24 February 2026 NMRTC Bremerton Corpsman Helps with Life-Saving Efforts A routine lunchtime gym visit turned into anything but normal for U.S. Navy Hospitalman Joseph Clark in Waukegan, Illinois.It was corpsman up for man down.Clark, along with Hospital Corpsmen 3rd Class Adam Altreche, Zachary Evans and Dillon Talburt, responded to an urgent call with medical support...
24 February 2026 Children’s dental health awareness: Walter Reed focuses on the continuity of care By Bernard S. Little Walter Reed Hospital Communications“It’s Not Just Care, It’s Family” focuses on drawing awareness to the continuity of care service members and their families receive when they come to Walter Reed, and this care includes children’s oral health to enhance troop readiness.With...
24 February 2026 USNH Yokosuka Strengthens Theater Medical Readiness with ATLS Certification Course YOKOSUKA, Japan — U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka conducted an Advanced Trauma Life Support course, reinforcing battlefield readiness and joint interoperability by training Navy, Air Force and host-nation medical personnel in standardized, life-saving trauma assessment and management. The most recent...
20 February 2026 PCU John F. Kennedy’s Medical Team Conducts First At-Sea Surgery By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tyrell K. MorrisNEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Feb. 1, 2026) – Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) conducted its first at-sea surgery as she sailed through the Atlantic Ocean for the first time during Builder’s Trials. The emergency appendectomy was...
20 February 2026 Niskayuna Native Serving with Navy Medicine in Cuba Earns Personal Award Courtesy story by Ensign Han Fiori-Puyu, Navy Office of Community OutreachMILLINGTON, Tenn. — Lt. Jyl Bean, a native of Niskayuna, New York, was recently selected for Junior Environmental Health Officer of the Year while serving at U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC)...
20 February 2026 When the classroom dissolves: Four Navy corpsmen and a life on the line WAUKEGAN, Ill – On the morning of Feb. 3, 2026, four Sailors from the Hospital Corpsman Trauma Training (HMTT) program put practical skills to the test to help save an unexpected patient.The situation began with Field House employees asking if anyone knew CPR. The four corpsmen; Hospitalman Joseph...