CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, JAPAN- U.S. Navy corpsmen with 3rd Marine Division and III Marine Expeditionary Force stationed in Hawaii and Okinawa attended combat medicine training at Camp Courtney. Guest speakers shared their knowledge and experience with the evolution of the medical practice, the...

AGANA HEIGHTS, Guam - U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Guam strengthened its trauma care capabilities by becoming an American College of Surgeons approved Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course site, Jan. 23, 2026. This milestone that enhances medical readiness in the geographically isolated...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms launched a new “Commanding Officer for a Day” initiative on Feb. 19, 2026 aimed at strengthening leadership development and providing junior officers a firsthand look at the responsibilities of...

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – While many first babies of the year arrive within minutes or hours of midnight on Jan. 1, milestones unfold on their own timeline in a small, remote community like Naval Station Guantanamo Bay.U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay welcomed its first baby of 2026 on Feb. 18, at...

Courtesy story by Alvin Plexico, Navy Office of Community OutreachMILLINGTON, Tenn. - Every sailor’s story of naval service is unique. For Petty Officer 2nd Class Connor Cameron, this story began in Hollywood, Florida, where skills and values learned there would be foundational to success in the...

On Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, Expeditionary Medical Facility 150 Alpha conducted a change of command ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.Capt. Kenneth Basford relinquished command to Capt. Cheri Smiley in an outdoor ceremony with the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton Corpsman Memorial and Navy...