The Navy has implemented new
Vice Adm. Phillip Sawyer, commander of the 7th Fleet, said on Monday that the fleet is “working on the circadian rhythm onboard the ships,” taking advantage of the natural cycle and times when people feel most awake or tired.
Sawyer said the Navy made the sleep guidelines a requirement and the Naval Surface Group Western Pacific has been training officers at the fleet’s headquarters in Yokosuka, Japan.
“This is a team that is now in Yokosuka and they’re charged with doing the man, train, equip aspect of our operations with surface ships,” he told reporters at an international fleet review in Pattaya, Thailand, according to Reuters.
