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The Navy Closure Task Force – Red Hill began cleaning out sludge from fuel tanks seven and eight last week, the service announced Thursday. Cleaning out sludge from the tanks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility is one of the steps required before the Navy can completely close down the facility, using a closure-in-place plan that would allow the facility to be used in the future as storage for something besides fuel, USNI News has previously reported.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Former Vice Chief of Naval Operations Robert Burke pleaded not guilty to charges of bribery and conspiracy to commit bribery in federal court Monday morning. Burke, who is also charged with performing acts to affect a personal financial interest and concealing material facts, appeared before Judge Trevor McFadden with his two alleged co-conspirators in the District Court for the District of Columbia. Burke was previously held on a bond of $10,000 from his appearance in the Florida federal courts, but McFadden vacated the bond. Burke, Meghan Messenger and Yongchul “Charlie” Kim are all released on their own recognizance.

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 021727Z JUL 24 MID120001259578U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS// CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 130/24 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/JUNE/ SUBJ/FY-23 NAVY SAILORS OF THE YEAR (CORRECTED COPY)// REF/A/DOC/OPNAV/02FEB2015// RMKS/1. I am pleased to announce the selection of the Fiscal Year 2023 Navy Sailors of the Year: Commander, Submarine Force, Atlantic: MMA1(SS) Ortiz, Nicholas A., USS DELAWARE (SSN 791) Commander, Submarine Force U.S. Pacific Fleet: ETV1(SS) Smith, Bryan J., USS SCRANTON (SSN 756) Commander, Naval Surface Force, Atlantic: RS1(SW) Pointer, Tyesha L., USS MESA VERDE (LPD 19) Commander, Naval Surface Force U.S. Pacific Fleet: HM1(SW/FMF) Moore, Joshua P., USS JOHN P. MURTHA (LPD 26) Commander, Naval Air Force, Atlantic: AT1(AW) Mull, Asa R., Patrol and Reconnaissance Squadron SIXTEEN Commander, Naval Air Force U.S. Pacific Fleet: AO1(AW/SW) Robinson, Brittney A., USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) Commander, Naval Information Forces: CTR1(IW/SW/AW) Jorge, Kayla A., Naval Information Warfare Training Group, San Diego Commander, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command: UT1(SCW/EXW/DV) Kearns, Travis R., Underwater Construction Team TWO Commander, Navy Reserve Force: FC1(SW) Clements, John A., Commander Naval Surface Group Southeast Detachment Bravo Commander, Navy Installations Command: MA1 Hasbrouck, Natalie M., Naval Support Activity Bahrain Bureau of Medicine and Surgery: HM1(SW) Munoz, Peter J., Naval Medical Forces Pacific Naval Special Warfare Command: HM1(EXW/DWS/PJ) Drzemiecki, Jonathan A., Logistics and Support Unit EIGHT Commander, Naval Education and Training Command: BM1(SW/AW) Tifft, Brandon P., Mariner Skills Training Center Pacific Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (Sea): HM1(FMF/SW/AW) Freeman, Sara A., 2nd Marine Logistics Group Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (Shore): HT1(SW) Hodge, Tom K., PCU JOHN BASILONE (DDG 122) Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (Sea): HM1(FMF) Che, Nde M., 1st Marine Division Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (Shore): MMA1(SS) Nemeth, Jack J., Submarine Readiness Squadron 33 Navy Shore: HT1(SW) Schleuning, Jennifer A., Southeast Regional Maintenance Center 2. The competition was robust and reflected the highest caliber of Sailors serving throughout the world. Each of these Sailors represented their commands and the entire enlisted community with distinction. 3. These outstanding Sailors will be advanced to Chief Petty Officer the week of 27 September 2024. 4. NPC will ensure these Sailors are removed from the E-7 selection board eligibility lists. 5. Released by VADM E. H. Black III, Performing the Duties of Director, Navy Staff.// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//

Ripple effects from construction, maintenance delays of carriers cause housing crunch at Naval Base Kitsap Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-06-30/navy-sailors-kitsap-housing-nimitz-aircraft-carriers-14342940.html Source - Stars and Stripes

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin can’t run for reelection, so it’s frustrating to see him spending so much time trying to score political points. The latest episode came earlier this month, when according to Fox News, Youngkin sent a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin questioning the Pentagon’s plan, announced back in January, to install solar panels on the building’s massive roof. Youngkin complained that the plan included no requirements for American-made technology, raising the question “whether American taxpayer dollars will be used to purchase solar equipment from the Chinese Communist Party.”

