TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — A farewell dinner for a Navy hospital corpsman turned into a real-world emergency response Aug. 21 when 10 hospital corpsmen and several Marines rushed to the scene of a house explosion in Twentynine Palms, helping pull an injured man from a burning, collapsing home,...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — In August 2026, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms recognized Hospital Corpsman 1st Class April Million as Senior Sailor of the 3rd Quarter, highlighting her leadership, mentorship and commitment to supporting operational readiness and...

BREMERTON, Wash.— Dentists and hospital corpsmen at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Bremerton gathered Aug. 20 to celebrate the 114th birthday of the U.S. Navy Dental Corps.While the official anniversary falls on Aug.22, the clinic marked the occasion early, taking time between...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — For one day, Lt. j.g. David J. Naiman traded his role overseeing preventive medicine for a seat in the command suite, gaining firsthand insight into the decisions, competing priorities and uncertainty that come with leading a Navy Medicine command.Naiman, an environmental...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa— For more than half a century, the steady snip of scissors and the hum of clippers have been a constant at U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa (USNHO). After 56 years of dedicated service, Harue Uchihara, a beloved institution and hospital barber, is officially retiring.Uchihara’s...

CHINA LAKE, Calif. — An aircraft crashes aboard Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake, triggering structural fires and a building collapse. Casualties require immediate triage and treatment as fire, security and medical personnel converge on the scene. Some patients need rapid transport to...

MCAS MIRAMAR, Calif. – More than 110 Medical Service Corps healthcare administrators, clinicians, scientists and military leaders from across Southern California gathered at the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Officers’ Club Aug. 7, for the 2026 Southern California Medical Service Corps Officers’...

Courtesy story by Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Antoine C. Duplessis, Jr.SAN DIEGO – U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Guido Valdez, the medical officer of the Marine Corps, visited Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego to observe the comprehensive healthcare services provided to recruits, permanent...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Behind nearly every diagnosis, treatment decision and assessment of a service member’s medical readiness is laboratory work that patients rarely see.For Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Meosha P. Williams of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms,...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Deep in the Mojave Desert, where Marines train for some of the military’s most demanding operational environments, Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Raphael R. Claxton is helping prepare Navy Medicine personnel for a mission of their own: protecting the health of the force...