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ROUTINE R 151928Z AUG 22 MID600052194771U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 182/22 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N7// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N7// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N71/(MONTH)// SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR 2023-2024 FLEET SCHOLARS EDUCATION PROGRAM// REF/A/DOC/CNO WASHINGTON DC/15AUG16// REF/B/DOC/CNO WASHINGTON DC/01AUG15// REF A IS OPNAVINST 1500.78, FLEET SCHOLARS EDUCATION PROGRAM// REF B IS OPNAVINST 1520.24D, OFFICER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the fiscal year 2023, Academic Year (AY) 2023 and 2024 Fleet Scholars Education Program (FSEP). Applicants should pay special attention to policy change in paragraph 5 regarding tuition caps. 2. Background a. Fleet Scholars Education Program (FSEP) is a Navy talent management initiative that selects high performing Unrestricted Line (URL) Officers and Information Warfare Community (IWC) Officers to attend in-residence graduate education programs. Selected participants will attend in-residence graduate school at an accredited institution of their choice (Continental United States, Alaska and Hawaii). b. FSEP is nominally suited for the Lieutenant (LT) paygrade; however, Lieutenant Commanders are eligible. Top performing Lieutenant Junior Grade Officers may be considered if promoted to LT before reporting to their school of choice for graduate education. c. FSEP participants have up to 24 months to complete a graduate degree while in a full-time student status. Participants will be required to choose a degree from the approved areas of study list located at paragraph 4. The approved areas of study list has changed from last year due to the continuing refinement of Navy Education Requirements. Distance learning, night/weekend /part-time programs structured for the working professional are not authorized graduate programs under FSEP. d. Officers who have already received fully-funded graduate education are not eligible to participate. Graduate degrees obtained through Post 9-11 G.I. Bill, tuition assistance or the Navy College Program for Afloat College Education are not disqualifiers. Selectees will be assigned a unique additional qualification designation for tracking and career management purposes. 3. Application and Selection Process a. Community sponsors will develop and implement selection criteria and policies to identify their most talented and proven performers for FSEP participation. Community sponsors will make their nominees for selection no later than 30 September and submit to the Director for Warfighter Development (OPNAV N71) via the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Civilian Institutions (CIVINS) program office for final selection approval and selection notification. Selection notification will be released by 31 October 2022 in order for Navy Personnel Command, Graduate Education and Training Placement (PERS-440) to meet the AY23-24 fall/winter semester/quarter start dates. Each community sponsor may select up to their annual allocated graduate education opportunities, as per reference (a), shown below: Community Designator Opportunities SURFOR 1110(8) SUBFOR 1120(5) NSWC 1130(3) NECC 1140(3) AIRFOR 1310, 1320(6) IWC 1810(1) 1820(1) 1830(1) b. Upon notification of selection to FSEP, selectees should apply to at least three accredited graduate education institutions of their choice. Participants may be reimbursed for up to three application and transcript fees after beginning their first semester/quarter. Participants shall consult the list of schools that have existing Education Service Agreements (ESA) with the Navy on the NPS CIVINS website FSEP page at https://nps.edu/web/civins/fsep. In cases where the school of choice is not on the ESA listing, the selectee shall notify the NPS CIVINS office no less than 7 months prior to program start to allow sufficient time to pursue additional ESAs. Participants are responsible for researching and completing prerequisites including graduate record examinations where applicable. Permanent change of station orders and enrollment should not occur prior to 01 July 2023 for the fall/winter term of AY23-24. 4. Areas of Study a. FSEP participants should choose from the following areas of study: Problem Solving/Decision Science/Data Science Leadership Engineering (5XXX) Public Policy/Public Administration Cyber National Security/Strategy b. For those areas of study awarding a subspecialty code (SSC), all Education Plans will be reviewed against the Educational Skill Requirement (ESR), and approved by the respective SME/PERS-451. c. For questions on whether a desired degree falls outside the specific areas of study listed above, the selectee shall submit a degree approval request to the NPS CIVINS office. Details of the degree approval process can be found at NPS CIVINS website listed in paragraph 7. 5. Tuition Cap. For the focus study areas listed in paragraph 4, FSEP selectees will receive 100% funding for tuition related expenses. For any other degree programs, FSEP selectees will only receive a maximum of $40K/year in tuition related expenses. Selectees may use a combination of scholarships, post-9/11 G.I. Bill benefits, and personal resources to cover these additional costs. Reference (b) provides additional information on scholarship requirements. FSEP selectees should contact the OPNAV N7 POC in order to obtain clarification on whether a degree program does/does not fall under a focus study area. 6. Service Obligation: In line with reference (b), FSEP selectees shall agree to remain on active-duty for three years following graduation or withdrawal from the program. A member who voluntarily or through misconduct fails to complete the active-duty time agreed upon shall be required to reimburse the cost of the education received, prorated for the obligated time served. 7. Additional information regarding FSEP is available at the NPS CIVINS website at https://nps.edu/web/civins/fsep and in reference (a). 8. Point of contact is LT Matthew Hinkson, Graduate Education and JPME Policy Requirement, (703) 693-4183 or email matthew.b.hinkson.mil@us.navy.mil. 9. This message will remain in effect until superseded or 31 May 2023, whichever occurs first. 10. Released by VADM J. W. Hughes, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Development (N7).// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

