Navy Altering, Postponing or Skipping Midshipmen Rites Of Passage
Keeping the Navy’s new officer pipeline open while mitigating COVID-19 risks means altering, delaying or even skipping some of the…
Small Crews, Technical Complexity Makes Operating Modern Warships in Pandemic Tough
The increased technical complexity of systems and reduced manning make U.S. warships less able to operate if a disease breaks…
Pentagon Decision To Bring Teleworking Staff Back To Office Is Weeks Out
The return of Department of Defense workers to office spaces closed due to COVID-19 is still weeks away and hinges…
Theodore Roosevelt Crew Drilling at Pier Ahead of Going Back to Sea; 14 Sailors Retest Positive for COVID-19
The crew of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) is in the midst of a small pier-side exercise typically held before a…
How USS Makin Island, Fleet Medical Team Responded to COVID-19 Outbreak on USS Kidd
When a COVID-19 outbreak hit USS Kidd (DDG-100) last month, the Navy sent a medical team with specialized lab equipment to…
COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts Allowing Navy To Increase New Recruit Training Class Sizes
The Navy is confident its COVID-19 mitigation efforts are working well enough to increase the number of recruits arriving at…
18 Theodore Roosevelt Sailors in Quarantine After Five Test Positive for COVID-19
Eighteen sailors assigned to aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) are in quarantine off the ship after five sailors tested…
USNS Mercy Leaves Los Angeles After Treating 77 Patients; Some Personnel Will Remain in L.A.
Hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) left Los Angeles today, seven and a half weeks after arriving at the California hot…
Naval Health Researchers at Center of Fleet’s Battle Against COVID-19
SAN DIEGO — Before leaving Southern California last week for predeployment training, the crew of aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68)…
Shuttered Schools Are Biggest Obstacle for Defense Industry Productivity
More than potential supply chain gaps or funding cuts, defense industry productivity during COVID-19 is threatened most by closed schools…