The staff at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam's pharmacy was recognized as the Navy Pharmacy Team of the Year for fiscal year 2025 during an awards ceremony at the Joint Federal Pharmacy Seminar on November 1, 2025.The prestigious award recognizes the outstanding contributions of the team, most of whom are...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Twentynine Palms recognized Hospital Apprentice Gabriela Y. Avecillas as the command’s Blue Jacket of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2026, honoring her dedication to patient care, compassion for military families, and...

AGANA HEIGHTS (March 27, 2026) – U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Guam Commanding Officer Capt. Joel M. Schofer officially transitioned leadership to Capt. James G. Demitrack during a change of command ceremony, March 27.Rear Adm. Kevin J. Brown, Commander, Naval Medical...

AGANA HEIGHTS, Guam - The U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery has announced that Lt. Jacob King of U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Guam has been selected as the Navy Pharmacy Junior Officer of the Year for fiscal year 2025. The award recognizes his exceptional leadership, clinical expertise, and...

A U.S. Navy occupational therapist is improving access to care, strengthening inpatient services, and advancing joint medical readiness through hands-on training and clinical excellence.Lt. j.g.Karl Cormier, an occupational therapist assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Guam, has played a key role...

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...