(Tribune News Service) — George Bryan Dodson II, the 23-year-old Navy technician charged with killing his wife and setting their New London, Conn., home on fire in an alleged attempt to kill their son, appeared in court Monday morning and entered a plea of not guilty. Dodson is charged with murder, attempted murder, arson and cruelty to animals after allegedly setting fires throughout his family’s Sherman Street home on July 20 after killing his 23-year-old wife Shelby Dodson using a hammer, according to the New London Police Department.

On August 3, the US Navy's "digital quarterback," the Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, celebrated the 15th anniversary of its first flight. The E-2D is the newest variant of the E-2 airborne early warning and control aircraft. In service since 1964, it is a considerable improvement over its predecessors.

It's steady as she goes for the construction of the new Ford-class nuclear carrier CVN-80 USS Enterprise. Delivery from Huntington Ingalls Industries is not expected until 2028, but the carrier's keel block has been laid and construction is at least 15% complete and is ahead of schedule. Fabrication is going on now at Newport News.

NORFOLK (WAVY) – Residents in three Northside neighborhoods learned this week that the Navy wants to remove about 400 trees that present “an immediate safety risk for aircraft” using Chambers Field on Naval Station Norfolk. The work would begin this fall and run for about a year, according to a letter that went out from base commanding officer Capt. David Dees. Officials invited residents to a public meeting on August 22 at Northside Middle School from 4 to 7 p.m.

The 42-year-old gunman who tried to breach the FBI's Cincinnati field office Thursday before being fatally shot by authorities was a Navy veteran who had manned sensitive equipment aboard an attack submarine, according to his service record provided by the military. Ricky W. Shiffer, whose identify was confirmed Friday by Ohio state police, served in the Navy for five years as a fire control technician aboard the nuclear-powered USS Columbia, according to his record.

A Mississippi shipyard is set to install the first long range hypersonic weapons on a U.S. warship in an upcoming repair period, USNI News has learned. According to a Friday pre-solicitation notice from Naval Sea Systems Command, the Navy has selected Ingalls Shipbuilding for a dry-dock period for guided-missile destroyers USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001).

