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260617-N-IX644-2142 (June 17, 2026) FALLS CHURCH, Va. U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Rick Freedman, acting Surgeon General of the Navy and deputy chief, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED), center, poses for a group photo with Navy Medicine chief petty officers after a ceremony honoring the U.S. Navy Hospital Corps’ 128th birthday at the Defense Health Headquarters, June 17, 2026. Established on June 17, 1898, the Navy Hospital Corps is the most decorated enlisted corps in the U.S. Navy, serving as the frontline medical force for both Navy and Marine Corps personnel around the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sasha Ambrose)
Navy Medicine celebrates 128th birthday of the Hospital Corps

260617-N-IX644-2142 (June 17, 2026) FALLS CHURCH, Va. U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Rick Freedman, acting Surgeon General of the Navy and deputy chief, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED), center, poses for a group photo with Navy...

Navy Medicine celebrates 128th birthday of the Hospital Corps

260611-M-IE924-1015 U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Petty Officer 2nd Class Hunter Mignault with David R. Ray Branch Health Clinic, pets Bristol, a therapy dog with Naval Health Clinic Quantico at The...
260605-N-FB730-1066 Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Paige Stallings, assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 24, intubates a simulated casualty during an En Route care (ERC) training at the Healthcare...
260610-N-XW565-1069 U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. James O'Loughlin, left, assigned to Fleet Surgical Team (FST) 5, and Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman William Meyers, assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault...
260612-M-HP122-1009 U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Matteo Candanoza, a hospital corpsman with 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, utilizes a Battlefield Assisted Trauma...
260617-N-MJ645-2102 Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Johan Orion, a Radiologic Technologist assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego, reviews a patient’s X-ray images at NMCSD, June 17, 2026. Radiologic...
260606-N-XT273-1021 Chief Hospital Corpsman William Owens and Microbiologist Lt. Jordan Rede, assigned to Forward Deployable Preventive Medicine Unit (FDPMU) Team 2, setup samples for testing during...
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