YOKOSUKA, Japan— U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Yokosuka successfully completed its Joint Commission survey in June 2026, earning accreditation for all hospital services surveyed, and recognition for organizational best practices in patient safety, process improvement and clinical oversight.During a...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms recognized Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Niquole Daugh V. Lorenzo as its Junior Sailor of the 3rd Quarter for 2026.Lorenzo, a native of Union City, California, serves as an orthopedic technician at Naval...

NEWPORT, R.I. — Naval Medical Forces Atlantic concluded the fourth and final installment of its fiscal year 2026 Expeditionary Medicine Operational Planning Team series at the U.S. Naval War College, advancing efforts to improve how Navy Medicine generates, resources, sustains and commands...

LIMA, Peru – Staff with Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) SOUTH, alongside Peruvian counterparts, participated in the Military Tropical Medicine (MTM) Field Mission August 2-14.The mission, which took place throughout Lima, Tumbes and Iquitos, included 11 students ranging from physicians, nurses,...

Corpsmen from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Patuxent River brought high energy and hands-on learning to local military families during the Share Fair at the NAS Patuxent River Youth Center on Aug. 27. Coordinated by Dawn Simpson, the NAS Patuxent River School Liaison Officer,...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. —Navy Medicine leaders, Fleet representatives, and operational health IT experts convened to accelerate the fielding of medical information capabilities designed to support patient movement, medical logistics and force readiness across distributed maritime operations, August...