Expeditionary Medical Facility 150 Alpha (EMF 150 Alpha) recently got a dose of realism, testing its ability to provide forward-deployed health service support to operational units across a full range of military operations in a series of real-world scenarios.At the forefront of preparing...

Courtesy story by Ashley Craig, Navy Office of Community OutreachMILLINGTON, Tenn. – Petty Officer 3rd Class Brendan Szafranski, a native of Cary, Illinois, recently advanced in rank while serving aboard U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Guantanamo Bay at U.S. Naval...

A sense of urgency emboldens their movement as they trudge through the muddy waters to reach their wounded. Amid exhaustion and upheaval, these service members come alive. Operation Blue Horizon is a Navy Reserve-led joint-service exercise that allows medical personnel to hone their critical medical...

Rear Adm. Kevin Brown, Commander, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic, recently visited the Navy Medicine Readiness & Training Command (NMRTC) Patuxent River engaging with active duty and civilian staff to discuss the evolving landscape of Navy Medicine and its critical role in maintaining global...

When it comes to putting the bite in the fight at Naval Hospital Bremerton, there’s a dental assistant helping every Navy Dental Corps officer do just that.That specialized support is tailored to assist dentists in diagnosing, treating, and caring for patient’s oral health and is being acknowledged...

Assemblyman Tom Lackey of California’s 34th Assembly District visited Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms on March 1, 2025, to present a certificate honoring Elijah Goolsby as the first baby born at the hospital in 2025 and the second baby born in the entire High Desert region this year.Elijah, born at...

NORFOLK, Va. – For Gavin Wente, the comptroller for Navy Medicine Forces Atlantic (NMFL), a lifetime of service has always been about one mission--saving lives. From his early days as a lifeguard on the beaches of Myrtle Beach, to search and rescue missions in the Coast Guard, and now ensuring Navy...

Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune graduated five new physician assistants from the Interservice Physician Assistant Program (IPAP) on Feb. 28, 2025. The event held at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune included a commencement ceremony for the graduates, with each physician assistant being sworn in as a...

By Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer -- Risk communication skills were pointedly providing recently at Naval Hospital Bremerton.NHB staff members were emphatically directed on risk communication principles and practices in a recent workshop from Navy and Marine Corps Force...

Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Rota, which is collocated with Naval Hospital Rota, serves as a critical medical and logistical support hub for U.S. and allied forces where readiness and deployment support are paramount.As the only military treatment facility within Spain, the...