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ROUTINE R 191756Z AUG 24 MID120001353778U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 162/24 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/AUG// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2024 TRAINING AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE RESERVE AVIATION DEPARTMENT HEAD RETENTION BONUS// REF/A/DOC/SECNAV/6FEB18// REF/B/DOC/OPNAV/1OCT19// 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 announces the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Training and Administration of the Reserve (TAR) Aviation Department Head Retention Bonus (ADHRB) program in line with references (a) and (b). A vital part of developing a total force strategy and maintaining combat readiness is to provide appropriate incentives to retain skilled personnel for critical Naval Aviation enterprise billets. The TAR ADHRB program provides selected bonuses as an incentive to eligible pilots and Naval Flight Officers serving in Department Head (DH) billets during FY24 and to retain those officers through a post-DH aviation staff tour. 2. The TAR ADHRB program continues the bonus system of previous years that is tied directly to force structure and targets initial eligible aviators. Annual DH rates of up to $40K are listed below and vary by community. DH retention bonuses will be paid in three, five or seven equal annual installments. If a signed contract is received before completing 12 months of their initial DH tour, the Service Member is eligible for the seven year contract beginning on their one year anniversary in the DH squadron. Service Members may sign up for the three or five year contract at any time during their initial DH tour, but will not be approved until after their one year anniversary in the DH squadron. The following are the monetary dollar rates for squadron DH contracts: HM - Pilot $40K/YR HSC - Pilot $25K/YR HSM - Pilot $35K/YR HT - Pilot $20K/YR VAQ - Pilot $40K/YR VAQ - NFO $25K/YR VFC - Pilot $40K/YR VP/VUP - Pilot $40K/YR VP/VUP - NFO $20K/YR VR - Pilot $35K/YR VT(JET) - Pilot $40K/YR VT(PROP) - Pilot/NFO $35K/YR 3. All signed contracts must be received by TAR Distribution and Augmentation (PERS-46) by 13 September 2024. For specific 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. Point of contact. LCDR Aaron Howell, PERS-46E (TAR Aviation Placement Officer) at (901) 874-4064/DSN 882 or via e-mail at aaron.d.howell6.mil@us.navy.mil. 5. This message will remain in effect until superseded or cancelled, whichever occurs first. 6. Released by Vice Admiral Richard J. Cheeseman, Jr., N1.// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 191658Z AUG 24 MID120001353618U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 161/24 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//00// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//00// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/AUG// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2025 JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL'S CORPS IN-SERVICE PROCUREMENT PROGRAM SELECTION BOARD// REF/A/DOC/JAG/23JUL20// AMPN/ REF A IS PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION 111A, THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL'S CORPS (JAGC) IN-SERVICE PROCUREMENT PROGRAM (JAGC IPP).// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the convening of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Judge Advocate Generals Corps (JAGC) In-service Procurement Program (IPP) Selection Board no earlier than January 2025. The JAGC-IPP provides outstanding, career-motivated enlisted personnel of all ratings, who meet the eligibility criteria, the opportunity to earn a commission in the JAGC. The FY25 board will accept applications for the Funded Legal Education Option (FLEO) and the Direct Commission Option (DCO). 2. This program is open to Active Duty (AD) enlisted Sailors and Navy Training and Administration of the Reserve personnel in any rating or military occupational specialty in paygrades E-5 through E-7 at the time of the application. DCO applicants must have served on AD for a period of no less than two years and no more than 10 years at the time of commissioning. FLEO applicants must have served on AD for a period of no less than four years and no more than eight years at the time legal training begins. Members of the Individual Ready Reserve or serving on AD for operational support, AD for training or one to three year recalls are not eligible for this program. FLEO applicants selected for the program must begin legal training no later than September 2025 and prior to the eighth anniversary of their AD commencement date. Legal training in the program commences as of the date of reporting for duty under instruction at the unit to which the enlisted Sailor is assigned while attending law school. The enlisted Sailor is not required to begin law school courses by this date. All time-in-service and paygrade requirements are statutory and cannot be waived. 