New Opportunities – Aurora Borealis COA

Welcome to the 2020/2021 operational year with the COA Aurora Borealis Branch! New opportunities! Looking for a motivated officer to lead (or co-lead) a NEW social committee à the executive team is brainstorming this new committee, which would include leading/organizing the annual picnic, the winter social and other fun social […]

Drivers needed for VIP arrival next week!

Good afternoon Aurora Borealis COA, The executive committee has been informed that we have VIP’s arriving next week here in the Anchorage area.  As of right now we don’t know the specific date, but we wanted to put together a pool of driver volunteers based on availability.  What we are […]

Announcing the Suspension of Voluntary Retirements and Voluntary Separations

From: Headquarters, Commissioned Corps <COMMCORPS-HQ@LIST.NIH.GOV> On Behalf Of Commissioned Corps HQ (HHS/OSG) Sent: Thursday, July 2, 2020 12:10 PM To: COMMCORPS-HQ@LIST.NIH.GOV Subject: Announcing the Suspension of Voluntary Retirements and Voluntary Separations   Dear Public Health Service Officers, The United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps is committed to serving the […]

USPHS Retention Weight Standards Requirement

Keep in mind – The extension for completing your APFT will expire on September 30, 2020. Thus, all officers must obtain their APFT by September 30, 2020. A verified weight is required upon submission. If needed, we can host APFT events in July, Aug and Sept. Please let me know […]

Important Commissioned Corps Updates – Action may be required by June 15

Fellow officers, The message below contains updates on the following topics. For details, scroll down or click the links to jump to the respective sections below. Delta Dental Electronic Benefits Notice – officers must respond by June 15 to continue to receive an explanation of benefits Uniform of the Day […]