YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 17, 2026) — U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Yokosuka hosted the first High-Level Disinfection and Sterile Processing (HLD/SPD) workshop in mainland Japan April 14-17, expanding specialized reprocessing education for healthcare professionals across the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command...

ROTA, Spain (March 15, 2026) - Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Joseph Barron, a native of Midland, Texas, is assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Rota, where he serves as a physical therapy technician, working with active duty service members, their families and local nationals to...

In conjunction with April designated as Sexual Assault Awareness Prevention Month, Naval Base Kitsap held an appreciation ceremony to recognize all Sexual Assault Prevention Response unit victim advocates, April 30, 2026.Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton staff member Hospital...

NAVY MEDICINE READINESS AND TRAINING COMMAND PATUXENT RIVER, Md.– The highly specialized aviation and test missions at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River rely on a unique level of medical and scientific support, delivered directly by the Navy’s Medical Service Corps (MSC). Spanning 31 diverse...

PENSACOLA, Fla. – A Naval Hospital Pensacola Sailor is being recognized for his quick thinking and decisive actions that protected a child wandering near Interstate 10 in September 2025.Blake Molinaro, a behavioral health technician, was driving with his wife when they noticed a child alone near the...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — On May 2, 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa—one of the largest amphibious assaults and deadliest battles of World War II—a young Navy hospital corpsman charged across an exposed battlefield under heavy fire to save a wounded Marine.By the end of the day, Hospital...