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Good morning! At Camp Lejeune, he’s saluted as Lt. Commander Douglass Weiss, M.D., but home in Franklin County he’s still Doug, known for his smile and remembered for his hockey prowess.The former Dartmouth captain is on TAD — temporary assigned duty...

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Active duty U.S. Navy Capt. Corby Ropp died on July 23, 2021 at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, due to COVID-19 related complications. Ropp,

2 US Navy members have died from COVID-19 in past week Published  Why CDC recommends wearing masks indoors even if fully vaccinated The CDC updated guidance on masks, saying on July 27, 2021, that people in areas of high COVID-19 transmission should wear them indoors regardless of vaccination status. A U.S. Navy medical officer and a reservist died from complications due to COVID-19 in the past week, the military branch confirmed to FOX Television Stations Wednesday. Active duty U.S. Navy Capt...

Phi Kappa Phi inducts new members  The following area students were recently initiated into Phi Kappa Phi honor society for all academic disciplines at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington: Krystal Byers, Codi Mann, both of Jacksonville; and Amy Somers of Swansboro.  JPD promotion  Jacksonville Police Department Capt. Richard "Mike" Kellum was promoted to his current rank during a ceremony held at the Center for Public Safety.    VFW Post 9983 Scout of the Year  Noah Witkowski ...

DoD reports more than 250,000 COVID-19 cases DoD COVID-19 fatality rate is 0.12% The U.S. military’s overarching objective is clear: defeat the enemy. For the past 12 months, COVID-19 has been an enemy.  On March 12, 2020, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune recorded its first case of the virus when a dependent tested positive while three Marines were self quarantining after returning from overseas. Within a matter of days, schools on base closed and the base hospital set up two screening sites ...

By TREVOR DUNNELL | The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C. | Published: December 29, 2020 Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (Tribune News Service) — The inaugural vaccination phase has begun for frontline healthcare workers at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, N.C., as they were the first ...