VIDEO: CNO Gilday Message to Fleet on Race Relations in the Navy

The following is the June 25, 2020 message from Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday on race relations in the U.S. Navy.

Shipmates, CNO Gilday here. Three weeks ago, I asked you to listen. Now, I am strongly encouraging every Navy leader – uniform and civilian, active and reserve – to start a dialogue at each of your commands.

As a Navy, we must seize this opportunity to engage in conversations about race relations and inclusion within our force. Now is the time to have open and honest...

https://news.usni.org/2020/06/26/video-cno-gilday-message-to-fleet-on-race-relations-in-the-navy

Timeline: Theodore Roosevelt COVID-19 Outbreak Investigation

The investigation of the COVID-19 outbreak on USS Theodore Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) outlined the chain of events that led to more than 1,200 sailors assigned to carrier contracting the virus, the removal of the commanding officer Capt. Brett Crozier and the eventual resignation of former acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly.

The following are key dates in the outbreak derived from the findings of fact from the command investigation issued on June 19, 2020, press reports and public...

https://news.usni.org/2020/06/23/timeline-theodore-roosevelt-covid-19-outbreak-investigation

USS Theodore Roosevelt COVID-19 Outbreak Investigation Timeline

The investigation of the COVID-19 outbreak on USS Theodore Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) outlined the chain of events that led to more than 1,200 sailors assigned to carrier contracting the virus, the removal of the commanding officer Capt. Brett Crozier and the eventual resignation of former acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly.

The following are key dates in the outbreak derived from the findings of fact from the command investigation issued on June 19, 2020, press reports and public...

https://news.usni.org/2020/06/22/uss-theodore-roosevelt-covid-19-outbreak-investigation-timeline

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: June 22, 2020

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These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of June 22, 2020, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship.

Total U.S. Navy Battle Force:300Ships Underway

Deployed Ships UnderwayNon-deployed Ships UnderwayTotal Ships Underway
631780

Ships Deployed by Fleet

Fleet Forces3r...

Report on European Deterrence Initiative Budget

The following is the June 16, Congressional Research Service In Focus report The European Deterrence Initiative: A Budgetary Overview.

From the report

The European Deterrence Initiative (EDI) is a Department of Defense (DOD) effort to “enhance the U.S. deterrence posture, increase the readiness and responsiveness of U.S. forces in Europe, support the collective defense and security of NATO allies, and bolster the security and capacity of U.S. allies and partners,” according to the DOD European...

https://news.usni.org/2020/06/18/report-on-european-deterrence-initiative-budget

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: June 15, 2020

USNI News Graphic

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of June 15, 2020, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship.

Total U.S. Navy Battle Force:299Ships Underway

Deployed Ships UnderwayNon-deployed Ships UnderwayTotal Ships Underway
692190

Ships Deployed by Fleet

Fleet Forces3r...

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: June 8, 2020

USNI News Graphic

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of June 8, 2020, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship.

Total U.S. Navy Battle Force:299Ships Underway

Deployed Ships UnderwayNon-deployed Ships UnderwayTotal Ships Underway
612586

Ships Deployed by Fleet

Fleet Forces3rd...

https://news.usni.org/2020/06/08/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-june-8-2020

Report to Congress on Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance for Great Power Competition

The following is the June 4, 2020 Congressional Research Service report, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Design for Great Power Competition.

From the report

The U.S. military could suffer unacceptably high casualties and struggle to win, or perhaps lose, a war against China or Russia. This implication by the National Defense Strategy Commission stands in contrast to the past several decades during which the U.S. possessed military power without equal. Great power competition has...

https://news.usni.org/2020/06/07/report-to-congress-on-intelligence-surveillance-and-reconnaissance-for-great-power-competition

VIDEO: CNO Gilday Message on Death of George Floyd, National Unrest

The following is the June 3, 2020 statement from Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday to the fleet on the death George Floyd and current national unrest.

Good evening, I wanted to take a few moments to talk to our Navy family – our officers, our enlisted Sailors, our Navy civilians, and our families – about the murder of Mr. George Floyd and the events that we have all watched on TV for the last several nights.

It’s been a very sad time for our country – a confusing time. And most of us are...

https://news.usni.org/2020/06/03/video-cno-gilday-message-on-death-of-george-floyd-national-unrest

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: June 1, 2020

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of June 1, 2020, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship.

Total U.S. Navy Battle Force:299Ships Underway

Deployed Ships UnderwayNon-deployed Ships UnderwayTotal Ships Underway
642791

Ships Deployed by Fleet

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