CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune hosted a Change of Command and Directorship Ceremony on July 22, 2022 at Marston Pavilion aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. The Change of Command Ceremony is a formal tradition symbolizing the transfer of total responsibility, authority,...

Engineman 2nd Class Benfry Dejesus, equipment manager with the Navy Entomology Center of Excellence (NECE), Jacksonville, Fla., serves as the lone Engineman within the Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center (NMCPHC) enterprise, standing as a unique force multiplier asset to Navy Medicine.“Like...

Naval Hospital Bremerton Outpatient Pharmacy hours are changing.As of August 1, 2022, window services will be open 7:30 a.m. - 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, instead of 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.The consolidation will allow the pharmacy to align staff during peak utilization hours while also effectively...

There’s a nourishing parallel between running a 200-mile relay to conducting flight deck operations or being involved in field exercises.Whether it’s daily grind duty, operational readiness obligation, or weekend warrior mode, there is a crucial nurturing principle - when applied – capable of...

There’s a reason why U.S. Navy independent duty corpsmen are found assigned on isolated platforms from the wide expanse of the Indo-Pacific Theater to the far reaches of the Atlantic Ocean.Their responsibility to the ship – and submarine – crew is to provide and handle any medical support,...

Today’s U.S. Navy espouses a “culture of fitness,” and “physical readiness,” but this was not always the case. In the early 1900s, many including the president himself, Theodore Roosevelt, were appalled by the lack of physical conditioning in the Navy.In his autobiography, Roosevelt recalled, “Many...

GREAT LAKES, Ill. -- Navy Medical Corps Capt. Chad E. McKenzie assumed command of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Great Lakes July 15, in a virtual and in-person ceremony at Naval Station Great Lakes, relieving Capt. Jeremy J. Hawker.NMRTC Great Lakes is the command located at the...

An appointment with Naval Hospital Bremerton’s chiropractor is just a referral away for active duty service members.Dr. Tina A. Noorishad is available Monday-Friday, from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., to treat any active duty patient who could benefit from chiropractor treatment.“Since she is attached to...

KOROR, PALAU, July 12, 2022 – Pacific Partnership 2022 kicked off in Koror, Palau, July 12.Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.In Palau, the Pacific Partnership...

On July 1, 2022, a panel of four medical flag officers from the United States and Australia met to discuss joint-medical readiness during the 2022 Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) Medical Symposium at Sharkey Theater on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.The theme of the medical symposium was...