It's 6:15 a.m. when Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class (HM3) Allaiha Carrasquillo arrives at the National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE), a specialized center for traumatic brain injury (TBI) care at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Fifteen minutes later, she joins a team of 10 Navy...

His journey took him from chasing championships to chasing vital signs, as Chief Hospital Corpsman Adrian Paschal shifted from athlete to servicemember, finding a new way to compete, this time against time itself.From the time Paschal could first dribble a ball, he saw basketball as his ticket to...

A time-honored naval tradition unfolded at the historic Bluejacket Memorial Chapel on board Naval Station Great Lakes as Cmdr. Katherine Dozier relieved Cmdr. Jason Schmittschmitt as commanding officer of Navy Drug Screening Lab Great Lakes (NDSL GL) August 12, 2025, Great Lakes, Illinois.The...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. ─ For the second year in a row, numerous staff and clinics were on the list of Defense Health Network (DHN) Atlantic’s Joint Patient Experience Survey (JOES) “Best of the Best.” The results were for surveys taken for the 1st and 2nd quarters of calendar year 2025 and the entire...

SIGONELLA, Italy — U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Sigonella has completed a critical renovation of its medical logistics warehouse, strengthening safe and compliant healthcare delivery and ensuring uninterrupted support to U.S. and allied forces across the Fifth and Sixth Fleet.The updated facility...

SIGONELLA, Italy (August 5, 2025) – When every second counts, Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Brenden Sherrill is ready. As one of the 33 certified Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Sigonella—and one of 20 assigned to the hospital’s Emergency...

Naval Medical Forces Pacific (NMFP) recently recognized Lt. Cmdr. Aaron Johnson with the 2025 Capt. Cheryl C. Ringer Annual Memorial Award for Continuous Process Improvement (CPI).The award, established in 2018 to honor the legacy of Capt. Cheryl Christine Ringer, a champion of high-reliability...

Staff serving aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point celebrated excellence in patient care and satisfaction Friday, August 15 in the facility’s Patient Centered Medical Home.Ms. Krista L. Fries, PharmD, BCPS was recognized for achieving 100% patient satisfaction for Calendar Year 2024 and the...

NORFOLK, Va. — For the first time in the command’s history, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL) is participating in Large Scale Exercise 2025 (LSE 25), marking a significant milestone in Navy Medicine’s alignment with the Fleet and its role in distributed maritime operations.As the Navy’s...

PATUXENT RIVER, MD/DAHLGREN, VA/INDIAN HEAD, MD/JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MD – Four local Naval Medical Commands have earned recognition for their outstanding contributions to health promotion and wellness. . Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Patuxent River oversees Naval Medical...