SAN DIEGO –Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) successfully connected with hundreds of local healthcare professionals during a civilian hiring fair on April 29, resulting in over 20 on-the-spot tentative job offers and hundreds of other potential candidates to fill critical medical positions.The...

YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 17, 2026) — U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Yokosuka hosted the first High-Level Disinfection and Sterile Processing (HLD/SPD) workshop in mainland Japan April 14-17, expanding specialized reprocessing education for healthcare professionals across the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command...

In conjunction with April designated as Sexual Assault Awareness Prevention Month, Naval Base Kitsap held an appreciation ceremony to recognize all Sexual Assault Prevention Response unit victim advocates, April 30, 2026.Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton staff member Hospital...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — On May 2, 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa—one of the largest amphibious assaults and deadliest battles of World War II—a young Navy hospital corpsman charged across an exposed battlefield under heavy fire to save a wounded Marine.By the end of the day, Hospital...

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - At the Naval Expeditionary Medicine Warfighter Development Center (NEMWDC), a steady cycle of high-fidelity training serves as the bedrock of readiness for Navy Medicine. Each month, the center puts multiple specialized medical teams through their paces, ensuring a...

When Naval Hospital Bremerton leadership consented to address a local professional organization April 24, 2026, the requested caveat was to include a handful of topics tailored specifically for the primarily retiree attendees.After Capt. Karla Lepore, Naval Hospital Bremerton director and Navy...

YOKOSUKA, Japan (March 9, 2026) — U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka is increasing access to elective facial plastic and reconstructive procedures, offering beneficiaries specialized care while maintaining medical readiness in the Indo-Pacific region.Among the procedures performed is functional...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa, Japan — The wardroom from U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa (USNHO) held a professional military education (PME) event to observe the start of the Battle of Okinawa.In a quote from then-Secretary of Defense and retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis, in theSummary of the 2018...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa— From April 20-24, a group from the office of the Medical Inspector General (MEDIG) visited hospital spaces, branch clinics, and many of the stakeholders that count on U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa (USNHO) to provide their healthcare and other inspectable touchpoints. The MEDIG...

SAN DIEGO – Three of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) San Diego’s branch clinics were recognized for their outstanding commitment to health and wellness, each earning the prestigious Gold Star in the Navy Surgeon General’s 2025 Blue H Awards.Naval Branch Health Clinic (NBHC)...