19 August 2022 NMCSD VolunTEEN parents, teens applaud program (Aug. 17, 2022) Naval Medical Center San Diego’s (NMCSD) inaugural VolunTEEN program concluded with a graduation ceremony Aug. 17 with much praise from parents and VolunTEENs alike.After more than five weeks of participating in this heavily centric STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)...
19 August 2022 Navy Expeditionary Preventive Medicine Team Returns Home After Successful Mission The Forward Deployable Preventive Medicine Unit TEAM ONE (FDPMU-1), an operational medical platform made up of public health experts from Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit TWO (NEPMU-2) Norfolk, VA, returned from Krakow, Poland, July 8, 2022, after a five month deployment.The team...
18 August 2022 Citadel Rumble offers proficiency, focuses on safety at Naval Medical Center San Diego The patients — two adults and an infant. One of the adults experiencing Congestive Hearth Failure. The mission — their safe transportation from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), medical surgical unit and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to a designated safe zone. The outcome — a successful transfer...
17 August 2022 U.S. Navy’s Humanitarian Mission Concludes in Philippines PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines – The Philippines phase of Pacific Partnership concluded in Puerto Princesa, aboard Military Sealift Command’s hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), Aug. 16.In the Philippines, the Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22) team included representatives from the host nation,...
17 August 2022 New NMCCL commander forges a path focused on people, relationships U.S. Navy Captain Kevin J. Brown always knew he wanted to be a doctor.“Generations of people from home were farmers, but I knew pretty early that I wanted to go into medicine,” said Brown. “I wanted to be a family doctor like the country, family doctor we had. That’s what inspired me.”Brown’s...
16 August 2022 HN Kilmer Honored by NMTSC, VFW (Aug. 13, 2022) SAN ANTONIO, Texas – "I owe 70 years of my life to a 21-year-old Navy corpsman who died days short of his 22nd birthday" hung in the air during a ceremony honoring the 70th anniversary of Hospitalman John Edward "Jackie" Kilmer's heroic actions on a mountain top in Korea.As the...
15 August 2022 Mass Casualty Incident Response Drill On August 11, 2022, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Pearl Harbor took part in a quick- reaction, scenario-driven drill to evaluate their response to a mass casualty incident, should one occur.The drill evaluated NMRTC-PH’s ability to alert staff and respond to the installation’s...
15 August 2022 I Am Navy Medicine: Lauren McCall at NMRTU Everett When Lauren McCall began working at Navy Medicine Readiness Training Unit Everett, she was just continuing the family tradition and commitment of serving her country.Along with a grandfather who was a non-commissioned officer, an uncle previously stationed in Japan and a cousin currently a hospital...
15 August 2022 NMRTC Yokosuka receives fourth Navy Surgeon General’s Power Award in 2022 YOKOSUKA, Japan— Navy Medical Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Yokosuka received its fourth Navy Surgeon General’s Power Award this year. The Surgeon General’s Power Award is presented to Navy Medicine commands for exceptional achievements in the cause of Public Health and Medicine while...
15 August 2022 NAMRU-3 Holds Change of Command Ceremony (Aug. 5, 2022) Capt. Marshall Monteville was relieved by Capt. Virginia Blackman as commanding officer of Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3 (NAMRU-3), during a Change of Command ceremony held onboard Naval Air Station Sigonella on July 29, 2022.Capt. William Deniston, commander, Naval Medical...