In 1946, coal was still the largest energy source for the United States and the demand for coal was high. When the bituminous coal mine workers went on strike that year it was no surprise that the effects were immediate and impactful. Across the United States there were brownouts and the reduction...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Aviation Survival Training Center (ASTC) Norfolk, a training site under the Naval Survival Training Institute (NSTI), one of six detachments of the Navy Medicine Operational Training Command (NMOTC), won the Navy Surgeon General Power award for the month of August.The Surgeon...

NEWPORT, Rhode Island - Personnel from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) New England provided COVID-19 mitigation support to the Naval War College’s (NWC) 24th Annual International Seapower Symposium, from Sept. 14 to 17.Prior to the actual event, NMRTC New England personnel...

There’s a hand-painted sign announcing ‘Heroes Work Here’ outside of Dale Medical Center in Ozark, Alabama.The personalized statement is as much a reference to the over-worked staff as it is to the U.S. Navy Medicine team who deployed there in early September, 2021.A active duty team of nurses,...

The state of North Carolina is seeing some its highest COVID-19 case numbers since the start of the pandemic. As case counts tick higher, Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune has experienced longer than normal wait times for those seeking COVID testing.Since March 2020, the COVID/Acute Respiratory...

One of Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune’s pediatricians has been recognized as the latest recipient of the American Academy of Pediatrics Uniformed Services – Chapter East Outstanding Young Pediatrician of the Year Award. U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Colleen Lail’s recognition marks the second...

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...