SAN DIEGO, Calif. (July 29, 2025) – Thirteen students from Navy Medicine commands across the Pacific attended the Industrial Hygiene Techniques/Exposure Monitor Course (EMC), hosted by the Navy and Marine Corps Force Health Protection Command (NMCFHPC), in San Diego, California, July 14–25, 2025.The...

It was 78 years ago on August 4, 1947, that a critical lesson learned during the Second World War was formally applied.There was not just a need for military officers well versed in science, but particularly when that singular skill was related to the field of medicine. Such awareness actually can...

Imperial Beach, Calif. — For over a century, from the bloodied beaches of Iwo Jima to the desert valleys of Afghanistan, “green side” Navy hospital corpsmen have stood alongside Marines. Today, that legacy lives on with the sailors that comprise the medical team of Task Force Sapper, supporting...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – The Naval Medical Forces Development Command is always mission driven and most importantly people powered! Today, we highlight Seaman Patrizio Guzman, a personnel specialist that makes sure Sailors’ pay and administrative needs are taken care of so...

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Researchers, leadership and exhibition representatives with Navy Medicine Research and Development (NMR&D) kicked off attendance at the Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS) on August 4.MHSRS, which takes place from August 4-7 this year, is a four-day annual symposium...

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Awarded Its Sailors of the Quarter for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 Aug. 1 in a ceremony in the auditorium of building 3.Blue Jacket of the Quarter:HN Kamily RosarioDMS/CardiologyJunior Sailor of the Quarter:HM3 Heather KakritzDMS/NephrologySailor of the...

SAN DIEGO – Research physiologist, Dr. Doug Jones and cognitive scientist, Dr. Tim Dunn of the Naval Health Research Center’s warfighter performance department, together with the NHRC public affairs team, have been awarded the 2025 MHSRS Warfighter Medical Research Public Communications Award.This...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Rear Adm. Matthew Case, Chief of the Navy Medical Service Corps (MSC) and Acting Assistant Director for Healthcare Administration for the Defense Health Agency, visited Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms on July 30 to commemorate the...

The Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Portsmouth/Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Nurse Residency Program under the leadership of CAPT Meredith Croft, Chief Nursing Officer/Director of Nursing Services, has officially earned reaccreditation through the American Nurses...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – Cmdr. Thomas Sather, Director for the Naval Medical Forces Development Command’s (NMFDC) Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) program, has been recognized with two prestigious awards for his pivotal role in revolutionizing life support and medical...