Courtesy story by Rick Burke, Navy Office of Community OutreachMILLINGTON, Tenn. - U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dejon Watson, a native of Gulfport, Mississippi, serves with 60th Medical Support Squadron alongside sailors at U.S. Naval Hospital (NH) Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.Watson is a 2016 graduate of...

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...

As National Nurses Week concludes, U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Guam marks the Navy Nurse Corps’ 117th birthday, honoring the contributions of nurses serving at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam.Appreciation for Navy nurses extends beyond a single week at the naval hospital. Both...

ROTA, Spain — In a historic milestone for the U.S. Navy, the Mortuary Facility aboard Naval Station Rota has earned the highest inspection score in Navy Mortuary history—a near-perfect 99. At the heart of this achievement stands Hospital Corpsman First Class (HM1) Julianne Thompson, the only Navy...

Gibbs was selected as the 2nd MLG Warrior of the Week by her leadership for her proficiency, maturity, and dedication to her job as a dental technician. Her impact during exercise Joint Viking was remarkable where she assisted in the care of 200 patients and provided 75 hours of medical coverage...

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...

 GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (May 13, 2025) – Nurses at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay were honored for their compassionate, high-quality care during a ceremony celebrating the 2025 DAISY Award recipients.The event served as a highlight of National Nurses Week, recognized nationally from May 6-12, and...

Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Patuxent River [Patuxent River, MD]Hospital Corpsman Third Class (HM3) Andrew Conklin, HM3 McKellen Jaramillo, and HM3 Rickey Samuels recently led a Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course for fellow sailors at NMRTC Patuxent River. TCCC is a...

MAYPORT, Florida – The U.S. Navy Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) will deploy this June-August to the U.S. Southern Command area of operations as part of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet’s Continuing Promise 2025 mission. After several months of detailed planning,...