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WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it has lowered the interest rate for VA Native American Direct Loans from 6% to 2.5%, making access to housing loans more affordable for Native American Veterans. Through the VA Native American Direct Loan program, VA provides direct loans to Native American Veterans — and to Veterans who are married to Native American non-Veterans — to help buy, build or improve a home on trust land. These loans give Native American Veterans the opportunity to obtain housing with no down payments, limited closing costs,and no monthly mortgage-insurance costs.

Cycle 258 Active Duty/ TAR 29 Mar - TRIAD Notification via Bupers Online (BOL) 30 Mar - Fleet Notification via Bupers Online and NEAS Profile Sheet Release following BOL Release

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 211756Z MAR 23 MID200080820451U FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC TO ALNAV INFO SECNAV WASHINGTON DC CNO WASHINGTON DC CMC WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS ALNAV 025/23 MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/-/MAR// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2023 ACTIVE-DUTY NAVY LIEUTENANT LINE AND STAFF CORPS SELECTIONS// RMKS/1. I am pleased to announce the following Line and Staff Corps Officers on the Active-Duty list for promotion to the permanent grade of Lieutenant. 2. This message is not authority to deliver appointments. Authority to effect promotion will normally be issued by future NAVADMINs requiring NAVPERS 1421/7 preparation and forwarding of document to PERS-806. 3. Frocking is not authorized for any officer listed below until specific authorization is received per SECNAVINST 1420.2B. 4. For proper alphabetical order read from left to right on each line. The numbers following each name to the right indicate the relative seniority among selectees within each competitive category. Members are directed to verify their select status via BUPERS Online. Unrestricted Line Jones Alexander Thomas 0008 Lahti Colin Roy 0007 Menendez Philip H 0006 Medical Service Corps Dorais Corinna Lynn 0002 Gerrit Alaina Michelle 0003 Wong William Wanghong 0001 Judge Advocate General's Corps Baccus Dakota Austin 0012 Besson Marisol 0001 Clifton Kylar Brice 0011 Combs Summer Loren 0003 Favors Ashley Renee 0017 Fernandez Rocio D 0008 Hart Rachel Elizabeth 0013 Jankosky John C II 0002 Jarvis Spencer C 0006 Knutson Audrey Ann 0015 Lucey Daniel C 0004 Mcdaniel Briana Nicole 0009 Parker Kevin Matthew 0005 Reilly Justin Timothy 0016 Strigenz Matthew T 0007 Williams William David 0018 Wilson Chelse C 0010 Zeman Jackson Robert 0014 Nurse Corps Alexis Edwidg Wolff 0005 Forrestpatterson M 0009 Hilderbrand Andrea Lee 0006 King Justin Matthew 0003 Martinez Stephanie C 0008 Musser David Allan 0010 Tsuber Anna T 0004 Unruh Lacy Lee 0007 Supply Corps Gamroth Gregory Paul 0004 Pedregon Jacqueline C 0003 Chaplain Corps Arrington Tosha L 0002 Chiwaya Thandiwe Carla 0011 Crawford Francois N 0009 Crawford Matthew Alan 0001 Denniston Jeremiah E 0003 Dukes Levi Arthur 0010 Kumor Bruce Sydney 0004 Lembo Lord Tirtowa K 0006 Ortegagauthier N 0005 Paxman Scott Ezra 0013 Say Kwee Thay Lar 0012 Squires Toben Richard 0007 5. Released by the Honorable Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the Navy.// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//