3. Reference (a) provides information on authorized program benefits, eligibility, obligated service and program requirements. Where information differs between this NAVADMIN and reference (a), this NAVADMIN takes precedence. 4. Application procedures are provided in reference (a) and this NAVADMIN. All applicants and endorsing commands should fully read this NAVADMIN, reference (a) and application guides. All references are available at https://www.jag.navy.mil/careers/lawyers/ipp/. 5. Applicants must not have reached their 42nd birthday by the time they commission. This requirement cannot be waived. 6. Amplifying education information for the FY25 board. a. Law School Admission Test (LSAT) exam score reports are required for all applicants. LSAT score reports may be submitted via separate correspondence after the deadline, but must be received by 10 January 2025. Website screenshots of LSAT scores will not be accepted unless an official score report is not available to LSAT-Flex test takers. b. All applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution at the time of the application deadline. Applicants must submit their official or unofficial transcripts for all degrees earned and a complete list of all schools attended. c. Applicants applying to the FLEO must provide a prioritized list of U.S. law schools accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) to which the applicant has applied or plans to apply. Applicants are encouraged to apply to more than one school. Applicants are encouraged to apply only to schools listed on the approved Education Service Agreement (ESA) list which may be found at https://jag.navy.mil/careers/lawyers/nps-esa-approved-schools/. Applicants must apply to at least one law school in which in-state tuition and fees can be obtained, one law school near the applicant's current duty station, one law school located in a Fleet concentration area (i.e., Norfolk, VA, Jacksonville/Mayport, FL, San Diego, CA, Pearl Harbor, HI, Bremerton, WA or Washington, DC), and one ESA approved law school. Applicants may be denied permission to attend non-ESA approved schools. Applicants are required to apply to at least one law school before the IPP board in January 2025 but are strongly encouraged to apply to law schools before the IPP application deadline. Applicants must provide a copy of any acceptance letters received prior to the convening of the selection board. d. Applicants applying for the DCO must have obtained a law degree (Juris Doctor) from a law school considered by the ABA to be accredited under provisions established by the ABA at the time of their graduation from the law school. e. Applicants for the DCO must submit a current letter or certificate of good standing from the licensing authority admitting the applicant to the practice of law before a federal court or the highest court of a state, a U.S. territory, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico or the District of Columbia. f. All applicants must obtain a conditional release from their Enlisted Community Manager (ECM). To obtain a conditional release, an applicant must submit NAVPERS 1306/7 to their ECM or detailer as appropriate. The FY25 JAGC-IPP selection board will only consider enlisted candidates who have a conditional release included in their program application. 7. Applicants must submit their application electronically via Department of Defense (DoD) Secure Access File Exchange (SAFE) https://safe.apps.mil/ to NavyJAGAccessions@us.navy.mil no later than 2359 Eastern Standard Time Friday, 13 December 2024. Applicants or their command may submit the completed application. Once submitted via DoD SAFE, the submitter of the application must e-mail NavyJAGAccessions@us.navy.mil to provide notification of the submission, the DoD SAFE file download password and a command point of contact for follow up information. If an applicant requires an exception to the e-submission policy due to operational restrictions, please contact (202) 685-8527 or NavyJAGAccessions@us.navy.mil prior to 18 November 2024. LSAT score reports and law school acceptance letters may be submitted via separate correspondence after the deadline, but must be received by 10 January 2025. No other additional or amplifying information will be accepted after the deadline. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed by the board. Applicants will be notified directly of board results four to six weeks following the convening of the selection board. 8. In line with reference (a), prior to submitting a completed application, applicants are required to complete a structured interview with the JAGC. Structured interviews will be conducted in line with policy established by the Judge Advocate General. Instructions for scheduling a structured interview may be found at https://www.jag.navy.mil/careers/lawyers/ipp/. This requirement is in addition, to the command interview. 9. Point of contact is the Office of the Judge Advocate General Accessions Program Manager and can be reached at (202) 685-8527/DSN 325 or via e-mail at NavyJAGAccessions@us.navy.mil. 10. Released by Vice Admiral Richard J. Cheeseman, Jr., N1.// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//