A US Marine Corps aircraft has landed on a rebuilt runway on a World War II-era Japanese airfield on the Pacific island of Peleliu, site of one of the Marines’ bloodiest battles of the war and now a possible US basing option in a strategy to counter China. The KC-130 Hercules transport aircraft touched down on the 6,000-foot runway on June 22 in what a Marine Corps press release called “a significant and triumphant return to this iconic World War II site.”

Several US military bases across Europe were put on a heightened state of alert over the weekend, with the level of force protection raised to its second-highest state amid concerns that a terrorist attack could target US military personnel or facilities, according to two US officials. The bases, including the US Army garrison in Stuttgart, Germany where US European Command is headquartered, raised their alert level to Force Protection Condition “Charlie” on Sunday, the officials said.

A military lab found distinctive damage from repeated blast exposure in every brain it tested, but Navy SEAL leaders were kept in the dark about the pattern.

The U.S. military Friday publicly identified two Navy men who were killed this week along with a third person in a crash on Interstate 5 near Camp Pendleton. Jess Davis, 38, of Tennessee, and 37-year-old Stephen Williams of Texas were among a group of four motorcyclists whose two-wheelers crashed into one or more vehicles that had collided and become disabled in the southbound lanes of the freeway in the area of Las Pulgas Road at about 3 a.m. Thursday, according to the Navy and the California Highway Patrol.

In an effort to address recruitment shortages for most U.S. military services, Congress is considering a pair of proposals to expand the military draft. One provision would automatically register young men for Selective Service, rather than asking them to do it themselves. The other would also make women eligible for the draft. The odds of either of these changes becoming law, particularly adding women to the draft, appear slim. But the fact that they’re on the table at all speaks to the deep concerns in Washington about the military’s ongoing recruitment struggles, which has led some experts to question the sustainability of the U.S. armed forces.

The US is moving forces closer to Israel and Lebanon amid concerns of escalating cross-border fire, according to two US officials, including forces able to carry out an evacuation of American citizens. The USS Wasp and its Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), which includes the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), moved into the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday, the Navy said. The deployment was part of a “long-planned effort,” one official said.

House passes defense spending bill with pay raise for troops, divisive culture-war provisions Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-06-28/house-defense-spending-bill-culture-wars-troops-pay-14325955.html Source - Stars and Stripes

BOSTON – USS Constitution is scheduled to go underway from Charlestown Navy Yard, Massachusetts, on Thursday, July 4, at 10 a.m. USS Constitution will be closed in the morning and reopen to the public for tours following the underway from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. The underway will celebrate the United States’ 248th birthday and will include a 21-gun salute viewable from Fort Independence on Castle Island at approximately 11:30 a.m.

