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**Training Exercise - November 5**

Staff serving onboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point will conduct required annual Active Shooter training on Wednesday, November 5, from 3:00 P.M. to approximately 4:30 P.M. that will directly impact patient services. Training will include role players, simulated casualties, and emergency responders.

All patient services will end no later than 3:00 P.M. and will not resume until 07:30 A.M. on Thursday, November 06.
Walk-In services in Patient Records, Immunizations, and Optometry will serve their last patient no later than 2:00 P.M.
The last ticket at the Pharmacy and Lab will be issued no later than 14:30.

The clinic will return to normal operating status on Thursday, November 06.

News & Gallery

TRICARE News and Updates

"TRICARE Open Season 2025 Nov. 10-Dec. 9" next to a man and woman looking at a laptop.

TRICARE Open Season 2025: Understanding your TRICARE health plan options

Have you ever wondered about the differences between the various TRICARE plans? With TRICARE Open Season 2025 right around the corner, now is a perfect time to learn about TRICARE’s wide range of coverage options. Knowing the differences will ensure the right coverage for you and your family members.

Text reads: Get ready for TRICARE Open Season 2025. Start: Nov. 10, 2025. End: Dec. 9, 2025. Image of dark blue and light blue keys.

Get ready for TRICARE Open Season 2025: What you need to know

If you’re a TRICARE beneficiary, mark your calendar: TRICARE Open Season begins Monday, Nov. 10, and runs through Tuesday, Dec. 9. This is your chance to enroll in or make changes to your TRICARE plan for 2026. Changes you make during this time will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026.

Picture of a doctor using a stethoscope on a patient's chest; "Patients needed on Oct. 17 for a focus group discussion about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD."

Share your experiences with COPD care and treatment at Oct. 17 Clinical Practice Guideline patient focus group

Have you been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD? Your feedback could play a key role in developing and updating clinical practice guidelines across the military and veteran health care systems.

Service member presses down on another service member's arm while lying on a medical table.

National Guard or Reserve? Learn What To Do if You Need Line of Duty Care

Are you a member of the National Guard or Reserve? If so, it’s important to know how TRICARE covers you if you become sick or are injured while activated for 30 days or less. This article explores how, where, and under what circumstances National Guard and Reserve members can get line of duty care.

Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point News

"TRICARE Open Season 2025 Nov. 10-Dec. 9" next to a man and woman looking at a laptop.

TRICARE Open Season 2025: Understanding your TRICARE health plan options

Have you ever wondered about the differences between the various TRICARE plans? With TRICARE Open Season 2025 right around the corner, now is a perfect time to learn about TRICARE’s wide range of coverage options. Knowing the differences will ensure the right coverage for you and your family members.

Text reads: Get ready for TRICARE Open Season 2025. Start: Nov. 10, 2025. End: Dec. 9, 2025. Image of dark blue and light blue keys.

Get ready for TRICARE Open Season 2025: What you need to know

If you’re a TRICARE beneficiary, mark your calendar: TRICARE Open Season begins Monday, Nov. 10, and runs through Tuesday, Dec. 9. This is your chance to enroll in or make changes to your TRICARE plan for 2026. Changes you make during this time will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026.

Picture of a doctor using a stethoscope on a patient's chest; "Patients needed on Oct. 17 for a focus group discussion about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD."

Share your experiences with COPD care and treatment at Oct. 17 Clinical Practice Guideline patient focus group

Have you been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD? Your feedback could play a key role in developing and updating clinical practice guidelines across the military and veteran health care systems.

Service member presses down on another service member's arm while lying on a medical table.

National Guard or Reserve? Learn What To Do if You Need Line of Duty Care

Are you a member of the National Guard or Reserve? If so, it’s important to know how TRICARE covers you if you become sick or are injured while activated for 30 days or less. This article explores how, where, and under what circumstances National Guard and Reserve members can get line of duty care.

Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point Videos

The Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point Decontamination Team pauses for a photo with their training staff Thursday, October 14 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. Sailors assigned to the team participated in a multi-day training program to sharpen their skills at safely removing hazardous materials from patients.

Cherry Point Sailors Complete Decontamination Training

Service members serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point completed a multi-day training program Thursday, October 14, sharpening their skills and capability to respond and augment base emergency services’ response to an incident involving hazardous material.

*TRAINING*TRAINING*TRAINING* Hospitalman Charles Fox treats applies a tourniquet to a mannequin during a training event held August 4 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. Fox and other sailors assigned to Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point conducted the practical exercise as students in Tactical Combat Casualty Care, a course designed to sharpen their battlefield medicine skills.

Cherry Point Sailors Sharpen Battlefield Medicine Skills

Sailors serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, NC, refined their battlefield medicine skills the first week of August.

NHCCP Crest

One Small Act

One Small Act can make a positive difference in the lives of those we encounter every day. Here, staff at Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point speak about their One Small Act and what it means to them.

A Sailor serving aboard Naval Hospital Cherry Point pins the rank of Petty Officer Third Class upon the collar of Hospital Corpsman Third Class Kaela Myers during a frocking ceremony held aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point on Friday, July 16th.
The frocking ceremony, a tradition permitting a service member to wear rank insignia they will advance to prior to their official promotion, honored the excellence and celebrated the potential of 11 Sailors serving aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point.

July Advancements

Leadership of Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point surprised 9 sailors with the news they will advance rank in the month of July.

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