PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Naval Health Clinic (NHC) Hawaii has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for its programs across its Branch Health Clinics, Behavioral Health Programs, and Primary Care Medical Home, demonstrating a commitment to safe and high-quality patient care. The Gold...

AGANA HEIGHTS, Guam — U.S. Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command Guam partnered with Joint Region Marianas to conduct a trauma team integration training for chaplains at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam on April 17, 2025.Religious Ministry Teams (RMTs) stationed across Guam share area-wide duty...

Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Davonte McCraven, a native of Memphis, Tennessee, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Bethesda, Maryland, was announced as Navy Medicine's 2024 Sailor of the Year (SOY), on April 28, 2025.McCraven is currently assigned as directorate leading...

SILVER SPRING, Md.—Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) hosted Peter Reddy, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, Test, and Engineering (DASN RDT&E) on April 28, for an official visit providing a firsthand perspective of NMRC’s functions, capabilities and facilities.The...

SILVER SPRING, Md. – Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) took part in the National Museum of Health and Medicine (NMHM) Military Medical Innovation event on April 25, to promote awareness of in the command’s research efforts on behalf of Sailor and Marine health and readiness.The Museum,...

LEMOORE, Calif. —Lt. Nickolas Lamal of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Lemoore, California, was selected as Navy Medicine’s fiscal year 2024 Junior Environmental Health Officer of the Year.Lamal led the preventive medicine and industrial hygiene (IH) departments within NMRTC...

While sailors and marines are exposed to the deafening hum of turbines aboard the steel belly of a warship, the roars of the fleet’s winged jet engines, or the ear-ringing aftermath of explosives while the boots-on-the-ground forces defend, one naval officer isn’t holding a weapon, he is guarding...

SIGONELLA, Sicily — Whether preparing for mass casualty scenarios or overseeing the administrative functions of a critical forward-deployed medical command, Cmdr. Joseph Fromknecht is focused on one thing: enabling warfighters to stay mission-ready and medically supported across the U.S. 6th Fleet...

As U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Tanya Y. Johnson, Defense Health Agency’s senior enlisted leader, wrapped up her tour of Naval Hospital Bremerton, she had one final – and fitting – spontaneous request.Johnson beckoned Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Cade Crenshaw and presented him with a...

MANAMA, Bahrain – April 16, 2025 Medical personnel from U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit (NMRTU) Bahrain played a critical role in a recent instillation-wide mass casualty (MASCAL) exercise held at the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) headquarters.The drill, which simulated...