16 January 2025 Always Someone to Talk – and Listen – RP Rating Turns 46 For 46 years, the Navy Chaplain Corps has been ably supported by a dedicated group of Sailors from chapel pew to field of battle.The Navy’s religious program specialist - better known by their abbreviation RP - enlisted rating has provided support to Navy chaplains and been a trusted source to...
15 January 2025 U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa Staff Tour the University of the Ryukyus New Facility 09 Jan. Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture. The newly built University of the Ryukus Hospital is on land that once housed U.S. military families. The repurposed area will continue to serve many people: Japanese citizens, Japanese Military, American citizens, American service members, and numerous others...
14 January 2025 This Cold and Flu Season Nothing to Sneeze at This flu season is nothing to sneeze at.According to the Washington State Department of Health, Communicable Disease Epidemiology, in their last update for the final week of 2024, influenza-like illness activity in the state was very high.“We are asking everyone to be vigilant about symptoms such as...