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RTTUZYUW RHOIAAA0014 0831658-UUUU--RHSSSUU. ZNR UUUUU R 241750Z MAR 23 MID200080838623U FM COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA TO NAVRESFOR INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC COMNAVRESFORCOM NORFOLK VA COMNAVAIRFORES SAN DIEGO CA COMNAVIFORES FORT WORTH TX COMNAVCRUITCOM MILLINGTON TN COMNAVPERSCOM MILLINGTON TN BT UNCLAS ALNAVRESFOR 009/23 MSGID/GENADMIN/COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA/MAR// SUBJ/UPDATE TO FY23 SELECTED RESERVE ENLISTED RECRUITING AND RETENTION INCENTIVES// REF/A/DOC/CNRF/04OCT22// AMPN/REF A IS CNRF LETTER 1100 SER N00, FISCAL YEAR 2023 SELECTED RESERVE ENLISTED RECRUITING AND RETENTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM POLICY, PUBLISHED OCTOBER 2022.// RMKS/1. This ALNAVRESFOR revises reference (a) by authorizing a 20,000 dollar bonus for New Accession Training (NAT) and Prior Service(PS) sailors. 2. All enlisted sailors who affiliate with the drilling Selective Reserve are eligible to receive a 20,000 dollar bonus, effective immediately. Eligible Sailors must apply for this incentive by 1 August 2023 to guarantee a bonus quota. Any Sailors affiliating with the SELRES after 30 September 2023 may not be eligible for this incentive. 3. Eligibility Determination and Bonus Application Procedures. A. Eligibility criteria for SELRES Enlisted incentives may be found on the Navy Reserve Homeport (NRH) website at: https://private.navyreserve.navy.mil/cnrfc/N-Codes/N1/ CNRFC_N112/SitePages/Home.aspx. B. Navy Reserve Activity's (NRA) point of contact will assist sailors in completing the application for incentives. Guidance for completing the application is available at the link above. 4. Point of contact for application and policy questions: Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command (CNRFC) Incentive Program Specialists at cnrfc_enlisted_i.fct(AT)navy.mil. 5. This ALNAVRESFOR will remain in effect until superseded or cancelled, whichever occurs first. 6. Released by VADM J. B. MUSTIN, Commander, Navy Reserve Force.// BT #0014 NNNN

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. -- A former Navy rescue swimmer is charged with attempted murder after Florida authorities say he almost drowned a security guard in a condominium's swimming pool. Okaloosa County sheriff's investigators say late Friday the security guard told Seth Beavers, 33, of Mount Sterling, Illinois, that the pool at the Panhandle condo was closed and he would have to leave.

Naval News reached out to NAVSEA to ask the status of repairs on the Seawolf-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, USS Connecticut (SSN 22). The submarine hit a seamount in international waters in the INDO-PACOM area on October 2, 2021. According to a previous Naval News story on the Connecticut, repairs supposedly started in February 2023.

The Navy is offering $100,000 to reserve officers through the Training and Administration of the Reserve Aviation Command Retention Bonus — the same amount offered last year. Officers will receive the bonus in an initial payment of $34,000, plus two additional annual payments of $33,000 for at least another three years of service that includes a post-command commander tour.

Seoul, South Korea A day after China said it drove a US Navy destroyer away from Beijing-claimed waters in the South China Sea, the US 7th Fleet said the same warship sailed through those waters to challenge the Chinese claims. The “guided-missile destroyer USS Milius asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands, consistent with international law,” a statement from 7th Fleet spokesperson Lt. jg. Luka Bakic said.

VA’s newest life insurance program, Veterans Affairs Life Insurance (VALife), increases access to life insurance for more service-connected Veterans than ever before. Enrollment for VALife opened on Jan. 1, 2023, for Veterans age 80 or under with any level of service-connected disability (0-100%). Veterans age 81 or over may also qualify if they meet certain conditions.

