Editor's Note: This article has been updated. The sculpture near the clinic entrance is an incomplete circle. The art piece is the first thing a patient sees as they approach the Intrepid Spirit Center at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The imperfect circle is a symbol of the Intrepid Spirit Centers,...

This past Summer, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) SOUTH welcomed nine U.S. military students to a field exercise in Peru for the Military Tropical Medicine (MTM) course.This year’s exercise was part of an MTM course coordinated by the Uniformed Services University and NAMRU SOUTH and was...

ROTA, Spain – A call goes out across the two-way radio system in the Emergency Department (ED) at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Rota, an aircraft is in-coming on approach, and the landing gear has failed. This was a drill scenario that put the department and hospital on full...

A physical therapy technician assigned to Expeditionary Medical Facility 150 Alpha has been selected to attend the US Army - Baylor University Doctor of Physical Therapy program beginning in January 2024.Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Kevin Wilson, who serves as a PT tech, learned of his acceptance to...

The Medical Service Corps (MSC) Association of Hampton Roads hosted a symposium that focused on the state of the corps, leadership, career management, manpower, expeditionary medicine, and a professional development panel at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP), Sept. 15...

From Navy Hospital Corpsman to Commanding Officer, Capt. Romeo T. Tizon, Jr. turned over command of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Lemoore (NMRTCL) to Capt. Aaron D. Werbel, in a ceremony held on Sept. 8, 2023, at the Naval Air Station Lemoore chapel.Tizon, a native of the Philippines,...

The majority of patients who come to Naval Hospital Bremerton for their healthcare needs never meet Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Ashley E. Painter.Yet she gets to know quite a few of them.The LaPorte, Colorado native is a Navy medical laboratory technician. She capably handles – all done behind the...

On September 21, 1947, a man was admitted to the Al-Qurayn (El Korein) Hospital in Egypt vomiting profusely and suffering severe diarrhea. Within hours he was dead. The attending physician on duty first suspected food poisoning before 11 additional patients were admitted with identical symptoms...

With a dynamic upbringing between San Diego, California, Quantico, Va., and the Stafford, Virginia. area, Lt. Cmdr. Beth Carter's path seemed undeniably intertwined with the military world. With 11 impressive years serving as a nurse in the U.S. Navy, her impactful journey and experiences add to the...

Sailors and Staff at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point gathered Wednesday, September 20 to celebrate the promotion of one of their peers.Lieutenant Commander Kyle Herring, DO, a native of Phoenix, Arizona, advanced to the rank during the ceremony held aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point. His...