RTTUZYUW RHOIAAA0011 0811604-UUUU--RHSSSUU. ZNR UUUUU R 221604Z MAR 23 MID200080827220U FM COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA TO NAVRESFOR CNO WASHINGTON DC COMNAVRESFORCOM NORFOLK VA COMNAVPERSCOM MILLINGTON TN COMNAVAIRFORES SAN DIEGO CA COMNAVIFORES FORT WORTH TX COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA REDCOM NORFOLK VA NAVREG MIDLANT RCC GREAT LAKES IL NAVREG SOUTHEAST RCC JACKSONVILLE FL NAVREG SOUTHEAST RCC FORT WORTH TX NAVREG SOUTHWEST RCC SAN DIEGO CA REDCOM EVERETT WA BT UNCLAS ALNAVRESFOR 008/23 MSGID/GENADMIN/COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA/N095CC/APR// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2022 RESERVE COMPONENT PERSONNEL PROGRAMS EXCELLENCE AWARD// REF/A/DOC/COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA/28APR22// AMPN/REF A IS ALNAVRESFOR 018/22 RESERVE COMPONENT PERSONNEL PROGRAMS EXCELLENCE AWARD (RPPEA) BENCHMARKS.// POC/CEDAR/NCCM/COMNAVRESFOR/TEL:(703) 614-4419 E-MAIL: KIMBERLY.A.CEDAR.MIL(AT)US.NAVY.MIL// RMKS/1. Congratulations to the following echelon 3, 4, and 5 commands for earning the Reserve Personnel Programs Excellence Award (RPPEA). Each command below met or exceeded the following measures of effectiveness as identified in reference (a): a. Ninety percent on the annual Career Information Program Review b. Seventy-seven percent aggregate reenlistment rate for Zones A through C c. Ninety percent Transition Assistance Program Veteran's Opportunity to Work (VOW) compliance d. Zero unresolved Navy Wide Advancement Exam discrepancies e. On-time completion of Command Climate Assessment and ISIC debrief f. Recipients: COMACCLOGWING SAU COMFLELOGSUPPWING COMMARSUPWING COMNAVAIRFORES COMNAVAIRFORES PAC REP COMNAVAIRFORES SEA COMP COMNAVIFORES FORT WORTH TX COMTACSUPWING FITRONCOMP THIRTEEN FITRONCOMP ONE ONE ONE FITRONCOMP TWELVE FLELOGSUPPRON FIVE FOUR FLELOGSUPPRON FIVE EIGHT FLELOGSUPPRON FIVE NINE FLELOGSUPPRON FIVE ONE FLELOGSUPPRON FIVE SEVEN FLELOGSUPPRON ONE FLELOGSUPPRON ONE DET FLELOGSUPPRON SIX FOUR FLELOGSUPPRON SIX ONE FLELOGSUPPRON SIX TWO FRCRMW ASD NEW ORLEANS LA HELMARSTRIKERON SIX ZERO NAVAIRFAC WASH DC NAVAIRLOGOFF NAVIFORESREG NORTH GREAT LAKES IL NAVIFORESREG SOUTH FORT WORTH TX NAVIFORESREG SOUTHEAST JACKSONVILLE FL NAVIFORESREG WASHINGTON DC NAVRESCEN AKRON OH NAVRESCEN ANCHORAGE AK NAVRESCEN AMARILLO TX NAVRESCEN AUSTIN TX NAVRESCEN BATTLE CREEK MI NAVRESCEN CHARLESTON SC NAVRESCEN CHARLOTTE NC NAVRESCEN CHATTANOOGA TN NAVRESCEN COLORADO SPRINGS CO NAVRESCEN COLUMBIA SC NAVRESCEN COLUMBUS OH NAVRESCEN DENVER CO NAVRESCEN DES MOINES IA NAVRESCEN EL PASO TX NAVRESCEN EVERETT WA NAVRESCEN FALLON NV NAVRESCEN FARGO ND NAVRESCEN FORT DIX NJ NAVRESCEN GREEN BAY WI NAVRESCEN GULFPORT MS NAVRESCEN HELENA MT NAVRESCEN INDIANAPOLIS IN NAVRESCEN JACKSONVILLE FL NAVRESCEN KITSAP WA NAVRESCEN LITTLE ROCK AR NAVRESCEN MERIDIAN MS NAVRESCEN MIAMI FL NAVRESCEN MINNEAPOLIS MN NAVRESCEN NASHVILLE TN NAVRESCEN NEW YORK NY NAVRESCEN NEWPORT RI NAVRESCEN PEARL HARBOR HI NAVRESCEN PENSACOLA FL NAVRESCEN PEORIA IL NAVRESCEN PHOENIX AZ NAVRESCEN PLAINVILLE CT NAVRESCEN RIVERSIDE CA NAVRESCEN ROCK ISLAND IL NAVRESCEN ST LOUIS MO NAVRESCEN SALT LAKE CITY UT NAVRESCEN SAN ANTONIO TX NAVRESCEN SAN DIEGO CA NAVRESCEN SAN JOSE CA NAVRESCEN SHREVEPORT LA NAVRESCEN SPOKANE WA NAVRESCEN SPRINGFIELD OR NAVRESCEN