Defense News in Brief: NAVWAR Outreach Team Wins STEM Advocate of the Quarter Award

Source: United States Navy

The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) Enterprise Virtual Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Outreach Team has been selected to receive the Department of Defense (DoD) STEM Advocate of the Quarter award for their innovative outreach efforts and continued leadership amid the COVID-19 pandemic, positively impacting thousands of students and educators nationwide.

Defense News in Brief: ABECSG’s Air Wing of the Future Strengthens Joint Force during Indo-Pacific Exercise

Source: United States Navy

PHILIPPINE SEA – The USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) participated in Exercise Noble Fusion, a joint and combined naval expeditionary exercise including multiple elements of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, alongside the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, Feb. 3-7.

Defense News in Brief: One Navy SEAL Candidate Dies, One Under Medical Monitoring After Successfully Completing BUD/S 1st Phase Hell Week

Source: United States Navy

CORONADO, Calif. – Two Navy SEAL candidates, assigned to Naval Special Warfare Basic Training Command, were taken to the hospital on Feb. 4 several hours after their Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL (BUD/S) class successfully completed Hell Week, part of the first phase of the Navy SEAL assessment and selection pathway.