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Changes of Command Capt. Matthew Frauenzimmer relieved Capt. Jonathan Kline as Commanding Officer of Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads during a change of command ceremony at Sewells Point Golf Course. PAGE A4 VOL. 28, NO. 31, Norfolk, VA | flagshipnews.com
August 5-August 11, 2021
A map of the United States shows transmission rates for COVID-19. (COURTESY PHOTO)
DOD directs employees to start wearing face masks again By Todd Lopez
DOD Public Affairs
Following guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Defense Department has directed employees working in areas at high risk for transmission to begin using face masks again as a measure to prevent the continued spread of the COVID-19 virus, especially the fast-moving, highly-transmittable Delta
variant. The new guidance for the department came in a memorandum signed by Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks. “In areas of substantial or high community transmission, DOD requires all service members, federal employees, onsite contractor employees and visitors, regardless of vaccination status, to wear a mask in an indoor setting in installations and other facilities owned, leased or otherwise
controlled by DOD,” the memorandum read. The memo also says that those who have not been vaccinated will need to continue to wear masks, as they have been required to do all along. DOD installations are also being asked to post signage and update their websites to let visitors know of mask policies in place at those locations. CDC guidance issued July 27 recommends that even individuals who have been vacci-
IWTC Virginia Beach hosts NRTOC midshipmen By Center For Information Warfare Training Public Affairs VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) Midshipmen from various universities across the United States visited the Information Warfare Training Command Virginia Beach (IWTCVB) as part of their Career Orientation and Training for Midshipmen (CORTRAMID) summer training block, July 28. CORTRAMID is a month-long opportunity for midshipmen to step back from university life and experience the operational communities of the Navy and Marine Corps—to aid in their service selection decision making prior to commissioning following the completion of their freshman year of academics. The visit offered an opportunity to discuss the information warfare community (IWC) accession training pipelines and life as an information warfare officer (IWO). One week is spent with each of the following communities to provide students with real life experiences of each option available to them upon commissioning: Turn to NRTOC, Page 7
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Navy identifies Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune Sailor who died of COVID-19 related complications By BUMED public affairs
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) midshipmen candidates stand in formation at Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command (RTC) during their graduation ceremony marking the completion NROTC New Student Indoctrination Cycle 2. (MC1 AMANDA KITCHNER)
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nated against COVID-19 start wearing a mask again while indoors if they are in an area of “substantial or high transmission.” “To maximize protection from the Delta variant and prevent possibly spreading it to others, wear a mask indoors in public if you are in an area of substantial or high transmission,” the CDC recommends. Information about areas of the country that are most at risk for transmission can be found on the CDC website.
Earlier this year, four Sailors assigned to the“Jaguars”of Helicopter Maritime Strike (HSM) Squadron 60 recently used those same skills to jump into action to provide life-saving aid to two civilians while off duty — just four days apart. PAGE A4
USS Hyman G. Rickover
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Active duty U.S. Navy Capt. Corby Ropp died on July 23, 2021 at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, due to COVID19 related complications. Ropp, 48, was assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Camp Lejeune as the department head of ophthalmology and refractive surgery. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of our shipmate and ophthalmologist Capt. Ropp,” said NMRTC Camp Lejeune’s Commanding Officer, Capt. Reginald Ewing III. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Capt. Ropp’s family, coworkers, and friends during this extremely difficult time.” For questions related to this release, please contact BUMED public affairs at usn. ncr.bumedfchva.list.bumed—-pao@mail. mil or (703) 254-4035.
The Navy’s newest Virginia-class attack submarine, future USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795), was christened during a ceremony at General Dynamics’ Electric Boat shipyard facility in Groton, Connecticut, July 31. PAGE A3
Beat the Heat To protect Sailors from steam leaks on nuclear-powered submarines, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) recently delivered new steam suits to crews of the USS Vermont and USS Indiana. PAGE A5
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