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A pair of men were indicted in San Diego Thursday for participating in a bribery scheme that resulted in more than $100 million in government contracts. Former Naval Information Warfare Center civilian employee James Soriano and defense contractor Russell Thurston allegedly conspired to commit fraud to the tune of more than $100 million, according to an indictment brought by the U.S. Southern District of California.

There is conflicting information coming from the Virginia Beach Police Department about the wrongful arrest of a Navy wife, so I'll be posting any updates that are released to the media. It originally started with an arrest at JEB Little Creek-Fort Story by Navy police. Some of the information includes: VBPD stated that the name was the same but a different middle initial (shouldn't they have dug deeper.) VBPD referred to the name difference as an "alias." VBPD stated that the birthday was the same except a slight different in the year. (try applying for something with a slight different in your birth date.) VBPD did not originally release the fact that they already had a mugshot picture of the real person that was wanted. The Magistrate said there was an issue with the fingerprints but the VBPD states that there is not and issue with the fingerprints. My concern: How would you like to go through the gate of a Navy base only to be arrested for someone else's crime? Updated: Feb 28, 2024 Navy wife wrongfully arrested, jailed in Virginia Beach

The Pentagon released details Friday of its plans to construct a temporary pier off the Gaza Strip’s coast to help flow more than 2 million meals a day into the territory, using an established military capability that officials say can build and deploy the structure without having any American troops on the ground. Over the next 60 days, roughly 1,000 troops will deploy to the Mediterranean Sea to build a floating platform where cargo ships can offload aid onto smaller military vessels, which will transfer them to a causeway attached to the beach, where trucks can pick it up and distribute it within Gaza, Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, a Pentagon spokesman, told reporters.

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Officials also said there was "no evidence" that the US government had encountered alien life. Most sightings of UFOs were ordinary objects from Earth, according to the report submitted to Congress on Friday. But Pentagon officials accepted that their research won't quell popular beliefs about alien visitors.

The remains of a Navy sailor who was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II has been identified, the Defense Department reported Thursday. Navy Fire Controlman 2nd Class Lawrence J. Overley was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which was on Battleship Row in Pearl Harbor when Japanese forces attacked on Dec. 7, 1941, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said in a news release.

An issue has been brought up that CFL/ACFLs are using their own PRIMS-2 record for training purposes on how to transfer members. As a reminder, users should NEVER use a live record to conduct training of any type. If this incident occurs, your PRIMS-2 account access will be completely removed. The user will have to re-submit all new CFL or ACFL required documents to PRIMS@navy.mil to reestablish access and roles.

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On September 27, 2022, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia determined veterans of the United States Navy and Marine Corps whose final Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) occurred between September 12, 2016 and June 11, 2018 and who did not receive a medical retirement through the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) may be entitled to a remedial PEB.

We'll see if we can get more information about this operation tonight... Biden to announce Gaza port construction in address to Congress tonight Another newspaper (behind a paywall,) said generically that the the "construction" would start on a ship (military) to be moved to the shore in Gaza.

Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas), the former White House physician, retired as a Navy rear admiral in 2019 but was demoted less than two years later, The Washington Post reported. Following a damning March 2021 Defense Department Inspector General’s (DODIG) report, in which allegations of Jackson’s inappropriate behavior while at the White House were substantiated, the Navy chose to demote him from rear admiral to captain in July 2022, a current defense official and a former U.S. official told the Post.

Will the Seabees do this? Standby... President Joe Biden is to announce that the US military will construct a port in Gaza to get more humanitarian aid into the territory by sea, senior US officials say. The temporary port will increase the amount of humanitarian assistance to Palestinians by "hundreds of additional truckloads" per day, officials say. However it will not include US troops on the ground in Gaza, they said.

The Navy is considering a policy change that would speed up the timeline for junior officer promotions as the service contemplates new ways to improve retention. Whereas promotion to lieutenant j.g. previously occurred after 24 months of service, the Navy is now considering advancing officers to O-2 18 months after commissioning, according to Rear Adm. James Waters III, director of the Military Personnel Plans and Policy Division.

Leading lawmakers and veterans groups are renewing their push for a bill that would dramatically expand benefits for veterans injured in combat. The Major Richard Star Act, as the bill is called, would ensure all service members who medically retire have full access to both military retirement pay and Department of Veterans Affairs disability benefits. The bill had some momentum last year but has since stalled.

Three merchant sailors are missing and four others are burned after a missile hit Greek-operated ship M/V True Confidence in an attack claimed by the Houthis. True Confidence was hit approximately 50 nautical miles off the Yemeni port Aden, Reuters reported. The ship had 20 crew members aboard as well as three armed guards. True Confidence sails under a Barbados flag.

WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs signed the 4+1 Commitment – a partnership between government and private employers developed by Blue Star Families, Hiring Our Heroes, and Department of Defense’s Military Spouse Employment Partnership to hire and support military spouses.

E-6 Exam - Mar 7, 2024 E-5 Exam - Mar 14, 2024 NAVADMIN 010/24

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Is this the next hot spot? ABOARD BRP SINDANGAN -- The Philippines will not allow China to remove a Philippine military outpost in a fiercely disputed South China Sea shoal, a navy official said Wednesday, a day after four Filipino navy personnel were injured in a confrontation between Chinese and Philippine ships. Philippine officials summoned a Chinese Embassy diplomat in Manila to convey a strong protest over the confrontation Tuesday off Second Thomas Shoal. A small Filipino navy contingent has stood guard on a long-marooned warship that has served as an outpost in the shoal since the 1990s.

A Navy test pilot is leading the next set of astronauts to the International Space Station on NASA’s Crew-8 mission, which successfully launched late Sunday night after a few weather delays. Cmdr. Matthew Dominick is serving as the commander of the expedition to the orbital laboratory.

Shame on the Virginia Beach Police for the wrongful arrest. VBPD completes internal investigation into arrest of Navy wife

It is a truth universally acknowledged by Navy leadership that the sea service has a manning problem , and a stress one. The Navy missed its recruiting goal for enlisted sailors by approximately 7,000 sailors; its gap at sea among junior sailors is at 22,000. A recent report on the Navy’s Health of the Force Survey found that two of every five enlisted sailors, up to E-6, reported experiencing severe or extreme stress.

In the South China Sea on Tuesday, China Coast Guard cutters blasted water cannons and rammed Manila’s latest resupply mission to BRP Sierra Madre (LT-57) at Second Thomas Shoal, injuring crew and damaging vessels. According National Task Force-West Philippine Sea statement on the incident, the civilian chartered resupply boat Unaizah May 4 and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Parola-class patrol vessel BRP Sindangan (MRRV-4407) were forced to turn back after Chinese ships blocked their passage. Four Philippine Navy sailors sustained minor injuries after the two Chinese cutters used water cannons on Unaizah May 4, shattering the wooden resupply boat’s windshield.