SAN DIEGO -- Navy Readiness and Training Command San Diego announced Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Kathleen Peterson as the command’s Senior Sailor of the Year, recognizing her sustained superior performance, leadership and dedication to mission accomplishment while currently deployed to...

In 1952, Congress established National Day of Prayer, an observance encouraging Americans to unite in prayer during times of uncertainty and challenge. Today, National Day of Prayer serves as an opportunity to reflect on the importance of resilience, connection, and personal strength and how these...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms recognized Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Maria J. Molina Lemus as Senior Sailor of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2026, highlighting her leadership, mentorship, and commitment to operational...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms conducted an influenza pandemic tabletop exercise on April 9, 2026 to evaluate the command’s ability to respond to a large-scale public health emergency while maintaining support to warfighters,...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Twentynine Palms recognized Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Michael Rodriguez as Sailor of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2026, highlighting his leadership, mentorship, and commitment to operational readiness while serving at...

SAN DIEGO - Researchers from Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) are investigating whether vitamin D-fortified Performance Readiness Bars can prevent broken bones and fatigue among U.S. Marine recruits.Recent studies indicate that recruits arrive at boot camp with dangerously low levels of vitamin...

What started out as lighthearted recognition idea became a rinsing reality for Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Sterile Processing Department.SPD staff members – primarily Navy Nurse Corps officers and hospital corpsmen with surgical technologist specialty training in attendance – held a ribbon-cutting...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms recognized Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Jason Pollick as Junior Sailor of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2026, highlighting his contributions to operational readiness and occupational medicine...

SAN DIEGO — Capt. Elizabeth Adriano, director of Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD), has been honored by the American Hospital Association (AHA) with the 2026 Federal Health Care Executive Award for Excellence.The award, announced on April 17, recognizes uniformed and non-uniformed federal...

They began with a distinctive group in 1908 known as the Sacred Twenty.From those initial plank owners in one of the five distinctive Navy Medicine corps, U.S. Navy Nurse Corps officers continue their calling of caring for warfighters from bedside to the battlefield.While continuing their daily...