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...

The Medical Service Corps (MSC) Association of Hampton Roads hosted a symposium that focused on the state of the corps, leadership, career management, manpower, expeditionary medicine, and a professional development panel at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP), Sept. 15...

Sailors, with hope in their heart and papers in hand, confidently stride into an office that holds the key to their future as an American citizen. Upon entering, they go through a lengthy and often stressful process that ultimately sees them transition from immigrant to citizen following their Oath...

(Aug. 30, 2023) August 31st remains a less well-known anniversary in the U.S. Navy. On this date in 1842, Congress passed a Navy appropriations bill establishing five bureaus to oversee Navy Yards and Docks; Construction, Equipment, and Repair; Provisions and Clothing; Ordnance and Hydrography; and...

Rear Adm. Matthew Case, commander, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL) and director of the Medical Service Corps, cultivated a better understanding of the U.S. Navy’s role in protecting American prosperity and freedom during an executive engagement visit to Billings, Montana, Aug. 10-14...

On August 25, 2023, Capt. Douglas Stephens, MSC, USN, was piped ashore in a ceremony held at the Naval Memorial in Washington, D.C. It was a fitting venue for the 39-year veteran and the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) Chief of Staff, whose love of the U.S. Navy few could surpass.The Naval...

Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) Juliet conducted its first orthopedic surgical partnership mission with Honduran healthcare professionals at Hospital Escuela during a Global Health Engagement in the U.S. Southern Command area of operations, Aug. 14-18...

SAN DIEGO– The Mentor, Train and Evaluate (MTE) program, led by the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED), brought their knowledge and capabilities to the West Coast for the first time, with a visit to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) from Aug.14-18, 2023.The...

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Travis Billow, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Rota, supported a 65-day temporary assigned duty (TAD) aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51)...

Capt. John Van Slyke, the senior mental health executive for Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL) earned the Admiral H. James T. Sears Award for contributions to Navy psychiatry, May 11...