UPDATED: Naval Special Warfare Reports Four Coronavirus Cases
This post has been updated with an additional Sunday statement from Naval Special Warfare Command. Four special operations sailors has…
VIDEO: CNO Message to the Fleet on Coronavirus
The following is the March 19, 2020 message from Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday on measures the Navy…
Navy Eases Grooming Standards Over Coronavirus Concerns; Selection Boards, Graduation Ceremonies Suspended Indefinitely
The Navy is relaxing grooming standards as the service tries to prevent further spread of the COVID-19 virus.…
Navy Hospital Ship Mercy Expected to Head to Seattle as Part of Pentagon Response to Coronavirus
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) was a hub of activity Thursday, as it took on a…
Navy, DoD Networks Strained Under Telework Demand; Leaders Ask ‘Limit use of REPLY TO ALL’
The Defense Department’s mandatory and voluntary work-from-home push this week to protect the workforce from the COVID-19 virus is straining…
Mayport Sailor, 2nd Boxer Sailor Confirmed with Coronavirus; Naval Academy Midshipmen Return Delayed Indefinitely
This post has been corrected to say a sailor assigned to ‘Vipers’ Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 48 is based…
Trump: Hospital Ship Comfort to go to New York City, Mercy Set for West Coast Support
This post has been updated with a statement from the Navy. THE PENTAGON — The Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort…
UPDATED: Pentagon Preparing Navy Hospital Ships Mercy, Comfort for Coronavirus Response
This post has been updated with statements from Secretary of Defense Mark Esper. The Pentagon is starting the process of…
Report to Congress on Global Economic Effects of Coronavirus
The following is the March 16, 2020 Congressional Research Service report, Global Economic Effects of Covid-19: In Brief.…
2nd Sailor Assigned to Naples Tests Positive for Coronavirus; 18 US Service Members Confirmed with Virus
A second sailor in Italy has tested positive for the COVID-19 strain of coronavirus, U.S. 6th Fleet announced on Monday.…