U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsmen spend months in "A" school undergoing training so that they can provide quality medical care to their fellow service members as well as their families. Now, thanks to advocation and efforts from staff members at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, corpsmen have the...

Five Sailors, attached to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) New England were advanced to the rank of Hospital Corpsman Third Class, March 2026.Advancement in rank reflects a Sailor’s growing expertise and leadership, strengthening Navy Medicine’s ability to deliver trained and...

The top military surgeons general stressed the role of military medicine as combat power and the need to adapt and redesign it for future warfare, in which time, distance, and contested access reshape the battlefield.Lt. Gen. John DeGoes, surgeon general of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force,...

ROTA, Spain (February 1, 2026) — Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Nicholas Krupp, a native of Laplace, Louisiana, is assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Rota, where he serves as an orthopedic technician, providing specialized musculoskeletal care to active duty Sailors and Marines,...

BETHESDA, Md. -- Capt. Darla Dietrich relieved Capt. Jeffrey J. Klinger as commanding officer of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Bethesda, during a combined change of command and retirement ceremony at the historic Art Deco hospital tower at Walter Reed National Military Medical...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Lt. Andrew Crane, Psy.D., a Navy clinical psychologist formerly assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Twentynine Palms, received the Navy Psychology CDR Erin Simmons Award on Dec. 22, 2025, for leading impactful process improvements that expanded access...

CAIRO — Staff from Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) EURAFCENT’s logistics department recently concluded Operation Spring Clean, a mission-essential logistics reset aimed at improving accountability, efficiency and readiness at a critical supply hub supporting both United States Africa (AFRICOM)...

SINGAPORE — The Sailors of Navy Medicine Research & Development (NMR&D) seek solutions to safeguard service member health from every corner of the globe. Their efforts span eight commands, six continents and over a dozen partner nations.Two years ago, Lt. Cmdr. Dawn Weir, a microbiologist with Naval...

Sailors and civilians of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point gathered Wednesday April 1 at Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point to celebrate the 133rd birthday of the U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer.During the celebration, Chiefs and fellow Sailors and civilians heard a reading of the Chief of Naval...

Staff serving at Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point bid Fair Winds and Following Seas to three Corpsmen on Tuesday, March 31 as they departed for their next assignment in the U.S. Navy.Hospital Corpsman Second Class Holly Bew was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for her service as...