Two Sailors, through their exceptional professionalism, leadership and unwavering dedication, have been recognized by the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) as recipients of the Fiscal Year 2025 Blue Jacket of the Year and Junior Sailor of the Year awards.Hospitalman James Salmeron, a...

From bedside to battlefield, Navy hospital corpsmen need to stick it to a patient when required.In adhering to the Defense Health Agency Fiscal Year 2026 mission focused directive of prioritizing such lines of effort as providing tactical medical support to combat operations, hands-on peripheral IV...

The Tri-Service Optician School (TOPS), a directorate of the Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command (NMLPDC), held its graduation ceremony for class 25-010 in Yorktown, Virginia on Dec. 16, 2025. The graduating class was comprised of 6 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...