The Military Sealift Command’s fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) provided assistance to a motor vessel in distress in the Arabian Sea Aug. 7.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday visited the United States Naval Academy and spoke to the Class of 2024, Aug. 7, 2020.

Vice Adm. John B. Mustin relieved Vice Adm. Luke M. McCollum as Chief of Navy Reserve and Commander, Navy Reserve Force, during a change of command ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard, Aug. 7.

An update to the Professional Military Knowledge-Eligibility Exam (PMK-EE) mobile application, released Aug. 5, improved functionality for Sailors and upgraded content to match current Navy standards and requirements.

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) completed its 11th independent steaming event (ISE 11) Aug. 5, and is now more than half way through her post-delivery test and trials (PDT&T) phase of operations.

Guidance to address how advancement results from the delayed E-7, E-8, and E-9 selection boards will affect first class, chief, and senior chief petty officer evaluations is now available.

The Navy has cancelled fall E-4 advancement exams for active, full-time support and Selected Reserve (SELRES) Sailors and instead will rank order advancement-eligible E-3 Sailors to limit possible exposure to the COVID-19 virus. It's the same method used successfully for this past spring’s active

NIWC Atlantic’s first-ever online STEM summer camps were a virtual success, with hundreds of school-age children across the nation participating remotely in the command's 8th annual Palmetto Cybersecurity Summer Camp in late July and the 9th annual Girls' Day Out, which wrapped up August 1.

Top scientists and engineers across the Navy and Marine Corps were recognized for their work at a July 24 ceremony in Maryland.

Adm. Robert P. Burke, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (CNE-CNA) and commander, Allied Joint Force Command (JFC) Naples, visited Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Italy, for his first regional familiarization visit, Aug. 6, 2020.