CHESAPEAKE, Va. —Navy Medicine leaders, Fleet representatives, and operational health IT experts convened to accelerate the fielding of medical information capabilities designed to support patient movement, medical logistics and force readiness across distributed maritime operations, August...

By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alec R. KramerBETHESDA, Md. — Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Thomas E. "Tommy" Riggs retired from the United States Navy during a traditional Navy Retirement ceremony, marking the culmination of a distinguished 27-year career that spanned from battlefield...

Navy dental professionals are expanding patient care capabilities through advanced digital dentistry while ensuring Sailors receive the hands-on training necessary to sustain these capabilities for the Fleet and contingent environments.Lt. Cmdr. Elizabeth Joseph, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness...

Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) New England launched its first iteration of command physical training, marking a renewed focus on readiness, resilience, and unit cohesion among military staff, August 20, 2026.“Fitness is not a requirement, it is a commitment to yourself, your...

By 8 a.m., the pediatric department at Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville is already running on its usual rhythm while four Sailors moved through it carrying more than their duty assignments.None of them had planned to be pregnant at the same time. It had simply happened — four women, one department,...

BETHESDA, Md. — After 28 years of unwavering dedication to the United States Navy and its Sailors, Chief Hospital Corpsman Avesta El officially retired during a ceremony held at Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command (NMRTC) Bethesda on Aug. 14, 2026.The ceremony brought together family, friends,...

Nurses and corpsmen serving aboard Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Cherry Point spent an August morning refreshing their proficiencies and learning about updates to their career fields.The NMRTC Cherry Point Nurses Skills Fair held Thursday, August 20, 2026, in the facility gave staff...

“Thank you for demonstrating your resiliency and building upon that resiliency over these two days of training. Thank you for making us more resilient, and I guarantee that when we do go downrange, we will be more successful and get the job done. We will make our nation proud.” These are words...

In a search to find something different for his life, Naval Hospital Jacksonville Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Konstantin Lukianeko left his home of Vladivostok, Russia, and moved to the United States at the age of 25. Looking for financial stability and more of an education led him to join the U.S...

By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alec R. KramerBETHESDA, Md. - Advanced medical providers from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bethesda completed the Department of Defense’s most rigorous battlefield medical training during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Tier 4 course...