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Defense News in Brief: USS Ronald Reagan, U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka Sailors Administer COVID-19 Boosters to American, Japanese Base Employees

Source: United States Navy

YOKOSUKA, Japan – Sailors from the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) worked side-by-side with their counterparts from U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka (USNHY) onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) to administer COVID-19 boosters to American and Japanese base civilian employees, Jan. 28.

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Defense News in Brief: Underwater Construction Team 2 Completes the Inaugural Multinational Underwater Repair Exercise with the Republic of Korea Navy Underwater Construction Team

Source: United States Navy

APRA HARBOR, Guam – Divers from the U.S. Navy’s (USN) Underwater Construction Team TWO (UCT 2 ) Construction Diving Detachment ALFA (CDD/A), Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit ONE (MDSU-1), and the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) Underwater Construction Team (UCT) completed the first-ever Multinational Underwater Repair Exercise (MUREX) from December 16 – 23, 2021 in Apra Harbor, Guam.

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Defense News in Brief: NPS Student’s Award-Winning Thesis Helps Naval Station Newport Prepare for Hurricane

Source: United States Navy

MONTEREY, Calif. – When an extreme weather event hits, emergency preparation and procedures get put to the test, and so does the cohesion of multiple areas’ evacuation plans. A lack of communication between cities, or between military bases and their local communities, can result in less road accessibility than either party planned for and less room in shelters than anticipated.

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Defense News in Brief: House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense Holds Hearing on DOD Continuing Resolutions

Source: United States Navy

Mike McCord, undersecretary of defense; General David H. Berger, commander of the United States Marine Corps; Admiral Michael Gilday, chief of naval operations of the United States Navy; General John W. Raymond, chief of space operations for the United States Space Force; General Charles Q. Brown, chief of staff for the United States Air Force; and General Joseph M. Martin, vice chief of staff for the United States Army, testify to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense Holds Hearing on DOD Continuing Resolutions.