21 June 2025 Critical Partnership Enhances Healthcare Access for U.S. Medical Support Overseas ROTA, Spain (June 3, 2025) - Leadership from U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Rota recently visited Hospitales Lavinia Asisa (HLA) Hospital Jerez Puerta del Sur to engage in a collaborative discussion aimed at enhancing healthcare capabilities and bolstering the enduring network partnership between the...
20 June 2025 Naval Dosimetry Center Opens Modernized Facility to Enhance Radiation Readiness and Force Health Protection BETHESDA, Md. (June 11, 2025) – The Naval Dosimetry Center (NDC) marked a major milestone in its enduring mission to protect the health and operational readiness of Sailors and Marines with the official opening of its new, state-of-the-art facility at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on...
20 June 2025 Field-Tested Readiness: Navy Preventive Medicine Proves Expeditionary Capability in the Baltics While BALTOPS 25 brought the noise, jets roaring overhead, ships maneuvering through the Baltic Sea, a quieter mission unfolded behind the scenes.Navy preventive medicine teams, deployed across Latvia and Sweden, focused on something less visible but just as critical: ensuring nothing stopped the...
19 June 2025 The Mind Behind the Mission: One Psychologist’s Role in Warfighter Deployability ROTA, Spain (June 19, 2025) – As the U.S. Navy marks its 250th year of global maritime service, its commitment to warfighter readiness remains unwavering and for Lt. Cmdr. Mikaela Pitcan, that mission is both professional and personal.Pitcan, a native of Oviedo, Fla., is currently stationed at Navy...
17 June 2025 Lynnwood Native Serves with Navy Medicine in Cuba Courtesy story by Megan Lemly, Navy Office of Community OutreachMILLINGTON, Tenn. – Petty Officer 3rd Class Ngoc Nguyen, a native of Lynnwood, Washington, serves aboard U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Guantanamo Bay at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.Nguyen...
17 June 2025 Continuing Tradition and Honoring the Mission: New Leadership Takes the Helm at Naval Medical Forces Atlantic PORTSMOUTH, Va. (June 17, 2025) – Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL) held a change of command ceremony aboard Naval Medical Center Portsmouth at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads – Portsmouth Annex, June 17. Rear Adm. Kevin Brown relinquished command to Rear Adm. Robert Hawkins: he will...
17 June 2025 Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River Pharmacy Navigates Challenges, Construction, and Looks to the Future Naval Health Clinic (NHC) Patuxent River's pharmacy has navigated a period of significant transformation, marked by the challenges of a new electronic health record system and workflow adjustments, but ultimately leading to improved patient service. Dr. Leslie Jago, PharmD, who is the Pharmacy...
17 June 2025 Answering the Call: Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Rota Trains the Navy’s Next Generation of Emergency Medical Technicians ROTA, Spain (June 6, 2025) - As the operational tempo of the U.S. Navy continues to accelerate around the globe, the need for skilled emergency medical care is more critical than ever. On the front lines of this effort is Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Rota, where Sailors are...
17 June 2025 Cherry Point Sailors Compete, Celebrate Birthday of U.S. Navy Corpsman Sailors serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point celebrated the birthday and legacy of the U.S. Navy’s most decorated rate during a competition held aboard the base on Friday, June 13.Corpsmen of Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point competed in the “Corpsmen Cup” to demonstrate their skills...
17 June 2025 We Keep the Warfighter in the Fight: Cherry Point Clinic’s Preventive Medicine Team “If the Doctor is bored, then we are doing our job because no one is getting sick,” is the motto Chief Petty Officer Casey Clark lives by.Clark, the Leading Chief Petty Officer of Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point’s Directorate of Public Health Services and a native of Odessa, Texas, is a member of a...