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (WLS) -- Waukegan police continue to search for a Navy sailor who hasn't been seen or heard from since Saturday. Seamus Gray, 21, was last seen leaving the Ibiza Bar on Genessee Street Saturday morning. He was wearing a red shirt or jacket - and red pants. Concerning video shared with ABC7 shows what transpired outside the bar moments before he went missing.

Navy Reserve Almanac - March 2023

THE PENTAGON – As part of the Fiscal Year 2024 budget request, the Navy is placing a focus on recruitment, retention and quality of life issues as it seeks to add 5,000 sailors to the ranks next year. The Navy’s budget request includes funding for a pay raise, as well as a litany of personnel-focused items. Adding in a focus on personnel continues the Navy’s attention to areas such as suicide prevention and sexual assault.

WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it has lowered the interest rate for VA Native American Direct Loans from 6% to 2.5%, making access to housing loans more affordable for Native American Veterans. Through the VA Native American Direct Loan program, VA provides direct loans to Native American Veterans — and to Veterans who are married to Native American non-Veterans — to help buy, build or improve a home on trust land. These loans give Native American Veterans the opportunity to obtain housing with no down payments, limited closing costs,and no monthly mortgage-insurance costs.

Cycle 258 Active Duty/ TAR 29 Mar - TRIAD Notification via Bupers Online (BOL) 30 Mar - Fleet Notification via Bupers Online and NEAS Profile Sheet Release following BOL Release

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 211756Z MAR 23 MID200080820451U FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC TO ALNAV INFO SECNAV WASHINGTON DC CNO WASHINGTON DC CMC WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS ALNAV 025/23 MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/-/MAR// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2023 ACTIVE-DUTY NAVY LIEUTENANT LINE AND STAFF CORPS SELECTIONS// RMKS/1. I am pleased to announce the following Line and Staff Corps Officers on the Active-Duty list for promotion to the permanent grade of Lieutenant. 2. This message is not authority to deliver appointments. Authority to effect promotion will normally be issued by future NAVADMINs requiring NAVPERS 1421/7 preparation and forwarding of document to PERS-806. 3. Frocking is not authorized for any officer listed below until specific authorization is received per SECNAVINST 1420.2B. 4. For proper alphabetical order read from left to right on each line. The numbers following each name to the right indicate the relative seniority among selectees within each competitive category. Members are directed to verify their select status via BUPERS Online. Unrestricted Line Jones Alexander Thomas 0008 Lahti Colin Roy 0007 Menendez Philip H 0006 Medical Service Corps Dorais Corinna Lynn 0002 Gerrit Alaina Michelle 0003 Wong William Wanghong 0001 Judge Advocate General's Corps Baccus Dakota Austin 0012 Besson Marisol 0001 Clifton Kylar Brice 0011 Combs Summer Loren 0003 Favors Ashley Renee 0017 Fernandez Rocio D 0008 Hart Rachel Elizabeth 0013 Jankosky John C II 0002 Jarvis Spencer C 0006 Knutson Audrey Ann 0015 Lucey Daniel C 0004 Mcdaniel Briana Nicole 0009 Parker Kevin Matthew 0005 Reilly Justin Timothy 0016 Strigenz Matthew T 0007 Williams William David 0018 Wilson Chelse C 0010 Zeman Jackson Robert 0014 Nurse Corps Alexis Edwidg Wolff 0005 Forrestpatterson M 0009 Hilderbrand Andrea Lee 0006 King Justin Matthew 0003 Martinez Stephanie C 0008 Musser David Allan 0010 Tsuber Anna T 0004 Unruh Lacy Lee 0007 Supply Corps Gamroth Gregory Paul 0004 Pedregon Jacqueline C 0003 Chaplain Corps Arrington Tosha L 0002 Chiwaya Thandiwe Carla 0011 Crawford Francois N 0009 Crawford Matthew Alan 0001 Denniston Jeremiah E 0003 Dukes Levi Arthur 0010 Kumor Bruce Sydney 0004 Lembo Lord Tirtowa K 0006 Ortegagauthier N 0005 Paxman Scott Ezra 0013 Say Kwee Thay Lar 0012 Squires Toben Richard 0007 5. Released by the Honorable Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the Navy.// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//

