28 November 2023 “I Aim for Them to See an Example of Unwavering Consistency, Regardless of External Pressures” A Sailor aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point approaches each duty day understanding his service plays a vital role in the medical readiness of Marines aboard the base and the health of their family members.Hospital Corpsman First Class Garret Fralix serves aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry...
28 November 2023 USS Solace (AH-5): Witness to Pearl Harbor 0755, Sunday, December 7th, 1941. Pearl Harbor, T.H. A group of physicians eating breakfast in the wardroom of the hospital ship USS Solace (AH-5) become startled when several explosions were heard. As the ship began to vibrate the impression that an earthquake had hit soon shifted to thoughts of...
24 November 2023 Military Physicians Present on Global Health Engagement and Importance of Overseas Medical Research Laboratories at Joint Medical Conference SILVER SPRING, Md. – Navy physicians from the Naval Medical Research & Development (NMR&D) enterprise, alongside colleagues in the Army and Air Force, highlighted the crucial role of overseas medical research laboratories at a presentation during the American College of Physicians (ACP) Tri-Service...
21 November 2023 NMRTC San Diego Nurse participates in Marine Corps Marathon Navy Medical Readiness and Training Center San Diego’s Lt. Jg. Kristen Donohue, keeps pace of managing active duty life while making sure to enjoy the life experiences along the way.Donohue, a nurse in NMRTC San Diego’s Emergency Department, joined thousands from across the country for the 48th...
21 November 2023 I Am Navy Medicine – and Nurse Practitioner – Lt. Cmdr. Samantha Jennings at NHB Although National Nurse Practitioner Week was just held November 12-18, 2023, the theme “recognizing heroes in health care” still resonates at Naval Hospital Bremerton.For one Navy Nurse Corps officer assigned to NHB, being a nurse practitioner has led to a winding career path as an unsung hero in...
21 November 2023 Naval Health Clinic Lemoore directly provides vaccines to the warfighter Naval Health Clinic Lemoore (NHCL) and the Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 medical team provided typhoid and seasonal influenza shots in a mass vaccination effort called a shot exercise or SHOTEX held on Nov. 8 and 9, 2023 along the flightline at Naval Air Station Lemoore’s (NAS) Hangar 3.“The tremendous...
21 November 2023 Recruit Training Command volunteers turn out for ASBP Blood Drive Recruit Training Command (RTC) volunteers provided a lifeline to the front lines during the RTC Blood Drive Nov. 15...
21 November 2023 First Ever Gator Dawn Field Exchange Spotlights Navy Partnerships with African Militaries The Navy Entomology Center of Excellence (NECE) successfully launched its very first Gator Dawn: a preventive medicine field exchange with participation from the armed forces of Ghana, Nigeria, and Kenya. The event took place at NECE’s main facility on Naval Air Station Jacksonville (NASJAX),...
18 November 2023 USNS Mercy’s visit to Solomon Islands marks 2nd stop of Pacific Partnership 24-1 Pacific Partnership has returned to the Solomon Islands to continue the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR) preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific region, Nov. 18.The arrival of Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) to...
17 November 2023 Butting out with Cold Turkey Trot for the Great American Smoke Out It was a designated date to ruffle the feathers of smokers to butt out.Even just for the day.It was 46 years ago that the American Cancer Association inaugurated the nationwide Great American Smoke Out to encourage Americans to quit smoking. The event is held on the third Thursday of November every...