CORRECTED COPY ROUTINE R 111711Z AUG 22 ZEL MID600052189857U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 181/22 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N9/AUG// SUBJ/FY23 PROJECTED SHIP INACTIVATION SCHEDULE (CORRECTED COPY)// REF/A/DOC/OPNAVINST 4770.5J/20210904// REF/B/ DOC/OPNAVINST 5400.44A/20111013// NARR/REF A IS OPNAV POLICY AND GUIDANCE FOR THE INACTIVATION, RETIREMENT, AND DISPOSITION OF U.S. NAVAL VESSELS. REF B IS NAVY ORGANIZATION CHANGE MANUAL (NOCM) FOR SUBMITTING ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE REQUESTS (OCR) TO INCLUDE SHIP DECOMMISSIONINGS OR INACTIVATIONS.// POC/DR. JOHN SHASSBERGER/CIV/N9IS/LOC: Washington DC/TEL: 703-692-3534/EMAIL: JOHN.E.SHASSBERGER.CIV(at)US.NAVY.MIL// RMKS/1. This message shall be read in its entirety to ensure all stakeholders in the ship inactivation process are aware of the projected retirement schedule for the upcoming fiscal year 2023 (FY23), respective responsibilities and necessary follow-up actions. Subject to Congressional approval of the President's Budget submission for fiscal year 2023, the following ship retirement decisions reflected in paragraph 2 have been proposed. This plan will be adjusted if necessary based on subsequent execution year decisions made by leadership or as required by final Congressional action. 2. To facilitate fleet planning efforts to conduct decommissioning continuous maintenance availability (CMAV) or inactivation availability (INAC), the projected schedule for inactivating U.S. battle force and non-battle force naval vessels in FY23 is promulgated as follows: Ship Name Proj Inactive DatePost Inactive Status Notes USNS BOB HOPE T-AKR 0300 31 OCT 22XFER MARAD USNS FISHER T-AKR 0301 31 OCT 22XFER MARAD USNS WALTER S DIEHL T-AO 193 31 OCT 22DISMANTLE USNS SHUGHART T-AKR 0295 31 JAN 23XFER MARAD USNS YANO T-AKR 0297 31 JAN 23XFER MARAD USNS BRITTIN T-AKR 0305 31 JAN 23XFER MARAD USS CHICAGO SSN 721 08 FEB 23RECYCLE USS KEY WEST SSN 722 28 FEB 23RECYCLE USS SAN JACINTO CG 56 30 JUN 23LSANote 1 USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN CG 57 31 MAR 23LSANote 1 USS BUNKER HILL CG 52 31 MAR 23OCIRNote 1 USS MOBILE BAY CG 53 31 MAR 23OCIRNote 1 USS VICKSBURG CG 69 30 JUN 23OCIRNote 1/2 USS FORT WORTH LCS 3 31 MAR 23OCIRNote 2 USS MILWAUKEE LCS 5 31 MAR 23OCIR USS DETROIT LCS 7 31 MAR 23OCIR USS LITTLE ROCK LCS 9 31 MAR 23OCIR USS SIOUX CITY LCS 11 30 JUN 23OCIRNote 3 USS WICHITA LCS 13 30 JUN 23OCIRNote 2/3 USS BILLINGS LCS 15 30 JUN 23OCIRNote 2/3 USS INDIANAPOLIS LCS 17 30 SEP 23OCIRNote 2/3 USS ST LOUIS LCS 19 30 SEP 23OCIRNote 2/3 USS GERMANTOWN LSD 42 31 MAR 23DISMANTLENote 1/3 USS GUNSTON HALL LSD 44 29 SEP 23DISMANTLENote 1/3 USS TORTUGA LSD 46 27 MAR 23OCIRNote 1/3 USS ASHLAND LSD 48 31 MAR 23DISMANTLENote 1/3 USNS MONTFORD POINT T-ESD 1 31 MAR 23OSIRNote 3 USNS JOHN GLENN T-ESD 2 31 MAR 23OSIRNote 3 USS HURRICANE PC 3 28 FEB 23FMS USS MONSOON PC 4 21 MAR 23FMS USS SIROCCO PC 6 07 MAR 23FMS USS CHINOOK PC 9 14 MAR 23FMS USS THUNDERBOLT PC 12 21 FEB 23FMS USNS GORDON T-AKR 0296 31 MAR 23XFER MARAD USNS GILLILAND T-AKR 0298 31 MAR 23XFER MARAD USNS SGT MATEJ KOCAK T-AK 3005 30 APR 23XFER MARAD USNS MAJ STEPHEN W PLESS T-AK 3007 30 APR 23XFER MARAD USNS JOHN LENTHALL T-AO 189 31 JUL 23OSIR USNS PFC EUGENE A OBREGON T-AK 3006 31 JUL 23XFER MARAD 3. Ships annotated with Notes (1) have been marked by the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) in Section 10 of House Resolution (HR) 7900 FY 23 National Defense Authorization Bill Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection. The bill states that no more than four guided missile cruisers may be inactivated and specifically USS VICKSBURG (CG 69) may not be inactivated. It also states that none of the LSDs may be inactivated. 4. Ships annotated with Note (2) have been marked by the FY23 House Appropriations Department of Defense Committee (HAC-D) committee. The bill prohibits the decommissioning of USS FORT WORTH (LCS 3), USS WICHITA (LCS 13), USS BILLINGS (LCS 15), USS INDIANAPOLIS (LCS 17), and USS ST LOUIS (LCS 19). 5. Ships annotated with Note (3) have been marked by the FY23 Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC). The bill would prohibit the inactivations of USS VICKSBURG (CG 69), USS SIOUX CITY (LCS 11), USS WICHITA (LCS 13), USS BILLINGS (LCS 15), USS INDIANAPOLIS (LCS 17), and USS ST LOUIS (LCS 19)USS GERMANTOWN (LSD 42), USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD 44), USS TORTUGA (LSD 46), USS ASHLAND (LSD 48), USNS MONTFORD POINT (ESD 1) and USNS JOHN GLENN (ESD 2) 6. Per ref (b), Fleet Commanders shall submit an Organizational Change Request for commissioned U.S. ships to formally notify the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) of a ship's decommissioning, inactivation, or end of service. Submit revisions due to operational schedule changes per references (a) and (b). It is the responsibility of Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command and Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet in coordination with their respective TYCOM to ensure the appropriate lower echelon commands are notified of any changes in the ship inactivation schedules, as well as Integrated Warfare (OPNAV N9I) and OPNAV resource sponsor. 7. Adjustments to paragraph 2 ship inactivations that cross the current fiscal year must be coordinated with OPNAV N9I due to Congressional requirements for execution year force structure changes that differ from what Congress authorized/appropriated and signed into law by the President. OPNAV shall promulgate changes to the inactivation fiscal year as required. 8. Per ref (a), the ships listed in paragraph 2 as Logistics Support Assets (LSA) will be used as a primary means of cannibalization and equipment removal for ships. Cannibalizations and equipment removal from these vessels is authorized without replacement. 9. The ship's commanding officer, masters, or Immediate Superior In Command, shall submit a final naval message (normally transmitted in conjunction with the decommissioning ceremony) announcing the ship's official retirement date and include a brief history of the significant events in the life of the ship per ref (a). The Naval History and Heritage Command (NAVHISTHERITAGE WASHINGTON DC) and Naval Vessel Register Custodian (NVR NORFOLK VA), shall be included as INFO addees. 10. Released by VADM S. D. Conn, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities (N9)// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

