OAK HARBOR, Wash. — Naval Health Clinic Oak Harbor is improving pharmacy access for  beneficiaries through the combined use of the Q-Anywhere text notification system and  ScriptCenter prescription pickup kiosk, streamlining the refill and pickup process while reducing  wait times inside the clinic...

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Military medicine’s newest physician assistants received their diplomas and commissioned as officers during a ceremony on March 6, 2026, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.The eight service members completed the second phase of Navy Medicine’s Interservice Physician Assistant...

Yorktown, Va. – The U.S. Navy is optimizing its services of "Providing the Site to Fight by realigning workload to the appropriate geographic Optical Fabrication Labs (OFLs)." The Naval Ophthalmic Readiness Activity (NORA) is the largest OFL within the DOD Optical Fabrication Enterprise (OFE),...

FORT DETRICK, Md. – In a critical effort to ensure peak medical readiness for the Navy's hospital ships (T-AH), subject matter experts from across Navy Medicine gathered at Naval Medical Readiness Logistics Command (NMRLC) Detachment Fort Detrick to review the Authorized Medical Allowance List...

YUMA, Ariz. – U.S. Marines and Sailors with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB), 1st Marine Division, assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB), executed routine tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) exercises while deployed at the southern border, February 2026. Casualty evacuation...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — When Lt. Christopher Barajas arrived at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms, which supports Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms, in December 2024, he quickly recognized a challenge facing the installation’s hearing conservation program:...

Sailors serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point received training from Army veterinary specialists to administer first aid to four-pawed warfighters in late February, 2026.Corpsmen from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Cherry Point partnered with Soldiers from the Veterinary...

KITTERY, Maine.– In the high-stakes environment of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, a medical emergency can happen in an instant. Whether it’s an industrial accident or an incident aboard a submarine, the first response must be fast and decisive. For the Sailors at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training...

KITTERY, Maine – The recent, successful return of the USS Cheyenne (SSN 773), a Los Angeles-class attack submarine, to the fleet from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) marks a major milestone in naval readiness. After an extensive refueling overhaul, the Los Angeles-class submarine’s departure for...

In the world of Navy Medicine, healing is about more than just mending the body — it’s about restoring the whole person — mind, body, and spirit. The U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps has a team of dedicated spiritual guides who integrate into medical teams, providing hope in times of crisis, counsel in...