Vice Adm. Robert Burke

Berger Confirmed as Next Marine Commandant After Senator Drops Hold

Lt. Gen. David H. Berger, outgoing commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, speaks during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 8, 2018. US Marine Corps Photo

The Senate has confirmed Lt. Gen. David Berger to serve as the next commandant of the Marine Corps following a hold from Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska).

According to a Senate notification, the current commander of Marine Corps Combat Development Command was confirmed on Wednesday.

Berger’s confirmation vote was...

https://news.usni.org/2019/06/06/berger-confirmed-as-next-marine-commandant-after-senator-drops-hold

Vice. Adm. John Nowell Sworn In As New CNP

Rear Adm. John B. Nowell (right) is promoted to the rank of vice admiral by Rear Adm. Jamie Sands during a ceremony at the Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Naval Station Great Lakes. Navy Photo

Vice Adm. John Nowell was sworn in as the 59th Chief of Naval Personnel last week, taking charge of a community amid a dramatic recruitment and retention push.

The Navy had 332,000 officers and enlisted personnel when Nowell was sworn in in a ceremony at the Navy’s Recruit Training Command at Naval Station...

https://news.usni.org/2019/05/30/vice-adm-john-nowell-sworn-in-as-new-cnp

Moran, Burke Confirmed as Next CNO, VCNO; Alaska Senator Holds Up Berger Confirmation as Commandant

Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Bill Moran speaks to Sailors aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) on Feb. 20, 2019. US Navy photo.

The Senate confirmed Adm. Bill Moran to serve as the next chief of naval operations and Vice Adm. Robert Burke to serve as the next vice chief of naval operations, in a Thursday vote.

Moran currently serves as VCNO and Burke as chief of naval personnel. Burke will be promoted to the rank of admiral upon taking on the VCNO job....

https://news.usni.org/2019/05/24/moran-burke-confirmed-as-next-cno-vcno-alaska-senator-holds-up-berger-confirmation-as-commandant

Rep. Elaine Luria, Retired Navy Commander and Freshman Lawmaker, On Her First Months in Congress

Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.) graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1997 and served in the Navy until 2017. Photo courtesy Luria’s campaign Facebook page.

CAPITOL HILL — Many House Armed Services Committee members speak from some kind of experience: they have a military base or major defense contractor in their district, or they or a family member have prior military service.

Freshman Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.) has all of the above.

Luria is a 20-year Navy veteran who was elected to Congress last...

https://news.usni.org/2019/05/23/rep-elaine-luria-retired-navy-commander-and-freshman-lawmaker-on-her-first-months-in-congress

Navy Must Retain 80 Percent of Sailors Annually to Grow Fleet

Cmdr. Pavao Huldisch, head of the Air department aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74), addresses sailors on the flight deck during a department quarters on Nov. 23, 2018. US Navy Photo

The Navy needs to retain close to 80 percent of its force each year if it hopes to meet staffing requirements of its growing fleet, the service’s personnel chief told lawmakers on Thursday.

The Navy is on track grow by 7,500 active duty personnel this year and by 5,000 sailors each year through Fiscal Year 2024,...

https://news.usni.org/2019/05/16/navy-must-retain-80-percent-of-sailors-annually-to-grow-fleet

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

Navy Stopped Publicly Announcing Flag Officer Nominations, Citing Policy Review

Navy Flag officers salute the color guard during the playing of the national anthem at the beginning of the USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) decommissioning ceremony in 2007. US Navy Photo

The Pentagon in Fiscal Year 2019 has announced the nomination of a combined 256 general officers for the Air Force, Army and Marine Corps – and one Navy admiral.

While the other services have steadily publicly published their nominees for general officers since the start of the fiscal year, Chief of Naval Personnel...

https://news.usni.org/2019/02/25/navy-stops-announcing-flag-officer-nominations

Rear Adm. John Nowell Nominated to be Next Chief of Naval Personnel

Lance Cpl. Nathan Rhodes, a Marine assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD-48), shows Rear Adm. John B. Nowell, then commander Task Force (CTF) 76, how to open the hatch of an amphibious assault vehicle (AAV). US Marine Corps photo

The Navy’s director of military personnel plans and policy, Rear Adm. John Nowell, Jr., has been nominated to become the next chief of naval personnel (N1), USNI News has learned.

If confirmed by the...

https://news.usni.org/2019/02/14/rear-adm-john-nowell-nominated-next-chief-naval-personnel

Navy Launches New Electronic Enlisted Advancement Worksheets

Sailors aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19), in Yokosuka, Japan, participate in the Navy-wide E-6 advancement examination in September 2018. U.S. Navy photo

Roughly a third of active duty sailors will be part of a pilot program testing the Navy’s new system intended to cut down on paperwork and errors associated with the Enlisted Advancement Worksheets (EAW).

Starting this month, the Navy is replacing paper versions of the EAW with an electronic automated process that will...

https://news.usni.org/2019/01/03/40068

U.S., U.K. Sailors Died Days After Death of Former 5th Fleet CO Stearney

Riverine sailors underway in 5th Fleet in 2018. US Navy Photo

A U.S. and U.K. sailor assigned to U.S. 5th Fleet died suddenly in the days after the Dec. 1 apparent suicide of Vice Adm. Scott Stearney, USNI News has learned.

While investigations are underway into all three of the deaths, several defense officials have told USNI News the circumstances of all three deaths point to suicide.

The closeness of the deaths have raised defense officials’ concerns that Stearney’s high-profile status may have...

https://news.usni.org/2019/01/03/u-s-u-k-sailors-died-days-death-former-5th-fleet-co-stearney

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