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The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EST on September 30, 2025. Military personnel will continue in a normal duty status without pay until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in excepted activities will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status.
Our military hospital remains open and we’re continuing to provide healthcare services. Scheduled appointments and procedures are proceeding as planned, and new appointments continue to be booked. For the latest information regarding TRICARE benefits during this period, please visit www.tricare.mil/shutdown

Please be assured, our commitment to providing exceptional care to you remains our highest priority.
 

Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point Celebrates Chief Hospital Corpsman Adam Elder

News | March 31, 2023

Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point Celebrates Chief Hospital Corpsman Adam Elder

By Mr. Thomas Cieslak

MCAS Cherry Point  –   Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point celebrated the service and leadership of Chief Hospital Corpsman Adam Elder during a ceremony held Friday, March 30 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina.

Elder served at the clinic from September 2021 to April 2023 as the Senior Enlisted Leader of the facility’s Directorate of Surgical Services.  He led 33 staff in completion of more than 340 surgeries while increasing the team’s capabilities and guided 13
Sailors in the performance of military honors at more than 100 funerals.

He received the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal from Navy Capt. Elizabeth Adriano, Commander of Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point. 
 
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