MCPON Russell Smith

INDO-PACOM’s Senior Enlisted Leader Tapped to be Next MCPON

Then-Pacific Fleet Fleet Master Chief James Honea in 2021. US Navy Photo

The senior enlisted sailor at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command has been selected to be the Navy’s 16th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON), the service announced on Thursday.
Fleet Master Chief James Honea is now set to take over from current MCPON Russell Smith in September, according to Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gilday.

“I selected Fleet Master Chief Honea because he has saltwater in his veins, embodies Navy...

https://news.usni.org/2022/03/10/indo-pacoms-senior-enlisted-leader-tapped-to-be-next-mcpon

MCPON Smith Under Investigation for Allegations of Misconduct

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Russell Smith speaks with U.S. Naval War College sailors on Jan. 16, 2020. US Navy Photo

The Navy’s senior enlisted leader is under investigation for alleged misconduct, two defense officials confirmed to USNI News on Thursday.

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell Smith is now the subject of a Navy Inspector General investigation for unspecified misconduct.

In a statement to USNI News, Navy spokesperson Cmdr. Reann Mommsen declined to...

https://news.usni.org/2022/02/03/mcpon-smith-under-investigation-for-allegations-of-misconduct

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: March 1, 2021

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of March 1, 2021, 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:297Ships Underway

Deployed Ships UnderwayNon-deployed Ships UnderwayTotal Ships Underway
562177

Ships Deployed by Fleet

Fleet Forces3rd Fleet4th Fleet

https://news.usni.org/2021/03/01/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-march-1-2021

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

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

CNO Gilday in Quarantine After Exposure to COVID-19 Positive Family Member

Acting Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) James McPherson, right, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike M. Gilday and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell Smith are briefed by Recruit Training Command (RTC) staff members at Freedom Hall on May 7, 2020. US Navy Photo

The Navy’s top officer will be in quarantine this week after coming into contact with a member of his family who had tested positive for COVID-19, the Pentagon announced late on Sunday.

Adm. Mike Gilday initially tested...

https://news.usni.org/2020/05/11/cno-gilday-in-quarantine-after-exposure-to-covid-19-positive-family-member

MCPON: Navy Working to Keep Personnel Pipeline Flowing Amid COVID-19 Restrictions

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Russell Smith speaks with U.S. Naval War College sailors on Jan. 16, 2020. US Navy Photo

The Navy’s top enlisted sailor is confident that the measures the service is taking now to keep the training pipeline moving will help smooth the flow of personnel in the coming months, when the Navy can resume its movement of sailors across the force.

Though new recruit training has slowed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Navy believes it can make up the...

https://news.usni.org/2020/04/14/mcpon-navy-working-to-keep-personnel-pipeline-flowing-amid-covid-19-restrictions

VIDEO: Navy Leaders Acknowledge Tough Year in Holiday Messages

Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD-4) secure a CH-53E Super Stallion attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (reinforced) to the portside elevator during Tiger Strike 2019. Oct. 5, 2019. US Navy Photo

As Navy leaders shared holiday message videos today, they acknowledged that 2019 has been tough for the Navy in some ways and encouraged sailors to use the holiday season to take care of themselves and their families.

2019 continued to be a challenge...

https://news.usni.org/2019/12/25/video-navy-leaders-acknowledge-tough-year-in-holiday-messages

Navy Child Care Waitlist for On-Base Services is 9,000 Kids Long

Capt. Mary Seymour, Naval Support Activity Bethesda Commanding Officer, reads to children during a Story Time event held at the Child Development Center on NSA Bethesda on April 9, 2019. US Navy Photo

The Navy has 9,000 infants and toddlers that its child care centers don’t have room for, and the service is now seeking help from off-base facilities in fleet concentration areas as that wait list shows no sign of shrinking.

Providing affordable child care is a major concern affecting the Navy’s...

https://news.usni.org/2019/05/16/navy-child-care-waitlist-for-on-base-services-is-9000-kids-long

Senate Panel Pushes Navy, Marine Corps to Fix Base Housing Problems

Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. Robert P. Burke testifies with his service counterparts about Military Personnel Policies and Military Family Readiness during a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel on Feb 27, 2019. US Navy Photo

The chairman of a Senate panel overseeing military personnel pushed the Navy and Marines to fix ongoing military housing problems that include black mold and sewage backing up into base housing.

“This is not a witch hunt,” but “we know...

https://news.usni.org/2019/03/04/senate-panel-pushes-navy-marine-corps-fix-base-housing-problems

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