CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Andrew Velikic, a Surface Force Independent Duty Corpsman with 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, was named the 2024 I MEF Sailor of the Year on March 31, 2025. A native of Rockland, New York,...

Naval Medical Forces Pacific (NMFP) hosted a delegation from the German military health care system April 7-8, strengthening international medical collaboration.German Army Maj. Gen. Hans-Ulrich Holtherm, commandant of the Bundeswehr Medical Academy, and German Army Col. Mohamed Nasri, German Health...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – Sailors stationed at Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms took a significant step toward operational excellence on February 28, 2025, by participating in the Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Green Belt course, a rigorous and data-driven training program aimed at enhancing efficiency and...

Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Healthcare Business Referral Management is specifically designed to assist all eligible beneficiaries – active duty, retirees and dependents – in getting timely medical care appointments.This include helping navigate the TriWest authorization waiver which has been extended...

Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Pendleton held an Academic Research Symposium aboard Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton on March 13, 2025.This inaugural event drew 16 presentations on a variety of topics in the family medicine, traumatic injury, and sports medicine disciplines and...

U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officers assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Lemoore celebrated their rich naval heritage with staff members at Naval Health Clinic Lemoore on April 1. Active duty service members and government civilians gathered together to commemorate the 132nd...

SAN DIEGO (April 1, 2025) – Chief Petty Officers (CPOs) from Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) gathered today at Flag Circle to celebrate the 132nd Chief Petty Officer Birthday with a traditional cake-cutting ceremony, honoring the legacy, leadership, and unwavering commitment of the Navy’s...

It was 132 years ago – and counting - on April 1, 1893, that the U.S. Navy chief petty officer rank was officially designated.Navy General Order 409 established that as the Fleet’s senior enlisted rank, chief petty officers would primarily serve as a bridge between officers and junior enlisted...

LEMOORE, Calif. — Naval Health Clinic Lemoore (NHCL) celebrates National Physicians Week (March 25-31) and National Doctor's Day (March 30) with recognition of its military doctors.Military physicians help maintain warfighter readiness and operational effectiveness at Lemoore’s main clinic, Hornet...

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – What began as a routine evening jog for Navy emergency physician Lt. Cmdr. Riley Hoyer quickly turned into a life-saving effort when he encountered a teenage boy suffering from a severe stab wound in downtown Palm Springs on the evening of March 20.Hoyer, who serves as the...