SAN DIEGO (Aug. 5, 2025) – Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command San Diego (NMRTC SD) Sailors assigned to Casualty Receiving and Treatment Ship (CRTS) Teams 2, 8, and 9 participated in an amphibious familiarization training evolution aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer...

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Surgical and respiratory technicians demonstrated their vital role as team members in providing life-saving care in austere battlefield environments during an Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System (ERSS) course conducted by Naval Expeditionary Medicine Warfighter...

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Darin Via, Navy Surgeon General and Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery visited Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) San Diego on July 24, 2025. The visit included an all hands-call and a tour of NMRTC San Diego facilities to engage with Navy personnel.During...

The glide in Nancy Tapley’s stride which began in earnest at the start of 2025 has continued at a steady walking pace all year.Tapley, Naval Hospital Bremerton Ophthalmology lead scheduling clerk, attributes her increased mileage – and improved health - directly to Patricia Skinner, NHB’s Health...

One team’s attention to detail and meticulous execution of their duties plays a critical role in supporting the healthcare of Marines, Sailors and families of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point while ensuring service members are ready to train and deploy.Staff of the Naval Health Clinic Cherry...

BRIDGEPORT, Calif. — Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Detachment (NMRTD) Bridgeport hosted a joint Advanced Life Support (ALS) training session with the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center’s Mountain Medicine unit on June 10, 2025, to strengthen combat medical readiness in support of...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. (Aug. 1, 2025) – Medical Service Corps (MSC) Officers from across Southern California gathered at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar’s Officers’ Club for the 2025 Southern California MSC Symposium, hosted by the Southern California Medical Service Corps...

America’s oldest military award, distinctive in its rarity, has been acknowledged since its inception in 1782.Purple Heart Recognition Day on August 7 has long held significant meaning for staff members at Navy Hospital Bremerton and Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Bremerton,...

OKINAWA, Japan, Camp Foster - Capt. Kathleen (KK) Cooperman handed over the duties and responsibilities of U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa (USNHO) and Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Okinawa to Capt. - Richard (Rich) Gilliard, 1 August 2025, at the Butler O'Club. The presiding...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Six corpsmen completed the Navy’s Audiology Technician Course held at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms from July 21 to 25, earning certification to conduct hearing screenings that are critical to medical readiness across the fleet and...