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We've Moved - our www.npc.navy.mil website, that is
July 6, 2015 — Navy Personnel Command's website has a new home - on the cloud.The address for the NPC site is www.npc.navy.mil, and once on the page visitors can navigate to their desired pages and save new bookmarks."NPC's website moved to a commercial cloud site the week of June 12," said Lt. Cmdr. Jodie Cornell, NPC Public Affairs officer. "Updating your... MORE

SECNAV announces new maternity leave policy
July 6, 2015 — July 2, 2015 Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced that effective immediately, women who serve in the Navy and Marine Corps will have 18 weeks of maternity leave available to use during the first year of her child's life."In the Navy and the Marine Corps, we are continually looking for ways to recruit and retain the best people," Mabus said... MORE

Navy Personnel Command leaders to meet with Southeast Sailors
July 6, 2015 — Representatives from Navy Personnel Command's fleet engagement team will visit Naval Station Mayport, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay and Cecil Field, July 7-9, 2015 to discuss the latest personnel policies and initiatives impacting Sailors and family members."The FET briefings are provided to educate Navy leaders,... MORE

Capt. Bruce Deshotel, from New Orleans, head enlisted community manager, speaks to Sailors during a Navy Personnel Command's Fleet Engagement Team visit in March 2015. The FET spoke about career management system-interactive detailing, limited directed detailing, chief petty officer early return to sea, voluntary sea duty program, billet-based distribution, and other topics related to a Sailors career. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Seth Coulter/Released)

President and First Lady arrive at Joint Base Charleston
June 26, 2015 — MORE

President Barack Obama arrives with First Lady Michelle Obama on the flightline June 26, 2015 at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The President and First Lady attended the funeral services of Rev. Clementa Pinckney at the College of Charleston TD Arena, where President Obama delivered the eulogy. Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden also attended. Reverend Pinckney was one of nine people fatally shot June 17, 2015 week during a Bible study at Emanuel AME Church in Downtown Charleston. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jared Trimarchi)

17th Airlift Squadron officially inactivated
June 25, 2015 — MORE

A C-17 Globemaster III is displayed during an inactivation ceremony for the 17th Airlift Squadron, June 25, 2015, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. As part of the President’s Defense Budget for FY15, one of Charleston’s four active-duty C-17 flying squadron inactivated. The 17th AS was reactivated July 14, 1993 and was the first operational C-17 squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jared Trimarchi)

Commander of Navy Medicine East visits JB Charleston
June 25, 2015 — MORE

Colonel Jeffrey DeVore (right) briefs Rear Admiral Terry Moulton about the Joint Base Charleston mission June 25, 2015 at JB Charleston, S.C. Moulton is in Charleston to preside over the Naval Health Clinic Charleston's change of command ceremony scheduled for June 26, 2015. While visiting Joint Base Charleston, Moulton will also tour NHCC and Naval Nuclear Power Training Command. DeVore is the JB Charleston command and Moulton is the commander of Navy Medicine East, Portsmouth, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo / Trisha Gallaway)

NHCC celebrates its 117th Birthday
June 24, 2015 — MORE

Retired Master Chief Petty Officer Betty Watson, former command master chief of Naval Health Clinic Charleston, and Hospitalman Recruit Brandy Sandova, general hospital corpsman at NHCC, cut a cake celebrating the 117th birthday of the Navy Hospital Corps during the NHCC Corpsman Ball June 13, 2015 at the Culinary Institute of Charleston at Trident Technical College. (Courtesy photos provided by Lyndee Kinard, Kindard's Kreations Portrait Studio)

Enlisted evaluation, promotion systems to use new EPR forms, forced distribution, stratification restrictions
June 23, 2015 — With static closeout dates for each rank in place, the Air Force announced it will update the enlisted performance report forms and utilize new forced distribution and senior rater stratification restrictions to round out the incremental changes to enlisted evaluation and promotion systems with performance as the driving factor in promotions.For... MORE

Congressmen travel through Joint Base Charleston
June 23, 2015 — MORE

Col. Jeffrey DeVore, Joint Base Charleston commander, greets U.S. representative for S.C. 2nd congressional district, Joe Wilson, June 18, 2015 at Joint Base Charleston S.C. Wilson was accompanied by U.S. representative for S.C. 1st congressional district, Mark Sanford and U.S. representative for S.C. 7th congressional district Tom Rice. The congressmen flew to Charleston on a U.S. Air Force C-32 a military passenger transportation aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jared Trimarchi)

Base commander host Big 10 leadership luncheon
June 23, 2015 — MORE

Col. Jeffrey DeVore (center), Joint Base Charleston commander, poses for a group photo with the Big 10 mission partners during a monthly Senior Leaders luncheon, June 18, 2015, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The luncheon provides leadership an opportunity to discuss any issues or concerns, give mission updates and build team cohesiveness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jared Trimarchi)