Future sailors and veterans who agree to re-up can combine the maximum enlistment bonus with a maximum student loan repayment — to cap out at $115,000 — provided they enlist or reassess into active duty and can ship out before the end of September. The Navy, which raised the maximum enlistment bonus to $50,000 in February, said the incentives aim to attract the “highest quality of recruits,” and come as all the services struggle to hit recruitment quotas this fiscal year.

The Navy plans to put $14.9 million toward helping the Pearl Harbor Aquifer, the most recent effort in the sea service’s steps to regain the trust of the Hawaiian people after a leak at the Red Hill Fuel Facility polluted drinking water. The service will put the $14.9 million toward the Department of Defense Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program Challenge funding, as per an agreement between the Navy and Hawaii, according to a Thursday Navy news release.

A Navy sailor on Guam agreed to testify against a codefendant in a shooting case in exchange for prosecutors dropping charges against him, according to the U.S. island territory’s attorney general Thursday. Eric Benjamin Salone, 28, pleaded guilty June 16 to one count of possessing a firearm without a proper ID, a third-degree felony, according to an email from Carlina Charfauros, a spokeswoman for Attorney General Leevin Taitano Camacho.

The SRB award level increases and the award levels for newly added skillsets are effective immediately. SRB requests are required to be submitted 35-120 days in advance. Sailors who just gained eligibility for an SRB with the addition of a newly offered SRB skillsets will have that requirement waived if they are within about 6 weeks of their EAOS, crossing out of zone, or executing a PCS transfer. We will not require a formal 35 Day Waiver in those cases.

President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed into law a bill expanding health care benefits to millions of veterans who were exposed to toxic burn pits during their military service. The bill is a major bipartisan victory for Congress and addresses an issue that is personal to the President. Biden has said he believes there may have been a connection between the brain cancer that killed his 46-year-old son, Beau Biden, and the burn pits Beau was exposed to during his military service.

Hawaii health officials say the log sheds light on the events that led up to the May 6 spill — information that is pertinent to ensuring that the Red Hill facility is safely drained and shut down as ordered by the Pentagon.

