veterans/167-va-patients-seven-employees-dead-from-coronavirus-1.625373 Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription.

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Navy has modified allowance rules for Sailors in a restriction of movement (ROM) status on base in order to receive Navy-provided meals without losing their pre-existing subsistence allowance. The approval is outlined in an April 7 memorandum from Vice Adm. John B. Nowell, the Navy's top uniformed personnel officer. The memo was crafted to ensure that those who were in command-directed isolation were not penalized with pay deductions, even if they received meals free of charge. Installation commanding officers are given approval authority to grant meals to those in a ROM status based on the guidance in the memo. The temporary exception applies to both officers and enlisted who are already being paid full BAS but find themselves under restriction of movement in government quarters. Under normal circumstances, the DOD’s pay rules require service members being paid BAS to pay for government provided meals “out of pocket” or have their BAS reduced, accordingly. Units confined to protect the health of our personnel and their families or to assure essential mission function capability and not specifically for health-related ROM, must request approval from the Director, Military Personnel Plans and Policy (OPNAV N13) to provide subsistence-in-kind without deducting Sailors’ BAS. Sailors and commands seeking guidance on allowances can refer to the DoD Financial Management Regulations available at https://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/documents/fmr/archive/07aarch/07a_25arch.pdf. The latest DoD policies relating to COVID-19 can be found at: https://www.defense.gov/explore/spotlight/coronavirus.

UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 072132Z APR 20 MID110000561067U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 102/20 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/NAVADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/APR// SUBJ/CASUALTY AND MORTUARY AFFAIRS PROCESSES IN RESPONSE TO COVID- 19// REF/A/MEMO/OSD/11MAR2020// AMPN/REF A IS MEMO FROM SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR DOD COMPONENTS IN RESPONSE TO CORONAVIRUS DISEASE.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces interim casualty and mortuary affairs program changes necessary to mitigate risk to the force due to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) national emergency. The mission of casualty and mortuary affairs is a sacred duty, but these temporary changes are necessary to comply with reference (a) and provide standardization across the Navy in order to preserve force readiness, limit the continuing spread of the virus, and most importantly, protect and preserve the health and welfare of our Sailors, civilians, the families and friends of our injured or fallen Shipmates. This NAVADMIN is issued pending Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and Department of the Navy (DON) policy still in development. Upon release of the OSD and DON guidance, we will modify this NAVADMIN accordingly. 2. Bedside Travel. Chief of Naval Personnel (CNP) approval is required to make bedside travel arrangements for all combat zone evacuations and Very Seriously Injured and Seriously Injured (VSI/SI) cases deemed warranted by a Department of Defense (DoD) physician and where the servicing hospital can support the visit. Eligible travelers who self-fund travel will be reimbursed within the authorized limits of the Joint Travel Regulations. 3. Casualty Assistance Calls Officer (CACO) Notifications and Casualty Assistance Support. In person CACO notification is authorized only for the Primary Next of Kin (PNOK), unless Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) directs phone notification due to the health and safety risk in the affected location. CNIC approval is required for any additional in-person notifications and for any in-person enduring CACO casualty assistance support of the PNOK and other NOK beneficiaries. 4. Casualty Benefits Processing. Benefit processing will be prioritized with the most critical benefits processed first (e.g. Death Gratuity (DG), 365 days of housing allowance (BAH 365), Servicemembers Group Life Insurance (SGLI)) for eligible beneficiaries. In areas where in person CACO notification or continuing contact has not been authorized by CNIC for health and safety reasons, the use of alternative beneficiary contact methods (phone/email/express mail) will be pursued to enable timely benefits processing. 5. Dignified Transfer (DT). Family travel to witness the DT at Dover Air Base is temporarily suspended until DoD travel restrictions are lifted. The exception approval authority for family travel is CNP and exceptions will be considered on a case-by- case basis. Attendance at DTs is limited to mission essential personnel only. As such, not only is family member participation temporarily restricted, but also no unit participation at the DT. The Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations (AFMAO) Commander or Deputy or on-call general/flag officer will officiate the DT, and the carry team will be provided by AFMAO. 6. Escorting remains of Service Members and civilian employees. Escorts are not authorized to accompany remains during air travel. Per DoD policy, Aircraft Commanders will serve as the official escort on military air or military contracted aircraft. CNIC approval is required for escort assignment during the ground transportation portions of remains movement pending assessment of health and safety risk in the affected location(s). If conditions permit, CNIC will assign an escort to travel with remains to the departure airport and a receiving escort to travel with remains from the arrival airport to the receiving funeral home or place of final disposition. 7. Funeral Honors. The requirement to provide military funeral honors at any funeral or memorial function (to include interments) for veterans and Service Members is waived until further notice. Families requesting military funeral honors will be informed that funeral honors are suspended and that honors may be provided at a later date when the DoD travel restrictions have been lifted and the request can be accommodated. The exception approval authority for funeral honors support is CNIC and will be considered for exceptional circumstances on a case-by-case basis. 8. Funeral Travel. Funded family travel to funerals is temporarily suspended until DoD travel restrictions are lifted. The exception authority for family travel is CNP and exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. With the delay of funeral travel, expenses for the sheltering of remains will be covered as a primary expense and will not count against reimbursable allowances. Eligible travelers who self-fund travel will be reimbursed within the authorized limits of the Joint Travel Regulations. 9. Present and past conflict/command memorial service travel. Family funded travel for funerals is temporarily suspended until travel restrictions are lifted. The exception approval authority for family travel is CNP and exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. 10. Waiver requests for non-time critical actions should be endorsed by the first flag officer or Senior Executive Service (SES) in the chain of command and routed to PERS-00C who will coordinate the approval process with the proper decision-making authority. The determination regarding CACO PNOK notification is time-critical and should be made by CNIC after consultation with the appropriate Navy Region Commander. In all cases where exceptions are granted, Sailors will strictly follow all Center for Disease Control (CDC) restrictions and Navy guidance to include maintaining social distance and avoiding large gatherings. 11. Taking care of our wounded, our Fallen and their families remains a sacred responsibility and we will restore the normal levels of support as soon as the conditions allow. 12. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or canceled, whichever occurs first. 13. The points of contact for Navy Casualty Affairs are CDR Jason Eaton, PERS-00C, 901-874-6854/jason.c.eaton(at)navy.mil or Mr. Al Gorski, PERS-00C, 901-874-4559/alan.gorski(at)navy.mil. The points of contact for CNIC Casualty and Funeral Honors (N00K) are Ms. Nyeika Hollien, Funeral Honors Program Manager, 202-433-6892/nyeika.hollien(at)navy.mil and Mr. Michael Hill, Casualty Assistance Coordinator, (202) 433-4927/michael.hill1(at)navy.mil. 14. Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

