24 February 2022 Answering the Call - NHB physician recalls New Mexico deployment Navy Medicine’s recent deployment to the Four Corners region of the American Southwest didn’t rely on a sextant to navigate the course.It was care, compassion and concern for those in need which piloted Navy Medicine physicians, nurses and hospital corpsmen to help handle an surge of COVID-related...
24 February 2022 NSMRL’s LT Neal McNeal named Navy Medicine’s Research Psychologist of the Year GROTON, Conn. (NNS) Lt. Neal McNeal, a research psychologist at the Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory (NSMRL), is the 2021 Medical Service Corps Research Psychology Officer of the Year. This honor is awarded to junior officers “whose leadership, professional knowledge, and...
23 February 2022 NMCCL’s Navy Officer recognized as Navy Medicine’s Senior Laboratory Officer of the Year Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune personnel are being honored on a national level once again. United States Navy Lieutenant Commander Amanda J. Randles was recently recognized as Navy Medicine’s Senior Laboratory Officer of the Year for 2021.The yearly award recognizes compassion, accountability,...
22 February 2022 Navy Restarts Medical Training with Israel Defense Force Surgeons LOS ANGELES – (Feb. 18, 2022) – Prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Navy Trauma Training Center (NTTC) hosted multiple Israeli Defense Force (IDF) surgical teams to teach and reinforce medical procedures to one of our key military allies in the Middle East.In June 2021, NTTC and Navy Expeditionary...
18 February 2022 Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune revives STEM outreach with local area schools After an 18-month pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune is reviving their STEM outreach with local area schools. On February 16, anatomy and physiology students at Lejeune High School aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune got a close-up look at what a heartbeat looks...
16 February 2022 Navy Entomologist Provide Pest Management Education to U.S. Coast Guard Located deep in the tropics approximately 55 miles from the eastern tip of Cuba, United States Coast Guard (USCG) Base Great Inagua is a nine-acre forward operating base renowned for search and rescue operations. The personnel of this small but vital facility serve as heroes to many in their various...
16 February 2022 Naval Medical Forces Pacific team participates in Keen Edge 22 A team of 16 from Naval Medical Forces Pacific’s headquarters, located in San Diego, and various NMFP subordinate commands travelled to Hawaii and participated in Keen Edge 22 from Jan. 27- Feb. 3...
14 February 2022 The Taming of the (Elephant) Shrew: The Story of Navy Medicine’s “Cairo to Capetown” Expedition of 1948 On February 17, 1948, a Navy medical team embarked on a historic journey across the African Continent. Over a period of nine months they travelled in a caravan from Port Said, Egypt to Capetown, South Africa while collecting thousands of rare specimens, providing medical care to local populations...
11 February 2022 NMCCL's Navy Officer recognized as Navy Medicine's Junior Information Technology Officer of the Year United States Navy Lieutenant Kenneth J. Bush was recently recognized as Navy Medicine’s Junior Information Technology Officer of the Year for 2021. Bush serves as a department head and Chief Information Officer for Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune’s Information Management Department.The yearly...
11 February 2022 Lt. Shi Keeps Camp Lemonnier Flying The job of a military aviator may be one of the most physically and mentally demanding jobs in the world. Everything from the effects of G-forces on the body to the mental acuity it takes to control one of the fastest and most advanced pieces of technology in existence can take a toll on one’s...