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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 | Sept. 12, 2024

NMCP OFFICERS OF THE QUARTER, 3rd QUARTER, 2024

By Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Deven Fernandez

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth held an Officers of the Quarter ceremony in the foyer of historic Bldg. 1, Sept. 11. From the left, Capt. Brian Feldman, NMCP director/NMRTC Portsmouth commander, Capt. Heather Shattuck, NMCP deputy director/NMRTC Portsmouth executive commander, Lt. Col. Alicia Prescott, Medical Corps Senior Officer of the Quarter; Lt. Nakita Boyd, Nurse Corps Senior Officer of the Quarter; NMCP Command Master Chief Mercedes Cleveland; back row: Cmdr. Rodney Martin, Dental Corps Senior Officer of the Quarter; Maj. Jonathan Hunt, Medical Corps Junior Officer of the Quarter; and Lt. Stefani Vande Lune, Medical Corps In-Training Officer of the Quarter. Additional officers receiving this recognition (not pictured) are Lt. j.g. Justin Speight, Nurse Corps Junior Officer of the Quarter; Lt. Cmdr. Lindsay Jayne, Dental Corps Junior Officer of the Quarter; and Lt. Jeremy Lucas, Medical Service Corps Junior Officer of the Quarter.
News | Sept. 12, 2024

NMCP OFFICERS OF THE QUARTER, 3rd QUARTER, 2024

By Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Deven Fernandez

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth held an Officers of the Quarter ceremony in the foyer of historic Bldg. 1, Sept. 11. From the left, Capt. Brian Feldman, NMCP director/NMRTC Portsmouth commander, Capt. Heather Shattuck, NMCP deputy director/NMRTC Portsmouth executive commander, Lt. Col. Alicia Prescott, Medical Corps Senior Officer of the Quarter; Lt. Nakita Boyd, Nurse Corps Senior Officer of the Quarter; NMCP Command Master Chief Mercedes Cleveland; back row: Cmdr. Rodney Martin, Dental Corps Senior Officer of the Quarter; Maj. Jonathan Hunt, Medical Corps Junior Officer of the Quarter; and Lt. Stefani Vande Lune, Medical Corps In-Training Officer of the Quarter. Additional officers receiving this recognition (not pictured) are Lt. j.g. Justin Speight, Nurse Corps Junior Officer of the Quarter; Lt. Cmdr. Lindsay Jayne, Dental Corps Junior Officer of the Quarter; and Lt. Jeremy Lucas, Medical Service Corps Junior Officer of the Quarter.
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