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"It is even more disappointing when these comments come from a man who already served in this noble office and frankly should already know better"

U.S. Secretary of the Navy told CBS News Bay Area that the military is seeking to identify the descendants of the 256 exonerated Port Chicago 50 defendants. This number includes the Port Chicago 50 who were tried on mutiny charges, and the 206 other Port Chicago sailors who were convicted in a summary courts-martial of disobeying orders.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Dana Plummer, the 36-year-old father who was arrested for allegedly abducting his three children on Wednesday night after stabbing their mother — his ex-wife — and his stepdaughter, had "administratively separated" from the U.S. Navy less than two weeks before the incident, military records show.

The Navy is dealing with what could be called a sartorial crisis: The sea service has run out of pants. And it may not get more for months. Specifically, service officials confirmed Friday that pants for the Navy Working Uniform, or NWU, the go-to uniform for most sailors, are out of stock at Navy Exchanges.

Erin Spencer, a homeless Marine Corps veteran, says he has “lost count” of the number of times in the last 10 years that he has been arrested or forced to move from the streets where he sleeps in the San Francisco Bay Area. And each time, he also lost something personal during the sweeps in one of America’s most progressive regions: the tools and materials he collected to make his artwork.

Aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) has left the South China Sea and is now in the Indian Ocean, Navy officials confirmed to USNI News on Friday. The carrier is bound for U.S. Central Command to relieve USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), which has been operating in the region since July as part of the U.S.-led Operation Prosperity Guardian. The Navy posted a timelapse video on Friday of the carrier moving through the Strait of Malacca off the coast of Singapore.

Two MH-60S Knighthawk helicopters were involved in an unspecified incident at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nev., Thursday, injuring 10 sailors, USNI News has learned. The sailors suffered non-life threatening injuries in the incident, Naval Air Forces spokesperson Cmdr. Beth Teach told USNI News. The helicopters are assigned to “Golden Falcons” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12. She did not have additional details as of this posting.

Timeline for E-7 Active-Duty Cycle 262 Results: TRIAD release: August 19, 2024 via BOL Public release: August 20, 2024 via NAVADMIN (Public)

The Navy is preparing to award an estimated $11.5 billion multi-ship deal to build four amphibious warships, according to a copy of a Tuesday Navy notification to Congress reviewed by USNI News. According to the Aug. 14 notification, the Department of the Navy will purchase three San Antonio class Flight II amphibious warships and a Flight I America-class big deck amphibious warship starting in Fiscal Year 2025 to 2027 as part of a “multi-ship procurement,” authorized as part of the FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act.

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WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon is taking new steps to protect troops' brain health, including mandating baseline cognitive tests for all new recruits starting next year to make it easier to diagnose traumatic brain injuries later on in their career.

Beginning Sept. 1, 2024, FLTMPS will no longer be available to log Enlisted Leader Development (ELD) courses. Fleet facilitators must email class rosters to the Naval Leadership & Ethics Center for input into CETARS. Email distros are listed at the bottom of the roster. Class rosters can be downloaded on the ELD SharePoint or MyNavy Portal.

The Department of Defense (DoD) announced today the launch of the DoD Housing Feedback System (DHFS), an initiative designed to enhance transparency and accountability in DoD privatized military housing. The new system allows active-duty Service members and their authorized dependents to submit feedback on their current leased unit, ensuring that their voices are heard and their concerns are addressed in a timely manner. The system opens an additional, high-visibility communication channel for active-duty service members living in privatized military housing and their authorized dependents to submit public feedback related to the condition of their current housing unit and receive a response from their privatized landlord. The DHFS is intended to augment, not replace existing processes for submitting maintenance work order requests. Privatized military housing residents should continue to submit work order requests through their community's property manager or other regular channels to receive corrective action for maintenance issues. The launch of this initiative is part of the department's ongoing commitment to improving the quality of life for our Service members and their families. "The Department of Defense has a moral obligation to ensure that the spaces where our Service members and their families live are healthy, functional, and resilient," said Deborah G. Rosenblum, Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. "This new feedback system is a critical step to ensuring transparent and timely responses to occupants' concerns and aligns with Secretary Austin's priority to Take Care of Our People. We are focused on putting our people's experiences at the very center of all the work we do." The DHFS is now live and can be accessed at https://www.dhfs.mil. We encourage all eligible tenants to use this system to provide their valuable feedback and help us continue to enhance the quality of military housing. The DHFS home screen includes options to access official OSD / Military Department housing webpages that include web links where they can: Submit a maintenance work order for repair directly with the landlord's property management office. Initiate the dispute resolution process if unsatisfied with their work order experience. Find a copy of the privatized housing Tenant Bill of Rights. Locate contact information for the Military Housing Office and privatized landlord or their property manager. Access the DoD Hotline website if there are concerns about retaliation for submitting feedback. Directly supporting the Secretary of Defense's priority to take care of our people, the DoD provides approximately 250,000 homes for Service members and their families. The new feedback system will help improve installation conditions today and the quality standards Service members and their families deserve. Earlier this year, the Department released its Resilient and Healthy Defense Communities (RHDC) Strategy, which will guide the Department's actions in the coming years to improve the built and natural environment on defense installations. Directly supporting the Secretary of Defense's priority to take care of our people, the strategy focuses on improving the quality of life for Service members, their families, and the DoD civilian workforce.