"The PACT Act is a historic new law that will help VA deliver for millions of Veterans — and their survivors — by empowering us to presumptively provide care and benefits to Vets suffering from more than 20 toxic exposure-related conditions. It will also bring generations of Veterans into VA health care, which will improve Veteran health outcomes across the board. We at VA are ready to implement the PACT Act and deliver for toxic-exposed Veterans and their survivors. If you think you might be eligible for PACT Act benefits, here’s what you need to know: You can apply for PACT Act-related benefits now by filing a claim at VA. As President Biden announced at the bill signing, we are making all 23 presumptive conditions in the PACT Act eligible for benefits effective today, August 10. You can learn more about the PACT Act by visiting VA.gov/PACT or calling 1-800-MyVA411. Thank you to all of the Veterans, survivors and family members who fought tirelessly to make this day possible, and thank you to President Biden for keeping our nation’s promise to those who served. We at VA will stop at nothing to make sure that every Veteran and every survivor gets the PACT Act-related care and benefits they deserve." - VA Secretary Denis R. McDonough

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 101549Z AUG 22 MID600052182567U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN COMMARFORCOM COMMARCORSYSCOM LCES QUANTICO VA INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 180/22 // MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC//N8//AUGUST// SUBJ/CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS FY22 FIRST QUARTER GOLD DISK AWARDEES// REF/A/JFMM VOLUME VI, CHAPTER 8// AMPN/REF A IS THE JOINT FLEET MAINTENANCE MANUAL 2M ELECTRONIC REPAIR CHAPTER// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. In 1997 the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (logistics) implemented a CNO monthly Gold Disk Awards Program. This program was designed to encourage Fleet personnel in the maritime community to develop gold disk test routines and repair circuit card assemblies and electronic modules. The resulting benefits have resulted in improved operational readiness of a wide range of C5I and HM&E systems in addition to significantly improved OPTAR cost avoidance. The award consists of a letter of commendation signed by Deputy CNO for Integration of Capabilities and Resources and a military cash award of up to five thousand dollars. 2. The cash award criteria is a graduated dollar value dependent upon cost avoidance thresholds. The award program not only rewards the top repair technician, but every technician that meets the following quarterly cost avoidance thresholds: $150k to $199k of cost avoidance yields a $2k award $200k to $249k of cost avoidance yields a $3k award $250k to $299k of cost avoidance yields a $4k award $300k and over of cost avoidance yields a $5k award 3. The CNO Gold Disk Awards program is administered by the NAVSEA miniature Microminiature Module Test and Repair (2M MTR) program manager. Fleet 2M MTR policy and responsibilities are contained in reference (a). Gold Disk Awardees are selected by an awards board at NUWC detachment field engineering office in Norfolk. The MTR engineering agents selection is based on 2M repair metrics submitted in the Module Test and Repair tracking system or verification of recently submitted gold disk test routines. 4. I am proud to announce the 1st Quarter FY22 awardees: (read in two columns) FCA1 AUSTIN YU USS MCFAUL (DDG 74) ET2 LANDON HAWKINS SWRMC SAN DIEGO ET2 PAUL KIM USS BULKELEY (DDG 84) ET2 KIRBY KNOWLES USS SAN JACINTO (CG 56) ET2 JENNIFER PARSONS USS FARRAGUT (DDG 99) ET2 ABEL RUIZ SCSTC SAN DIEGO ET2 JOSEPH TRIPP NAVSUBSUPFAC NEW LONDON ET2 RICKJASON VELASCO USS GREEN BAY (LPD 20) ET3 RYAN ALDACA USS ROOSEVELT (DDG 80) ET3 CHRISTIAN APRESTO USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) ET3 RYANNA ARMITAGE USS GEO H. W. BUSH (CVN 77) ET3 EDWIN TURCIOS USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74) 5. NUWC DET FEO NORFOLK POC is Mr. Scott Doherty, MTR and Gold Disk Fleet Coordinator, 757-396-0800 EXT 5308, DSN 386-5308 or via e-mail, scott.p.doherty2.civ@us.navy.mil. The NAVSEA 2M MTR PM, is Mr. Richard R. Stark, Comm 202 781-1491 or via e-mail richard.r.stark.civ@us.navy.mil. 6. Released by direction Mr. Neil W. T. Hogg, SES, Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, N8B.// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//

Warship rust is a perennial point of debate among active-duty and veteran surface fleet sailors. Some argue that a bit of rust following a long underway reflects the hard work that the vessel and its crew undertook, while others think rusty gray hulls are “unsat” by their very nature and project a shabby version of U.S. military might.