RTTUZYUW RHOIAAA0011 0811604-UUUU--RHSSSUU. ZNR UUUUU R 221604Z MAR 23 MID200080827220U FM COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA TO NAVRESFOR CNO WASHINGTON DC COMNAVRESFORCOM NORFOLK VA COMNAVPERSCOM MILLINGTON TN COMNAVAIRFORES SAN DIEGO CA COMNAVIFORES FORT WORTH TX COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA REDCOM NORFOLK VA NAVREG MIDLANT RCC GREAT LAKES IL NAVREG SOUTHEAST RCC JACKSONVILLE FL NAVREG SOUTHEAST RCC FORT WORTH TX NAVREG SOUTHWEST RCC SAN DIEGO CA REDCOM EVERETT WA BT UNCLAS ALNAVRESFOR 008/23 MSGID/GENADMIN/COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA/N095CC/APR// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2022 RESERVE COMPONENT PERSONNEL PROGRAMS EXCELLENCE AWARD// REF/A/DOC/COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA/28APR22// AMPN/REF A IS ALNAVRESFOR 018/22 RESERVE COMPONENT PERSONNEL PROGRAMS EXCELLENCE AWARD (RPPEA) BENCHMARKS.// POC/CEDAR/NCCM/COMNAVRESFOR/TEL:(703) 614-4419 E-MAIL: KIMBERLY.A.CEDAR.MIL(AT)US.NAVY.MIL// RMKS/1. Congratulations to the following echelon 3, 4, and 5 commands for earning the Reserve Personnel Programs Excellence Award (RPPEA). Each command below met or exceeded the following measures of effectiveness as identified in reference (a): a. Ninety percent on the annual Career Information Program Review b. Seventy-seven percent aggregate reenlistment rate for Zones A through C c. Ninety percent Transition Assistance Program Veteran's Opportunity to Work (VOW) compliance d. Zero unresolved Navy Wide Advancement Exam discrepancies e. On-time completion of Command Climate Assessment and ISIC debrief f. Recipients: COMACCLOGWING SAU COMFLELOGSUPPWING COMMARSUPWING COMNAVAIRFORES COMNAVAIRFORES PAC REP COMNAVAIRFORES SEA COMP COMNAVIFORES FORT WORTH TX COMTACSUPWING FITRONCOMP THIRTEEN FITRONCOMP ONE ONE ONE FITRONCOMP TWELVE FLELOGSUPPRON FIVE FOUR FLELOGSUPPRON FIVE EIGHT FLELOGSUPPRON FIVE NINE FLELOGSUPPRON FIVE ONE FLELOGSUPPRON FIVE SEVEN FLELOGSUPPRON ONE FLELOGSUPPRON ONE DET FLELOGSUPPRON SIX FOUR FLELOGSUPPRON SIX ONE FLELOGSUPPRON SIX TWO FRCRMW ASD NEW ORLEANS LA HELMARSTRIKERON SIX ZERO NAVAIRFAC WASH DC NAVAIRLOGOFF NAVIFORESREG NORTH GREAT LAKES IL NAVIFORESREG SOUTH FORT WORTH TX NAVIFORESREG SOUTHEAST JACKSONVILLE FL NAVIFORESREG WASHINGTON DC NAVRESCEN AKRON OH NAVRESCEN ANCHORAGE AK NAVRESCEN AMARILLO TX NAVRESCEN AUSTIN TX NAVRESCEN BATTLE CREEK MI NAVRESCEN CHARLESTON SC NAVRESCEN CHARLOTTE NC NAVRESCEN CHATTANOOGA TN NAVRESCEN COLORADO SPRINGS CO NAVRESCEN COLUMBIA SC NAVRESCEN COLUMBUS OH NAVRESCEN DENVER CO NAVRESCEN DES MOINES IA NAVRESCEN EL PASO TX NAVRESCEN EVERETT WA NAVRESCEN FALLON NV NAVRESCEN FARGO ND NAVRESCEN FORT DIX NJ NAVRESCEN GREEN BAY WI NAVRESCEN GULFPORT MS NAVRESCEN HELENA MT NAVRESCEN INDIANAPOLIS IN NAVRESCEN JACKSONVILLE FL NAVRESCEN KITSAP WA NAVRESCEN LITTLE ROCK AR NAVRESCEN MERIDIAN MS NAVRESCEN MIAMI FL NAVRESCEN MINNEAPOLIS MN NAVRESCEN NASHVILLE TN NAVRESCEN NEW YORK NY NAVRESCEN NEWPORT RI NAVRESCEN PEARL HARBOR HI NAVRESCEN PENSACOLA FL NAVRESCEN PEORIA IL NAVRESCEN PHOENIX AZ NAVRESCEN PLAINVILLE CT NAVRESCEN RIVERSIDE CA NAVRESCEN ROCK ISLAND IL NAVRESCEN ST LOUIS MO NAVRESCEN SALT LAKE CITY UT NAVRESCEN SAN ANTONIO TX NAVRESCEN SAN DIEGO CA NAVRESCEN SAN JOSE CA NAVRESCEN SHREVEPORT LA NAVRESCEN SPOKANE WA NAVRESCEN SPRINGFIELD OR NAVRESCEN