Pacific Partnership 24-1 personnel assigned to the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) returned home today as the ship pulled in to Naval Air Station North Island, concluding the four-month humanitarian and disaster relief mission.More than 800 service members and civilian mariners returned to San...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Feb. 8, 2024) – Capt. Franca Jones, commander, Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC), held a NMRC Enterprise All Hands at the Military and Family Readiness Center during her visit to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio.Jones spoke on numerous...

It has been said that, “your smile is your personal welcome mat.” Protecting a healthy smile requires daily regimens and regular professional maintenance. This reigns true for our servicemembers who must always maintain a level of readiness in all areas of health.Donisha Williams, a dental hygienist...

LEMOORE, Calif. (Feb. 8, 2024) Naval Health Clinic (NHC) Lemoore trained for real-world events during the Commander Naval Installation Command (CNIC) Citadel Shield/Solid Curtain (CS/SC) 2024 exercise held on Feb. 7, aboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore.CS/SC is a yearly force protection exercise...

Sitting amongst an animated group of abuelos, Spanish for grandparents, are Sailors from Navy Medical Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Rota. The Sailors are here for a weekly community relations (COMREL) event at La Asociación de Familiares de Enfermos de Alzheimer y otras Demencias «El Arenal...

CAMP LEJEUNE, NC – A physical therapist assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Lejeune is named Navy Medicine’s Senior Physical Therapy Officer of the Year for 2023.Lt. Cmdr. Laura Riebel, a native of Fairfax, Virginia, was awarded the recognition designated for Medical...

Dr. Mike McGinnis was sworn in as the new Navy Medicine Executive Director by Rear Adm. Darin Via, the Navy Surgeon General, on February 6, 2024. He is only the second Senior Executive Service (SES) civilian to serve in this role.“My goal as the Executive Director is to support the Surgeon General’s...

During Pacific Partnership 24-1, the largest humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mission in the Indo-Pacific region, U.S. Navy and partner nation surgeons conducted 74 side-by-side surgeries alongside host nation medical professionals onboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) and at...

It’s a cut above at Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Salty Shears Barbershop.A grand reopening was held Feb. 5, 2024, to resume barbering services for active-duty personnel assigned to the military treatment facility after a pandemic-induced hiatus halted providing haircuts.According to Chief Culinary...

From otorhinolaryngology to orthopedic to obstetrics, Naval Hospital Bremerton has a number of walk-in clinics available to provide timely assistance to eligible beneficiaries.NHB Immunization Clinic is providing COVID vaccination – as well as other vaccines - on a walk-in basis, Monday, Wednesday,...