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 281138Z JUN 24 MID600117494907U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 129/24 MSGID/NAVADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N097/JUN// SUBJ/FY-24 CHAPLAIN CORPS SENIOR LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM// REF/A/DOC/SECNAVINST/11MAR19// REF/B/DOC/OPNAVINST/9NOV22// REF/C/DOC/COCINST/22MAR22// REF/D/DOC/DOD/17NOV2011// REF/E/DOC/JTR/01MAY2024// NARR/REF A IS SECNAVINST 1730.7E, RELIGIOUS MINISTRY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY. REF B IS OPNAVINST 1730.1F, RELIGIOUS MINISTRY IN THE NAVY. REF C IS COCINST 5351.1, PROFESSIONAL NAVAL CHAPLAINCY. REF D IS DOD Publication 5500.07-R JOINT ETHICS REGULATION. REF E IS THE JOINT TRAVEL REGULATIONS. RMKS/1. Pursuant to reference (a) through (c) the Chief of Chaplains is the program sponsor for the Chaplain Corps (CHC) Strategic Leadership Symposium (SLS) for senior CHC officers (Captains and Captain- selects) and Religious Program Specialists (RPCMs, RPCSs and RPCS-selects). SLS also aligns with references (c) and (d). 2. The SLS is a formal annual training event that serves to reaffirm the Chief of Chaplains strategic vision by developing leader competencies that strengthen the Professional Naval Chaplaincy (PNC) community and planning for the execution of the Chief of Chaplains vision. The SLS supports the priorities of the Secretary of the Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and the Commandant of the Coast Guard through implementation of the Department of the Navy's Strategic Plan for Religious Ministry. 3. FY-24 SLS will focus on executive-level leadership and community development to align with the CHC mission in a dynamic strategic environment. Topics include: - Orientation of selectee cohort to CHC vision of executive-level leadership role. - Advancement of CHC urgency regarding mission requirements. - Demonstration of awareness and active engagement with recruiting mission priority. - Engagement with CHC senior leaders relevant to stewardship expectations. 4. FY-24 SLS will be held 5-8 AUG in Colorado Springs, CO (Travel dates 4 & 9 AUG for FY-25 Captain-selects and FY-25 RPCS-selects; 5 & 9 AUG for all others). Captain-selects and RPCS-selects will report for orientation on Monday, 5 AUG. Whole assembly begins Tuesday, 6 AUG and concludes Thursday, 8 AUG. 5. Per reference (d) and (e), Commanding Officers may issue orders for attendance at government expense after determining that the expenses, including fees, travel, and other costs attributable to participation, justify the objectives to be achieved. TAD orders may cover expenses to support attendance and participation at the conference including transportation and per diem per reference (e). Per reference (b), when mission requirements permit, Commanders are authorized to fund attendance for SLS. 6. All Reserve Component members should write NROWS ORDERS to align with OPNAV UIC 00011 for timely administrative completion and travel reimbursement. 7. Questions regarding hotel room reservation, symposium registration, and detailed information for FY-24 SLS may be directed to LCDR Jason Porter (703) 614-5557 or email jason.t.porter.mil(at)us.navy.mil. 8. This NAVADMIN is cancelled for record purposes on 30 August 2024. 9. Released by RADM Gregory Todd, Chief of Chaplains.// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//

Jan. 23, 1968, was an exciting day for me. I had no idea just how exciting it would turn out to be. I’d recently returned from three weeks of leave in the US and was finishing up an 18-month tour in the Philippines that included several assignments to exotic places up and down the archipelagic nation. At 21, I felt much more worldly and sophisticated than all my family and friends...

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After a grueling eight months leading the Navy’s effort to counter Iran-backed Houthi rebel attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, the aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower received a reprieve this month when it transited the Suez Canal and headed into the Mediterranean Sea, on its way back home to Norfolk.

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Time-based promotion system for Navy’s junior sailors begins next week Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-06-26/enlisted-change-navy-promotions-14303561.html Source - Stars and Stripes

In a historic move to address a legacy of discrimination in the U.S. military, President Joe Biden on Wednesday will announce a plan to pardon thousands of LGBTQ veterans who were criminally charged and forced from the service because of their sexual orientation. The news comes less than a week after The War Horse published the story of Army military police officers Mona McGuire and Karla Lehmann, who were dragged from their barracks, interrogated and forced to confess to sodomy charges after someone in their platoon outed them as gay. Thirty-six years later, they still carry the stigma. Now, it appears that could change.

CFL/ACFLs, With the release of NAVADMIN 123/24, PRP Guide 1 has been updated accordingly. Removal of the mandatory adverse performance report for Sailors who fail consecutive PFAs. For additional information, see the FACT SHEET associated with NAVADMIN 123/24.

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ALISBURY — A man was arrested on Saturday after deputies said that they discovered an illegally-modified rifle in his car while serving a warrant for violation of a domestic violence protective order. Read more at: https://www.salisburypost.com/2024/06/26/retired-navy-seal-charged-with-possession-of-wmd/