Defense News in Brief: Navy Announces 2021 Meritorious Advancement Season One

Source: United States Navy

The Navy has announced the calendar-year 2021 enlisted Meritorious Advancement Program’s Season One, and with it, some new rules that commands need to be aware of. Also known as MAP, the program accounts for 20 percent of all enlisted advancements each calendar year. It is a way for command triads to advance their most qualified Sailors ahead of each of the semi-annual Navy-wide Advancement (NWAE) Cycles.

Defense News in Brief: U.S. Navy, Turkish Navy Conduct Joint Exercises in Black Sea

Source: United States Navy

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), USS Porter (DDG 78), and a U.S. Navy P-8A from Patrol Squadron (VP) 46 participated in joint air and surface exercises with Turkish frigates TCG Orucreis (F 245) and TCG Turgutreis (F 241), and two Turkish F-16 fighters alongside reconnaissance aircraft in the Black Sea, Feb 9, 2021.

Defense News in Brief: U.S. Navy, Turkish Navy Conduct Joint Exercises in the Black Sea

Source: United States Navy

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), USS Porter (DDG 78), and a U.S. Navy P-8A from Patrol Squadron (VP) 46 participated in joint air and surface exercises with Turkish frigates TCG Orucreis (F 245) and TCG Turgutreis (F 241), and two Turkish F-16 fighters alongside reconnaissance aircraft in the Black Sea, Feb 9, 2021.