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.

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.

A decontamination robot funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and designed by several local universities was recently tested in Richmond Va. The robot—initially designed for shipboard firefighting and maintenance tasks—has now been enlisted in the fight against Covid-19.

A team of 14 sailors from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit (NMRTU) Groton conducted a pilot evolution to collect COVID-19 specimen samples for 165 submariners preparing to deploy from Naval Submarine Base New London.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Yokosuka is going above and beyond to protect and support Sailors, civilians and families during their restriction of movement period.

Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) participated in the Navywide Sentinel Surveillance Testing (SST) program July 29, with 50 asymptomatic Sailors and civilian employees volunteering to be tested for COVID-19.