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My jaws dropped when I read stuff that would put me in the brig had I released any events even less than what they released. Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal

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The Navy’s oldest aircraft carrier departed San Diego Bay on Wednesday for what is expected to be its last deployment, USNI News has learned.

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – IMPORTANT: Do you currently live in the West Region? Or, do you live in one of the six states (Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Wisconsin) that moved to the West Region on Jan. 1 as part of TRICARE’s new regional contracts? Do you pay for your TRICARE coverage using a bank electronic funds transfer, credit card, or debit card? If so, and you haven’t done so already, you must securely provide your recurring payment information to the West Region contractor, TriWest Healthcare Alliance. You have until Wednesday, April 30 to submit your payment. If you don’t act, you’ll be disenrolled, retroactive to your paid-through date.

Has TRIAD notified anyone from yesterday? Inquiring minds want to know...

I happen to notice that the two prior selection boards on the MyNavyHR CPO page did not have precepts but that the current one, FY26, does have a precept. I've added it in case someone wants to take a look. FY-26 Active Duty Navy and Reserve Senior Enlisted Advancement Selection/Marketplace Screen Boards Precept

"This is all to the good," Reyes said. "But let's recall that our service members make the debate and appeals possible. Their sacrifices breathe life into the phrase, ‘one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.’ The Court, again, thanks them all." A federal judge denied President Donald Trump’s administration’s efforts to ban transgender people from joining the military, which was set to go into effect Friday. The Department of Justice has since filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeal for the District of Columbia.

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A group of six Chinese nationals have been charged with espionage by Philippine authorities for intelligence-gathering activities on vessels and critical infrastructure at Subic Bay, including U.S. Navy vessels. In conjunction with local law enforcement and Philippine Navy SEALs, National Bureau of Investigation director Jaime Santiago personally led the raid that nabbed the Chinese at Grande Island last week. According to a bureau press release, the suspects gave chase during the enforcement of the warrant.

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CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 251931Z MAR 25 MID120001818030U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 062/25 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINTON DC//N093// INFO CNO WASHINTON DC//N093// MSGID/NAVADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N093/MAR// SUBJ/CHANGES TO AVIATION SPECIAL DUTY WAIVER PROCESSING// REF/A/NAVADMIN 013/25 CORRECTED COPY CHANGES TO SPECIAL DUTY WAIVER// RMKS/1. The Chief of Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) has directed both immediate and long-term improvements to Special Duty Waiver (SDW) processes to eliminate the backlog of medical holds at Recruit Training Command and all other accession points. Guidance for SDW processes for undersea medicine was previously released in ref (A). This memo addresses SDW processes for the aviation community. 2. This guidance implements a process change to improve timeliness and maximize resources in support of the aviation SDW process. It applies to the performance of all initial flight physicals and directs the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute (NAMI) to maintain a list in the Aeromedical Reference and Waiver Guide (ARWG) of disqualifying conditions for which no waiver will be recommended (WNR). 3. For the rapid disposition of initial flight physicals when a WNR condition is found: a. An appropriately credentialed and privileged clinician (Aerospace Medicine physician, Flight Surgeon, Aerospace Medicine Physician Assistant, or Aviation Medicine Examiner) will perform all aeromedical examinations. These clinicians are collectively referred to as Aerospace Medical Clinicians (AMCs). b. Individuals who receive a general duty waiver also require a waiver for aviation special duty. The WNR pre-existing conditions listed in the ARWG will not be considered for an aeromedical waiver, with the rare exception of some Class V flight physicals for which a waiver request may be submitted on a case -by-case basis at the discretion of the AMC. If submitted, consideration will be based on assigned platform, flight environment, occupational duties, physical requirements, and mental and physical stressors. Class I or Class II aeromedical clearances have additional disqualifying conditions in addition to those listed for all classes. c. Individuals found to have a WNR preexisting condition do not require any further evaluation for aviation special duty assignment, including lab testing, imaging, or specialist consultation. An individual with a disqualifying condition for a more restrictive class may still be submitted for a less restrictive class (e.g., Class II instead of Class I). AMCs should complete an abbreviated disqualification package with a brief aeromedical summary which references this message and submit via AERO as Disqualified, Waiver Not Recommended. NAMI shall forward this to the appropriate Bureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS) code for final determination without any further adjudication required, unless NAMI or BUPERS determines a formal NAMI review is indicated. 4. NAMI shall maintain a current list of WNR conditions in the ARWG, reviewed and updated as needed based on medical evidence, aeromedical best- practices, and any superseding medical guidance. Updates to this list, in addition to any other ARWG updates, shall be reviewed and approved quarterly by the Aerospace Medicine Corporate Board and subsequently reported to Chief, BUMED via the BUMED Branch Head, Aerospace Medicine. 5. The ARWG is accessible at: [https://www.med.navy.mil/Navy-Medicine- Operational-Training-Command/Naval-Aerospace-Medical-Institute/Aeromedical- Reference-and-Waiver-Guide/ 6. Tracking. The current SDW backlog must be tracked to understand the effectiveness of the mitigation strategy being implemented. a. All accession points with enlisted personnel or officer candidates who have graduated but remain in a medical hold status while awaiting their aviation medical waiver shall report monthly to BUMED Assessments and Analytics (N58) the total number of personnel in that status and the total number of flight physicals performed that month. Numbers for each category (e.g.: mental health, cardiology, etc.) should be included if possible. b. This report should be provided to BUMED N58 upon receipt of this guidance, and monthly thereafter via email at usn.ncr.bumedfchva.mbx.n58@health.mil. 7. BUMED primary point of contact is Branch Head, Aerospace Medicine (N10F1) via email at AVMED@health.mil or phone at (703) 681-9323. 8. Released by Rear Admiral Darin K. Via, N093, Surgeon General of the Navy.// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//

