SAN DIEGO (May 2025) – Lt. Melissa Campbell, a Navy Nurse Corps officer assigned to the Directorate for Surgical Services at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD), was named the command’s Junior Officer of the Quarter for Fiscal Year 2025, Quarter 1—an honor that recognizes junior officers who...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – Sailors from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms showcased Navy Medicine career opportunities to local high school students during a recent Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) Exposition held on May 1, 2025 at Marine Corps Air Ground...

The was a slight caveat for Navy Nurse Corps offices stationed at Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton in recognizing not only their 2025 Daisy Award winner, but also the other two nominees.All three are temporarily unavailable due to operational commitment.As with that trio, such has...

The sound of explosions tore through the morning calm and shredded a squad on patrol.Man down meant corpsman up.The faux firefight was proving ground for hospital corpsmen assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton to hone their Tactical Combat Casualty Care abilities in an...

On 29 April, U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa (USNHO) Camp Foster, Japan. Staff from USNHO held a one-day facilitator course. Cdr. Amy Aparicio brought together a team of subject matter experts (SME), including Capt. Michelle Sangiorgi and Amanda Studer from the Emergency Department. Cdr. Frank Riojas...

SAN DIEGO (May 12, 2025) – Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the expansion of its 1 West inpatient mental health ward—an initiative that marks a significant step forward in strengthening behavioral health care for active-duty service members,...

Sailors assigned to Casualty Receiving Transport Ship 2 and CRTS-6 conducted shipboard familiarization training aboard the USS Tripoli (LHA 7) on May 7, 2025, a crucial step in maintaining Naval Medical Forces Pacific’s (NMFP) readiness.This training, coordinated by NMFP, prepared the teams for...

The guidon for Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton’s Directorate of Administration went missing recently.Until it was hand delivered –in a framed display case - to a very surprised Capt. Maria Edusada, outgoing DFA director upon completing her final directorate uniform inspection, May...

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Naval Expeditionary Medicine Warfighter Development Center (NEMWDC) is elevating Expeditionary Medicine (EXMED) readiness through a highly realistic training environment, employing cutting-edge moulage, immersive battle effects, and advanced high-fidelity simulation.EXMED...

AGANA HEIGHTS, Guam – Lt. Jodi Carroz, an Emergency Department Registered Nurse stationed at Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms recently returned from a temporary assignment at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam in April, bringing with her a wealth of experience, clinical knowledge, and unforgettable...