Two years after its inaugural 1993 class, the Navy’s Military Tropical Medicine (MTM) program took on a tri-service mission, with a hallmark structure of 4 weeks of in-person didactic followed by 2 weeks in tropical infectious disease endemic locations. In 2020, the course momentarily halted...

(Oct. 27, 2023) Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced today that a future Bethesda-class expeditionary medical ship will be named USNS Balboa (EMS 2), during a ceremony at Naval Medical Center San Diego, Oct. 27.The future USNS Balboa honors the legacy and commitment of Navy doctors,...

The New(ish) Military Electronic Healthcare System MHS GENESISDeploys for the Eighteenth Time To The Indo-Pacific RegionOkinawa, Japan- Just like seventeen times before, U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa “flipped the switch” and sunset an aging system to bring on MHS GENESIS, the new electronic health...

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – The Armed Services Blood Program (ASBP) helps ensure mission readiness for injured military personnel in need of blood and functions as the military’s only blood program. Aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, the ASBP operates out of the Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune’s...

The Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point community celebrated and honored the distinguished career of a Chief Petty Officer at a ceremony held aboard the base Thursday, November 2, 2023.Chief Hospital Corpsman Felix Colon (Fleet Marine Force / Enlisted Expeditionary Warfare Specialist) retired...

The Navy and Marine Corps Force Health Protection Command (NMCFHPC) was awarded a Meritorious Unit Commendation (MUC) for achievements between March 1, 2020, and March 31, 2023, from the Chief of Naval Operations, Aug. 21.NMCFHPC was recognized for providing unprecedented delivery of global public...

Petty Officer 1st Class Alex Robertson, a native of Prospect Park, New Jersey, was selected as Naval Medical Readiness Logistics Command (NMRLC) Senior Sailor of the Year for 2023.Robertson, a 2009 graduate of Passaic County Technical Institute, joined the Navy 11 years ago. Robertson also earned a...

Sailors, family members, and volunteers transformed a command parking lot to an evening of filled with trick or treats for some of our youngest beneficiaries at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD), 27 Oct. As dusk settled in the skyline, the sounds of candy crackling was only met with the flurry...

Inside Walter Reed’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), newborn babies bedecked in festive costumes smiled for their parents and nurses, clamoring for lunch and a Halloween treat.Today’s “Trick or Treat” extravaganza, organized by the NICU’s “Sunshine Committee” celebrates milestones for all to...

On October 30, the United States Pacific Partnership has arrived in Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) to commence the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific region.The arrival of Military Sealift Command...