19 September 2019 Naval Medical Center Portsmouth to Create Navy Med Readiness Training Commands Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Military Treatment Facility (MTF), including its 10 branch health and TRICARE Prime clinics in the Hampton Roads area, will transition to the Defense Health Agency (DHA) on Oct. 1, 2019...
11 September 2019 Navy, Army Engineers Give Generators New Life for Use in Training NAVFAC EXWC MUSE and U.S. Army Prime Power School technicians join forces in a three-week operation to restore inimitable generators used to train incoming technicians...
06 August 2019 Maritime Modernized Training: Capitalizing on Virtual Technology Over the past two years, SWOS has employed an expansion in the use of virtual environment technologies and capabilities in all areas, including shiphandling, navigation, engineering and maritime warfare to ensure Sailors have the right training when they need it to perform at their highest level...
24 June 2019 Stay Cool, George Washington June 21 marks the official start of the summer season in Virginia. This is a time of sun, higher temperatures and opportunities for outdoor fun and recreation...
12 June 2019 DHA Discusses Changes in Military Medicine at NMCP Vice Adm. Raquel Bono, Defense Health Agency director, visited staff from Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) recently, to discuss the transition of military treatment facilities to the Defense Health Agency and centralizing Military Medicine...
28 May 2019 The Life Guards of Mount Vernon On June 4, the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) is slated to receive guests from George Washington's Mount Vernon...
15 May 2019 NAVFAC Marianas Partners with Industry, Enhances Small Business Opportunities in Guam Achieving the military's mission in Guam and in the region is significant business for government contractors and industry partners...
18 April 2019 Tuition Assistance: Helping Sailors Further Their Careers For many Sailors, higher education was one of the major contributing factors in their decision to join the Navy. The opportunity to receive the Montgomery GI Bill or the Post-9/11 GI Bill gave aspiring service members the potential to fund the pursuit of a degree, and enhance their...
13 March 2019 Wreckage of USS Wasp CV-7 discovered in Coral Sea The expedition crew aboard the late Paul G. Allen's research vessel (R/V) Petrel discovered wreckage from USS Wasp (CV 7), which was sunk in 1942...
07 March 2019 NMCP Kicks Off Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society Active Duty Fund Drive Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) staff kicked off the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) 2019 Active Duty Fund Drive during a ceremony on March 6...