 The Secretary of the Navy announced, effective immediately, women who serve in the Navy Marine Corps now have a total of 18 weeks of a combination of maternity leave and convalescent leave available to use during the first year of their child's life. The policy will also include any woman who has been authorized convalescent leave following the birth of a child since January 1, 2015. USNS Mercy rescued six people from a small island near Papua New Guinea. All six were transported back to the Mercy and were given immediate medical attention. Navy is currently in Papua New Guinea to begin the second half of its mission stop in the host nation for Pacific Partnership 2015. And finally, Navy personnel command's website has moved to the cloud. To avoid four or four error messages, update your bookmarks with a new address. For these stories and more, visit Navy.mil.