Mar 26, Wednesday: TRIAD Release Mar 27, Thursday: Public Release

And How do you Define Foreign Relations in the Trump Administration? Well this is funny... On Monday Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem included in their filings to the court that "disclosing the information sought by (Judge) Boasberg would harm US national security or foreign relations." This is in regard to the Trump administration defying a court order to turn two airplanes around that where heading to a prison in El Salvador. On a sidebar, some families are coming out saying that their sons are not gang members and that they don't have criminal records in the US. In addition, several news outlets claim many of the people deported aren’t part of the Treb de Aragua gang. This whole situation has not been transparent at all. But the funny part is what Rubio & company stated in their filings to the court: "disclosing the information sought by (Judge) Boasberg would harm US national security or foreign relations." If this is going to harm national security, what damage was caused by the recent release of classified information in a chat group that discussed the particulars of the raid on Yemen that inadvertently included a reporter from The Atlantic in the chat group? But that isn't all... Again: "disclosing the information sought by (Judge) Boasberg would harm US national security or foreign relations." How would that do anymore damage to our foreign relations than what Trump has done with our relations to Canada, Europe, Greenland, Denmark, Panama, Mexico, and other countries that have no choice but to change course in their diplomatic relations to the United States? Talk About the Pot Calling the Kettle Black

"Any one of us that served in the military or serve in the military would be in Leavenworth if we did this," An extraordinary breach of U.S. security is stunning security and intelligence veterans, after a journalist was added to a Trump administration group chat on Signal, where senior leaders discussed plans for a military strike on Houthi rebels in Yemen. The breach left military and intelligence experts asking the same questions as the public: Why would top U.S. officials use a free messaging app to discuss classified military plans? How could a journalist be added to their group chat?

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WASHINGTON — A decade ago this month, America found out that Hillary Clinton used a private email server to communicate while serving as secretary of state — and later that a handful of the messages had classified markings. The revelations dogged her 2016 presidential campaign, leading to a lengthy FBI investigation and Donald Trump’s promise to put her in prison — “lock her up!” his rally crowds chanted — if he won. He was the victor, but he didn’t pursue a tough-to-win prosecution of Clinton.

Fox News political commentator Brit Hume on Monday afternoon pushed back on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s claim that “nobody was texting war plans” after news broke that Hegseth and other Trump administration officials discussed plans for an attack against Houthi rebels in Yemen on a text chain that mistakenly included the editor-in-chief for The Atlantic.

U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.

Effective at 0600 EST on 7 Apr 2025, the Navy College Program will transition to a new direct telephone line to enhance support for Sailors across the fleet. The new number (855) NAVYTA1 or (855) 628-9821. Please select option 1 to reach a Navy Education Counselor or option 2 for all other inquires.

WASHINGTON (AP) — As congressional lawmakers scramble to respond to President Donald Trump’s slashing of the federal government, one group is already taking a front and center role: military veterans. From layoffs at the Department of Veterans Affairs to a Pentagon purge of archives that documented diversity in the military, veterans have been acutely affected by Trump’s actions. And with the Republican president determined to continue slashing the federal government, the burden will only grow on veterans, who make up roughly 30% of the federal workforce and often tap government benefits they earned with their military service.

New London — A six-member jury has acquitted a career Navy Chief from Waterford of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old relative during a sleepover at his home.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Every day over the past few weeks, the Pentagon has faced questions from angry lawmakers, local leaders and citizens over the removal of military heroes and historic mentions from Defense Department websites and social media pages after it purged online content that promoted women or minorities.

“maliciously false information” The Pentagon has initiated an investigation incorporating polygraph tests to hunt down leakers after Elon Musk called for the prosecution of any Defense Department officials spreading “maliciously false information” about his dealings with the military.