TALLAHASSEE FL NAVRESCEN VENTURA COUNTY CA NAVRESCEN WHIDBEY ISLAND WA NAVRESCEN WHITE RIVER JUNCTION VT NAVRESCEN WICHITA KS NAVRESPRODEVCEN NEW ORLEANS LA NAVRESPRODEVCEN NORFOLK VA PATRON SIX NINE PATRON SIX TWO REDCOM NORTHWEST EVERETT WA REDCOM SOUTHEAST FORT WORTH TX REDCOM SOUTHEAST JACKSONVILLE FL REDCOM SOUTHWEST SAN DIEGO CA REDCOM MID ATLANTIC GREAT LAKES IL STRKFITRON ONE TWO TWO SAU STRKFITRON ONE ZERO SIX SAU STRKFITRON TWO ZERO FOUR VAQRON TWO ZERO NINE 2. Awardees may fly the Retention Excellence Award pennant to signify receipt of the RPPEA and may paint their command anchor(s) gold until release of the following year's award announcement message. Commander, Navy Reserve Force (CNRF) will provide commendation certificates via Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command (CNRFC) for all qualifying commands. 3. Reserve Component points of contact: a. Commander Navy Reserve Forces Command, Senior Chief Milton Herrera e-mail: milton.r.herrera.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (757) 322-5692 b. Naval Air Force Reserve, Master Chief Jason Martinez, e-mail: jason.s.martinez10.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (619) 545-8743 c. Navy Reserve Readiness and Mobilization Command Everett, Chief Raymond Taltoan, e-mail: milton.r.taltoan.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (425) 304-3886 d. Navy Reserve Readiness and Mobilization Command San Diego, Chief Laniece Christopher, e-mail: Laniece.a.christopher.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (619) 705-4054 e. Navy Reserve Readiness and Mobilization Command Great Lakes, Chief Brian Hickman, e-mail: brian.c.hickman.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (847) 688-4916 x213 f. Navy Reserve Readiness and Mobilization Command Norfolk, Chief Steven Cooper, e-mail: steven.a.cooper.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (757) 341-5890 g. Navy Reserve Readiness and Mobilization Command Jacksonville, Chief Kenneth Swan, e-mail: kenneth.s.swan.mil(at)us.navy.mil tel: (904) 542-3420 h. Navy Reserve Readiness and Mobilization Command Fort Worth, Chief Erik Mendoza, e-mail: erik.mendoza.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel:(817) 782-1660 i. Fleet Logistics Support Wing, Chief Valencia Hardges, e-mail: valencia.i.hardges.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (817) 782-7882 j. Tactical Support Wing, Chief Christopher Sistrunk, e-mail: christopher.j.sistrunk.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (817) 782-1527 k. Maritime Support Wing, Chief Jeremy Neal, e-mail: jeremy.s.neal.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (619) 545-2488 4. Congratulations and well done to each of our award winners. The RPPEA award is competitive by design, and a testimony to each command's commitment to the professional growth and development of our Sailors. Commands emphasizing teamwork and collaboration as reflected by their selection for the RPPEA deliver improved command cohesion, positive command climate and enhanced warfighting effectiveness. Your dedication and commitment to excellence is exemplary. 5. I look forward to seeing those commands that were not selected this year earn their place on the list of award winners next year. Get Busy. 6. Released by VADM J. B. Mustin, Commander, Navy Reserve Force.// BT #0011 NNNN

