12 June 2023 Recover, Recuperate, Rehabilitate with NHB Physical Therapists Coming back from a torn anterior cruciate ligament is a daunting prospect for anyone.Arranging timely, convenient and regular rehabilitation appointments with physical therapy can also seem equally unfavorable.Except for clients of Silvy Keeler and Katie Russell, Naval Hospital Bremerton physical...
12 June 2023 Forging New Memories from the Past PENSACOLA, Flo. — Paul was only an infant during his time in Pensacola, but stories told by his father sparked a passion for revisiting his birthplace and the hospital where he was delivered.On April 21, Paul Neiberding, a California native, visited Naval Hospital Pensacola (NHP) and toured the...
08 June 2023 Public Health Center Changes Command PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Command of the Navy and Marine Corps Force Health Protection Command (NMCFHPC) and Defense Centers for Public Health – Portsmouth (DCPH-P) changed Thursday when Capt. Marion (Andy) Gregg relieved Capt. Matthew McLean during a ceremony conducted at the Naval Medical Center...
08 June 2023 The “Devil Docs” of Belleau Wood: Stories of Valor and Sacrifice On June 6, 1918, Lt. Joel Boone, Regimental Surgeon with the 6th Marines, watched as Major Thomas Holcomb and his Marine unit trudged through a waist-high wheatfield in Bouresches, on the edge of Belleau Wood.“While I did not know it at the time, casualties began to occur among his men,” recalled...
08 June 2023 Walter Reed doctor named Navy’s Early Career Psychiatrist of the Year By Bernard S. LittleWRNMMC Command Communications“The platform for practicing as a military psychiatrist is diverse. A day could consist of treating patients in many settings, such as inpatient and outpatients, attending meetings with multidisciplinary teams to ensure the missions are being...
06 June 2023 Beaches of Normandy Remembered by Navy Chaplain The sands of time on a stretch of beaches in Normandy, France became a hallowed opportunity for U.S. Navy Sailors back in 2019.To mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day - the allied invasion of Nazi held Europe - June 6, 1944, active duty servicemembers joined veterans, world leaders and VIPs to honor...
05 June 2023 USU Non-Commissioned Officers Trade Stripes for Silver Bars in quest to become military MDs Twenty-five Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine enlisted service members assigned to the Uniformed Services University (USU) successfully completed the first phase of their journeys to become military physicians, trading in their non-commissioned officer stripes for the silver bars of second...
05 June 2023 Navy Medicine at D-Day: Stories of Valor and Sacrifice On the morning of June 6, 1944, Navy physician Lt. (j.g.) Frank Ramsey, Jr., and Pharmacist’s Mate Third Class Byron Dary landed on Omaha Beach with the 6th Naval Beach Battalion.Upon hitting the beachhead, the physician and hospital corpsman rushed to the aid of wounded Army personnel lying near a...
05 June 2023 NMRLC Addresses Multiple Levels of Combat Expeditionary Medical Care Naval Medical Readiness Logistics Command (NMRLC) hosted the U. S. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) FY-23 Logistics Summit, in Williamsburg, VA, Apr. 18-20.Department of Defense senior leaders from agencies around the United States and the Pentagon toured NMRLC warehouse facilities identified...
05 June 2023 NMRTC San Diego Holds Change of Command SAN DIEGO – Capt. Kim Davis turned over command of Naval Medical Center and Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command San Diego to Capt. Elizabeth Adriano during a ceremony at the hospital presided over by Commander, Naval Medical Forces Pacific, Director, San Diego Market and Chief of the...