TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — For one day, Lt. j.g. David J. Naiman traded his role overseeing preventive medicine for a seat in the command suite, gaining firsthand insight into the decisions, competing priorities and uncertainty that come with leading a Navy Medicine command.Naiman, an environmental...

“Thank you for demonstrating your resiliency and building upon that resiliency over these two days of training. Thank you for making us more resilient, and I guarantee that when we do go downrange, we will be more successful and get the job done. We will make our nation proud.” These are words...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa— For more than half a century, the steady snip of scissors and the hum of clippers have been a constant at U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa (USNHO). After 56 years of dedicated service, Harue Uchihara, a beloved institution and hospital barber, is officially retiring.Uchihara’s...

In a search to find something different for his life, Naval Hospital Jacksonville Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Konstantin Lukianeko left his home of Vladivostok, Russia, and moved to the United States at the age of 25. Looking for financial stability and more of an education led him to join the U.S...

CHINA LAKE, Calif. — An aircraft crashes aboard Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake, triggering structural fires and a building collapse. Casualties require immediate triage and treatment as fire, security and medical personnel converge on the scene. Some patients need rapid transport to...

Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command (NMLPDC) recently hosted the Financial and Materiel Management Training Course (FMMTC).FMMTC is a comprehensive program designed to prepare Medical Service Corps (MSC) officers and civilian personnel with specialized knowledge required to...