20 March 2020 Deployed Aircraft Carriers Conduct Family Member Cross-Deck Visit Sailors on aircraft carriers USS Harry S. Truman and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower executed a cross-deck evolution in the Arabian Sea March 18, allowing nine married couples, three pairs of siblings, and two pairs of cousins to reconnect...
19 March 2020 FY20-21 Tours with Industry Applicants Sought Navy announced March 19, that select Sailors can apply to participate in the Secretary of the Navy Tours with Industry (SNTWI) program...
19 March 2020 Cause Mapping Course Allows Staff to Map Safer Solutions The Naval Safety and Environmental Training Center and Naval Safety Center (NAVSAFECEN) Mishap Investigations Team cohosted a Cause Mapping course March 3-5. Cause Mapping is a systems approach to cause analysis to provide a visualization of cause and effect relationships...
19 March 2020 IWTC Virginia Beach Sailors Donate Blood to Save Lives A brightly decorated and custom recreational vehicle (RV) arrived at Layton Hall on Dam Neck Annex, and instead of a family arriving for a leisurely vacation, a team of military and civilian personnel from Naval Medical Center Portsmouth showed up to support the Armed Services Blood Drive...
18 March 2020 Navy Authorizes COs to Relax Some Grooming Standards if Necessary The Navy has given commanding officers discretion to temporarily relax grooming standards for men's and women's hair length, but only if those COs believe the move is necessary to maintain proper social distancing guidelines and limit Sailor exposure to the coronavirus...
18 March 2020 NCIS: Beware of Coronavirus-Themed Scams The novel coronavirus pandemic presents an opportunity for malicious actors to conduct online scams to collect sensitive information, steal money via fake donation websites, spread false information, and deliver malware to victims...
18 March 2020 Second Sailor assigned to USS Boxer (LHD 4) Tests Positive for COVID-19 On March 17, 2020, a Sailor assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) tested positive for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)...
18 March 2020 Navy Cancels Spring 2020 Fitness Cycle, Delays Advancement Exams In response to Department of Defense efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, the Navy announced the delay of the spring Navy Wide Advancement Exams with NAVADMIN 069/20 and the cancellation of the spring 2020 Physical Fitness Assessment Cycle in NAVADMIN 071/20, released March 17...
18 March 2020 Ford's Portside Anchor Makes Splash for First Time USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducted an inaugural anchoring evolution during its independent steaming event on March 15. It was the first time Ford conducted the evolution using its port side anchor...
18 March 2020 NETC Deputy Commander Visits CNATTU North Island Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit North Island (CNATTU NI) Sailors and Marines welcomed aboard Rear Adm. Robert Nowakowski, Naval Education and Training Command deputy commander, Mar. 10...