As U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services prepares to close 19 international offices by next year, the Navy is telling service members to plan ahead and instructing its commanding officers to offer the "maximum support practicable" to meet immigration appointments. The branch's guidance, released Thursday, also advises noncitizen service members to work with the Navy Regional Legal Service Offices and follow USCIS procedures. The immigration agency announced in September it plans to close all but four of its 23 overseas offices by August 2020; four offices are closed already and 17 offices will be closed by July 31. Read more on Military.com.