The Navy last week approved plans to keep the guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke in service another five years, meaning the first-in-class ship will have sailed for four decades before its retirement. The destroyer, homeported at Naval Station Rota, Spain, was slated for decommissioning in 2026 at the end of its anticipated 35-year service life. With the extension, the ship will operate until fiscal year 2031, according to a March 14 news release from Naval Surface Force Atlantic.

A Navy cryptologic technician died during a secretive mission to an undisclosed country in 2021 after a freak windstorm caused part of the building in which her team was operating to collapse, according to an internal investigation obtained by Navy Times. Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 1st Class Robin Nicole Collins, 26, was just three days into her deployment when she died on July 18, 2021.

eNavFit/PET Overview Powerpoint Presentation - March 2023

WASHINGTON — The nuclear-powered attack submarine Boise (SSN-764) will remain in port for at least another year as the Navy eyes funding its long awaited maintenance availability at the end of 2023, a service spokesman told Breaking Defense. The Navy’s new fiscal 2024 budget request includes funds to conduct an engineered overhaul of the Boise, a Los Angeles-class sub that launched back in 1991 but has sat in port since 2017 when a series of delays ultimately denied a timely maintenance availability at a public shipyard.

By the time the Pentagon rolls out its annual budget request each spring, leaders usually have hashed out the details and present themselves — at least in public — as a united front. Not this year.

