The Tri-Service Optician School (TOPS), a directorate of the Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command (NMLPDC), held its graduation ceremony for class 25005 in Yorktown, Virginia on Jun. 23, 2025.The graduating class was comprised of 7 Sailors and Soldiers from both the U.S. Navy...

ROTA, Spain (January 4, 2026) — Service to others runs deep for Logan T. Pentz, a Hospital Corpsman Second Class (HM2) from Havre de Grace, Maryland, currently assigned to Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command Rota.“Joining the military and serving others is a family tradition,” Pentz said...

GROTON, Conn. – Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory (NSMRL) marked the completion of a renovation of their hypo-hyperbaric chamber complex during a ribbon cutting in September 2025.This renovated chamber, known as “Genesis,” a multi-lock chamber certified for pressurization to a depth of 300...

Infectious disease poses a constant, evolving, and ever-present threat to deployed U.S. forces. The Sailors at Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) EURAFCENT, who work at the forefront of medical research, have a responsibility to survey and study this threat.Cmdr. Christina Jamros supports U.S...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms has been recognized as a Leapfrog Top Hospital, a national designation awarded to healthcare organizations that demonstrate exceptional performance in patient safety, quality of care and transparency, hospital officials announced.The award...

CAMP FOSTER, Japan — Providing health care to the nearly 55,000-person beneficiary population and the 188,768-person Western Pacific-eligible referral population in Okinawa presents unique challenges.One challenge for an overseas medical treatment facility (MTF) is staffing medical specialties that...