Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan Last year, 2024, saw the deaths and serious injuries of several service members from motorcycle accidents in Japan. This increase in accidents is not typical, and it caught the attention of Lt. Keegan Marcantel, department head for physical therapy at USNHO. He also...

YOKOSUKA, Japan – U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Yokosuka and the 374th Medical Group from Yokota Air Base successfully conducted a joint mass casualty (MASCAL) drill, reinforcing medical readiness and interoperability between the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy in Japan Feb. 20.The exercise included the...

SILVER SPRING, Md. – Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) participated in Sargent Shriver Elementary School’s annual Career Day, held on Feb. 26, to engage with third, fourth and fifth graders on U.S. Navy career opportunities in STEM.NMRC, along with other representatives from different career...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Feb. 25, 2025) – Rear Adm. Matthew Case, director, U.S. Navy Medical Service Corps visited with leadership and staff of Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio.The purpose of the visit was to better understand NAMRU San Antonio 's mission,...

LIMA, Peru - U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) SOUTH published a collection of peer-reviewed articles highlighting the command’s ongoing military medical research efforts in The Journal of Infectious Diseases on February 15.The articles cover 40 years of NAMRU SOUTH’s medical achievements in...

When a Navy ship or shore command is at risk or experiences adverse safety events, leaders need clear information about vulnerabilities that exist, who is most at risk and why, and what actions can be taken to prevent future incidents. Understanding how leadership, workplace cohesion and stressors...

A civilian staff member who “owns” a plank of Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point will soon retire after more than two decades of service aboard the facility.Mr. Edward Sorzano retired in late February 2025, ending his civilian career as Department Head for the clinic’s Radiology team. He served at the...

Against the backdrop of towering rock formations and vast desert landscapes, Sailors from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms, along with Marines from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, participated in a unique resilience-building event at Joshua Tree National Park...

SAN DIEGO (Feb. 19, 2025) – Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Kyra Gause, executive assistant to the command master chief at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD), was recognized as the Military Hero of the Game during the San Diego Gulls’ matchup against the Abbotsford Canucks at Pechanga Arena San...

The commitment to enhance medical readiness was visually evident recently at Naval Hospital Bremerton.U.S. Navy and U.S. Army Nurse Corps officers, along with hospital corpsmen assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton, honed their evidence based practice skills at a TriService...