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 171404Z MAR 23 MID200080811317U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 074/23 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAR// SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR 2024 NURSE CORPS MEDICAL ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAM SELECTION BOARD// REF/A/DOC/OPNAV/14DEC09// AMPN/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1420.1B, ENLISTED TO OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS APPLICATION ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN message solicits applications for the Academic Year (AY) 2024 Nurse Corps Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program (NC MECP) selection board. The AY-24 NC MECP selection board will convene in the Fall of 2023. NC MECP provides a path for Active Duty (AD) and Training and Administration of the Reserve (TAR) enlisted Sailors and Marines in any rating or military occupational specialty who already have some college credit to obtain a baccalaureate degree in nursing and a commission in the NC. Reserve Component enlisted Sailors in any status other than TAR are not eligible. 2. Applications must be postmarked by 1 September 2023 and mailed to: Commanding Officer Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command Attn: HMDT, 16th Floor 8955 Wood Road Bethesda MD 20889-5611 Any additional required documentation not yet available for the original application package must be received no later than 15 September 2023. Incomplete packages will not be reviewed by the board. 3. Reference (a), chapters 1, 2, and 5, provide application procedures and requirements which should be read in their entirety. Additional application information can be found via MyNavy Portal (MNP) at https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/career-planning/commissioning-programs on the NC MECP link. Applicants must not have reached their 42nd birthday by the time of initial commission. Age waivers will not be granted. A Marine administrative message will outline conditional release procedures for AD Marines who are selected to participate in the program. 4. Amplifying information for the AY-24 NC MECP selection board: a. Applicants assigned to a nuclear training command or who hold a nuclear Navy enlisted classification and are applying for the AY-24 NC MECP selection board must obtain conditional release from nuclear- field duty prior to submitting their application for consideration. To obtain a conditional release, an applicant must submit an Enlisted Personnel Action Request (NAVPERS 1306/7) to the Nuclear Propulsion Program Management Office (OPNAV N133) via their detailer. b. Applicants not assigned to nuclear programs must submit a NAVPERS 1306/7 to their enlisted community manager to obtain the conditional release. 5. Once approved, the selection board results will be released and posted via MNP at the NC MECP link. 6. Point of contact is Ms. Beverly D. Kemp, Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command, who can be reached at (301) 319-4520/ DSN 285 or via e-mail at beverly.d.kemp.civ@health.mil. 7. This NAVADMIN message will remain in effect until superseded or 30 September 2024, whichever occurs first. 8. Released by Ms. Lisa M. St. Andre, Acting N1.// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 171440Z MAR 23 MID200080811384U FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC TO ALNAV INFO SECNAV WASHINGTON DC CNO WASHINGTON DC CMC WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS ALNAV 024/23 MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/-/MAR// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2023 NAVY RESERVE LIEUTENANT LINE AND STAFF CORPS SELECTIONS// RMKS/1. I am pleased to announce the following Line and Staff Corps Officers on the reserve active-status list for promotion to the permanent grade of Lieutenant. 2. This message is not authority to deliver appointments. Authority to effect promotion will normally be issued by future NAVADMINs requiring NAVPERS 1421/7 preparation and forwarding of document to PERS-806. 3. Frocking is not authorized for any officer listed below until specific authorization is received per SECNAVINST 1420.2B. 4. For proper alphabetical order read from left to right on each line. The numbers following each name to the right indicate the relative seniority among selectees within each competitive category. Members are directed to verify their select status via BUPERS Online. Unrestricted Line Hussey James A 0002 James Robert Charles 0001 Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer (Maintenance) Tran Thuan Thanh 0001 Special Duty Officer (Cryptologic Warfare) Hoekstra Michael C 0002 Kendrick Khester G 0001 Special Duty Officer (Intelligence) Cain Shelbie Erin 0001 Nurse Corps Aronson Kaylauni Elise 0005 Brickson Eric Jon 0006 Delacruz Basil I 0002 Moses Bree Renee 0001 Thompson Ryan Lynn 0007 Tsang Eva Kristiani 0004 Venegas Jordan Ross 0003 Chaplain Corps Farr Matthew Rohen 0003 Johnson Jeffery Alex J 0005 Suh Tim Ilyong 0004 Weaver David Alan 0001 6. Released by the Honorable Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the Navy.// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//

The NMCP, Branch Health Clinic and Tricare Prime Clinic Pharmacies are Implementing Required text message activation of all new prescriptions beginning January 9, 2023. Activate your NEW prescriptions by text BEFORE heading to the NMCP Pharmacy of your choice by using Q-Anywhere. Q-Anywhere Detailed Q-Anywhere Instructions (PDF)

A man drove through the front gate of Naval Air Station Key West on Thursday afternoon, creating a security scare and lockdown that lasted nearly two hours. The driver went through the Trumbo Point gate at 3:30 p.m. and never stopped, according to base spokeswoman Danette Baso Silvers.

