19 October 2023 Acting Surgeon General Via visits USNMRTC Yokosuka to promote lines of effort for the Indo-Pacific YOKOSUKA, Japan—The Acting United States Navy Surgeon General, Rear Admiral Darin K. Via, visited United States Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Yokosuka’s Naval Hospital Yokosuka and Branch Health Clinic Iwakuni to engage with the dedicated medical professionals serving in the...
17 October 2023 Cherry Point Clinic Recognizes Sailor Excellence Navy leaders serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point recognized the exceptional performance and diligence of enlisted service members during a luncheon held in their honor Monday, October 16.Staff serving aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point gathered at Hancock Marina, located aboard...
16 October 2023 Mexia native deploys with Navy’s newest medical expeditionary capability Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Bradley Christian, a native of Mexia, Texas, deployed as part of the Navy’s first En-Route Care System (ERCS) medical expeditionary capability aboard the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG) on a regularly scheduled deployment, Oct. 14.Christian, who is assigned to...
16 October 2023 Jackson native deploys with Navy’s newest medical expeditionary capability Lt. Kyle Rowland, a native of Jackson, Tennessee, deployed as part of the U.S. Navy’s first En-Route Care System (ERCS) medical expeditionary capability aboard the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG) during a regularly scheduled deployment, Oct. 14.Rowland, who is assigned to Navy Medicine...
16 October 2023 U.S. Navy deploys newest medical expeditionary capability aboard Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group The U.S. Navy deployed the first En-Route Care System (ERCS) medical expeditionary capability aboard the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG) during a regularly scheduled deployment, Oct. 14...
16 October 2023 From E-6 to 0-6 - Barnes Selected for Promotion to Captain, Prospective Commanding Officer of NMRLC Cmdr. Christopher E. Barnes, MSC, USN, Naval Medical Readiness Logistics Command (NMRLC’s) executive officer was selected for promotion to the rank of captain. Subsequently, he was also named NMRLC’s prospective commanding officer.A native of Western Maryland, Barnes entered the Navy through the...
16 October 2023 NECE Engineman Ignites Force Health Protection in West Africa The Navy Entomology Center of Excellence (NECE) successfully executed its Operational Pest Management Equipment Training (OPMET) for the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) in Accra, Ghana, July 12 – 14, 2023.The three-day long exercise, sponsored by Naval Forces Africa (NAVAF) global health engagement,...
13 October 2023 Naval Hospital Bremerton Ensures Seasonal Flu is Nothing to Sneeze at It’s time to roll up your sleeves for the annual flu shot from Naval Hospital Bremerton.The influenza vaccination shot exercise (SHOTEX) will be held October 15-21, 2023, at NHB’s Health and Education Center, 2850 Thresher Ave, Naval Base Kitsap Bangor, weekday hours from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and...
12 October 2023 Henry M. Jackson Foundation hosts 2023 Heroes of Military Medicine San Antonio Awards SAN ANTONIO – (Oct. 12, 2023) –To bring the story of Military City USA’s unique military and civilian medical research and clinical care collaborations to national and global attention, the Henry M. Jackson Foundation (HJF) for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., hosted its 2023 Heroes of...
12 October 2023 From Ship to Shore – Navy Medicine Gets Real, and Better, About Patient Movement Even under ideal conditions, the urgent or emergent movement of ill or injured Sailors and Marines from ship to shore can be a complex operation. These transfers can occur at night and in poor weather conditions, adding an extra layer of challenges. Furthermore, the unplanned nature of these medical...