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Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Julissa Lopez, from Texas, assigned to dental department, prepares dental cleaning equipment aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during Valiant Shield 2026 in the Philippine Sea, June 24, 2026. Valiant Shield is a biennial, multilateral field training exercise conducted by the U.S. Armed Forces and partner nations in the Western Pacific focusing on joint, cross-combatant integration operating seamlessly across sea, air, land, and cyberspace. Exercises like Valiant Shield allow U.S. Pacific Command the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service and with our allies to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicolas Quezada)
George Washington Provides Dental Care

260624-N-OV586-1034 Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Julissa Lopez, from Texas, assigned to dental department, prepares dental cleaning equipment aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during Valiant Shield 2026 in the Philippine...

George Washington Provides Dental Care
USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) 24 Jun 2026
George Washington Provides Dental Care
Sailors Visit the Kiewit Luminarium During Omaha Navy Week
260621-N-VM650-1119 U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Kimberly Sandberg, reserve deputy director, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic, teaches members of the public about how to stop a bleeding wound inside of the...
Navy Medicine at Intrepid Museum for INR 250 in New York
260703-N-N1526-1004 NEW YORK (July 3, 2026) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Onojakpor Gabriel Ogboru, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Fort Belvoir, shows a visitor how to...
NMRTC Bremerton Corpsman Cup Kicks Off Summer with Tactical Medical Competition
260618-N-QW460-1254 BREMERTON, Wash. – Sailors assigned to Naval Readiness and Training Command Bremerton treat a simulated casualty during the inaugural 2026 Corpsman Cup held Thursday, June 18,...
Seeing the Unseen: Navy Eye Care Specialists Target Preventable Blindness with Early Detection
260618-N-N1526-1006 (June 18, 2026) BETHESDA, Md. U.S. Navy Cmdr. Hong Gau, aerospace optometrist assigned to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, conducts an eye exam to look for signs of...
3rd Littoral Combat Team, Damage Control Resuscitation Team, and Phillippine marines conduct TCCC training during KAMANDAG 10
260624-M-NV743-1432 U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Kyan Ysh Raguro, a hospital corpsman assigned to Damage Control Resuscitation Team, 3rd Medical Battalion, applies a tourniquet to a simulated...
Chief Hospital Corpsman Tran logs final flight with VX-31 search and rescue
260616-N-TC277-2443 U.S. Navy Chief Hospital Corpsman Albert Tran rappels from an Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 31 search and rescue helicopter during his final flight with the squadron at...
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