From Navy Hospital Corpsman to Commanding Officer, Capt. Romeo T. Tizon, Jr. turned over command of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Lemoore (NMRTCL) to Capt. Aaron D. Werbel, in a ceremony held on Sept. 8, 2023, at the Naval Air Station Lemoore chapel.Tizon, a native of the Philippines,...

The majority of patients who come to Naval Hospital Bremerton for their healthcare needs never meet Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Ashley E. Painter.Yet she gets to know quite a few of them.The LaPorte, Colorado native is a Navy medical laboratory technician. She capably handles – all done behind the...

With familial roots dating back to the Battle of Gettysburg, Michael J. Pearson has added another 42 years of military service to extend his heritage legacy.Pearson is retiring at the end of September, 2023, with 22 years at Naval Hospital Bremerton as Safety and Occupational Health Manager, after...

It’s been ruff, but the dogged show of affection was certainly something to howl at Naval Hospital Bremerton for National Dog Week, Sept. 17-23, 2022.For the second year running, staff have been hounded to provide pooch photos to include in a commemorative canine collection:...

Rosealynn Seeley, newborn daughter to Chief Mass Communications Specialist Alexandra Seeley, Trainer, Afloat Training Group, San Diego, was born in the hospital’s patient drop-off area and was soon assisted by hospital staff. “Rosealynn Ariel Seeley made her grand entrance on Aug 31, and we are so...

Naval Hospital Bremerton will hold a Mental Health Open House, September 26, 2023.The event, held in conjunction with September recognized throughout the Defense Health Agency as Suicide Prevention and Awareness month, will start with a suicide prevention presentation at 8 a.m., followed by the open...

KUANTAN, Malaysia – Pacific Partnership 2023 has concluded its mission stop in Kuantan during a closing ceremony hosted aboard the Harpers-Ferry class dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor, Sept. 15.The largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission...

SAN DIEGO (Sept. 14, 2023) —The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez, visited the Defense Health Agency’s (DHA) San Diego Market from Sept. 13-14, touring research and medical facilities and meeting with staff to discuss the unique challenges facing Southern...

Sailors from the medical team supporting Marine Corps Engineering Detachment – Palau conducted ultrasound training with the Belau National Hospital in Koror, Republic of Palau, Sept. 9, 2023.“I think this training is extremely beneficial for a lot of the physicians that serve here,” said Dr. Myra...

Ground zero was recognized from the ground up at Naval Hospital Bremerton.Staff members took part in a stair climb challenge in a step-by-step homage to those 343 firefighters, eight emergency medical services personnel, 72 law enforcement officers and other first responders who lost their lives...