SAN DIEGO -- Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) Medical Treatment Facility (MTF), welcomed their new commanding officer, Capt. Damian Storz, during a ceremony at the Island Club, on Naval Air Station North Island, today. Storz assumed command from Capt. Charles Dickerson,...

SAN DIEGO – Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) highlighted major advancements in military medical research during its 41st annual Academic Research Competition and Innovation Day on April 10. The event, a cornerstone for the command's commitment to medical innovation, featured 17 podium...

SAN DIEGO (April 15, 2026) — As NASA’s Artemis II crew returned to Earth following their historic mission around the moon, a team of Navy Medicine professionals stood ready in the Pacific Ocean to receive them—prepared for anything from a routine recovery to a life-threatening emergency.Among them...

The door is always open to meet with Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Joshua Vidito.Vidito, Navy Medicine Readiness Training Unit Bangor leading petty officer, is a volunteer unit victim advocate for Naval Base Kitsap’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program.“I want everyone to know they can come...

YOKOSUKA, Japan (March 11, 2026) – Medical personnel from U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Yokosuka and Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) Hospital Yokosuka participated in an annual bilateral mass casualty drill March 11 to enhance joint medical response capabilities and lifesaving procedures.Speaking to...

Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan – Lt. Cmdr. Ki Chang, a Navy Medical Corps Officer and Staff Neurosurgeon at Naval Medical Center San Diego performed the first uniportal endoscopic spine surgery at U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa (USNHO) this week.Lt. Cmdr. Ki Chang, a staff neurosurgeon at Naval Medical...

SAN DIEGO -- The first face the Artemis II crew will see upon their return to Earth will be the face of a U.S. Navy Sailor.Lt. Cmdr. Jesse Wang, Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Laddy Aldridge, Chief Hospital Corpsman Vlad Link, and Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Steve Kapala make up the dive medical...

SAN DIEGO — Navy medical experts at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) hosted a two-day training course on advanced osseointegration surgery, providing military and civilian surgeons with hands-on experience in a procedure that is transforming amputee care for wounded warfighters, at NMCSD, Feb...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Lt. Cmdr. Brandon DuGar, a radiologist assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Twentynine Palms, was selected as Navy Medicine’s Junior Radiologist of the Year on March 24, 2026, recognizing his clinical excellence, leadership and contributions to...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Lt. Andrew Crane, Psy.D., a Navy clinical psychologist formerly assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Twentynine Palms, received the Navy Psychology CDR Erin Simmons Award on Dec. 22, 2025, for leading impactful process improvements that expanded access...