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who return to school full-time. N-MCRS
also conducts a Budget for Baby class
each month at the Fleet and Family
Support Center. Class attendees receive
information regarding financial planning
and budgeting pertaining to families
with children. At the conclusion of
the class each family in attendance
receives a “Junior Seabag” filled with
baby items, as a gift from the society
valued at over $100 to welcome their
newborn. This program is open to all
Sailors and Marines regardless of rank.
The N-MCRS office, located in
Building 401, is staffed primarily by
trained volunteers, and is open from 8
a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through
Thursday by appointment. Call for
more information, to make an appointment,
or inquire about volunteering.
AFTER HOURS:
Service members with emergency
leave situations can receive assistance
At Your Service
from the Navy-Marine Corps Relief
Society through the After Hours
Assistance Program. For after-hours
emergency leave assistance, for the
service member or the spouse, call
301-342-1097 and request N-MCRS
assistance.
Public Affairs
Office
301-757-6748
The Public Affairs Office, located on
the second floor of Building 409, is
responsible for internal information,
media relations, community relations
and review of non-technical material
intended for public release. The Public
Affairs officer is the official
spokespersons for NAWCAD and NAS
Patuxent River. Any official contacts
with off-station news media, speeches
or other types of presentations to
community organizations or groups
must first be coordinated with the
Public Affairs Office.
The Public Affairs Office serves the
entire Patuxent River complex with a
variety of information media, including
its award-winning station newspaper,
Tester, and this station guide. Public
affairs professionals also tell the
Patuxent River story off station through
their liaison with local, regional and
national print and broadcast news
media.
The Public Affairs Office is also
responsible for releasing information to
outside news media.
Public Affairs also manages an
active station tour program for
community groups, giving taxpaying
citizens the opportunity to see and
hear about Patuxent River’s mission
firsthand.
Public Safety
Public Safety provides advice, guidance
and assistance in all aspects of
Physical Security, Law Enforcement and
OSH Safety and Fire Services. Public
Safety also is responsible for protecting
life and property, preventing crime,
unlawful entry, covert acts and enforcing
laws, instructions, rules and regulations
governing Physical Security, Law
Enforcement and OSH Safety and Fire
Services. Public Safety administers the
physical security, law enforcement, fire
and rescue/disaster preparedness
program; formulates and enforces command
security procedures; exercises
control over visitors to the complex;
investigates crimes and evaluates investigative
data; provides fire protection
and fire-rescue services; maintains
liaison with federal, state and local law
enforcement agencies; conducts a
comprehensive occupational safety and
health program, monitors and tracks
mishap and mishap reporting; administers
an aggressive accident prevention
program; and coordinates occupational
health and medical surveillance
programs.
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