Defense Department Investigation into Navy COVID-19 Response
The following is the Feb. 4, DoD Inspector General report, Evaluation of the Navy’s Plans and Response to the Coronavirus…
Navy Boot Camp Instructor Dies From COVID-19 Complications; 5 Sailors Dead Related to Virus
This post was updated to include the identity of a USS Tennessee sailor who died from COVID-19 complications earlier this…
Navy Submariner Dies of COVID-19 Complications After Hospitalization in NAS Jacksonville
This post has been updated to include additional information from Submarine Group 10. A submariner died today of complications from…
Document: COVID-19 and the International Security Environment
The following is the Jan. 25, 2021 Congressional Research Service report, COVID-19: Potential Implications for International Security Environment—Overview of Issues…
Third Sailor Dies From COVID-19 Complications
A Navy Reserve sailor in Ohio died earlier this month from complications related to COVID-19, the service announced on Thursday.…
Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Underway Ahead of Double-Pump Deployment
This post has been updated to correct the airwing that’s deploying aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. Carrier Air Wing 3…
Hospital Ship USNS Mercy Tied Up in Maintenance, Can’t Deploy for COVID Relief
Despite worsening COVID-19 infection rates on the West Coast and discussion among local leaders in California about the state requesting…
Pentagon: Carrier USS Nimitz Will Stay in Middle East After Threats from Iran
Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and its strike group will remain in the Middle East in the wake of threats…
Nimitz Carrier Strike Group to Return Home from Middle East Deployment
USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and its carrier strike group will begin transiting from Africa to their West Coast homeports after the…
LA County Supervisor Requests USNS Mercy Return To Los Angeles After COVID-19 Surge
A Los Angeles County supervisor is appealing to California’s governor to request a Navy hospital ship return to the city’s…