31 July 2026 Elevating Expeditionary Readiness at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Patuxent River While operating as a busy outpatient facility focused on primary care and fleet readiness, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Patuxent River is building its own high-intensity training pipeline. Through its "Warrior Wednesday" initiative, the command runs hands-on, fast-paced...
31 July 2026 Navy Medicine Training Support Center Detachment Camp Lejeune graduates two new surgical technologists Navy Medicine has two new surgical technologists in the ranks. Navy Medicine Training Support Center (NMTSC), Detachment Camp Lejeune held a ceremony on July 23, 2026, honoring its latest students from the Surgical Technology Program (Phase II).NMTSC Detachment Camp Lejeune provides support to...
30 July 2026 NHRC Tests Novel Biothreat Early Warning System Aboard USS Essex at RIMPAC JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – While participating nations gather for the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercises, Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) leads a critical new research initiative to safeguard Sailors' health and readiness.Essex is piloting a comprehensive...
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) Operational Readiness Evaluation (ORE), and the first afloat ORE conducted for an expeditionary medical team, aboard the expeditionary fast...
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...