TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — In August 2026, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms recognized Hospital Corpsman 1st Class April Million as Senior Sailor of the 3rd Quarter, highlighting her leadership, mentorship and commitment to supporting operational readiness and...

BREMERTON, Wash.— Dentists and hospital corpsmen at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Bremerton gathered Aug. 20 to celebrate the 114th birthday of the U.S. Navy Dental Corps.While the official anniversary falls on Aug.22, the clinic marked the occasion early, taking time between...

SILVER SPRING, Md. – Student interns with the Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP), and college students with the Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP) presented findings from their summer research at Naval Medical Research Command’s STEM expo on Aug. 14.Interns...

BETHESDA, Md. — After 28 years of unwavering dedication to the United States Navy and its Sailors, Chief Hospital Corpsman Avesta El officially retired during a ceremony held at Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command (NMRTC) Bethesda on Aug. 14, 2026.The ceremony brought together family, friends,...

Nurses and corpsmen serving aboard Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Cherry Point spent an August morning refreshing their proficiencies and learning about updates to their career fields.The NMRTC Cherry Point Nurses Skills Fair held Thursday, August 20, 2026, in the facility gave staff...

SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON (Aug. 21, 2026) Arleen Hidalgo Morales, of Moca, Puerto Rico, is participating in the Office of Naval Research’s Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP) at Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio.NREIP gives academically talented college students,...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — For one day, Lt. j.g. David J. Naiman traded his role overseeing preventive medicine for a seat in the command suite, gaining firsthand insight into the decisions, competing priorities and uncertainty that come with leading a Navy Medicine command.Naiman, an environmental...

“Thank you for demonstrating your resiliency and building upon that resiliency over these two days of training. Thank you for making us more resilient, and I guarantee that when we do go downrange, we will be more successful and get the job done. We will make our nation proud.” These are words...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa— For more than half a century, the steady snip of scissors and the hum of clippers have been a constant at U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa (USNHO). After 56 years of dedicated service, Harue Uchihara, a beloved institution and hospital barber, is officially retiring.Uchihara’s...

In a search to find something different for his life, Naval Hospital Jacksonville Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Konstantin Lukianeko left his home of Vladivostok, Russia, and moved to the United States at the age of 25. Looking for financial stability and more of an education led him to join the U.S...