SAN ANTONIO – Cmdr. Thomas Sather, director of the U.S. Navy’s Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) program, was honored with a fellowship for his exceptional contributions to aerospace medicine during the 2026 Aerospace Medical Association's 96th Annual Scientific Meeting.Sather’s elevation to...

SAN ANTONIO – U.S. Navy Capt. Lacy Gee relieved U.S. Navy Capt. Richard Lawrence as commanding officer, Navy Medicine Training Support Command (NMTSC), during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, July 17, 2026.The ceremony highlighted the command’s foundational...

The Tri-Service Optician School (TOPS), a directorate of the Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command (NMLPDC), held its graduation ceremony for class 24010 in Yorktown, Virginia on Dec. 13th, 2024.The graduating class was comprised of 13 Sailors and Soldiers from both the U.S. Navy...

When you ask someone what they know about Naval Aviation chances are they will reference a couple of movies in popular culture and will drop a couple of famous quotes like “talk to me Goose” or “I feel the need, the need for speed” and the image of youthful pilots riding powerful machines into the...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – The Naval Medical Forces Development Command welcomed Juan Rodriguez to the team as an administrator for the Navy Medical Modeling and Simulation Training Program, September 24, 2024...

During July 2024, Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command (NMLPDC) held theannual 4-week in-person Military Tropical Medicine (MTM) didactic course for 43 students at theUniformed Services University of Health Sciences...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – The Naval Medical Forces Development Command welcomed Timothy Bergkvist to the team as an E-learning development specialist, August 26, 2024...

NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA, Fla. – During a change of command ceremony at the National Naval Aviation Museum, Capt. Nichole A. Olson relieved Capt. Kimberly P. Toone as commanding officer of Navy Medicine Operational Training Command (NMOTC), August 14, 2024...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – Capt. Sharon House assumed her new role as the Naval Medical Forces Development Command’s deputy commander August 19, 2024...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO – Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Michael O’Connell took first place in the noncommissioned officer category at this year’s U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School Best Warrior Competition held at Camp Mackall, North Carolina, April 2024.O’Connell, a special...