JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (July 25, 2023) – Capt. William Brafford, commander, Naval Medical Forces Support Command (NMFSC), joined by Command Master Chief Veronica Brittenum, visited and toured facilities of Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio at the Battlefield Health...

CALLAO, Peru – U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) SOUTH held a change of command ceremony at the Peruvian Naval Medical Center on July 7.Capt. Abigail Marter relieved Capt. Franca Jones as the commanding officer of NAMRU SOUTH in an official ceremony in front of distinguished guests, family,...

Lt. Thomas McGlynn, a medical entomologist with the Navy Entomology Center of Excellence (NECE), Jacksonville Florida, recently provided “entomological” support to the Navy Medical Research Unit TWO (NAMRU-2), Singapore, carrying out mission critical research and global health engagement projects in...

HOUSTON – Lt. Anca Selariu, a microbiologist with Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) INDO-PACIFIC, along with three other volunteers, began a simulated Mars mission on June 25 at NASA’s Johnson Space Center.The mission, part of NASA’s Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) Mars...

GROTON, Conn. - Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory (NSMRL) is proud to announce Dr. Jeffrey Bolkhovsky, a research physiologist with our Warfighter Performance department, has been selected as the sole Navy Medicine awardee of the 2023 Dr. Delores M. Etter Emergent Scientists of the Year...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (June 1, 2023) – Military and support personal assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio gathered to commemorate the 81st Anniversary of the Battle of Midway at the Tri-Service Research Laboratory.The Battle of Midway, one of the most...

SILVER SPRING, Md. – Sailors and staff of Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) took part in an annual summer safety stand-down on May 25.NMRC organized the event alongside Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, providing a summer activity safety presentation and outdoor booths offering resources...

SILVER SPRING, Md. – Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) hosted senior personnel from across the Navy at a meeting of the Fleet Health Integration Panel (FHIP), May 17-19.FHIP is a coordination forum for a wide range of Navy stakeholders, with members including fleet force surgeons, fleet senior...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (May 3, 2023) – Military and support personnel assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio attended the fifth edition of “Mission Possible,” an information-sharing event held at the Battlefield Health and Trauma (BHT) Research Institute.The...

SAN ANTONIO - (May 2, 2023) - VelocityTX, a subsidiary of Texas Research & Technology Foundation (TRTF), the City of San Antonio, and Bexar County hosted the 4th Military Medical Industry Day (MMID) at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.This year’s MMID featured numerous military and civilian...