TALLAHASSEE FL NAVRESCEN VENTURA COUNTY CA NAVRESCEN WHIDBEY ISLAND WA NAVRESCEN WHITE RIVER JUNCTION VT NAVRESCEN WICHITA KS NAVRESPRODEVCEN NEW ORLEANS LA NAVRESPRODEVCEN NORFOLK VA PATRON SIX NINE PATRON SIX TWO REDCOM NORTHWEST EVERETT WA REDCOM SOUTHEAST FORT WORTH TX REDCOM SOUTHEAST JACKSONVILLE FL REDCOM SOUTHWEST SAN DIEGO CA REDCOM MID ATLANTIC GREAT LAKES IL STRKFITRON ONE TWO TWO SAU STRKFITRON ONE ZERO SIX SAU STRKFITRON TWO ZERO FOUR VAQRON TWO ZERO NINE 2. Awardees may fly the Retention Excellence Award pennant to signify receipt of the RPPEA and may paint their command anchor(s) gold until release of the following year's award announcement message. Commander, Navy Reserve Force (CNRF) will provide commendation certificates via Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command (CNRFC) for all qualifying commands. 3. Reserve Component points of contact: a. Commander Navy Reserve Forces Command, Senior Chief Milton Herrera e-mail: milton.r.herrera.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (757) 322-5692 b. Naval Air Force Reserve, Master Chief Jason Martinez, e-mail: jason.s.martinez10.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (619) 545-8743 c. Navy Reserve Readiness and Mobilization Command Everett, Chief Raymond Taltoan, e-mail: milton.r.taltoan.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (425) 304-3886 d. Navy Reserve Readiness and Mobilization Command San Diego, Chief Laniece Christopher, e-mail: Laniece.a.christopher.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (619) 705-4054 e. Navy Reserve Readiness and Mobilization Command Great Lakes, Chief Brian Hickman, e-mail: brian.c.hickman.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (847) 688-4916 x213 f. Navy Reserve Readiness and Mobilization Command Norfolk, Chief Steven Cooper, e-mail: steven.a.cooper.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (757) 341-5890 g. Navy Reserve Readiness and Mobilization Command Jacksonville, Chief Kenneth Swan, e-mail: kenneth.s.swan.mil(at)us.navy.mil tel: (904) 542-3420 h. Navy Reserve Readiness and Mobilization Command Fort Worth, Chief Erik Mendoza, e-mail: erik.mendoza.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel:(817) 782-1660 i. Fleet Logistics Support Wing, Chief Valencia Hardges, e-mail: valencia.i.hardges.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (817) 782-7882 j. Tactical Support Wing, Chief Christopher Sistrunk, e-mail: christopher.j.sistrunk.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (817) 782-1527 k. Maritime Support Wing, Chief Jeremy Neal, e-mail: jeremy.s.neal.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (619) 545-2488 4. Congratulations and well done to each of our award winners. The RPPEA award is competitive by design, and a testimony to each command's commitment to the professional growth and development of our Sailors. Commands emphasizing teamwork and collaboration as reflected by their selection for the RPPEA deliver improved command cohesion, positive command climate and enhanced warfighting effectiveness. Your dedication and commitment to excellence is exemplary. 5. I look forward to seeing those commands that were not selected this year earn their place on the list of award winners next year. Get Busy. 6. Released by VADM J. B. Mustin, Commander, Navy Reserve Force.// BT #0011 NNNN

