YOKOSUKA, Japan – Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Andres Santamaria, assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54), was recognized with the Surface Force Independent Duty Corpsman (IDC) of the Year Award, Feb. 2.IDCs are hospital corpsmen who have undergone...

Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) played host to Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro yesterday onboard the ship in San Diego.Del Toro toured the ship and spoke with senior members of the crew including Capt. Peter Nolan, Mercy’s civilian master, and Capt. Jeffery...

LEMOORE, Calif. (Feb. 15, 2024) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class ReiCharles Quioco from Cavite, Philippines provides care in the public health directorate at Naval Health Clinic Lemoore. He graduated high school in 2009 and joined the Navy in 2013.Quioco is the leading petty officer and takes care of all...

The namesake of Navy Medicine Readiness Training Unit Everett’s clinic has a gravitational pull readily visible to every staff, patient and visitor who enters onto the quarterdeck of the military treatment facility.Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro was drawn to the hallowed remembrance of...

Pacific Partnership 24-1 personnel assigned to the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) returned home today as the ship pulled in to Naval Air Station North Island, concluding the four-month humanitarian and disaster relief mission.More than 800 service members and civilian mariners returned to San...

LEMOORE, Calif. (Feb. 8, 2024) Naval Health Clinic (NHC) Lemoore trained for real-world events during the Commander Naval Installation Command (CNIC) Citadel Shield/Solid Curtain (CS/SC) 2024 exercise held on Feb. 7, aboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore.CS/SC is a yearly force protection exercise...

It’s a cut above at Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Salty Shears Barbershop.A grand reopening was held Feb. 5, 2024, to resume barbering services for active-duty personnel assigned to the military treatment facility after a pandemic-induced hiatus halted providing haircuts.According to Chief Culinary...

From otorhinolaryngology to orthopedic to obstetrics, Naval Hospital Bremerton has a number of walk-in clinics available to provide timely assistance to eligible beneficiaries.NHB Immunization Clinic is providing COVID vaccination – as well as other vaccines - on a walk-in basis, Monday, Wednesday,...

The initial month of each year is recognized as National Hobby Month and we asked Naval Hospital Bremerton staff to share some of their favorite leisurely interests.From practical to personable to professional there’s a whole lotta arts and craft creativity taking place…For Hospital Corpsman 3rd...

With cardiovascular disease being the number one killer for women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Naval Medical Center San Diego’s (NMCSD) Cardiology Department is wearing red in observance of National Wear Red Day.“With cardiovascular disease being the number one cause...