ROUTINE R 091845Z AUG 22 MID600052177569U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 179/22 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N2N6/AUG// SUBJ/RECORDS MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES FOR TEXT MESSAGES// REF/A/MSGID/PUB. L. 81-754// REF/B/MSGID/MEMO/DEPSECDEF/03AUG22// REF/C/MSGID/DODI 5015.02/17 AUG 2017, CHG-1// REF/D/MSGID/DODI 8170.1/02 JAN 2019// REF/E/MSGID/SECNAVINST 5210.8F/26 MAR 2019// NARR/REF A IS THE FEDERAL RECORDS ACT REQUIRING FEDERAL AGENCIES TO ESTABLISH AN ONGOING PROGRAM FOR RECORD MANAGEMENT AND TO COOPERATE WITH THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. REF B IS A DEPSECDEF MEMO REMINDING SENIOR PENTAGON LEADERSHIP, COMMANDERS OF THE COMBATANT COMMANDS, DEFENSE AGENCY AND DOD FIELD ACTIVITY DIRECTORS OF RECORDS MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES FOR TEXT MESSAGES. REF C IS THE DOD RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION INSTRUCTION. REF D IS THE DOD ONLINE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND ELECTRONIC MESSAGING IMPLEMENTATION INSTRUCTION. REF E PROVIDES DIRECTION FOR EXECUTION OF THE NAVY RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. POC/MEGAN CANE/CIV/OPNAV N2N2D6/TEL: 703-692-1657 /EMAIL: MEGAN.A.CANE.CIV(AT)US.NAVY.MIL// RMKS/1. Text messages qualifying as records under the Federal Records Act, regardless of the rank of the user who sent or received it, are to be retained according to the records management instructions prescribed by references (a) through (e). This includes text messages of Navy Officials whose records are subject to capture and permanent retention by the National Archives and Records Administration. 2. Commands responsible for the issuance and destruction of government cell phones are required to save all text messages that meet the criteria of a Department of Navy (DON) record prior to re-issuance or destruction. 3. Navy personnel should not delete text messages that meet the criteria of a DON record. If there is any question or doubt as to whether a message meets the criteria of a record, it should be saved. 4. In addition to their current responsibilities for preservation of qualified e-mail records, Fleet Cyber Command, in coordination with Systems Commands, will develop measures to ensure that qualified text messaging records are retained and only accessed by authorized U.S. Navy officials via official means, with justification such as a Freedom of Information Act request or Department of Justice inquiry. 5. For additional information contact Mrs. Megan Cane, OPNAV N2N2D6, megan.a.cane.civ(at)us.navy.mil. 6. Released by VADM Jeffrey E. Trussler, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare, OPNAV N2N6.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

WASHINGTON — The Navy in recent years has made contradictory budget requests that don’t always align with its previously negotiated long-term procurement agreements, and it’s causing confusion for lawmakers tasked with crafting the annual defense budget, a government watchdog found. Those conclusions came from a new Government Accountability Office report, released today, that said the service in at least three major acquisition programs — DDG-51 destroyers, V-22 helicopters and Virginia-class submarines — made multi-year procurement agreements and, subsequently, made budget requests that failed to follow those contracts’ plans as written.

NAPLES, Italy — The Navy has recovered a Super Hornet jet that was swept overboard from the USS Harry S. Truman in the Mediterranean Sea a month ago, the service announced Monday. The F/A-18E, assigned to Carrier Air Wing 1, was recovered Wednesday from a depth of about 9,500 feet, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet said in a statement. The plane was taken to a nearby military base and will be transported to the U.S., the Navy said.

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii – Attorneys representing hundreds of Hawaii residents sickened by petroleum-tainted tap water are urging the Navy to permanently relocate families after University of Hawaii scientists this week unveiled sampling data suggesting that water in some homes could still be tainted with jet fuel. “The circumstances are dire and immediate,” the attorneys wrote in a letter Thursday to the Navy’s Office of the Judge Advocate General.

The US has lost at least three nuclear bombs that have never been located – they're still out there to this day. How did this happen? Where could they be? And will we ever find them?

At the end of May, US Navy amphibious transport dock USS Arlington arrived in the Greek city of Alexandroupoli for a port call. The 1,500 officers and enlisted Marines aboard the ship spent three days in the northeastern Greek city, and during their stay they reportedly ate all of Alexandroupoli's eggs.

Corrected 3:05 p.m. | The Senate Appropriations Committee’s new defense spending bill would add $4 billion to the Navy budget — money the Navy did not seek and much of which the Armed Services and House Appropriations panels did not approve — for warships built largely by the constituents of senior appropriators. The fiscal 2023 bill requires the Navy to spend that $4 billion to build all or part of a destroyer, two amphibious ships, a cargo vessel and several troop-ferrying hovercrafts. None of that added spending was requested in the president's budget. Nor was any of it on the Navy’s list of “unfunded priorities” that did not make the administration’s budget.