YOKOSUKA, Japan (July 23, 2026) — Capt. Joshua A. Miller relieved Capt. Torrin W. Velazquez as commanding officer of U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Yokosuka and director of U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Yokosuka during a change of command ceremony July 23 at Commander,...

In a historic medical first, a multi-service, multinational team of American and Canadian military medical professionals successfully bypassed decades of administrative red tape to deliver seamless, life-saving trauma care afloat. Operating aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2)...

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif - Sailors assigned to Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) Bethesda sharpened their operational readiness during a recent training evolution at the Naval Expeditionary Medicine Warfighter Development Center (NEMWDC), where command and control proved central to mission success,...

SIBOLGA, Indonesia – Pacific Partnership 2026 (PP26) mission personnel arrived in Sibolga, Indonesia, aboard the Royal Australian Navy Bay-class landing ship dock HMAS Choules (LSD 100) on July 20, 2026, marking the second mission stop of the U.S. Navy’s largest annual multinational humanitarian...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Twentynine Palms chaplain Lt. Cmdr. Nicholas Suddath participated in the Tactical Religious Ministries Course on July 16 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, strengthening the operational skills needed to...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Lt. Tristan McLean Loesberg, a staff anesthesiologist assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms, gained a firsthand look at command leadership on June 16, 2026 after participating in the command's "Commanding Officer for a Day"...

YOKOSUKA, Japan— While most residents aboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) saw a precautionary boil water advisory during a recent water line repair, public health professionals at U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka were working behind the scenes to verify the safety of the installation's...

Military service comes with high stress. Warfighters often carry invisible burdens such as chronic stress, operational fatigue, grief and moral injury. These experiences can be difficult to talk about. To support warfighter readiness and recovery, Naval Medical Forces Pacific is highlighting an...

CHINA LAKE, Calif. — Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit (NMRTU) China Lake held a change of charge ceremony on July 10, marking the formal transfer of leadership from Cmdr. William “PJ” Martin to Lt. Cmdr. Alex R. Stulo as the unit enters its next chapter of supporting warfighter readiness...

U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Guam is expanding medical care for newborns and children with several new programs that aim to improve the health of their youngest patients, reduce medical evacuations, and enhance medical readiness across the Indo-Pacific. The expanded services will include home light...