It was a friendly competition designed to individually motivate and collectively encourage. It was an event which once concluded involved almost 20 percent of the command who crunched their way through the Crews Into Shape Challenge at Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton.Whether...

The Navy Medicine Civilian Corps marked a milestone today with a ceremony at the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) celebrating its seventh anniversary and the changing of the guard at its helm.The event saw Mr. Mark Boman, the outgoing Director of the Civilian Corps, hand over the reins to Dr...

SILVER SPRING, Md. – Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) participated in Weller Road Elementary School’s annual Career Day, held on April 19, to engage with students on jobs in STEM.Lt. Cmdr. Sarah Jenkins and Lt. Cameron Sayer, active-duty researchers with NMRC, spent the day discussing their...

By U.S. Navy Capt. (Dr.) Jason BurkesWalter Reed National Military Medical CenterEditor’s note: U.S. Navy Capt. Jason Burkes is an oral maxillofacial surgeon at Walter Reed and assistant professor of surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS).April is Oral Cancer...

A Cherry Point Sailor will continue his Navy career later this year by embarking on a rigorous course of academic and physical development prior to attending the U.S. Naval Academy.Hospital Corpsmen Third Class Miguel Rodriguez, a Corpsman serving aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point, will attend...

SAN ANTONIO - (April 26, 2024) – More than 100 Sailors within Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) took part in the Battle of Flowers Parade held during Fiesta San Antonio.The Battle of Flowers Parade is the oldest event and largest parade of Fiesta San Antonio attracting crowds of more than 350,000...

Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences Brigade leadership visited Naval Medical Center San Diego to connect with NMCSD leadership and tour the campus, April 24, 2024,During the visit, the USUHS Brigade, including Col. Albert Kinkead, USUHS brigade commander, Lt. Col. Angela Yarnell, USUHS...

After nearly 32 years of faithful and honorable service, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL) Command Master Chief (CMC) Zachary Pryor, a native of Alliance, Nebraska, went ashore for the final time during his retirement ceremony on board Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads – Portsmouth...

A U.S. Navy Sailor assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command San Diego commissions as an officer through the Medical Service Corps Inservice Procurement Program (MSC IPP) at Naval Medical Center San Diego, Apr. 24, 2024.Ens. James Owens, a native of San Diego, took the oath of office...

Twenty-three vitally needed units were collected in a blood drive held at Naval Hospital Bremerton, in coordination with Madigan Army Medical Center and the Armed Services Blood Program.“My main concern is getting as much participation from my command as possible,” explained Hospital Corpsman 3rd...