Rear Adm. Guido F. Valdes relieved Rear Adm. Timothy H. Weber as commander, Naval Medical Forces Pacific, during a change of command ceremony at the Admiral Kidd Catering and Conference Center, Naval Base Point Loma, Harbor Drive Annex, San Diego, May 20.Valdes also assumed the reins of director of

After a childhood spent in post war-torn Cambodia, making the decision to join the military in his adopted nation was not met with overwhelming acceptance by family.Yet for Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Danny Varath, his career choice has resulted in gradual approval at home, professional development

Public health professionals with the Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center (NMCPHC) participated in the 60th National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS) event held in Albuquerque New Mexico April 20-23.JSHS is a Tri-Service program that encourages high school students to conduct

NMLPDC located at NSA, Bethesda, Maryland is one of the Navy’s premiere platforms for medical training. Its mission is to maintain the operational health of the warfighter by developing highly trained medical leaders and personnel to maximize medical operational readiness. The command evolved out of

The Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center (NMCPHC) hosted a drinking water course for Navy and Marine Corps representatives from the Far East Region at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Okinawa April 18-21.The Navy Medicine course is offered annually and focuses on Department

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK – Rear Adm. Dennis Velez, commander, Carrier Strike Group 10 (CSG-10), George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWCSG) enlisted his daughter Madeline Velez into the U.S. Navy’s Nurse Candidate Program (NCP) aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), May 14.“In my

The Chief of Naval Operation office published the notice authorizing an Organizational Change Request (OCR), which realigned Navy Medicine logistics commands and disestablished Naval Ophthalmic Support and Training Activity, Yorktown, VA, on May 13.This realignment swapped organizational echelon

Over the past two years, almost half of Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton staff who deployed on COVID Medical Response Teams were from one distinctive group; Navy Nurse Corps.“When others are weak, they are strong,” stated Lt. Cmdr. John Tarr, Navy Chaplain Corps, in offering a

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba – US Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Guantanamo Bay, US Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay (USNH GB) and Joint Medical Group (Joint Task Force - Guantanamo), held a change of command ceremony May 12, 2022. Capt. Dale D. Ramirez, Nurse Corps, USN, relinquished command to

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Eric Johnson from the Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit Five (NEPMU-5) was selected as a 2022 Sea Service Member of the Year by the Navy League of San Diego May 6.Johnson, who serves as the Assistant Leading Petty Officer for the NEPMU-5 administration