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With a confirmed case of coronavirus already among the crew members of the USNS Comfort, the hospital ship docked in New York City formally will begin accepting patients with the respiratory illness, U.S. Northern Command announced Tuesday. The Comfort’s transition to coronavirus care is to help relieve mounting pressure on the city’s hospital system, according to a news release from Northern Command, which is taking the lead on the Defense Department’s coronavirus operations in the United States. https://www.stripes.com/news/navy/usns-comfort-now-taking-coronavirus-patients-in-nyc-crew-member-tests-positive-1.625153

WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly has submitted a letter of resignation to Defense Secretary Mark Esper. That’s according to an official who spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss the matter before an official announcement. https://www.wavy.com/news/military/acting-navy-secy-resigns-after-calling-captain-stupid/

Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly is both stupid and naive ~ Tony Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly apologized on Monday for blasting canned aircraft carrier Capt. Brett Crozier as “too naive or too stupid” to command a ship. “Let me be clear, I do not think Captain Brett Crozier is naive nor stupid,” Modly wrote. “I think, and always believed him to be the opposite.” https://nypost.com/2020/04/06/navy-secretary-apologizes-for-calling-capt-crozier-stupid/

Patients onboard the Navy’s hospital ship Comfort tested positive for COVID-19 after being transferred Friday from a facility in New York City, Fox News first reported. The ship, which arrived with a mission of treating non-COVID patients to alleviate the burden on the city’s increasingly overflowing hospitals, accepted “less than five” patients who were infected, officials told Fox News. https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2020/04/05/patients-on-hospital-ship-test-positive-for-covid-19/

This story has been updated. Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly justified his firing last week of the USS Theodore Roosevelt’s skipper in a speech broadcast Monday over the ship’s public address system, calling Capt. Brett Crozier “stupid” if he thought a letter calling for his crew to be evacuated because of coronavirus concerns wasn’t going to leak. https://www.stripes.com/news/in-speech-to-uss-roosevelt-crew-modly-calls-fired-captain-either-stupid-or-knowingly-negligent-1.625061 Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription.

UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 051456Z APR 20 MID110000555058U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 100/20 MSGID/NAVADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/CNO/APR// SUBJ/NAVY GUIDANCE ON THE USE OF FACE COVERINGS// REF/A/DOC/DOD/05APR20// NARR/REF A IS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GUIDANCE ON THE USE OF FACE COVERINGS RMKS/1. NAVY IS COMMITTED TO TAKING EVERY PRECAUTION TO ENSURE THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF OUR PEOPLE AND THE NATION IN RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) PANDEMIC. NAVY SUPPORTS, AND WILL CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT, ALL MEASURES NECESSARY TO MITIGATE RISKS TO THE FORCE, TO OUR MISSION AND TO THE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE. THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) RECOMMENDS WEARING CLOTH FACE COVERINGS IN PUBLIC SETTINGS WHERE OTHER SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES ARE DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY-BASED TRANSMISSION. NAVY UNIFORMED PERSONNEL, CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES, THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, AND NAVY CONTRACTORS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO FOLLOW ALL CDC GUIDELINES, INCLUDING THE USE OF CLOTH FACE COVERINGS. 2. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, IAW REF (A) TO THE EXTENT PRACTICAL, ALL INDIVIDUALS ON DOD PROPERTY, INSTALLATIONS, AND FACILITIES ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR CLOTH FACE COVERINGS WHEN THEY CANNOT MAINTAIN SIX FEET OF SOCIAL DISTANCE. THIS INCLUDES ALL: 2.A. MILITARY PERSONNEL 2.B. NAVY CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES 2.C. FAMILY MEMBERS 2.D. NAVY CONTRACTORS 2.F. ALL OTHER INDIVIDUALS ON DOD PROPERTY, INSTALLATIONS, AND FACILITIES. 3. EXCEPTIONS TO THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE APPROVED BY LOCAL COMMANDERS. ALL PERSONNEL SHALL BE PREPARED TO LOWER FACE COVERING AS DIRECTED BY SECURITY FORCES TO VERIFY IDENTIFICATION. 4. THE NAVY WILL CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT PROTECTIVE MEASURES TO MITIGATE THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 TO OUR TOTAL FORCE AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. THE LATEST DOD POLICIES CAN BE FOUND AT: HTTPS://WWW.DEFENSE.GOV/EXPLORE/SPOTLIGHT/CORONAVIRUS 5. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, ANY FACE COVERING THAT IS CONSERVATIVE IN APPEARANCE, NOT OFFENSIVE, AND CONFORMS TO THE BELOW CDC GUIDANCE IS ACCEPTABLE TO BE WORN IN UNIFORM. FACE COVERINGS WILL: 5.A. FIT SNUGLY BUT COMFORTABLY AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE FACE 5.B. BE FROM NOSE TO CHIN FULL FACE COVERINGS (LIKE SKI MASKS) ARE NOT AUTHORIZED 5.C. BE SECURED WITH TIES OR EAR LOOPS 5.D. PREFERABLY INCLUDE MULTIPLE LAYERS OF FABRIC IF MATERIAL IS CLOTH 5.E. ALLOW FOR BREATHING WITHOUT RESTRICTION 6. UNTIL OFFICIAL UNIFORM FACE COVERINGS ARE PRODUCED AND IMPLEMENTED, PERSONNEL ARE AUTHORIZED TO WEAR MEDICAL OR CONSTRUCTION TYPE MASKS, OR OTHER CLOTH COVERING SUCH AS BANDANAS, SCARFS, ETC. WHEN IN DOUBT, PRIORITY WILL BE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CDC GUIDANCE FOR FUNCTION OVER APPEARANCE OR PREFERRED DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION. NON -UNIFORMED PERSONNEL ARE ADVISED TO FOLLOW THE GUIDANCE AS OUTLINED IN THE SECTION ABOVE. DIRECTIONS FOR HOW TO PRODUCE THESE MASKS CAN BE FOUND ON THE CDC WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.CDC.GOV/CORONAVIRUS/2019-NCOV/PREVENT-GETTING-SICK/DIY-CLOTH-FACE -COVERINGS.HTML. 7. ONCE AVAILABLE, SAILORS WILL BE ABLE TO PROCURE AND WEAR OFFICIAL NAVY UNIFORM FACE COVERINGS. 8. RELEASED BY VADM P. G. SAWYER, DEPUTY CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS FOR OPERATIONS, PLANS AND STRATEGY, OPNAV N3/N5.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

The Navy captain who was removed after he sounded the alarm about a coronavirus outbreak aboard an aircraft carrier he commanded has tested positive for the virus, according to a report Sunday. Capt. Brett Crozier began showing symptoms of coronavirus before he was removed from the USS Theodore Roosevelt last Thursday, the New York Times reported, citing two of his Naval Academy classmates. https://nypost.com/2020/04/05/fired-navy-captain-brett-crozier-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-report/

Very interesting thanks.

