18 January 2022 Tripoli Recovers F-35Bs for the First Time, Certifies for Fixed-Wing Operations PACIFIC OCEAN – An F-35B Lighting II from Marine Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122 touched down on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Jan. 11, marking the first time the ship has landed the new fifth generation fighter...
18 January 2022 Lejeune Medical Personnel Get Ready for a New Type of Patient Care: MHS GENESIS CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - With the New Year comes a new electronic health record for Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune beneficiaries. On March 19, 2022, NMCCL will officially transition to using MHS GENESIS, the Military Health System’s new structure for electronic health records, or EHR, for service...
18 January 2022 What’s in a Name?: The “Chiefs” and “Directors” of Navy Medicine FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Chiefs and Directors are an essential part of Navy Medicine and have long represented the upper tiers of corps leadership. By why do some staff corps have a Director and others a Chief? And if there is a distinction between these titles, why are they often collectively referred...
16 January 2022 Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group and Essex Amphibious Ready Group Wrap Up Joint Operations in the South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA – Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (VINCSG) and Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ESX ARG) completed joint expeditionary strike force training operations in the South China Sea, Jan. 16...
15 January 2022 Hawaii Department of Health Releases Zone H2 Water Testing Results JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — The validated testing information was released in coordination with the Interagency Drinking Water System Team. As previously reported, the area coded “zone H2” did not meet the standards for safe drinking water...
14 January 2022 eNavFit Announced for the Active Component of the Fleet The Chief of Naval Personnel (CNP) released NAVADMIN 004/22 today announcing eNavFit for the active component of the Fleet starting in February 2022...
14 January 2022 Webb Assumes Command of Warlocks NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - Cmdr. Jeffrey Webb relieved Cmdr. Ian Lilyquist as commander of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s Scientific Development Squadron (VXS) 1, the Warlocks, Jan. 14 during a change of command ceremony held at Naval Air Station Patuxent River...
13 January 2022 NMFP Sailor selected MSC ‘IT Senior Officer of the Year’ NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The Director of Navy Medical Service Corps (MSC) selected a Naval Medical Forces Pacific Sailor, from nominations across the Navy Medicine enterprise, for a senior information technology officer-of-the-year award, Dec. 16...
12 January 2022 Looking to the Future: How Service Members and Veterans Can Prepare for the Trucking Industry Workforce PENSACOLA, Fla. - Service members and veterans can get ready for life after the military by using the DOD’s Credentialing Opportunities On-Line (COOL) programs, MilGears, United Services Military Apprenticeship Program and DOD SkillBridge...
12 January 2022 Kuwaiti Air Force students gain knowledge on Super Hornets at CNATTU Oceana NAVAL AIR STATION OCEANA, Va. -- From October to December 2021, Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit (CNATTU) Oceana staff have been critical players in increasing the Kuwaiti Air Force’s operational readiness with F/A-18E/F Super Hornets...