MARCH 10, 2022 - As a result of feedback from Sailors and waterfront leadership, the Navy has updated grooming policy and requirements for Sailors diagnosed with the shaving-related condition pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) in NAVADMIN 064/22, Mar. 9. Navy dermatologists and the Navy Uniform Matters Office conducted the latest periodic review of the instruction regarding … [Read more...]
Reservists Lend Hands to Navy’s Remotely Controlled Test Ship
MARCH 9, 2022 - Reservists with the U.S. Navy’s Surge Maintenance (SurgeMain) program are providing time, effort and additional skills to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division’s (NSWC PHD) Self Defense Test Ship (SDTS) to help her crew prepare for an upcoming in-service inspection (INSURV) later this year. The SurgeMain program has supported the Navy’s four … [Read more...]
Navy Builds a Livable Camp on a Chunk of Floating Arctic Ice
220304-N-ON977-1037 BEAUFORT SEA, Arctic Circle (March 4, 2022) – Sailors, Marines and members of Arctic Submarine Laboratory carve a hole into Arctic sea ice using a six-inch auger to prepare for a submarine to breach the ice at Ice Camp Queenfish during Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2022. ICEX 2022 is a three-week exercise that allows the Navy to assess its operational readiness in the … [Read more...]
Defense Secretary Calls for Hawaii Facility to Be Shut Down
MARCH 8, 2022 - The Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Oahu, Hawaii, is slated to be de-fueled and permanently closed, Pentagon spokesman John F. Kirby said today. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III issued a statement today that directs the Navy secretary, in coordination with the commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, to take all steps necessary to de-fuel … [Read more...]
New Pathway Into the Navy
MARCH 8, 2022 - The Navy is bringing back the Baccalaureate Degree Completion Program (BDCP). This program offers various benefits for college students looking for a new way to join the Navy as a commissioned officer. BDCP will help prospective applicants commission as a Surface Warfare Officer, Special Warfare, Explosive Ordinance Disposal, Naval Aviation- Pilot and Naval … [Read more...]