The Navy last week approved plans to keep the guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke in service another five years, meaning the first-in-class ship will have sailed for four decades before its retirement. The destroyer, homeported at Naval Station Rota, Spain, was slated for decommissioning in 2026 at the end of its anticipated 35-year service life. With the extension, the ship will operate until fiscal year 2031, according to a March 14 news release from Naval Surface Force Atlantic.

A Navy cryptologic technician died during a secretive mission to an undisclosed country in 2021 after a freak windstorm caused part of the building in which her team was operating to collapse, according to an internal investigation obtained by Navy Times. Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 1st Class Robin Nicole Collins, 26, was just three days into her deployment when she died on July 18, 2021.

eNavFit/PET Overview Powerpoint Presentation - March 2023

WASHINGTON — The nuclear-powered attack submarine Boise (SSN-764) will remain in port for at least another year as the Navy eyes funding its long awaited maintenance availability at the end of 2023, a service spokesman told Breaking Defense. The Navy’s new fiscal 2024 budget request includes funds to conduct an engineered overhaul of the Boise, a Los Angeles-class sub that launched back in 1991 but has sat in port since 2017 when a series of delays ultimately denied a timely maintenance availability at a public shipyard.

By the time the Pentagon rolls out its annual budget request each spring, leaders usually have hashed out the details and present themselves — at least in public — as a united front. Not this year.

