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Navy to stop sharing satellite weather data with NOAA
As of July 31, the Navy’s Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center will stop sharing satellite weather data with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, according to a NOAA release. “This service change and termination will be permanent,” according to the NOAA release. Data gathered from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, or DMSP, all Near-Earth Space Weather ins...[Read More]
Navy Unaccompanied Housing Resolves to ‘Forge Communities of Excellence’ with a Three-Tiered Plan for Long-Term Improvements
WASHINGTON – The Navy is making substantial strides towards improving the resident experience at Navy unaccompanied housing (UH) and have begun executing a long-term improvement plan – “Forging Communities of Excellence.” This plan focuses on three distinct lines of effort – facilities improvement, management, and quality of life – to address issues identified in a Sept. 2023 Government Acco...[Read More]
Navy Unit Commanders Fall Short in Suicide Crisis Planning, Watchdog Finds
The service meets standards for collecting data on suicide prevention and response, but nearly 30% of commanders didn’t have a crisis plan when asked, defense investigators said.
Navy updates exercise standards for Fitness Enhancement Program
The Navy will not require some sailors to undergo the Fitness Enhancement Program if they do not pass the Navy’s Body Composition Assessment portion of the Physical Fitness Assessment. Starting next year, sailors who do not meet the BCA standards but do score an Excellent-Low or above on the Physical Readiness Test — completing the pushup, forearm plank and cardio portions of the test — will be ex...[Read More]
Navy updates exercise standards for Fitness Enhancement Program
The Navy will not require some sailors to undergo the Fitness Enhancement Program if they do not pass the Navy’s Body Composition Assessment portion of the Physical Fitness Assessment. Starting next year, sailors who do not meet the BCA standards but do score an Excellent-Low or above on the Physical Readiness Test — completing the pushup, forearm plank and cardio portions of the test — will be ex...[Read More]
Navy uses 3-D printing to manufacture destroyer parts
The Naval Sea Systems Command engineering directorate has streamlined a manufacturing process to allow for the 3-D printing of parts for Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. Recent NAVSEA guidance allows waterfront engineers to use additive manufacturing, better known as 3-D printing, to produce vessel parts and components classified as low-risk — meaning parts that are not vital to the safety and func...[Read More]
Navy Uses First-of-Their-Kind Simulators to Train Carrier Air Wings at Sea
Aviators across USS Abraham Lincoln’s (CVN 72) carrier air wing now train as a joint fighting force while deployed at sea in advanced simulators thanks to aviation pros across the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) enterprise.
Navy vet cleared of Jan. 6 conspiracy charges sentenced to time served
A retired Navy intelligence officer who was cleared of the most serious charges in his U.S. Capitol attack trial alongside Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes avoided additional time behind bars when he was sentenced Friday. Thomas Caldwell was acquitted by a jury in Washington’s federal court of seditious conspiracy and two other conspiracy offenses in one of the most serious cases brought by the...[Read More]
Navy Vet Who Died by Suicide After Alleged Sexual Assault Now Has New Annapolis Mural
The mural is just one of many tributes Elizabeth Buck has erected in memory of her son, Danny Buck, who served in the Navy from the early 2000s until his death by suicide in 2019.
Navy Veteran and ‘Love Connection’ Television Host Chuck Woolery Dead at 83
Before longtime game-show host Chuck Woolery started his decades-long career on television, he served in the U.S. Navy aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise.
Navy Veteran Cleared of Conspiracy Charges in High-Profile Jan. 6 Case Is Sentenced to Time Served
A retired Navy intelligence officer who was cleared of the most serious charges in his U.S. Capitol attack trial alongside Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes avoided additional time behind bars when he was sentenced.
Navy Wants to Test Drinking Water for Synthetic Chemicals near Virginia’s Northwest Annex
The testing is for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS — a combination of thousands of different chemicals that have been commonly used in household and industrial products for decades, particularly due to stain- and water-repellent qualities.