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📢 Exciting News for Strategic Sealift Officers! 📢 Admiral Mustin signed an official instruction transferring oversight of the Strategic Sealift Officer (SSO) program to the Reserve Force. This transition brings significant improvements: ✅ Clear Command and Control (C2) to streamline program management ✅ Resource Sponsor and Flag sponsor clearly identified ✅ Mission updated to align with current strategic needs and operational demands ✅Delineates Administrative Control (ADCON) and Operational Control (OPCON) responsibilities with U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command. As the new SSO Resource Sponsor, the Reserve Component will have complete oversight of the entire SSO program, including the SSO Midshipman program, SSO Individual Ready Reserve (IRR), and SSO Selected Reserve (SELRES) Sailors. This change simplifies operations, enhances readiness, and provides clearer career pathways for our Strategic Sealift Officers. Stay tuned for more updates on this exciting development! 🚢⚓️ #USNavy #NavyReserve #StrategicSealiftOfficer #SSO #Maritime

U.S. Navy Photos of the Day: 1️⃣ STG3 Kirchofer, left, and STG2 Ducasse hoist a Mark 54 torpedo aboard USS Spruance (DDG 111) in the Pacific Ocean. 2️⃣ Marines fast-rope from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during VBSS training aboard USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) in the Philippine Sea. 3️⃣ USS Mobile (LCS 26) is underway with the philippine navy BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS 16) in the South China Sea. 4️⃣ USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3), front, and USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) sail alongside USS Russell (DDG 59) during a vertical replenishment. VIEW the U.S. Navy photo gallery at: https://lnkd.in/eptac7p5

Happy Birthday Navy Divers! ⚓ Since August 1, 1882, when the first U.S. Navy divers plunged into the waters off Newport, Rhode Island, they have set the standard for bravery and innovation. From peacetime missions to every major conflict in history, these Sailors have continually advanced diving technology and tactics. Their dedication and skill have earned them numerous honors, including seven Medal of Honor recipients, the highest military accolade. Today, we celebrate their legacy of excellence and the enduring spirit that drives them to rise to every challenge. 🌊🔧

U.S. Navy Photos of the Day: 1️⃣ U.S. and Republic of Korea Navy conduct VBSS training and 2️⃣ A U.S. Navy FA-18F Super Hornet refuels from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker during RIMPAC. 3️⃣ NSA Bahrain conducts harbor patrol unit security training. 4️⃣ Flight operations aboard USS America (LHA 6) in the Philippine Sea. VIEW the U.S. Navy photo gallery at: https://lnkd.in/eptac7p5

💪 This week's BZ goes out to LT Olivia Rhodes! Featured in this photo is Rhodes conducting a tour of the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) during a port visit to Cam Ranh, Vietnam. Thank you LT Rhodes for being part of the #USNavy's investment in security and stability. 📸: MC2 Adam Craft

In its recently released 2024 Arctic Strategy, the Department of Defense calls for “… enhancing our domain awareness and Arctic capabilities; engaging with Allies, partners, and key stakeholders; and exercising tailored presence.” For years, NPS faculty-student teams have contributed to Arctic research and our Navy’s understanding of how to conduct maritime operations in this extreme environment, most recently at Operation Ice Camp 2024 this past March. Two NPS Department of Oceanography faculty members, retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. John Joseph and Dr. Ben Reeder, and students Lt. Cmdr. Colleen Wilmington and Lt. Cmdr. Taylor Hudson led the NPS effort this year at Operation Ice Camp, formerly known as ICEX. The NPS team worked with the Undersea Warfighting Development Center’s Arctic Submarine Laboratory (ASL) conducting a series of experiments, yielding data that continues to provide invaluable insights into long-range acoustic propagation under, through and above the Arctic ice. “On a scale of one to 10, I’d put it at an 11,” said Joseph. “We were able to accomplish essentially all of our scientific objectives. The data we collected will help us better understand the impact that a changing Arctic has on the Navy’s ASW (anti-submarine warfare) and ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) missions.” According to Wilmington, the data collected by the NPS team was a veritable gold mine for the students’ theses. “I think it’s a really unique opportunity to be able to go up and collect your own data,” she said. “The amount of data that we collected across our five days there provides more than enough data to analyze for the next 10 years!” During the expedition, the NPS team also met with two distinguished NPS alumni who were on their way to Ice Camp – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, a space systems operations graduate, and Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), a NASA Hall of Fame astronaut and NPS aeronautical engineering graduate. • Read the full story about the NPS team at Operation Ice Camp 2024: https://lnkd.in/gccBHgq3 • Learn more about meteorology and oceanography at NPS: https://nps.edu/web/metoc US Navy | United States Marine Corps | Office of the Secretary of the Navy | Office of Naval Research | U.S. Naval Research Laboratory | Undersea Warfighting Development Center (UWDC) | Commander, Submarine Forces | Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic | U.S. Pacific Fleet | COMSUBPAC #BlueArctic #IceCamp 📸 - MC1 Justin Yarborough, MC2 Aaron T. Smith and Lt. Cmdr. Colleen Wilmington

U.S. Navy Photos of the Day: 1️⃣ USNS City of Bismarck (T-EPF 9) arrives in Legazpi, Philippines for Pacific Partnership. 2️⃣ Cmdr. Brent Collins conducts a vision assessment during Continuing Promise 2024 in Puerto Cortes, Honduras. 3️⃣ An F/A-18 from VFA-11 lands aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during flight operations in the Atlantic Ocean. 4️⃣ USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) is underway with the Royal Canadian Navy in the East China Sea. VIEW the U.S. Navy photo gallery at: https://lnkd.in/eptac7p5

🎉 Highlighting the amazing work of #USNavy Sailors! 🎉 From getting sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (OC) during a security forces training, inspecting an oil sample, participating in a damage control drill, and manning the rails during the ship’s arrival our combat-ready Sailors are consistently deployed alongside our Allies and partners to promote prosperity and security 💪 #Readiness #FacesOfTheFleet 📸: MC1 Hannah Fry 📸: MC1 Aaron T. Smith 📸: MC2 Minh-Thy Chu 📸: MC2 Toi Williams

U.S. Navy Photos of the Day: 1️⃣ ABFAA Esoy signals to a scene leader during a crash and salvage drill aboard USS Somerset (LPD 25) and 2️⃣ a U.S. Marine and Philippines marines conduct close-quarter combat training during RIMPAC. 3️⃣ VFA-122 conducts flight operations aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean. 4️⃣ USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) conducts a general quarters drill in the Sea of Japan. VIEW the U.S. Navy photo gallery at: https://lnkd.in/eptac7p5