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 171404Z MAR 23 MID200080811317U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 074/23 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAR// SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR 2024 NURSE CORPS MEDICAL ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAM SELECTION BOARD// REF/A/DOC/OPNAV/14DEC09// AMPN/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1420.1B, ENLISTED TO OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS APPLICATION ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN message solicits applications for the Academic Year (AY) 2024 Nurse Corps Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program (NC MECP) selection board. The AY-24 NC MECP selection board will convene in the Fall of 2023. NC MECP provides a path for Active Duty (AD) and Training and Administration of the Reserve (TAR) enlisted Sailors and Marines in any rating or military occupational specialty who already have some college credit to obtain a baccalaureate degree in nursing and a commission in the NC. Reserve Component enlisted Sailors in any status other than TAR are not eligible. 2. Applications must be postmarked by 1 September 2023 and mailed to: Commanding Officer Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command Attn: HMDT, 16th Floor 8955 Wood Road Bethesda MD 20889-5611 Any additional required documentation not yet available for the original application package must be received no later than 15 September 2023. Incomplete packages will not be reviewed by the board. 3. Reference (a), chapters 1, 2, and 5, provide application procedures and requirements which should be read in their entirety. Additional application information can be found via MyNavy Portal (MNP) at https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/career-planning/commissioning-programs on the NC MECP link. Applicants must not have reached their 42nd birthday by the time of initial commission. Age waivers will not be granted. A Marine administrative message will outline conditional release procedures for AD Marines who are selected to participate in the program. 4. Amplifying information for the AY-24 NC MECP selection board: a. Applicants assigned to a nuclear training command or who hold a nuclear Navy enlisted classification and are applying for the AY-24 NC MECP selection board must obtain conditional release from nuclear- field duty prior to submitting their application for consideration. To obtain a conditional release, an applicant must submit an Enlisted Personnel Action Request (NAVPERS 1306/7) to the Nuclear Propulsion Program Management Office (OPNAV N133) via their detailer. b. Applicants not assigned to nuclear programs must submit a NAVPERS 1306/7 to their enlisted community manager to obtain the conditional release. 5. Once approved, the selection board results will be released and posted via MNP at the NC MECP link. 6. Point of contact is Ms. Beverly D. Kemp, Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command, who can be reached at (301) 319-4520/ DSN 285 or via e-mail at beverly.d.kemp.civ@health.mil. 7. This NAVADMIN message will remain in effect until superseded or 30 September 2024, whichever occurs first. 8. Released by Ms. Lisa M. St. Andre, Acting N1.// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 171440Z MAR 23 MID200080811384U FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC TO ALNAV INFO SECNAV WASHINGTON DC CNO WASHINGTON DC CMC WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS ALNAV 024/23 MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/-/MAR// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2023 NAVY RESERVE LIEUTENANT LINE AND STAFF CORPS SELECTIONS// RMKS/1. I am pleased to announce the following Line and Staff Corps Officers on the reserve active-status list for promotion to the permanent grade of Lieutenant. 2. This message is not authority to deliver appointments. Authority to effect promotion will normally be issued by future NAVADMINs requiring NAVPERS 1421/7 preparation and forwarding of document to PERS-806. 3. Frocking is not authorized for any officer listed below until specific authorization is received per SECNAVINST 1420.2B. 4. For proper alphabetical order read from left to right on each line. The numbers following each name to the right indicate the relative seniority among selectees within each competitive category. Members are directed to verify their select status via BUPERS Online. Unrestricted Line Hussey James A 0002 James Robert Charles 0001 Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer (Maintenance) Tran Thuan Thanh 0001 Special Duty Officer (Cryptologic Warfare) Hoekstra Michael C 0002 Kendrick Khester G 0001 Special Duty Officer (Intelligence) Cain Shelbie Erin 0001 Nurse Corps Aronson Kaylauni Elise 0005 Brickson Eric Jon 0006 Delacruz Basil I 0002 Moses Bree Renee 0001 Thompson Ryan Lynn 0007 Tsang Eva Kristiani 0004 Venegas Jordan Ross 0003 Chaplain Corps Farr Matthew Rohen 0003 Johnson Jeffery Alex J 0005 Suh Tim Ilyong 0004 Weaver David Alan 0001 6. Released by the Honorable Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the Navy.// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//

The NMCP, Branch Health Clinic and Tricare Prime Clinic Pharmacies are Implementing Required text message activation of all new prescriptions beginning January 9, 2023. Activate your NEW prescriptions by text BEFORE heading to the NMCP Pharmacy of your choice by using Q-Anywhere. Q-Anywhere Detailed Q-Anywhere Instructions (PDF)

A man drove through the front gate of Naval Air Station Key West on Thursday afternoon, creating a security scare and lockdown that lasted nearly two hours. The driver went through the Trumbo Point gate at 3:30 p.m. and never stopped, according to base spokeswoman Danette Baso Silvers.

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — A sailor assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan died Monday evening after falling from an unaccompanied housing building, the base confirmed Tuesday. The sailor, a 22-year-old seaman whose identity was not disclosed, was critically injured in the fall, base spokesman Randall Baucom told Stars and Stripes by email.

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – TRICARE develops pilots and demonstrations to test new medical services, treatments, and approaches. These include initiatives for autism care, childbirth support, and low back pain. Certain groups have the chance to benefit from these services during an evaluation period. Results from these programs may inform future benefit changes. “The goal of these pilots and demonstrations is to support better health outcomes, enhance health care experiences, and reduce costs over time,” said Erica Ferron, a management and program analyst with the TRICARE Health Plan. “This is an important process to ensure that TRICARE keeps finding new ways to improve your health care coverage.”