13 February 2023 NECC Recovery Care Management Program Critical to Expeditionary Multidisciplinary Care Team Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) continues to demonstrate its commitment to the care and resiliency of its members across the force, by focusing on mental health and other critical care areas. The force uses the Recovery Care Management (RCM) program, which provides assistance to injured and...
10 February 2023 Sisters on Deployment aboard USS George H.W. Bush MEDITERRANEAN SEA - On Nov. 13, 1942, during the Battle of Guadalcanal, the light cruiser USS Juneau (CL-52) was struck by a Japanese torpedo causing the ship to sink. Among the Sailors that lost their lives that day were the five Sullivan brothers. Since then, siblings are rarely assigned to...
25 January 2023 Teea Wyatt: A Navy Spouse with Grit and Tenacity WASHINGTON - If you have yet to meet Teea Wyatt at one of the Navy Wounded Warrior sports camps, you have to make it a point to do so the next time around...
06 September 2022 NECC Hosts NMRTU OIC, Stress Dog During Monthly Training VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) hosted the Navy Medicine Readiness & Training Unit (NMRTU) officer in charge (OIC) and her facilities dog, during Professional Development (PRODEV) training onboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek Fort Story (JEBLCFS) Aug. 19,...
22 August 2022 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 Hosts Groundbreaking of EOD and Navy Diver Memorial Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 2 held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction of the Navy Special Operations Memorial at the EODGRU 2 compound at Joint Base Little Creek-Fort Story Aug. 19.The ceremony featured speakers and leaders from the Navy Explosive Ordnance...
21 July 2022 New 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline offers easier option for emergency care A new 988 telephone number became operational July 16, designated as the new three-digit dialing code that routes callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline...
26 June 2022 USS Jason Dunham returns to homeport in Florida USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) returns to Naval Station Mayport, Fla...
14 June 2022 Supplanting to Take Effect at Navy Child Development Centers, School Age Care WASHINGTON - In an effort to prioritize childcare access for families with higher needs, the Navy Child and Youth Programs will reinstate supplanting at Child Development Centers and School-Age Care beginning in June...
20 May 2021 USFFC Fleet Vaccination Cell: ‘Vaccines Readily Available, Still Extremely Important’ U.S. Fleet Forces Command’s Fleet Vaccination Cell (FVC) announced this week that the current availability of vaccines at military treatment facilities (MTF) is in the thousands, and they are still urging unvaccinated Sailors to take advantage of increased availability...
22 April 2021 USS Philippine Sea Returns Home from Deployment The “War Dogs” of the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) and the embarked “Vipers” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 48 returned to Naval Station Mayport marking the end of their nearly 10-month deployment to the U.S. 2nd, 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation...
16 February 2021 U.S. Navy Issues Standardized Operational Guidance 4.0 The Navy issued COVID-19 Standardized Operational Guidance (SOG) Version 4.0 to combat the coronavirus pandemic with NAVADMIN 037/21 Feb. 16...
23 December 2020 Naval Aviation and Aircraft Carrier Medical Staffs to Receive First Dosage of the COVID-19 Vaccination Medical personnel from a variety of Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (CNAL) commands will receive the first coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccinations at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Immunization Clinic, in Portsmouth, and at Navy Branch Health Clinic, Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida...
12 October 2020 Cole Holds Ceremony on 20th Anniversary of Terrorist Attack USS Cole (DDG 67) hosted a pierside ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk Oct. 12, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attack on Cole, to honor the Sailors killed and to celebrate the heroism of the ship’s crew...