I didn't read this whole article but it references May 4, 2010. -> https://www.stripes.com/news/tenn-flooding-leaves-navy-personnel-records-inaccessible-1.101813 I do remember there was chaos and calamity at the time

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Statement from the Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly, regarding the relief of the Commanding Officer of USS Theodore Roosevelt. --------------- Good afternoon. Thank you again for your diligence and courage in keeping the American people informed as we all deal with the profound ramifications, and rapid developments, associated with this crisis. I am here today to inform you that today at my direction, the Commanding Officer of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, Captain Crozier, was relieved of command by the Carrier Strike Group Commander, Rear Admiral Stuart Baker. The Executive Officer, Captain Dan Keeler, has assumed command temporarily until such time as Rear Admiral Select Carlos Sardiello arrives in Guam to assume command. Rear Admiral Select Sardiello is the former commanding officer of the Theodore Roosevelt so he is extremely well-acquainted with the ship, many members of its crew and the operations and capabilities of the ship itself. He is the best person in the Navy right now to take command under these circumstances. As Secretary of the Navy, I could not be more proud of our men and women serving as part of the Navy and Marine Corps team. I can assure you that no one cares more than I do about their safety and welfare. I myself have a son in uniform, who is currently serving right now on active duty in Korea—one of the first nations in the world to have a significant spike in Coronavirus cases. I understand, both as a parent and a veteran, how critical our support lines are for the health and well-being of our people, especially now in the midst of a global pandemic. But there is a larger strategic context, one full of national security imperatives, of which all our commanders must all be aware today. While we may not be at war in a traditional sense, neither are we truly at peace. Authoritarian regimes are on the rise. Many nations are reaching, in many ways, to reduce our capacity to accomplish our national goals. This is actively happening every day. It has been a long time since the Navy and Marine Corps team has faced this broad array of capable global strategic challengers. A more agile and resilient mentality is necessary, up and down the chain of command. Perhaps more so than in the recent past, we require commanders with the judgment, maturity, and leadership composure under pressure to understand the ramifications of their actions within that larger dynamic strategic context. We all understand and cherish our responsibilities, and frankly our love, for all of our people in uniform, but to allow those emotions to color our judgment when communicating the current operational picture can, at best, create unnecessary confusion, and at worst, provide an incomplete picture of American combat readiness to our adversaries. When the Commanding Officer of the USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT decided to write his letter of 30 March 2020 that outlined his concerns for his crew in the midst of a COVID-19 outbreak, the Department of the Navy had already mobilized significant resources for days in response to his previous requests. On the same date marked on his letter, my Chief of Staff had called the CO directly, at my request, to ensure he had all the resources necessary for the health and safety of his crew. The CO told my Chief of Staff that he was receiving those resources, and was fully aware of the Navy’s response, only asking that the he wished the crew could be evacuated faster. My Chief of Staff ensured that the CO knew that he had an open line to me to use at any time. He even called the CO again a day later to follow up. At no time did the CO relay the various levels of alarm that I, along with the rest of the world, learned from his letter when it was published two days later. Once I read the letter, I immediately called the Chief of Naval Operations, ADM Gilday, and the Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, ADM Aquilino. ADM Gilday had just read the letter that morning as well, and ADM Aquilino had it the day before. We had a teleconference within minutes of my reading of that article, including the Commander, SEVENTH Fleet, VADM William Merz, ADM Aquilino, ADM Gilday, the Department of the Navy’s Surgeon General, RADM Bruce Gillingham, and others. That evening, we held another teleconference with the entire chain of command. The next day, I spoke with the CO of the THEODORE ROOSEVELT myself, and this morning, I have spoken to the TR’s Carrier Strike Group Commander, RDML Stuart Baker. RDML Baker did not know about the letter before it was sent to him via email by the CO. It is important to understand that the Strike Group Commander, the CO’s immediate boss, is embarked on the Theodore Roosevelt, right down the passageway from him. The letter was sent over non- secure, unclassified email even though that ship possesses some of the most sophisticated communications and encryption equipment in the Fleet. It was sent outside the chain of command, at the same time the rest of the Navy was fully responding. Worse, the Captain’s actions made his Sailors, their families, and many in the public believe that his letter was the only reason help from our larger Navy family was forthcoming, which was hardly the case. Command is a sacred trust that must be continually earned, both from the Sailors and Marines one leads, and from the institution which grants that special, honored privilege. As I learned more about the events of the past week on board USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71), including my personal conversations with the Strike Group Commander, Commander, SEVENTH Fleet, Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, the