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — A sailor assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan died Monday evening after falling from an unaccompanied housing building, the base confirmed Tuesday. The sailor, a 22-year-old seaman whose identity was not disclosed, was critically injured in the fall, base spokesman Randall Baucom told Stars and Stripes by email.

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – TRICARE develops pilots and demonstrations to test new medical services, treatments, and approaches. These include initiatives for autism care, childbirth support, and low back pain. Certain groups have the chance to benefit from these services during an evaluation period. Results from these programs may inform future benefit changes. “The goal of these pilots and demonstrations is to support better health outcomes, enhance health care experiences, and reduce costs over time,” said Erica Ferron, a management and program analyst with the TRICARE Health Plan. “This is an important process to ensure that TRICARE keeps finding new ways to improve your health care coverage.”

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 161455Z MAR 23 MID200080810373U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 073/23 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAR// SUBJ/FY-24 ACTIVE-DUTY NAVY NUCLEAR LIMITED DUTY OFFICER IN SERVICE PROCUREMENT SELECTION BOARD RESULTS// REF/A/DOC/MANMED/20FEB19// AMPN/REF A IS NAVMED P 117, MANUAL OF MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.// RMKS/1. Congratulations to selectees of the Fiscal Year 2024 Active-Duty Navy Nuclear Limited Duty Officer (LDO) In-Service Procurement (ISP) Board. 2. For LDO selectees, read name, commissioning month/year. All appointments are effective on the first day of the commissioning month. Members are directed to verify their select status via BUPERS Online. LIMITED DUTY OFFICER ENSIGN NUCLEAR POWER - 620X Anderson Aaron Robert 0724 Boring William Maurice 0824 Bousquet Richard J Jr 0324 Buchholz Ryan James 0424 Cabrera Melvin Leonel 0724 Castro Steven Michael 0424 Conklin Douglas A 1123 Corey Christopher C 0924 Crabtree Christopher D 0824 Dague Alexander W 0224 Dellapenna Zachary G 0824 Dunn Jacob Sterling 1223 Feola Matthew James 0224 Firkins Jonathan Dean 0824 Ford Kayla 1223 Gilliam Jonathan Seth 1123 Gorman Andrey 0324 Grimsley Timothy D 0324 Groves Zane Wiiliam 0424 Haan Jacob Lewis 0924 Hayden Darik Michael 0824 Iacovino Andrew P 0724 Jimenez Vilma Jennifer 0724 Jones Dalton Riley 1223 Kozak Damain Kane 0724 Landers Darrell W Jr 1023 Livingston Stephen W 1123 Loriol James Mathew 0424 Lynch Bryan C 1123 Monrose Taquawn D 1023 Newman Molly Ann 0224 Oneill Ryan Patrick 1123 Redington Brendan C 0824 Sablan Christopher G 1223 Severin Joseph Zachary 1223 Stockard Stephen K 1023 Szad Andrew Mitchell 1023 Tilman Joseph M 0724 Wardle Abigail Karen 1023 West Shane Kalena 0824 Weston Steven Michael 1123 Youngblood Austin T 1223 3. Each applicant should take pride in knowing that the superior performance documented in the evaluations reviewed by the board required the members to dedicate long hours in making hard choices to ensure only the best and fully qualified applicants were selected. I am confident that each selectee will justify their selection time and again in their new career as naval officers. Those not selected are highly encouraged to seek out an LDO/chief warrant officer (CWO) in your area for advice on ways to grow professionally and improve opportunity for future selection. Bravo Zulu to all who were willing to answer the call. 4. This message is not authority to issue appointments. Frocking is prohibited. COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-806) will deliver appointments to MyNavy Career Center (MNCC) Millington approximately 60 days prior to the commissioning date. MNCC will forward appointments to the Transaction Service Center (TSC) Great Lakes, who will distribute directly to the respective CPPAs. TSC Great Lakes will also process the conversion from enlisted to officer status for LDOs and CWOs, for all commands other than those who have the ability to process their own (CVN, SPECWAR, etc.). TSC Great Lakes can be contacted directly at the below email address. 5. Commanding Officers are directed to: a. Notify selectee. b. Notify PERS-803 via official correspondence no later than 10 days following release of this message of selectees who do not accept appointment. Selectees who decline their commission within this 10 day period will be considered by the FY-24 Enlisted Selection Boards. After the 10 day period, PERS-802 will invalidate all FY-24 Active-Duty Navy Nuclear LDO ISP Selection Board selectees eligibility for the FY-24 Active-Duty Enlisted Selection Boards. c. Per reference (a), ensure LDO selectees obtain a commissioning physical within 90 days preceding the appointment month. Notify the Nuclear LDO detailer (PERS-422B) upon completion. d. Hold execution of all permanent change of station orders in abeyance, if applicable, and immediately notify PERS-40 of member's selection. e. Administer an official physical fitness assessment (PFA) within four months of commissioning date. Selectees must hand carry test results to Officer Indoctrination School, Newport, RI. If selectee fails to achieve satisfactory medium, notify the Nuclear LDO detailer (PERS-422B). Hold commissioning in abeyance until successful completion of PFA. f. Hold appointment in abeyance if it is determined that a selectee is no longer mentally, physically, morally or professionally qualified or if they fail to meet current PFA requirements. Immediately forward documentation citing reason to PERS-803. 6. If a Nuclear LDO selectee's enlistment (including any extensions) expires after the date of appointment, they are not reenlistment eligible unless appointment is declined. 7. Each selectee should contact their Nuclear LDO officer detailer (PERS-422B) for submission requirements with regard to personal information and history cards, and inform PERS-806 of address changes to facilitate appointment delivery. 