13 October 2022 I Am Navy Medicine – and Seattle Mariners fan – Ramon Calantas Long before Ramon Calantas became Naval Hospital Bremerton’s environmental protection specialist, he was a Seattle Mariners fan.His allegiance started in the mid-90s during his 26 years of active duty service, viewing games in the cavernous Kingdome, watching the likes of Junior, A-Rod and Randy...
12 October 2022 Born in Harm’s Way: The Advent of Navy Medicine in the Revolutionary War I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast, for I intend to go in harm's way.~Captain John Paul JonesToday’s U.S. Navy recognizes October 13th as its official birthdate. It was on this day in 1775 that the Continental Congress authorized the construction of the first Navy...
10 October 2022 NAMRU San Antonio talks Mission Possible JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Sept. 30, 2022) – Military and support personnel assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio attended the second “Mission Possible,” an information-sharing event held at the Tri-Service Research Laboratory.The purpose of “Mission Possible”...
06 October 2022 SFFW Hosts Peer-to-Peer Medical Exchange Seminar (Oct. 5, 2022) SAN FRANCISCO – A peer-to-peer medical exchange seminar was hosted to increase interoperability between allied nations in terms of medical response during mass casualty situations, as part of the 41st annual San Francisco Fleet Week (SFFW), Oct. 5.The medical exchange gathers experts...
06 October 2022 US Navy and Cook County Health Expand Training Partnership Today, the U.S. Navy and Cook County Health announced an expansion of their partnership to train Naval medical providers and support clinical care at John H. Stroger Jr., Hospital.“I’m excited to build upon the great partnership Navy Medicine has formed with Cook County,” said Rear Admiral Bruce...
06 October 2022 Naval Medical Readiness Logistics Command Design Team Provides World-Class Expeditionary Medical Facilities in Support of Global Operations Naval Medical Readiness Logistics Command’s (NMRLC) Design Team does amazing work to support the logistical complexities of delivering world-class medical capabilities to warfighters and to other national medical response requirements at remote, dangerous, and hostile locations.When American...
06 October 2022 Advancing Navy Medicine in Contracting and in Uniform: Lt. Brian Williams Shares His Journey Through Military Medical Research Every service member charts a unique course through their military career, and Lt. Brian Williams is no exception. Having begun work at Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) as a contractor, Williams made the unusual transition from contractor to officer in the United States Navy.This move was a...
05 October 2022 Stick with it for Annual Flu and COVID-19 Booster Vax at Naval Hospital Bremerton Just a little jab will do, with no appointment necessary.Naval Hospital Bremerton will be providing annual influenza vaccinations to all those in need, as well as offering the new COVID bivalent booster.There will be an annual shot exercise (SHOTEX) – for the mass influenza vaccination and COVID...
05 October 2022 NMOTC Holds Chane of Command Ceremony (Sept. 30, 2022) NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA, Fla. – During a change of command ceremony at the National Naval Aviation Museum, Capt. Kimberly P. Toone relieved Capt. Matthew W. Hebert as commanding officer of Navy Medicine Operational Training Command (NMOTC¬), September 30, 2022.Capt. Hebert...
05 October 2022 Memorial that honors the sacrifices of Navy Corpsmen to be unveiled CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Just outside Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, structures and statues rise from a plot of land. This space is hallowed ground, where names and sacrifices are not forgotten. The Lejeune Memorial Gardens pays respects to those who have shaped United States military history.Tucked...