The United States Navy is inviting former Sailors who voluntarily left the service or allowed their service to lapse, rather than comply with the COVID-19 vaccination mandate, the opportunity to apply for reinstatement, in accordance with Executive Order 14184, “Reinstating Service Members Discharged Under the Military’s COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate.” Under this initiative, Sailors who are…
SOUDA BAY, Greece — The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) arrived at U.S. Naval Support Activity (NSA) in Souda Bay, Greece, on Feb. 16 to conduct an Emergent Repair Availability (ERAV) on the ship’s starboard quarter following a recent collision with a merchant ship near the Suez Canal. Damage assessed includes the…
YOKOSUKA, Japan – The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) returned to Yokosuka, Japan as the United States’ only forward-deployed aircraft carrier on Nov. 22. This marks the second time George Washington has served as the forward-deployed naval forces-Japan (FDNF-J) aircraft carrier. In 2008, it became the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be…