The Office of Force Readiness and Deployment (OFRD) is the best source of up to date information on readiness and deployments. 

• Deployment guide for medical officers from the PPAC (7/2011)
• Some users may have difficulty viewing the embedded attachments on Page 14. These attachments can also be accessed through these links: 
•  USNS Comfort Deployment Guide (2009)
• Little Blue Book (Unofficial shipboard guide forNavy medical officers)
• Officers should note that the most up-to-date general information (not specific to physicians) on deployment and readiness is available on the OFRD website (see link above)

• FAQs on Basic Readiness from the PPAC (1/2010) 

READINESS STATISTICS BY CATEGORY AND AGENCY

• OFRD Readiness Statistics  updated periodically by OFRD