13 April 2020 Emergency Physician of 44 Years Postpones Retirement to Fight COVID-19 Dr. Francis Watson, emergency physician for Naval Medical Center Portsmouth's (NMCP) Emergency Department (ED), graciously decided to postpone his retirement in an effort to help fight Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019...
13 April 2020 Navy Authorizes Retiring Officers to Stay Until December The Navy is offering active-duty and full-time support officers, currently on active duty who are slated to retire on or before Dec. 1, 2020, to remain on active duty but in a retired status until the end of the year...
13 April 2020 Harry S. Truman Strike Group Conducts Sustainment Underway The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) remains at sea in the Western Atlantic as a certified carrier strike group force ready for tasking in order to protect the crew from the risks posed by COVID-19, following their successful deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of...
13 April 2020 Leadership Tips in Challenging Times These days, we have a new enemy to deal with. It's COVID-19, known to us all as the coronavirus. It's changed the way we work and also lead. Here's some leadership tips for this tough time...
13 April 2020 NEX Creates New Program to Bring the Store to a Sailor's Door NEXCOM's NEX Downrange Program was originally created to support troops who are forward-deployed without access to a NEX. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, the program has transformed into a quarantine support program to support service members on ROM or who are unable to leave their ship...
12 April 2020 Readying Fleet Aviators: Ford Prepares Pilots for Deployment The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) concluded its first-ever Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) carrier qualifications (CQ) for Naval aviators while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, April 4...
11 April 2020 Chief of Navy Reserve Releases Message to the Force Vice Adm. Luke McCollum releases a message to the Reserve Force...
10 April 2020 CMV-22 Ferry Flight Demonstrates Successful Fusion of Developmental, Operational Test The recent cross-country flight of the Navy's new CMV-22B Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) variant of the Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft was not only a milestone for the program, but also proved to be a perfect opportunity to demonstrate the effective fusion of development and operational...
10 April 2020 Naval Air Station Pensacola Tower Still 'Buzzing' During COVID-19 As "The Cradle of Naval Aviation," Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola continues to train and support the approximate 6,000 military students onboard the installation during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak...
10 April 2020 Training Support Center Great Lakes Chaplain's Team Adjusting to Current Times Training Support Center (TSC) Great Lakes Chaplain Department is adjusting to social distancing requirements and has adopted new tactics to support religious services and pastoral care throughout TSC's COVID-19 mitigation efforts...