08 November 2021 Surgeon General Thanks Naval Medical Logistics Command for 168 Years of Service as Personnel Transfer to DHA; Command Realigns Rear Adm. Bruce L. Gillingham, Surgeon General of the Navy and Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED), visited Naval Medical Logistics Command (NMLC), Fort Detrick, Maryland, on Oct. 29, to personally thank more than 60 civilian members of the workforce as they transition to the Defense...
08 November 2021 USNS Mercy Departs San Diego for MERCEX 22-1 SAN DIEGO ﹣ Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) and its embarked Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) departed its homeport after beginning Mercy Exercise (MERCEX) 22-1 Nov. 8.MERCEX is a training evolution held quarterly both pierside and underway.Over 300 Sailors embarked...
06 November 2021 Preparing for the worst: NHC Pax River staff practice hazmat decontamination skills As medical professionals, the staff at Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River have to be prepared for the worst, including a hazmat incident.To ensure they’re ready, they recently completed First Receiver Operations Training (FROT). The 16-hour class culminated on Oct. 25, 2021, with a live...
05 November 2021 NML&PDC Strategic Offsite Workshop Captain Myaing, NML&PDC Commanding Officer, led a one-day strategic offsite workshop at the National Intrepid Center of Excellence, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (NICoE WRNNMC) on Friday, 5 November. The workshop provided Command leadership an opportunity to proactively assess current...
04 November 2021 The Power of Navy Medicine Naval Medical Forces Pacific (NMFP) has answered the call. As Navy Medicine’s regional command responsible for medical personnel working in 10 military hospitals from San Diego to Okinawa, and eight medical research and development commands, NMFP’s military and civilian staff have been at the...
03 November 2021 Defense Health Agency gets familiar with new Hawaii Market Dr. Brian Lein, assistant director for health care administration for the Defense Health Agency (DHA) visited the newly established Hawaii Market the week of October 18, 2021. Lein assists the DHA director in unifying the Military Health System, standardizing health care delivery across all military...
03 November 2021 Cherry Point Radiology Team Provides “Inside Look” to Patient Wellness A team on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point provides an “Inside Look” to the health of patients receiving care at the installation’s medical facility.The Radiology Department aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point consistently delivers an internal view of a patient’s wellbeing, ensuring they...
03 November 2021 Retired Navy Chief earns Civilian Honors at Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Nov. 3, 2021) Darrel Mercer, of San Antonio, a management analyst assigned to the Administrative Operations Directorate, Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio was recognized by NAMRU San Antonio Commanding Officer Capt. Gerald DeLong as the Fiscal...
02 November 2021 Chief of Naval Air Training Names Aeromedical Safety Officer of the Year Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) announced its Aeromedical Safety Officer (AMSO) of the Year for fiscal year 2021, Oct. 27.CNATRA selected Lt. Dennis J. Madden of Training Air Wing (TW) 1, Naval Air Station (NAS) Meridian, Mississippi, for the award from a group of highly competitive...
01 November 2021 NMCP’s BHC Norfolk Establishes an Urgent Care Clinic PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Nov. 5, 2021) – Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Branch Health Clinic (BHC) Norfolk recently established an Urgent Care Clinic (UCC), Nov. 2.The UCC was created at BHC Norfolk to assist NMCP’s Emergency Department (ED) in decreasing the number of active duty coming to the...