2020 U.S. Navy Board of Inspection and Survey Annual Report

The following is the 2020 report from the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey. The report to Congress is an annual summary of the health of the Navy’s fleet.

According to Naval Sea Systems Command, “The Board of Inspection and Survey was initially established in 1868 by Congress to ensure that the ships of the United States Navy are properly equipped for prompt, reliable, sustained mission readiness at sea. In 1882, Congress enacted legislation which established the Board of Inspection and...

https://news.usni.org/2020/10/09/2020-u-s-navy-board-of-inspection-and-survey-annual-report

NAVIFOR Boss: Virtual Training for ITs Soon to Go Fleetwide

Navy Information Systems Technicians assigned the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) provision more than 1,500 computer workstations for integration into their shipboard Consolidated Afloat Ships Network Enterprise Services (CANES) system in Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific’s Network Integration and Engineering Facility. US Navy Photo

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A recent pilot program tested in the fleet to provide information systems training virtually to shipboard sailors proved...

https://news.usni.org/2020/03/04/navifor-boss-virtual-training-for-its-soon-to-go-fleetwide

Expeditionary Strike Group 2 Admiral Removed from Command

Rear Adm. Erik Ross, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Two (ESG-2). US Navy Photo

The commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 2 has been removed from command due to a loss of confidence by the commander of U.S. 2nd Fleet, service officials told USNI News.

“Rear Adm. Erik Ross, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Two (ESG-2), was relieved of his duties by Vice Adm. Andrew Lewis, commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet (C2F), due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command,” reads a statement from...

https://news.usni.org/2019/09/27/expeditionary-strike-group-2-admiral-removed-from-command