December - 2021

Dec 30, 2021
1 min

Pentagon orders carrier strike group to stay in Mediterranean as Russia tensions rise

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin this week ordered the carrier USS Harry S. Truman and five warships to stay in the Mediterranean longer than scheduled, a decision that reflects ongoing U.S. worries about Russia’s troop buildup at the Ukraine border. The carrier USS Harry S. Truman was scheduled to set sail for the Middle East, but Pentagon officials said it would remain put in order to “reassure U.S. allies and partners in the region,” one official told the Associated Press. O

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Former Navy Sailor gets prison for selling sensitive items to China

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Dec 23, 2021
1 min

Former Navy Sailor gets prison for selling sensitive items to China

A former Navy logistics officer this week was sentenced to 30 months in prison and fined $20,000 for conspiring with her husband to sell sensitive military gear to China. Ye Sang “Ivy” Wang was a logistics specialist first class assigned to the Naval Special Warfare Command who worked with her husband Shaohua “Eric” Wang to sell China gear through an online business he ran. Eric Wang was sentenced to 46 months in prison last year. Federal authorities charged Ivy Wang with usi

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Pentagon defines ‘extremist activities,’ but admits it’s rare in the ranks: ‘Less than 100'

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Dec 21, 2021
3 min

Pentagon defines ‘extremist activities,’ but admits it’s rare in the ranks: ‘Less than 100'

The Defense Department this week released a new instruction that gives commanders the authority to take action against service members who “actively participate” in an “extremist activity.” But at the same time, officials acknowledged they have no evidence this is a serious problem that threatens to undermine command and control of the U.S. Armed Forces. The Pentagon undertook the effort to clearly define which extremist activities are prohibited in the wake of the January 6

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103 Marines separated for refusing the COVID vaccine

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Dec 17, 2021
1 min

103 Marines separated for refusing the COVID vaccine

Sailors and Marines who refuse the COVID vaccine are starting to see repercussions. The Marine Corps told the Marine Times that 103 have been separated for failing to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Nov. 28. And on Wednesday, the Navy issued new guidance outlining separation procedures for the more than 5,000 Sailors who have refused the jab. The guidance says unvaccinated Sailors with less than six years of service will be processed with an honorable separation, whil

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Watch: AUSN honors Navy’s Junior Officers of the Year

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Dec 15, 2021
4 min

Watch: AUSN honors Navy’s Junior Officers of the Year

The Association of the United States Navy this week presented awards to four Navy lieutenant commanders nominated by the U.S. Naval Reserve Forces Command as Junior Officers of the Year for 2020, as well as the recipient of the Bea Ratner Award. WATCH THE EVENT HERE AUSN Executive Director Jason Beardsley said the annual awards are just one way the organization honors those who serve with distinction. “It’s really our chance and the Navy’s chance to call out the best and the

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NAVY TIMES: Navy unveils new enlisted career policy designed to encourage sailors to remain at sea

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Dec 10, 2021
2 min

NAVY TIMES: Navy unveils new enlisted career policy designed to encourage sailors to remain at sea

Some enlisted sailors could earn up to $800 extra each month by volunteering to extend their sea duty tour, part of a new enlisted career management policy the Navy is ushering in early next year. Sailors in sea-intensive ratings at E-4 and below who wrap up a four-year apprentice sea tour are eligible for several benefits if they sign on to another three-year journeyman sea tour as an E-5, according to a naval administrative message released Thursday. “At that four-year mark

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Congress overrules Biden, authorizes three Navy destroyers in 2022

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Dec 8, 2021
2 min

Congress overrules Biden, authorizes three Navy destroyers in 2022

Federal lawmakers this week dismissed President Biden’s proposal to build just one Navy destroyer in FY 2022 and agreed to language that calls for three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers in the next year. Members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday released an updated version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that includes the three ships and authorizes $740.3 billion in defense spending. That total amount is 3 percent more than what Biden

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AUSN Staff

Dec 7, 2021
2 min