29 September 2023 I Am Navy Medicine – and Chief Hospital Corpsman Don P. Wilwayco – of NMRTC Bremerton With the announcement that four Sailors assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton were selected for advancement to the rank of chief petty officer for Fiscal Year 2024, we asked each to reflect on their designation.For Chief Hospital Corpsman Don P. Wilwayco, receiving the news...
29 September 2023 I Am Navy Medicine – and Chief Hospital Corpsman Joseph Paul Domingo Nededog - of NMRTC Bremerton With the announcement that four Sailors assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton were selected for advancement to the rank of chief petty officer for Fiscal Year 2024, we asked each to reflect on their designation.Truth to tell, Joseph Paul Domingo Nededog had begun a quirky...
29 September 2023 I Am Navy Medicine – and Chief Hospital Corpsman Weldekiros Aregawi – of NMRTC Bremerton With the announcement that four Sailors assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton were selected for advancement to the rank of chief petty officer for Fiscal Year 2024, we asked each to reflect on their designation.Weldekiros Aregawi has reached a point during his Navy career...
29 September 2023 Medical Forces Atlantic welcomes new chiefs in Hampton Roads Twenty-four Sailors achieved a major milestone in their enlisted career as they were advanced to the rank of a chief petty officer during a ceremony on board Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads – Portsmouth Annex, Sep. 29, 2023...
28 September 2023 NHRC Operational Readiness Research Teams Made Impactful Presentations at the 6th International Congress on Soldiers’ Physical Performance LONDON, UK - 16 scientists from Naval Health Research Center’s (NHRC) Warfighter Performance Department presented research on the effects in extreme environments at the International Congress on Soldiers’ Physical Performance (ICSPP), held in London, UK from September 12-14.The scientists presented...
28 September 2023 Celebrating surgical and dental innovation at the 2023 NMCSD Warrior Care Summit Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD), in partnership with the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, hosted the 2023 Warrior Care Summit, Sept. 25. Advanced and pioneering surgical capabilities were showcased and collaboration was fostered amongst more than 200...
27 September 2023 Clearwater, Fl Native Corpsman Saves a Life MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — A U.S. Navy corpsman is being hailed as a hero after saving someone's life while on liberty.On September 15, 2023, U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Clay Campbell, a corpsman with 2d battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, and a Clearwater, Florida...
26 September 2023 Intrepid Spirit celebrates 10 years of healing and hope Editor's Note: This article has been updated. The sculpture near the clinic entrance is an incomplete circle. The art piece is the first thing a patient sees as they approach the Intrepid Spirit Center at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The imperfect circle is a symbol of the Intrepid Spirit Centers,...
22 September 2023 NAMRU SOUTH Hosts Students for Military Tropical Medicine Field Exercise in Peru This past Summer, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) SOUTH welcomed nine U.S. military students to a field exercise in Peru for the Military Tropical Medicine (MTM) course.This year’s exercise was part of an MTM course coordinated by the Uniformed Services University and NAMRU SOUTH and was...
22 September 2023 Aviation Mishap Exercise Provides Mass Casualty Training Opportunity for Naval Hospital Rota and Host Nation Partners ROTA, Spain – A call goes out across the two-way radio system in the Emergency Department (ED) at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Rota, an aircraft is in-coming on approach, and the landing gear has failed. This was a drill scenario that put the department and hospital on full...