BETHESDA, Md. – Sailors at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Bethesda participated in the Joint Forces Six Speed Mentorship event, June 10, 2025.This event was an opportunity for leaders to offer guidance, support, and foster a positive and inclusive environment for mentorship to...

Submitted with contributions from Lt. Cmdr. Corey HousepianSigonella, Sicily – The U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Sigonella is embracing a Culture of Excellence through the dedicated efforts of its Community Relations (Comrel) Team—a trio of motivated service members...

Lt. Cmdr. Jeremy Lightner is a medical officer recruiter assigned to Navy Talent Acquisition Group Jacksonville, Florida. A native of Pompano Beach, Florida, who enlisted in the Navy in 2004, Lightner served in multiple roles as an aviation medical technician prior to earning his bachelor's degree...

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (June 12, 2025) – U.S. Naval Activities Spain/U.S. Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota, Spain held a change of command ceremony in front of the installation’s headquarters building, June 12, 2025.Capt. Charles A. Chmielak relieved Capt. Teague J. Suarez as commander of U.S. Naval...

Two staff members from Naval Hospital Jacksonville were recently chosen to additional training as Navy perioperative nurses. Lt. j.g. Milquella Fordyce and Lt. j.g. Michael Peters represent two out of the four chosen in the entire Navy.“Congratulations to our newly selected Navy perioperative...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (June 6, 2025) – The Navy and Marine Corps Force Health Protection Command (NMCFHPC) and Defense Centers for Public Health – Portsmouth (DCPH-P) marked a pivotal leadership transition as Capt. Darryl Arfsten assumed command from Capt. Marion Gregg during a time-honored change of...

ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA - The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in St. George’s, Grenada, to provide a variety of medical treatments to include: dental, family medicine, internal medicine, optometry, nursing, pharmacy, biomedical repair, lab, radiology, X-ray and veterinary...

ROTA, Spain (May 29, 2025)– U.S. Naval Hospital Rota partnered with David Glasgow Farragut Middle High School to host a mobile sports physical fair, providing nearly 150 student-athletes with annual physical exams in preparation for the upcoming school year.In a true example of outreach and...

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a $227.6 million fixed-price design-build contract June 3 to DPR-RQ Construction LLC of Carlsbad, California, for a new ambulatory care center and dental clinic at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB), Cuba.The project reflects...

The academic achievements of five Sailors serving aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point were celebrated at a ceremony held Friday, June 6 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point.Hospital Corpsman Second Class Vanessa Schofield earned an Associate of Applied Science in Health Sciences from...