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...

Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point bid Fair Winds and Following Seas to Hospital Corpsman Ed DeLeon during a ceremony held Thursday, June 5.DeLeon received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for his service aboard the clinic in the Materials Management and Pharmacy Departments, having...

ROTA, SPAIN (May 22, 2025) - Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Rota stood sharp during the annual Summer Whites Inspection, a time-honored tradition reflecting the Navy’s core values of professionalism, discipline, and readiness.Dressed in iconic summer whites, Sailors formed...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – While not a welcomed guest at command picnics, the Navy has invited house flies to take part in an innovative project to help detect harmful microbes before they become a threat to military around the world.Led by Cmdr. Theron Hamilton, assistant officer in charge of the Navy...