Fifth Active-Duty Sailor Dies From COVID-19 Complications
This story has been updated to correct that the most recent Navy COVID-19 update is from Feb. 17, not Feb.…
SECDEF Austin, CNO to Meet Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Ahead of its California Return
This post has been updated to include that the crew of USS Nimitz (CVN-68) had been in COVID-19 isolation since…
Navy Has Given Nearly a Quarter of Active-Duty Sailors COVID-19 Vaccines
Nearly a quarter of the Navy’s active-duty sailors have received either one or both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, a…
No Additional COVID Cases on USS Theodore Roosevelt After 3 Sailors Tested Positive
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) has tested 900 crew members this week after discovering that three were infected with COVID-19 last…
Pentagon: One Third of Service Members Offered COVID-19 Vaccines Have Refused
About one-third of service members offered either of the COVID-19 vaccines in the United States are turning down the shots,…
Report to Congress on U.S.-Vietnam Relations
The following is the Feb. 16, 2021, Congressional Research Service In Focus report: U.S.-Vietnam Relations.…
Three Sailors Aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt Test Positive for COVID-19
This post has been updated to include additional information from U.S. Pacific Fleet. Three sailors aboard aircraft carrier USS Theodore…
UPDATED: Navy Identifies USS Wasp Sailor Who Died From COVID-19 Complications
The Navy has identified a sailor assigned to an amphibious warship based in Norfolk, Va., who died on Friday from…
Navy: 70% Sailors Who Are Offered COVID Vaccine Have Accepted, As Service Campaigns for More Vaccinations
Out of the sailors who have been offered a vaccine for COVID-19, about 70 percent have taken the Navy up…
Navy Will Vaccinate 5,000 Eisenhower Strike Group Sailors Just Days Ahead of Planned Deployment
The sailors of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group will receive their COVID-19 vaccines this weekend, just days ahead…