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The COVID-19 pandemic continued to affect the Navy’s functioning, even as vaccines were rolled out to the fleet. The past year brought ebbs and flows in terms of the number of cases with peaks brought by the Delta and Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2. As of Dec. 22, the Navy has seen a total of 90,469 […]

A Naval reservist died from COVID-19-related complications, the Navy announced Tuesday. Lt. Ivey Quintana-Martinez, 35, is the 17th sailor the Navy has lost to COVID-19, according to a USNI News tally of COVID-19 deaths. Quintana-Martinez, of Lake Elsinore, Calif., died at Cedar Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Calif., on Dec. 18. She was admitted […]

A member of the Navy Reserve died from COVID-19 on Nov. 24, the Navy announced Monday. Electronics Technician First Class William Matthews, 47, of Lewisville, Texas, was assigned to Navy Reserve Center in Fort Worth, Texas, at the time of his death. He had been admitted to Lewisville Medical Hospital in Lewisville, Texas, on Nov. […]

A sailor stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C., died from complications related to COVID-19 earlier this month, the Navy announced Wednesday. Master-at-Arms Senior Chief Michael Haberstumpf, 42, died from complications of COVID-19 on Oct. 10 at University of North Carolina Medical Center in Chapel Hill, according to a Navy press release. Haberstumpf is the 15th sailor […]

A sailor assigned to Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Command died of complications from COVID-19 Sunday, the service announced on Wednesday. Aviation Electrician’s Mates (Mechanical) 1st Class Cory Weber, 51, is the 14th sailor to die of COVID-19 since the pandemic began in December 2019, according to a USNI News tally of active-duty deaths. He died […]

Sixth Active-Duty Sailor Dies From COVID-19 Complications A sailor plays ‘Taps.’ US Navy Photo A Navy sailor in Virginia died last week from complications associated with COVID-19, according to the service. The Navy said Senior Chief Fire Controlman Michael Wilson, 45, had been on a short-term assignment at the Information Warfare Training Command in Virginia Beach when he contracted the virus. Wilson, who was from Suffolk, Va., died on April 29, according to a news release from the service...

By CAITLIN M. KENNEY | STARS AND STRIPES Published: February 24, 2021 WASHINGTON — The Virginia-based sailor who died from the coronavirus earlier this week was a 39-year-old from California, the Navy announced Wednesday. Chief Petty Officer Justin Huf, a hull technician, died Monday in the intensive care unit at Norfolk’s Sentara Leigh Hospital, according to the Expeditionary Strike Group 2. Last Tuesday, Huf had symptoms of the virus and was isolated. On Friday, he tested positive for ...

The sailor was assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4 based at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, according to a statement by Expeditionary Strike Group 2.

Fifth Active-Duty Sailor Dies From COVID-19 Complications February 24, 2021 2:32 PM Master-at-Arms Justin Wilson plays ‘Taps” during a burial at sea aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson’s (CVN-70). US Navy Photo This story has been updated to correct that the most recent Navy COVID-19 update is from Feb. 17, not Feb. 18. A Navy sailor in Virginia died this week from complications connected to COVID-19, the service announced on Tuesday. The sailor, who was part of Joint Expeditionar...

Navy identifies chief who died of COVID February 24 Chief Hull Technician Justin Huf, 39, assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4, died of COVID-related complications Monday, the Navy said. The units landing craft air cushion 68 is shown here in 2018. (Navy) The U.S. Navy on Wednesday identified a sailor who died of COVID complications on Monday as Chief Hull Technician Justin Huf, 39. Assigned to the Virginia-based Assault Craft Unit 4, Huf tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday and was admitte...