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ROUTINE R 181927Z AUG 22 MID200080136975U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 184/22 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/NAVADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/AUG// SUBJ/NOTICE OF CONVENING FY-23 ACTIVE DUTY OFFICER CONTINUATION SELECTION BOARDS AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONTINUATION POLICY UPDATE - O-6 CONTINUATION BOARD DATE// REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/082054ZDEC21// AMPN/REF A IS NAVADMIN 279/21, NOTICE OF CONVENING FY-23 ACTIVE-DUTY OFFICER CONTINUATION SELECTION BOARDS AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONTINUATION POLICY.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces an update to reference (a) to provide notification of the date of the FY-23 Active Duty-Navy Line O-6 Expanded Continuation Selection Board along with the associated letter to the board (LTB) submission deadline. 2. Paragraph 8.a of ref (a) is modified to read: The FY-24 Active-Duty Navy O-7 Line and Staff Promotion Selection Boards convene 20 September 2022. The FY-23 Active Duty-Navy Line O-6 Expanded Continuation Selection Board will immediately follow these boards. 3. Paragraph 10.e of ref (a) is modified to add the following as the last line of the table headed by *Continuation For Convening Date Due Date / Time*: URL/RL CAPT 20 SEP 22 9 SEP 22 / 2359 CT 4. All other provisions of reference (a), remain in effect. 5. This NAVADMIN will be canceled for record purposes on 30 September 2022. 6. Released by Rear Admiral J. P. Waters, Acting N1B.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

A Maryland woman who joined a family scheme that defrauded the Department of Veterans Affairs of at least $1 million was convicted of federal charges and now faces up to 15 years in prison. Mary Francis Biggs, 65, was found guilty Monday of conspiracy to commit fraud and theft of government property. The jury concluded that Biggs had colluded with her daughter Angela Farr, a Navy veteran, to obtain $170,000 in disability benefits in her husband’s name.

The Command Advance to Position (CA2P) DMAP window for the August MNA Cycle is open through August 26! CO's who want to advance their DMAP-eligible ABF3s, ABH3s, GSM3s, and CS3s who PNA'd on the latest E-5 exam can nominate their Sailors to open E-5 billets at their command by submitting a Member Realignment Request (MRR) in MyNavy Advancement (MNA).

Most Navy websites do not comply with regulations to promote the Veterans Crisis Line, an internal audit found, as officials take unprecedented steps to prevent suicide in the military. The Navy mandates that a suicide hotline for veterans be accessible from the homepage of every Navy website, but a previously unreported internal audit found that most of the pages reviewed were not in compliance.

Military retirees and veterans receiving disability pay from the Department of Veterans Affairs are likely to see record monthly check increases for the second year running thanks to the pace of inflation, according to new estimates. The annual VA disability pay and military retirement cost-of-living pay adjustment, known as COLA, is typically tied to the Social Security rate change, which will likely be announced in October. An early projection based on national inflation data by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL), a nonpartisan senior advocacy nonprofit, estimates rates will rise by 9.6%.

The PACT Act is a new law that expands VA health care and benefits for Veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxic substances. This law helps us provide generations of Veterans — and their survivors — with the care and benefits they’ve earned and deserve.

The Navy announced a hefty bonus program aimed at enticing its veterans — and veterans of other services — to reenlist. The Navy is offering a $50,000 signing bonus and up to $65,000 in student loan repayments for a “life-altering $115,000,” Rear Adm. Lex Walker, the head of Navy Recruiting Command, said in a news release Aug. 6.

ROUTINE R 171331Z AUG 22 MID200080128818U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS// BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 183/22 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/JUL// SUBJ/2021-22 MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER OF THE NAVY DELBERT D. BLACK LEADERSHIP AWARD RECIPIENT// REF/A/DOC/OPNAV/02FEB2015// AMPN/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1650.36, THE MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER OF THE NAVY DELBERT D. BLACK LEADERSHIP AWARD// POC/NUNLEY/CMDCM/OPNAV N00D/-/TEL: (703)695-2970/DSN: 225-2970/ EMAIL: LAURA.S.NUNLEY.MIL(AT)US.NAVY.MIL// RMKS/1. The Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) is pleased to announce the selection of CMDCM Troy Rudisill stationed onboard Fighter Squadron Composite THIRTEEN (VFC-13) as the 2021-22 MCPON Delbert D. Black Leadership Award recipient. 2. CMDCM Rudisill was selected from a field of four outstanding finalists representing the finest Command Master Chiefs and Command Senior Chiefs in the Navy. Congratulations to him and the other three finalists: a. CMDCM Jeffery A. Flemming, stationed onboard USS SAMPSON (DDG-10) b. CMDCM Michael G. Smith, stationed onboard USS KEARSARGE (LHD-3) c. CMDCM Joaquin E. Martinez, stationed onboard NSW/Spec Boat Team TWELVE (SBT-12) 3. Released by Mr. Andrew S. Haeuptle, Director, Navy Staff.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

Washington (CNN)The family of a US Navy officer imprisoned in Japan rallied outside the White House on Wednesday to protest his detention and try to attract President Joe Biden's attention to the case. Navy Lt. Ridge Alkonis was sentenced to three years in a Japanese prison in October for what Japanese courts deemed to be the negligent driving deaths of two Japanese citizens in May 2021. Alkonis appealed, but his sentence was upheld last month.

A military appeals court has reinstated charges against a Navy corpsman accused of playing a role in the killing of a former Green Beret working as a contractor in Iraq, adding another twist to legal proceedings that have been plagued with delays and allegations by the defendant of intimidation by Marine leaders. Navy Chief Petty Officer Eric Gilmet was serving with the 3rd Marine Raider Battalion – part of Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) – stationed in Iraq. On Jan. 1, 2019, Gilmet allegedly had an argument with former Green Beret Rick Rodriguez at a bar in Erbil. Gilmet and three other Marines from his battalion allegedly got into a fight with Rodriguez, and one of them punched him in the head, seriously injuring him.

A U.S. Navy lieutenant based in Tidewater has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a Hampton woman whose remains were discovered by the side of the road last month in Hanover County. Emmanuel Dewayne Coble, 27, of Hampton, was also charged with felony use of a firearm in the killing of Raquiah Paulette King, 20, also of Hampton, whose remains were found July 21 near the intersection of Winns Church and Greenwood roads. The state medical examiner’s office determined she was shot to death.

(Tribune News Service) — A federal judge Tuesday rejected the government’s proposed prison sentences, saying they were too lenient, for former Annapolis-based Navy engineer Jonathan Toebbe and his wife, six months after they pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to sell classified nuclear submarine secrets to a foreign government.

August Sailor-to-Sailor

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.