8. Points of Contact a. PERS-422B point of contact for Nuclear LDO ISP Board, issues/questions is LT Karl Martin at (901) 874 3938/DSN 882. b. PERS-806 point of contact for issuance of oath and commissioning documents issues/questions is Mr. Lee Eclavea, at (901) 874 4374/DSN 882 or email at officer_appt.fct(at)navy.mil. c. MNCC point of contact for distribution of oath and commissioning documents is askmncc(at)navy.mil. d. TSC Great Lakes point of contact for oath of office distribution and conversion questions is M_GRLK_TSCEOPP(at)navy.mil. 9. Released by Vice Admiral Richard J. Cheeseman, Jr., N1.// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 161217Z MAR 23 MID200080810208U FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC TO ALNAV INFO SECNAV WASHINGTON DC CNO WASHINGTON DC CMC WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS ALNAV 022/23 MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/-/MAR// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2024 RESERVE REAR ADMIRAL (LOWER HALF) LINE AND STAFF CORPS SELECTIONS// RMKS/1. The President of the United States has approved the reports of the selection boards which recommend the following officers in the line and staff corps on the reserve list for promotion to the permanent grade of Rear Admiral (lower half). 2. Frocking to Rear Admiral (lower half) is not authorized except on an individual basis by the Secretary of Defense. Byington, John E. Jurgemeyer, Jeffrey A. Lofgren, Richard S. Ludwa, David E. Mattis, Michael S. Meyer, Richard W. Muschinske, Peter K. Robinson III, John A. Smith, Bryon T. Vanpoots, Michael R. Williams, Marc F. 3. The Board selected these leaders to ensure the Navy has the right senior reserve officers to support Fleet operations and design, train, develop, and lead Navy Reserve Forces, recognizing that the continued preeminence of the Navy is inextricably linked to our ability to successfully change by advancing our culture. To do so, Navy's Flag Wardroom must model Get Real and Get Better, demonstrating a mindset of continuous improvement in how they build teams and deliver outcomes. These leaders must be able to self-assess, self-correct, always learn, rapidly collaborate, and create opportunities to remove barriers to individual, team, and Navy warfighting excellence. 4. The Board looked for officers with professional skills, integrity, management acumen and resourcefulness in difficult and challenging leadership assignments, as well as personal and professional attributes including: initiative, taking ownership, embracing new ideas with an open mind, relentlessly focusing on output metrics and forecasted performance, finding and embracing the red to drive improvement, rewarding transparency and well-calculated risk taking, generating a culture of continuous learning, and demonstrating a sustained ability to unleash the power of our people in leading men and women coming from widely varying backgrounds. 5. The convening orders and precepts for both boards may be found on the MyNavy HR website at the following link: https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Career-Management/Boards/Flag/Precepts/. 6. Released by the Honorable Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the Navy.// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 152047Z MAR 23 MID200080809381U FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC TO ALNAV INFO SECNAV WASHINGTON DC CNO WASHINGTON DC CMC WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS ALNAV 021/23 MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/-/MAR// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2024 NAVY RESERVE REAR ADMIRAL LINE SELECTIONS// RMKS/1. The President of the United States has approved the reports of the selection boards which recommend the following officers in the line on the reserve list for promotion to the permanent grade of Rear Admiral. 2. Frocking to Rear Admiral is not authorized except on an individual basis by the Secretary of Defense. Blackmon, Kenneth R. Lederer, Marc S. Nowakowski, Robert C. 3. These nominations will ensure the Navy is equipped with capable senior reserve leaders to support the Fleet for combat operations, and design, train, develop and lead Navy Reserve Forces, recognizing that the continued preeminence of U.S. naval power is inextricably linked to the ability to successfully change by advancing our culture. These officers demonstrated an appropriate level of leadership, professional skills, integrity, management acumen, grounding in business practices, and resourcefulness in difficult and challenging assignments. Their personal and professional attributes include adaptability, intelligent risk-taking, critical thinking, innovation, adherence to Navy and Department of Defense ethical standards, physical fitness, and loyalty to the Navy core values. These officers have proven sustained superior performance in command leadership positions in difficult and challenging assignments. 4. The Board sought innovative and bold leaders who are ready to sustain the Get Real, Get Better (GRGB) movement by role-modeling GRGB leadership behaviors and problem solving. These officers are their own toughest critic, think creatively, challenge assumptions, and take well-calculated risks to maximize effectiveness. These officers have shown the ability to successfully lead and mentor a diverse workforce, while executing the Navy's strategic diversity initiatives and effectively retaining the right quality and quantity of performance-proven personnel. 5. The convening orders and precepts for this board may be found on the MyNavy HR website at the following link: https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Career-Management/Boards/Flag/Precepts/ 6. Released by the Honorable Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the Navy.// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//

