JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – Command teams from across the Naval Medical Forces Development Command Region came together to improve processes and propose innovative ideas to better develop and deliver naval medical forces to the U.S. Navy, here, Oct. 22-23, 2024.“I wanted to...

Sailors and medical staff from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms conducted a Shot Exercise (SHOTEX) session from Oct. 15–28, providing influenza vaccinations to personnel across various non-deployable units at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center...

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – The Transport Center at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune (NMCCL) now have five specially-designed kits to help in transporting patients with special needs. The “Carter Kits” are part of a grant from North Carolina’s Office of Emergency Medical Services and are used to offer...

In the bitter fighting that raged across the jungle island of Guadalcanal during World War II, more Marines were lost to disease – malaria, dengue fever, dysentery - than enemy bullets.Lt. Cmdr. Lauren Kalodner, MD, MPH, is doing her best to ensure such a casualty count won’t happen again.Kalodner,...

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – A medical team from the Royal Netherlands Navy, stationed aboard the Dutch ship HNMLS Holland (P840), visited U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, early October, to tour the facility and assess its capabilities for potential emergency medical support.The delegation was welcomed...

As U.S. forces gear up for the latest iteration of Keen Sword, Navy personnel from across the globe are preparing for one of the largest bilateral military exercises between the United States and Japan.Among those participating are Sailors from Navy Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) Bravo,...

On October 25, 2024, Capt. TaRail A. Vernon, Commanding Officer NMRTC Sigonella, presented five team members with their Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certificates after learning about their Green Belt projects.Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Green Belt training is essential for professionals seeking to improve...

Beaufort S.C.- During the week of October 15th through the 18th, 2024, NMRTC Beaufort recognized Infection Prevention.Lieutenant Erika Berg and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Santana Parchment created a fun and educational week for the command and staff of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command...

Courtesy story by Rick Burke, Navy Office of Community OutreachMILLINGTON, Tenn. – Petty Officer 3rd Class Tyree Bryant, a native of Richmond, Virginia was recently selected as Junior Sailor of the Quarter (JSOQ), third quarter, serving with U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC)...

During Galveston Navy Week from Oct. 21 - 27, Capt. Matthew Loe, the executive officer of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Lemoore, returned to his roots with a renewed sense of pride and purpose. Growing up in the Galveston-Houston, Texas, area, Loe has a deep connection to the...