PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Sept, 10, 2021) – Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) reestablished its outdoor COVID-19 testing tents, Sept. 10.An outdoor COVID-19 testing site was first created at NMCP in March 2020 when large white tents were put up to triage, test and treat low-acuity patients who suspected...

It’s a one-stop shop for back-to-school students onboard Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples who participated in a hospital-sponsored clinic offering sports physicals, school entrance physicals, immunizations, and COVID-19 vaccines on base from Aug. 26-28.Some students were surprisingly excited...

SIGONELLA, Italy—A female evacuee steps inside the canvas flap of the large green tent on Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella. Her vitals are taken, and she is immediately given an IV for dehydration. A hospital corpsman takes her young son’s pulse while medical care is provided.More than 660 evacuees...

On August 28, 2021, Dr. Albert Donald Rohrer celebrated his 100th birthday from his home in Louisville, Ky. While surrounded by his family and friends, he reflected on some of his proudest legacies in his long life—his caring family, his 60 years as a practicing dentist, his active role with the...

The Aviation Survival Training Center (ASTC) Whidbey Island was visited by the Navy Surgeon General, Rear Adm. Bruce Gillingham, Tuesday, August 24.During the visit, Gillingham had the opportunity to observe training, meet with instructor staff and discuss the importance of medical readiness and the...

For Rear Adm. Bruce Gillingham, Navy surgeon general and chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, one of the fundamental principles of his prioritized guidance has been a crucial part of his career spanning nearly four decadesGillingham took the opportunity to remind everyone of that – and more -...

Sailors assigned to the dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) hosted a mass casualty drill as part of Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2021 while pierside at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Aug. 14-15.The drill, which started with a simulated helicopter crash and resulting casualties, took...