WASHINGTON — Several U.S. and coalition personnel suffered minor injuries in a drone attack Friday in Syria as more American forces move into the Middle East in anticipation of strikes by Iran and its proxy militias, the Pentagon said. Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the top Pentagon spokesman, said Monday that personnel at Rumalyn Landing Zone in northeastern Syria were treated for minor injuries, such as smoke inhalation, but no serious injuries were reported. Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2024-08-12/troops-injured-syria-iran-militants-middle-east-israel-14843576.html Source - Stars and Stripes

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a guided missile submarine to the Middle East and is telling the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group to sail more quickly to the area, the Defense Department said Sunday.

The Navy’s ability to build lower-cost warships that can shoot down Houthi rebel missiles in the Red Sea depends in part on a 25-year-old laborer who previously made parts for garbage trucks. Lucas Andreini, a welder at Fincantieri Marinette Marine, in Marinette, Wisconsin, is among thousands of young workers who’ve received employer-sponsored training nationwide as shipyards struggle to hire and retain employees. The labor shortage is one of myriad challenges that have led to backlogs in ship production and maintenance at a time when the Navy faces expanding global threats. Combined with shifting defense priorities, last-minute design changes and cost overruns, it has put the U.S. behind China in the number of ships at its disposal — and the gap is widening.

The most popular member of the crew aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) for its marathon deployment to the Middle East was not Ike’s commanding officer Capt. Christopher “Chowdah” Hill, despite his social media clout, chocolate chip cookies and support for Taco Tuesday. This crew member had a leg up on Hill. Actually, he had two. That distinction goes to Captain Demo, a golden retriever/labrador mix, a multi-talented expeditionary facility dog tasked with everything from comforting sailors during therapy sessions to general morale improvement.

WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced several steps to expand access to VA benefits for Veterans who served at Karshi-Khanabad (K2) base in Uzbekistan after Sept. 11, 2001, as well as their survivors. These steps include:

