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Weekly Update: September 9, 2020

USS Barry (DDG 52) is scheduled to join the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) during a multinational group sail from waters near Hawaii to Guam beginning Sept. 9, to conduct integrated, multi-domain operations. https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/display-news/Article/2340451/us-navy-joins-australia-japan-republic-of-korea-for-multinational-group-sail/

Ships from Norway, the U.S. and U.K. entered the Barents Sea to conduct maritime security operations in the challenging environment above the Arctic Circle Sept. 7. Release at: https://www.c6f.navy.mil/Press-Room/News/Article/2338202/uk-leads-us-and-norwegian-ships-to-conduct-combined-interoperability-training-i/

Search and rescue efforts were called off for a Sailor assigned to USS Nimitz (CVN 68), who is believed to have gone overboard Sept. 6. Release at: https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/display-news/Article/2340287/us-navy-ends-search-for-missing-uss-nimitz-sailor-in-north-arabian-sea/

The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Safety Excellence Award winners for the fiscal year 2019 were announced Sept. 4. Release at: https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/display-news/Article/2338101/secretary-of-the-navy-safety-excellence-awards-announced/

The Navy’s newest shore installation, Naval Support Facility (NSF) Redzikowo, was officially commissioned on Sept. 3 at a ceremony in front of U.S. and Polish dignitaries. Story at: https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/display-news/Article/2336225/navy-commissions-naval-support-facility-redzikowo/

As part of efforts to eliminate systemic prejudice and bias, the Navy will no longer show officer service record photos during promotion, selection and assignment boards. Article at: https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/display-news/Article/2337160/navy-removes-photographs-from-all-officer-boards/

Cases Hospitalized Recovered Deaths Cumulative Total COVID Cases* MIL 979 10 8,363 1 9,343 CIV 448 11 1,977 15 2,440 DEP 138 0 865 0 1,003 CTR 197 5 830 10 1,037 TOTAL 1,762 26 12,035 26 13,823 *Active Cases + Recovered + Deaths = Cumulative Total COVID Cases

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