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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.
If you have a scheduled appointment or other business at the MTF, please verify with your provider or applicable office within the MTF to ensure there are no changes in schedule. To learn how the lapse in appropriations affects your TRICARE benefit, visit 
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News | May 25, 2023

Lt. j.g. Receives Mayor's Lifesaving Award

Lt. j.g. Paul Strunc, left, a critical care nurse at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer, center, and Tyler Volpe pose for a photo after they were both presented the Virginia Beach Mayor’s Lifesaving Award at City Hall, May 8.Strunc was recognized for administering lifesaving cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a civilian at the beach on Oct. 2, 2022. Through their rapid intervention and emergency response, the person was stabilized until ambulatory services arrived on the scene. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Nube Macancela)
News | May 25, 2023

Lt. j.g. Receives Mayor's Lifesaving Award

Lt. j.g. Paul Strunc, left, a critical care nurse at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer, center, and Tyler Volpe pose for a photo after they were both presented the Virginia Beach Mayor’s Lifesaving Award at City Hall, May 8.Strunc was recognized for administering lifesaving cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a civilian at the beach on Oct. 2, 2022. Through their rapid intervention and emergency response, the person was stabilized until ambulatory services arrived on the scene. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Nube Macancela)
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