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 081616Z AUG 24 MID120001331547U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 157/24 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/AUG// SUBJ/CONVENING OF THE FY25 TRAINING AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE RESERVE CAPTAIN SELECTIVE RETENTION BOARD// REF/A/DOC/SECNAV/24JUL19// AMPN/REF A IS SECNAVINST 1920.6D, ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION OF OFFICERS.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the convening of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Training and Administration of the Reserve (TAR) Captain Selective Retention (SELRET) Board. 2. The SELRET Board is required to retain TAR Captains beyond 3 years' time in grade bringing TAR inventory in line with authorized end strength, allowing for stable promotion opportunity. 3. The FY25 TAR Captain SELRET Board will convene on 16 September 2024 to consider TAR Captains in all competitive categories for retention. TAR Captains who were promoted during FY24 will be looked at for their first gate and TAR Captains who were promoted during FY20 will be looked at for their second gate. In line with reference (a), second gate TAR Captains not selected for retention will retire or be released from Active Duty no later than 1 September 2025 and first gate TAR Captains not selected for retention will retire or be released from Active Duty no later than 1 September 2026. In either case, TAR officers will be retained on Active Duty, if necessary, to enable the officer to become eligible for a regular Active Duty retirement. 4. Amplifying information can be accessed via MyNavy HR website at https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Career-Management/Community- Management/Officer/Reserve-OCM/TAR/TAR-Continuation/. The approved number of selections for retention will be posted as part of the board convening order after the board adjourns. An example letter to selection boards is also available on the same website. 5. The Point of contact is CDR Kirk Morris, TAR Officer Community Management (BUPERS 351C), at (901) 874-4346/DSN 882 or via e-mail at kirk.n.morris.mil@us.navy.mil. 6. This message will remain in effect until superseded or canceled, whichever comes first. 7. Released by Vice Admiral Richard J. Cheeseman, Jr., N1.// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 081808Z AUG 24 MID120001331882U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 158/24 MSGID/NAVADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N093/AUG// SUBJ/2024-2025 NAVY INFLUENZA VACCINATION AND REPORTING POLICY// REF/A/DOC/BUMEDINST 6230.15B/07OCT2013// REF/B/DOC/DHA-PI 6025.52/04JUN2024// REF/C/DOC/DODI 6205.02/23JUL2019// REF/D/DOC/DODI 6025.19/13JUL2022// REF/E/DOC/BUPERSINST 1730.11A/16MAR2020// REF/F/DOC/MILPERSMAN 1730-020/15AUG2020// REF/G/DOC/OFR/32 CFR PART 199.21/11DEC2018// NARR/REF A IS THE BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY INSTRUCTION (BUMEDINST) 6230.15B IMMUNIZATIONS AND CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS FOR THE PREVENTION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. REF B IS THE DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY PROCEDURAL INSTRUCTION (DHA-PI) 6025.52 GUIDANCE FOR THE DOD INFLUENZA VACCINATION PROGRAM (IVP). REF C IS THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTRUCTION (DODI) 6205.02 DOD IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM, ADDRESSING RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROCEDURES FOR ESTABLISHING A UNIFORM DOD IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM. REF D IS DODI 6025.19 INDIVIDUAL MEDICAL READINESS PROGRAM, ADDRESSING RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING AND MAINTAINING INDIVIDUAL MEDICAL READINESS. REF E IS THE BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL INSTRUCTION (BUPERSINST) 1730.11A STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE ACCOMMODATION OF RELIGIOUS PRACTICES. REF F IS THE NAVAL MILITARY PERSONNEL MANUAL (MILPERSMAN) 1730-020 IMMUNIZATION EXEMPTIONS FOR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS. REF G IS THE OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL REGISTER TITLE 32 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 199.21 (32 CFR PART 199.21), CIVILIAN HEALTH AND MEDICAL PROGRAM OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES (CHAMPUS) TRICARE PHARMACY BENEFITS PROGRAM.// POC/LCDR HELEN BARNHART/BUMED FALLS CHURCH VA/(703) 681-9474/EMAIL: HELEN.M.BARNHART.MIL(AT)HEALTH.MIL// RMKS/1. Per references (a) through (g), this message outlines the 2024-2025 Navy influenza vaccination and reporting policy. Influenza is a contagious acute febrile respiratory viral infection, which can cause mild to severe illness, possibly resulting in hospitalization or death. Influenza has the potential for widespread transmission through person-to-person contact and can cause epidemics within military populations, especially under conditions of crowding such as initial entry training or aboard ships, per reference (a). Influenza has the potential to adversely impact Total Force readiness and mission execution. 