IN 2018, a newly hired software engineer at a defense and intelligence contractor in the Washington, D.C., suburbs was assigned to a team led by a senior developer named Hatchet Speed. At first, the new engineer, Richard Ngo, got along well with Speed. They sometimes went out to lunch together and socialized away from the office. “Speed was my mentor at Novetta as the software lead,” Ngo later said in court testimony. “We worked together every day.” But after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, Ngo noticed that Speed,

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 151726Z MAR 23 MID600052873665U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 070/23 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAR// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2023 TRAINING AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE RESERVE AVIATION COMMAND RETENTION BONUS// REF/A/DOC/SECNAV/6FEB18// REF/B/DOC/OPNAV/01OCT19// NARR/REF A IS SECNAVINST 7220.88, AVIATION INCENTIVE PAYS AND BONUS PROGRAM. REF B IS OPNAVINST 7220.18A, AVIATION INCENTIVE PAY AND BONUS PROGRAM.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN message announces the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Training and Administration of the Reserve (TAR) Aviation Command Retention Bonus (ACRB), authorized in line with references (a) and (b). 2. The FY-23 TAR ACRB is designed to retain officers with the capabilities and command experience in our primary warfighting missions that are critical for the future of our service. Our cadre of commander (CDR) commanding officers (CO) lead our Naval Aviation Enterprise and are the major commanders and flag officers of tomorrow. Their skills and leadership experience are essential to the success of the Navy. The FY-23 TAR ACRB incentivizes continued service in follow-on assignments requiring senior aviation leaders. a. FY-23 TAR ACRB applicants must have screened on the FY-21 through FY-23 Aviation Command Screen Board (ACSB) as CO of an eligible operational, operational training, or special mission CDR command in order to apply. Eligible commands are those for which the annual ACSB selects officers to serve as CO, excluding second-in-grade, sequential, bonus, or fleet replacement squadron commands. Consult the FY-23 TAR ACRB program information for specific eligibility criteria and limitations at the TAR Detailing (PERS-46) Aviation page listed below. The application opportunity commences with the release of this NAVADMIN and closes on 31 August 2023. b. All FY-23 TAR ACRB contracts will be worth $100,000.Eligible officers will receive an initial payment of $34,000 and two anniversary payments of $33,000. Participation in the FY-23 TAR ACRB obligates recipients to 3 years of obligated service to include full completion of a post command commander (PCC) tour, which may be between 24 and 36 months depending on assignment. ACRB obligation ends at the completion of 22 years of service, the projected rotation date of the assigned PCC tour, or 3 years from contract acceptance date, whichever is later. ACRB applications for those currently under Aviation Department Head Retention Bonus (ADHRB) obligations will be accepted, held in abeyance, and activated upon ADHRB contract expiration. 3. Additional ACRB Information: a. Officers accepting ACRB contracts are not precluded from participating in the career intermission program (CIP). Officers interested in both ACRB and CIP should contact the ACRB program manager and their detailer for more information. b. For further ACRB details, eligibility, and application procedures, visit the MyNavy Portal website at https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Career-Management/Detailing/Officer/Pers-46- TAR/Aviation/ 4. The TAR ACRB point of contact is LCDR Lance Herndon, TAR Aviation Placement Officer (PERS-46E), via e-mail at lance.r.herndon.mil@us.navy.mil or (901) 874-4064/DSN 882. 5. Released by Vice Admiral Richard J. Cheeseman, Jr., N1.// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 151705Z MAR 23 MID600052873599U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 068/23 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAR// SUBJ/NOTICE OF CONVENING FY-24-2 TEST PILOT SCHOOL SELECTION BOARD// REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/06JAN21// AMPN/REF A IS BUPERSINST 1500.62E, TEST PILOT SCHOOLS.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the convening of the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) Selection Board on 22 June 2023. This board will select highly qualified naval aviators and naval flight officers (NFO) for USNTPS and cole du Personnel Navigant d'Essais et de Reception (EPNER), French Test Pilot School. Test Pilot School (TPS) graduates have a significant and long- lasting influence on platforms and systems that directly impact the future warfighting capability of the Fleet. Command and Fleet community assistance is required to identify candidates with strong operational performance, and ideally, strong academic backgrounds in science, technology, engineering, and mathematic fields of study. 2. To be eligible for board consideration, a command-endorsed application in line with reference (a) must be received by MyNavy Career Center (MNCC) no later than 11 May 2023. Additional documentation (including carrier air wing commander/carrier air group endorsements, letters of recommendation, fitness reports, etc.) will be accepted until 9 June 2023 but must be submitted by the applicant as a letter to the board in line with subparagraph 4a below. The applicant's e-mail address(es), phone number(s), college transcripts, anthropometric data measurement record, current physical readiness information management system body composition assessment report, and post- TPS test squadron assignment preferences must be included with the application. Willingness or unwillingness to accept Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Two Four (UX-24) as a follow-on tour performing unmanned aircraft systems developmental testing must be explicitly stated. Current contact information (ashore and afloat) of the applicant's commanding officer must also be included to expedite notification if selected. 3. The command endorsement must explicitly state whether the applicant, if selected, will be allowed and available to report for pre-arrival training by the following dates: a. Fixed wing pilots: 9 October 2023. b. Rotary wing pilots: 30 October 2023. c. NFOs: 4 December 2023. Endorsements with availability dates after these respective dates may be removed from consideration and not reviewed by the board. The inability of the applicant to report by the above date may be mitigated by conducting initial training in a temporary additional duty (TEMADD) status at the expense of the endorsing command. If this is required, it must be explicitly stated in the command endorsement that the endorsing command will provide TEMADD funds until the applicant can officially detach. 4. Application package submissions: a. The preferred method of application submission is electronic. E-mail encrypted PDF submissions to cscselboard@navy.mil and carbon copy to 43_aedo_dtlr.fct@navy.mil. If required, please visit https://dod411.gds.disa.mil/ to download the required mailbox certificates to encrypt the e-mail. If unable to send encrypted e-mail, please contact 43_aedo_dtlr.fct@navy.mil for assistance. b. If unable to send electronically, applications may be sent via U.S. Postal Service to the following address: MyNavy Career Center FY-24-2 Test Pilot School Selection Board (Board #380) 5720 Integrity Drive Millington, TN 38055 c. Applications sent via FedEx/UPS/DHL should use the following address: MyNavy Career Center FY-24-2 Test Pilot School Selection Board (Board #380) 5640 Ticonderoga Loop, BLDG 768, RM E302 Millington, TN 38055-6300 5. Applicants should confirm receipt of their application package and all correspondence by calling the MNCC at 1-833-330-MNCC or DSN 882-6622. 6. Eligibility: a. Designated naval aviators and NFOs through the grade of lieutenant commander, who are qualified for flight duties and have not been terminated from flying status, are eligible for selection. b. The preferred aviators are junior officers (O-2 or O-3) with designator 13X0 and detailer-forecasted career timing to complete the selected TPS program and a 36-month follow-on test tour prior to their expected department head tour. If there are not enough qualified junior officers to meet requirements, lieutenant commanders with exceptional records may be selected, provided they can meet follow-on test tour requirements and applicable career milestones. c. Aerospace engineering duty officer (1510) aviators through the grade of lieutenant commander may be selected if they are able to serve a 36-month follow-on test tour and still meet career milestones. d. Applicants determined to have insufficient career timing to meet a minimum test tour of 24 months may have their application removed from consideration. e. Applicants should ensure they have a valid government passport that will not expire prior to the completion of the class. 7. Applicants should periodically check for updates and additional information via MyNavy HR website at https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Career- Management/Boards/Administrative/Test-Pilot/. 8. Points of contact are CDR Ernesto Villalba, PERS-434B, via e-mail at ernesto.r.villalba.mil@us.navy.mil, or Ms. Brandy Theisen, PERS-434B1, via e-mail at 43_aedo_dtlr.fct@navy.mil.// 9. Released by Vice Admiral Richard J. Cheeseman, Jr., N1.// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//

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