01 November 2020 Navy Approves Alternate Rank Tabs for Type III Work Uniform The Navy has authorized Sailors the option to wear the black Cold Weather Parka (CWP) sleeve-style rank insignia with the Navy Working Uniform Type III (NWU Type III) in non-tactical environments...
01 November 2020 Navy Announces Initial FY-21 Reenlistment Bonus Levels The Navy has released the initial fiscal year 2021 Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB) offerings and the trend is up. This latest update includes 78 newly eligible skillsets, meaning 5,220 more Sailors are now able to cash in at some level...
29 October 2020 USS Halsey Returns Home From Seven-Month Deployment Guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) returned to its homeport, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, today, following a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet and U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations...
29 October 2020 USS William P. Lawrence, Brazil Unite for Training Exercise in Caribbean The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) and BNS Brasil (U 27) executed a passing exercise (PASSEX) in the Caribbean Sea, Oct. 28...
29 October 2020 Navy Personnel, Pay System Upgrade Provides New Capabilities for Sailors Sailors will soon see new capabilities in the Navy Personnel and Pay System, according to NAVADMIN 291/20, released Oct. 29...
28 October 2020 Navy Junior ROTC Units Contend With New Normal in New School Year; Naval Science Instructors Meet New Challenges Navy Junior ROTC and Navy National Defense Cadet Corps units are facing new “normals” as they returned to school this fall. More than 80,000 cadets and more than 1,000 Naval Science Instructors have had to adapt to the new challenges in a continuing COVID-19 environment...
28 October 2020 Navy Executives, Scientists Receive Presidential Rank Awards for High-Impact Achievements Acting Under Secretary of the Navy Gregory J. Slavonic recently recognized 13 Senior Executive Service members and two Senior Professionals from the Department of the Navy who received Presidential Rank Awards...
27 October 2020 Researchers at Naval Postgraduate School Lead Experimental Satellite Project With Allies The Naval Postgraduate School will lead a project that aims to streamline space technology among the 'five eyes' allies, with experimental satellite payloads planned for launch by 2022...
24 October 2020 Rear Adm. James Butler Takes Helm of Reserve Naval Information Warfare Force Naval Information Force Reserve (CNIFR) holds a change of command ceremony at CNIFR headquarters on Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Oct. 24...
23 October 2020 COVID-19 Special Leave Accrual – What You Need to Know Each year, all active-duty service members earn 30 days of leave. Normally at the end of each fiscal year, any unused leave exceeding 60 days is lost. This year is different...