29 July 2026 Naval Medical Forces Development Command supports first afloat Operational Readiness Evaluation aboard USNS Point Loma VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Assessors from Naval Medical Forces Development Command (NMFDC) evaluated the U.S. Navy’s first-ever Expeditionary Medical Unit (EMU) afloat Operational Readiness Evaluation (ORE) aboard the expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Point Loma (T-EPF 15) at Joint Expeditionary...
29 July 2026 Twentynine Palms corpsmen keep Marines mission ready during ITX 3-26 TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Hospital corpsmen assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms joined corpsmen from commands across the country to provide around-the-clock medical support during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 3-26, held June 2-17 at Marine...
29 July 2026 Navy Medicine Conducts First of its Kind Expeditionary Medical Unit Afloat Operational Readiness Evaluation NORFOLK (July 25, 2026) — In a significant milestone for naval medical capabilities, Navy Medicine conducted its first Operational Readiness Evaluation, marking two historic milestones, the first ORE of an Expeditionary Medical Unit and the first afloat ORE for any Navy expeditionary medical team...
29 July 2026 I Keep the Warfighter in the Fight: Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Zalette Mendez A corpsman serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point is part of a team integral to the medical readiness of multiple organizations and units headquartered at the base.Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Zalette Mendez serves as an aerospace medical technician in the Readiness Department at Navy...
28 July 2026 Nurses, corpsmen sharpen clinical abilities at NMRTC Twentynine Palms skills fair TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — More than 200 nurses and hospital corpsmen sharpened critical clinical abilities during Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms' Annual Nursing and Corpsmen Skills Fair, held April 28-29, reinforcing the command's commitment to delivering high...
28 July 2026 NAMRU Dayton’s "Kraken" Certified as Training Platform for Artemis Lunar Missions Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) Dayton was recently certified by NASA to unleash the Disorientation Research Device (DRD), commonly known as the "Kraken," as a research and training platform for the Artemis Human Landing System (HLS) Lunar Landing Skills curriculum.“Recent operational testing...