Adm. Daryl Caudle, commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC), named Operations Specialist 1st Class Kandace Tomkin, of Commander, Task Force 80, as the 2022 USFFC Sea Sailor of the Year (SOY) and Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Heather Rufohuse, of United States Marine Corps Forces Command, as the...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (June 1, 2023) – Military and support personal assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio gathered to commemorate the 81st Anniversary of the Battle of Midway at the Tri-Service Research Laboratory.The Battle of Midway, one of the most...

Navy Cmdr. (Dr.) Wesley Campbell recently became the new director for Education, Training and Research (DETR) at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.A former Marine, Campbell previously served as chief of the Department of Research Programs and chief of the Division of Infectious Disease in...

The uniform that Roland Alferos arrived wearing at Navy Medicine Readiness Training Unit Everett was significantly altered by the time he departed that day.Alferos was the sole chief petty officer selected to advance to the rank of senior chief hospital corpsman at Navy Medicine Readiness Training...

CAPT Walter D. Brafford relieved Rear Adm. Cynthia A. Kuehner as commander, Naval Medical Forces Support Command (NMFSC), in a ceremony at the Historic Quadrangle, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, May 25, 2023.Rear Adm. Anne Swap, Director, National Capital Region Market, presided over the ceremony,...

WRNMMC, Bethesda, MD (May 26, 2023) – Walter Reed National Military Medical Center's National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NiCOE) hosted a Dance Movement Therapy class Friday, May 26. The class, a pioneering blend of rehabilitative treatment and Pacific Island dances provides a unique therapeutic...

Since Memorial Day’s inception in 1868, the date has held special significance throughout our country, especially with those who have worn the cloth of their nation.The backyard barbeques, ballgame bleachers and marching bands are all mere cosmetic accoutrements to the hallowed meaning of the...

SILVER SPRING, Md. – Sailors and staff of Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) took part in an annual summer safety stand-down on May 25.NMRC organized the event alongside Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, providing a summer activity safety presentation and outdoor booths offering resources...

By Bernard S. LittleWRNMMC Command CommunicationsResearchers from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center earned top awards in the 38th Annual Navy-wide Academic Research Competition held May 16 at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC), Portsmouth, Virginia.In addition to Walter...

WILMINGTON, N.C.− Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune will be a part of increasing access to psychiatric care in Eastern North Carolina through a new residency program. NMCCL has joined Novant Health, along with UNC Health and the UNC School of Medicine, to found the Psychiatry Residency Program.The...