2. Influenza Vaccination and Reporting. a. Influenza Disease Prevention. Vaccination is the most effective measure to reduce risk of influenza by enhancing force immunity. Maintaining a clean work environment, optimizing good hygiene practices such as cough/sneeze and hand hygiene, mask wearing immediately after symptom onset, and managing workforce exposure (e.g., social distancing, teleworking, and taking appropriate sick leave) are additional methods to further reduce the spread of influenza that should be implemented as mission allows. Detailed respiratory disease prevention and control recommendations may be found on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Influenza (Flu) website at: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/index.htm. b. Influenza Vaccine. (1) Influenza vaccinations are offered in accordance with recommendations from the CDC and its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), per references (b) and (c). ACIP recommendations for the prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines may be found at: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/acip-recs/vacc-specific/flu.html. (2) Two influenza vaccines, Northern Hemisphere (NH) and Southern Hemisphere (SH), are available based on service member location and timing requirements as described in reference (b). The 2024-2025 influenza season vaccine supply will consist of trivalent injectable vaccines. Intranasal vaccine will not be provided through the central ordering process but will be available through direct consultation with the Defense Logistics Agency if necessary. c. Influenza Vaccine Priority. U.S. Navy ships, operational assets, and training commands have been identified by the DoD and Department of the Navy(DoN) as vaccine priority groups for the 2024-2025 influenza season. d. Influenza Vaccine Ordering and Distribution. (1) Operational Forces Support Division (OFSD), Naval Medical Readiness Logistics Command Detachment (NMRLC-Det), Fort Detrick is responsible for ordering and distributing influenza vaccine for all Navy and Marine Corps activities per reference (b). Additional quantities required must be coordinated with the Vaccine Information and Logistics System (VIALS) helpdesk at: usn.detrick.nmrlc-detftdmd.list.vialhelp(at)health.mil. (2) VIALS is the online requisition system for seasonal influenza vaccine. VIALS tracks requisitioned vaccine electronically via Military Standard Requisitioning and Issuing Procedure (MILSTRIP) from requisition to receipt. The VIALS website is common access card enabled and can be found at https://gov-only.nmrlc.health.mil/int_code03/vials/. (3) All Defense Health Agency (DHA) Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs) will submit the influenza requirements for their MTFs and the Branch Health Clinics that they support into the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency ordering portal, per reference (b). (4) All Fleet, United States Marine Corps Reserve units, and Navy Reserve commands will continue to submit their requirements in VIALS, per reference (b). e. 2025-2026 Influenza Vaccine Requirements. The United States Army Medical Materiel Agency Distribution Operations Center conducts a data call for the following year's seasonal influenza virus vaccine requirements annually in September. All requirements must be submitted prior to the suspense date, established in the annual Medical Material Quality Control Message (MMQC). The suspense date for submitting 2025-2026 influenza virus vaccine requirements is 27 September 2024. f. Influenza Vaccine Shipping. All commands will verify their correct shipping address and two (2) points of contact information in VIALS to ensure prompt delivery. Navy Fleet afloat will validate their shipping locations, timeframes, and contact information. g. Influenza Vaccine Integrity. All Influenza vaccine shipments include temperature monitors. All monitors must be returned to the Defense Logistics Agency-Troop Support Medical (DLA-TSM) cold chain office after receipt, regardless of alarm status, per the included instructions and shipping materials. (1) No Alarm Status. The vaccine is ready for immediate use. Return temperature monitor to DLA-TSM. (2) Alarmed Status. Do not administer vaccine. Segregate the vaccine in the refrigerator with a sign saying, "DO NOT USE". Return temperature monitor to DLA-TSM and await disposition. h. Influenza Vaccine Exercise. Influenza vaccination campaigns may be used to exercise and evaluate mass vaccination scenarios in coordination with Emergency Management personnel. These coordinated mass vaccination campaign exercises provide vaccinations rapidly and efficiently to protect the maximum number of susceptible persons. Process improvements are made to delivery and reporting procedures based on lessons learned. i. Vaccine Delivery. Due to vaccine demand and manufacturer requirements, complete vaccine delivery may be incremental throughout the season. j. Influenza Vaccination Compliance. (1) Navy Military Personnel. Seasonal influenza vaccination is mandatory for all DoD uniformed personnel who are not medically or administratively exempt, per references (a) through (d). The process for requesting an exemption is described in references (a), (e) and (f). Any refusal to receive the influenza vaccine, if a request for exemption has been denied, will constitute a failure to obey a lawful order and may be punishable under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and/or result in administrative action. Prior to receiving the influenza vaccine, Navy Active and Reserve Component personnel will have access to healthcare providers to address questions or concerns with influenza vaccination. Commands must consult with the servicing Staff Judge Advocate General for additional guidance on influenza vaccination non-compliance. (2) Navy Civilian Personnel. Influenza vaccination is required for all civilian healthcare personnel as per references (b) and (c) and is strongly encouraged for all other Navy civilian employees. (3) TRICARE Beneficiaries. Reference (g) authorizes retail network pharmacies to administer the seasonal influenza vaccine. TRICARE beneficiaries may receive influenza vaccinations with no co-pay