JANUARY 13, 2015, SAN DIEGO (NNS) - Important changes within the Naval Medical Center San Diego Pharmacy Department are on the way for staff and beneficiaries beginning in January 2015. In the past, NMCSD employed a Consolidated Mail Order Program (CMOP) to assist in the delivery of medications for its patients. However, in accordance with the 2013 National Defense … [Read more...]

JANUARY 13, 2015, PORTSMOUTH, Va. (NNS) - Professional athletes and service members have something in common that might not be immediately obvious: they are both at risk for injuries that lead to concussions, which is a form of mild traumatic brain injury. While initiatives started by the NFL to tackle this issue have been grabbing recent headlines, treatment programs for … [Read more...]

JANUARY 12, 2015, U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (NNS) - A crescent moon rises to its rightful place, overlooking the velvet night sky. Down below, a child slowly rests their head onto a pillow as he falls into sleep's warm embrace. He is lulled by the sound of his father's familiar voice. The soft thud of the book closing signals that story time is over and the … [Read more...]

JANUARY 9, 2015, WASHINGTON (NNS) - Career guidance for Naval Aircrewmen (Mechanical) (AWF) and Naval Aircrewmen (Avionics) (AWV) affected by the shift from P-3C Orion to P-8 Poseidon aircraft was announced in a NAVADMIN released Jan. 8. NAVADMIN 008/15, directs active duty P-3 AWF/AWV Sailors in Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) Codes of 8251 and 9402 to contact their … [Read more...]

JANUARY 8, 2015, GREAT LAKES, Ill. (NNS) - In an effort to standardize training and education across the military services, Recruit Training Command (RTC) and Officer Training Command (OTC) will run a pilot program, which will no longer require female accessions to cut their hair. The pilot program, which will run from January through March 2015, comes after receiving fleet … [Read more...]