A junior enlisted Sailor serving aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point recognized for her exceptional patient care values relationships she has aboard the facility with fellow staff.Hospitalman Meaghan Jenkins, recognized as the clinic’s 2023 “Bluejacket of the Year,” serves aboard the facility as...

As the U.S. Navy celebrates the 52nd anniversary of the Legalman (LN) rating, we take a look at one LN at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) who cherishes the role he plays helping ensure the command's legal duties are carried out."Coming from a family comprised of lawyers who served in both the...

Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) hosted Congressman Scott Peters (CA-50) for a command tour, 3 Jan.The visit started with a command overview brief by Capt. Elizabeth Adriano, NMCSD director, who offered broader context on the current composition of the command and its mission; and, how it...

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – U.S. Navy Captain Brandon G. Drew, the outgoing force surgeon for I Marine Expeditionary Force, retired after 32 years of faithful service on Dec. 1, 2023. Drew, a native of Syracuse, New York, considers himself “raised by Marines.”Drew’s operational...

(Dec. 5, 2023) A ship’s medical department is a complicated, interwoven group of people with different responsibilities dedicated to the health and wellbeing of the crew. Ranging from the ship’s nurse, to the enlisted corpsman, to medical administration, everyone has a purpose and a mission to...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Jan. 2) It’s a ‘Happy New Year’ for two Sailors who became parents of the first baby born at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP), Jan. 1.Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Petty Officer (IT2) Angelina Nguyen, stationed at Naval Special Warfare Group Four (NSWG4) located at...

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune welcomed the first baby of the new year for the medical center and Onslow County, North Carolina. Emery Ann White was born at 12:20 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2024. Baby Emery weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces and measured at 19.5 inches in length.Emery is the...

Dual military couple, Lts. Brett and Kathy Stevens, were U.S. Navy Supply Officers stationed in San Diego when they received news that they would be welcoming their second child in the winter of 1999.During the late-90s with hundreds of babies being delivered by Naval Medical Center San Diego’s...

Three graduates of the Uniformed Services University (USU) of the Health Sciences embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) were selected for their top residency choices while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 18.Lt. Marilyn Kimbrough, Ens. Danielle Cain and Lt. Shaun Williams...

LEMOORE, Calif. (Dec. 29, 2023) The Naval Health Clinic Lemoore health promotions and wellness department, the Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions (CSADD) and the Junior Enlisted Association (JEA) hosted a Mario Kart, lunch and learn event to bring awareness to impaired driving.Staff...