Defense News in Brief: Navy Administers One Million Vaccines since the Beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Source: United States Navy

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – As of May 26, 2021, Navy Medicine providers have administered more than 1,000,000 COVID-19 vaccines to Sailors, Marines, DoD civilians and beneficiaries at 65 medical and 13 operational Navy sites around the world. Over half of active-duty Navy personnel have been fully immunized and vaccinations continue to occur rapidly.

Defense News in Brief: Navy Advancement Results for E-4 through E-6 Delayed Due to COVID-19

Source: United States Navy

PENSACOLA, Fla. — As Memorial Day approaches every year, it is customary for the Navy to release E-4 through E-6 total force advancement results for more than 90,000 eligible candidates on active duty, full-time support (FTS) and in the Selected Reserve (SELRES).  This year, like the last, results will be delayed due to COVID-19 mitigations and the expanded window of exam administrations.

Defense News in Brief: Commander, Naval Forces Europe and Commander, Naval Forces North Conduct Wargame at U.S. Naval War College

Source: United States Navy

NEWPORT, R.I. – More than 75 representatives from 12 U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps commands took part in a U.S. Naval War College-hosted war game focused on maritime command and control in the Atlantic in a plausible crisis scenario, May 10-14. The Trans-Atlantic Maritime Command and Control (TAMC2) War Game 2021 examined alternative command and control structures across the Atlantic to inform the maritime support plans and activities of Commander, Naval Forces Europe and Commander, Naval Forces North.

Defense News in Brief: Patrol Squadron 40 Reaffirms Excellence supporting NATO Tiger Meet 2021

Source: United States Navy

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain – The “Fighting Marlins” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 40 participated in the annual NATO exercise TIGER MEET operating out of Naval Station Rota, Spain. The exercise consisted of eight NATO countries and over 50 aircraft conducting coordinated maritime strike and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operations. VP-40 conducted six dynamic missions enabling NATO forces to find, fix, and finish multi-domain targets of interest.