NAVSEA’s COVID Rapid Response Team Providing Quick Solutions to Prevent, Slow Outbreaks at Sea
As ship crews find themselves cleaning common spaces much more to prevent the potential spread of COVID-19, the process of…
Carrier Theodore Roosevelt COVID-19 Outbreak Investigation Complete, CNO Now Reviewing Report
An investigation into the circumstances around the March COVID-19 outbreak aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) has been handed over…
With Additional Planning, Safety Measures, Coast Guard Stays On Far-North Missions During COVID-19
The U.S. Coast Guard’s operations in a COVID-19 environment require constantly gauging risk and accepting that large-scale exercises like Rim…
Navy Releases New COVID-19 Guidance To Fleet
The Navy released a new set of COVID-19 guidelines Wednesday to standardize the fleet’s response to the pandemic and establish…
SECDEF Esper Lifts DoD Stop Movement Order, Replaces With Conditions-Based Guidance
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper ordered replacing the military’s expansive movement restrictions on Tuesday with a regional conditions-based set of…
Beyond Mercy: Navy’s COVID-19 Hospital Ship Missions and the Future of Medicine at Sea
This post has been updated to correct the spelling of CNA analyst Joshua Tallis’ last name. Public excitement and relief…
SECDEF Esper Tells Naval Academy Grads Next Generation Fleet on the Way
The future Navy and Marine Corps will use technologically advanced weapons platforms that place a premium on adaptability, Secretary of…
Release of USS Thresher Documents Delayed by COVID-19 Office Closures
The Navy is sitting on roughly 600 pages of documents related to the USS Thresher (SSN-593) sinking that a federal…
CNO, Commandant: Naval Forces Can Meet Today’s Obligations, But 2021 Readiness At Risk With Pandemic
Naval operations are proceeding unimpeded by the COVID-19 pandemic, top leaders say, but there could be readiness challenges next year…
CNO Gilday: Hundreds of Theodore Roosevelt Sailors Still Recovering in Guam, But Carrier Could Deploy if Needed
The Navy has made good progress learning how to prevent or contain a COVID-19 outbreak on ships at sea, the…