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Source: United States Navy
PHILADELPHIA – The Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE) implemented Naval Sustainment System-Aviation (NSS-A) in 2019 to boost mission capable (MC) rates of F/A-18 Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler fleets to 80 percent. With that goal achieved, NSS-A focus turned to sustaining and expanding on early successes including creative problem-solving efforts at Naval Supply Systems Command, Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS).
Source: United States Navy
NAS SIGONELLA, Italy – As thousands of Special Immigration Visa (SIV) applicants transited from Afghanistan through Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Italy, and Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota, Spain, during Operation Allies Welcome (OAW), Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Sigonella (NAVSUP FLCSI) leveraged its logistics support capacities and resources to support the humanitarian effort.
Source: United States Navy
WASHINGTON — As part of the U.S. Navy’s continuing efforts to integrate Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) with all other surface ship classes, the LCS Fleet Introduction and Sustainment Program Office (PMS 505) realigned to Naval Sea System Command’s Surface Ship Maintenance, Modernization and Sustainment (NAVSEA 21) directorate during a small ceremony, Oct. 1.
Source: United States Navy
Military Sealift Command operates 19 Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-on/Roll-off Ships, or LMSRs. These ships have significantly expanded the nation’s sealift capability in the 21st century. Twenty LMSRs have been converted or built at U.S. shipyards. One was further converted for other use. Eight are assigned to MSC’s Prepositioning Program and the remaining 11 belong to MSC’s Sealift Program.
Source: United States Navy
The Navy has increased tuition assistance benefits, allowing qualified Sailors to now use up to 18 semester credit hours annually, up from the previously allowed 12. Along with this expanded credit cap comes a list of new eligibility requirements that tighten up who can use Navy Tuition Assistance (TA) and when.