Chief of Naval Operations, and CAPT Crozier himself, I could reach no other conclusion than that Captain Crozier had allowed the complexity of his challenge with COVID breakout on the ship to overwhelm his ability to act professionally, when acting professionally was what was needed most. We do, and we should, expect more from the Commanding Officers of our aircraft carriers. I did not come to this decision lightly. I have no doubt in my mind that Captain Crozier did what he thought was in the best interests of the safety and well-being of his crew. Unfortunately, it did the opposite. It unnecessarily raised alarms with the families of our Sailors and Marines with no plan to address those concerns. It raised concerns about the operational capabilities and operational security of the ship that could have emboldened our adversaries to seek advantage, and it undermined the chain of command who had been moving and adjusting as rapidly as possible to get him the help he needed. For these reasons, I lost confidence in his ability to lead that warship as it continues to fight through this virus, get the crew healthy, so that it can continue to meet its national security requirements. In my judgement relieving him of command was in the best interests of the United States Navy and the nation in this time when the nation needs the Navy to be strong and confident in the face of adversity. The responsibility for this decision rests with me. I expect no congratulations for it, and it gives me no pleasure in making it. CAPT Crozier is an honorable man, who despite this uncharacteristic lapse of judgment, has dedicated himself throughout a lifetime of incredible service to our nation. Pursuant to this action, and with my full support, the Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Gilday has directed the Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Robert Burke, to conduct an investigation into the circumstances and climate of the entire Pacific Fleet to help determine what may have contributed to this breakdown in the chain of command. We must ensure we can count on the right judgment, professionalism, composure, and leadership from our Commanding Officers everywhere on our Navy and Marine Corps team, but especially in the Western Pacific. I have no indication that there is a broader problem in this regard, but we have obligation to calmly and evenly investigate that nonetheless. To our Commanding Officers, it would be a mistake to view this decision as somehow not supportive of your duty to report problems, request help, protect your crews, and challenge assumptions as you see fit. This decision is not one of retribution. It is about confidence. It is not an indictment of character, but rather of judgement. While I do take issue with thevalidity of some of the points in Captain Crozier’s letter, he was absolutely correct in raising them. It was the way in which he did this, by not working through and with his Strike Group Commander to develop a strategy to resolve the problems he raised, by not sending the letter to and through his chain of command, by not protecting the sensitive nature of the information contained within the letter appropriately, and lastly by not reaching out to me directly to voice is concerns, after that avenue had been provided to him through my team, that was unacceptable. Let me be clear, you all have a duty to be transparent with your respective chains of command, even if you fear they might disagree with you. This duty requires courage, but it also requires respect for that chain of command, and for the sensitivity of the information you decide to share and the manner you choose to share it. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, I would like to send a message to the crew of the Theodore Roosevelt and their families back here at home. I am entirely convinced that your Commanding Officer loves you, and that he had you at the center of his heart and mind in every decision that he has made. I also know that you have great affection, and love, for him as well. But it is my responsibility to ensure that his love and concern for you is matched, if not exceeded by, his sober and professional judgement under pressure. You deserve that throughout all the dangerous activities for which you train so diligently, but most importantly, for those situations which are unpredictable and are hard to plan for. It’s important because you are the TR, you are the Big Stick, and what happens onboard the TR matters far beyond the physical limits of your hull. Your shipmates across the fleet need for you to be strong and ready—and most especially right now they need you to be courageous in the face of adversity. The nation needs to know that the Big Stick is undaunted, unstoppable —and that you will stay that way as we as a Navy help you through this COVID-19 challenge. Our adversaries need to know this as well. They respect and fear the Big Stick, and they should. We will not allow anything to diminish that respect and fear as you, and the rest of our nation, fights through this virus. As I stated, we are not at war by traditional measures, but neither are we at peace. The nation you defend is in a fight right now for our economic, personal and political security, and you are on the front lines of this fight in many ways. You can offer comfort to your fellow citizens who are struggling and fearful here at home by standing the watch, and working your way through this pandemic with courage and optimism and set the example for the nation. We have an obligation to ensure you have everything you need as fast as we can get it there, and you have my commitment that we will not let you down. The nation you have sworn to defend is in a fight, and the nations and bad actors around the world who wish us harm should understand that the Big Stick is in the neighborhood and that her crew is standing the watch. Thank you, and I am ready to answer any questions you may have.