PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 29, 2025) - Cmdr. Angelita Kisena and Cmdr. Cheryl Castro enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1998 as hospital corpsmen and were stationed at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, North Carolina, where they quickly became teammates and friends. Throughout the years of working there, they...

Gulfport, Miss. (Dec. 5, 2025) Chief Hospital Corpsman Christopher Marlo, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, became one of the first Hospital Corpsmen in Mississippi to receive Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) credentials after passing the National Council Licensure Examination...

The annual tradition of keeping a symbolic light on for those deployed over the holidays continued at Naval Hospital Bremerton, December 2, 2025.From the Far East to the Horn of Africa to jungles of Southeast Asia, NHB’s tree lighting ceremony provided the opportunity for staff to remember those...

On Nov. 14, 2025, U.S. Naval (USNH) Hospital Guam hosted Republic of Korea (ROK) Military Nursing Academy cadets who met with their U.S. Navy counterparts. The 93 cadets were participants in the Joint Cruise Training Task Group, which includes the island of Guam as one of their training stops.The...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas (Oct. 27, 2025) — Two classes of the Hospital Corpsman Basic (HCB) program at the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) completed an updated pilot curriculum integrating Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) principles into entry-level training,...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – The Naval Medical Forces Development Command welcomed Capt. Laurie Chavez to the team as director of the Education and Training Directorate Sept. 12, 2025.The Parkersburg, West Virginia, native enjoys family time and making the most of her deployments...