17 November 2023 Naval Hospital Bremerton staff hone skills in mass casualty training drill Following a challenging exercise to test Naval Hospital Bremerton staff response to an active shooter, they were again immersed in a training environment to handle the consequences wrought by the armed intruder.A mass casualty drill dubbed Operation Gray Dawn held Nov. 14, 2023, helped to identify
17 November 2023 Pacific Partnership-24 sees Sailors helping Ebeye residents “This is incredible,” said U.S. Navy Cmdr. Mary Beth Linnell, an optometrist from the USNS Mercy docked in Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands. “This is the whole reason that I decided to stay in the Navy after my initial three-year obligation. This is what I always hoped to do.”Linnell and her
16 November 2023 United States Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit (USNMRTU) Diego Garcia opens new dental clinic with a ribbon cutting ceremony DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory—On November 15 United States Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTU) Yokosuka and the island of Diego Garcia celebrated a significant achievement with the completion and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Navy Medicine Readiness and Training
16 November 2023 Pacific Partnership 2024-1; U.S. and Marshallese Medical Team Eradicate Tuberculosis in Outer Islands MARSHALL ISLANDS — U.S. Navy and Marshallese medical personnel delivered collaborative efforts to eliminate tuberculosis in Aur Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), during Pacific Partnership 2024-1 Nov. 7-11, 2023.The U.S. and Marshallese providers united in support of the Marshall
16 November 2023 Fort Worth, Texas Native Serves Aboard USS Shoup Story by Operations Specialist 2nd Class Riley BlackPHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 8, 2023) Petty Officer 2nd Class Zeltzin Soto, a Fort Worth, Texas native and graduate of Amon Carter Riverside High School, is serving aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) while conducting
16 November 2023 U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa Enjoys A Lucky Smooth Transition To MHS GENESIS Only Problem is They Don’t Believe in Luck! U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa (USNHO) kicked off the deployment of the Military Health System's new electronic health records system, MHS GENESIS, with full steam ahead. The Indo-Pacific marks the final major region to go live with MHS GENESIS and was the eighteenth full-scale rollout. To ensure the
15 November 2023 NMCSD leadership tackles key issues at off-site meeting Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) leadership gathered for a two day off-site meeting at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego to confront key command issues, 14-15 Nov. The gathering consisted of aligning strategic priorities, leadership development, administering a leadership Predictive Index
15 November 2023 “I Look Forward to Constantly Pushing Myself to Learn Something New” A Sailor serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point has earned top honors in her career field.Hospital Corpsman Third Class Sophia Crews, a Pharmacy Technician serving aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point, was recently recognized as the U.S. Navy’s Junior Pharmacy Technician of the
14 November 2023 Pacific Partnership 24-1 concludes first mission stop in the Republic of the Marshall Islands Multinational service members participating in Pacific Partnership 2024-1 (PP24-1) departed the Republic of the Marshall Islands aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) Nov. 14 following a 14-day mission stop in the island nation.“Pacific Partnership has brought together people from different
13 November 2023 United States Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit (USNMRTU) Chinhae Staff and Republic of Korea Medical Forces Successfully Conclude the 2023 ROK-US Naval Medical Cooperation Conference JINHAE, South Korea—United States Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit Chinhae Staff and Republic of Korea medical forces are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the 2023 Republic of Korea-US Naval Medical Cooperation Conference. The event took place at the Maritime Medical Center