at authorized retail network pharmacies. Beneficiaries are encouraged to contact the pharmacy regarding age restrictions as some pharmacies do not administer the influenza vaccine to individuals younger than 18 years of age. k. Influenza Vaccination Reporting. Active and Reserve Component Navy force vaccination administration compliance will be monitored via the Medical Readiness Reporting System (MRRS). Designated command personnel will access MRRS to track their personnel to ensure compliance. (1) Shore-based commands will request access to MRRS based on their unit identification code by submitting a system access authorization request available at: https://mrrs.dc3n.navy.mil/mrrs/ (note: MRRS web address is case sensitive). Point of contact: MRRS Program Office at e-mail: mill_mrrs(at)navy.mil. Ship-based commands may utilize Navy Medicine Online (NMO) or Shipboard Non-Tactical ADP Program (SNAP) Automated Medical System (SAMS) to populate MRRS. (2) Commands must ensure that documentation of influenza vaccine administration is coded to accurately reflect the type of vaccine given. (3) Afloat units will enter influenza immunizations into the SAMS / Theater Medical Information Program for subsequent transfer to MRRS. (4) All personnel who receive the vaccination from a retail network pharmacy must provide documentation of vaccination no later than the next duty or drill day to ensure compliance is appropriately recorded in their electronic health records and MRRS. The following information will need to be provided, at a minimum: date vaccine was administered, vaccine name or code, manufacturer, expiration date, and lot number. (5) Vaccination Timeline. (a) Due to the risk of infection transmission within the unit and impact on operations, it is imperative that the vaccine be given with as minimal delay as possible. Active duty units have 72 hours (three business working days) following receipt of the vaccine to document, begin administering, and report vaccination. The 72-hour requirement begins immediately only if the temperature monitor is in "no alarm" status upon receipt; if in "alarmed" status the timed requirement begins once / if the vaccine is cleared for use by DLA-TSM. If the 72-hour requirement cannot be met, unit situation reports will be submitted to the respective Immediate Superior in Command and Type Commanders. Situation reports are not required if the temperature monitor is in alarmed status and the unit is awaiting disposition from DLA-TSM. (b) As Reserve Component Command schedules vary, NMRLC-Det and DLA-TSM will coordinate to make every effort for the vaccine to arrive the week of a drill weekend. Units have one drill weekend following receipt of the vaccine to document, administer, and report vaccination if the temperature monitor is in a "no alarm" status. If in "alarmed" status, the timed requirement begins once / if the vaccine is cleared for use by DLA-TSM. (6) Per paragraph 2.k, uniformed member compliance must be tracked in MRRS. If desired, installations and MTFs may also use the Navy Family Accountability and Assessment System (NFAAS) to conduct a Pandemic Influenza response exercise in conjunction with the seasonal influenza vaccine program. l. Navy Goals and Performance Standards. (1) To ensure force medical readiness before peak influenza season, all Navy operational units and Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Commands / Units will administer the 2024-2025 influenza vaccination to all eligible Active and Reserve Component members (those without an approved medical or administrative exemption) by 31 December 2024. Complete vaccine access will be provided for all Navy family members (includes dependents, other beneficiaries, and DoN civilians). Active coordination between command leadership, public affairs officers, and medical personnel is necessary to achieve success. (2) Influenza Vaccination Performance Standards. The following goals will be monitored: (a) Navy VIALS reports 100 percent of shipped vaccine received onboard by Fleet and Navy units by 1 December 2024. (b) MRRS reports 100 percent of required Active and Reserve Component personnel receive the seasonal influenza vaccine or an approved exemption (medical or administrative) by 31 December 2024. Commands will coordinate with the servicing MTF to align command-wide vaccination exercises with Navy vaccination goals. Medical personnel at servicing MTFs will promptly report vaccinations in MRRS. m. DHA-Immunization Healthcare Division (DHA-IHD). (1) The DHA-IHD provides an electronic resource center for vaccine preventable diseases at https://www.health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Health- Readiness/Immunization-Healthcare. It contains guidance (in the form of documents and templates) on vaccination storage and handling (to include cold chain management tools), vaccine administration (to include standing orders, vaccine product guides, and Vaccine Information Sheets [VISs]), and adverse event reporting. (2) The DHA-IHD 2024-2025 Seasonal Influenza Resource Center for Health Care Personnel can be found at https://www.health.mil/Military-Health- Topics/Health-Readiness/Immunization-Healthcare/Vaccine-Preventable- Diseases/Influenza-Seasonal-Northern-Hemisphere#Flu. (3) The DHA-IHD Immunization Healthcare Support Center can be reached via phone at: 1-877-GET-VACC (1-877-438-8222); or via email at: DoDvaccines(at)mail.mil. The Support Center can provide clinical consultation, to include assistance with questions regarding vaccine screening and potential vaccine-related adverse events. 3. Released by Rear Admiral Darin K. Via, N093, Surgeon General of the Navy.// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//