30 August 2023 New Navy Medicine capability delivered to support missions in the Pacific Trauma and surgical supplies arrived at Guam in July to support staging for quick deployment of the Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System (ERSS) in the Pacific region.The posturing of the mobile kit enables an ERSS crew to support the Naval and Joint Force with a quick, ready, and relevant...
30 August 2023 Pacific Partnership 2023 Concludes Second Stop in Philippines LA UNION, Philippines – Pacific Partnership has concluded its mission stop in San Fernando, August 30, at a closing ceremony hosted by provincial leadership at La Union High School. In addition to mission leadership, the City Mayor, Vice Mayor and Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff were...
28 August 2023 Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Receives Level II Trauma Center Designation Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Receives Level II Trauma Center Designation.PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Aug. 24, 2023) -- Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) has been awarded provisional designation as a Level II Trauma Center by the Commonwealth of Virginia's Department of Health."This Trauma Center...
28 August 2023 Camp David Marines Learn Lifesaving Skills NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY THURMONT – U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Security Company (MSC) Camp David participated in emergency medical care training courses at Naval Support Facility (NSF) Thurmont, July 18-21 and July 25-28.Sailors assigned to NSF Thurmont’s medical department held Tactical Combat...
28 August 2023 BUMED Chief of Staff Says Goodbye to Navy Medicine After 39 Years of Service On August 25, 2023, Capt. Douglas Stephens, MSC, USN, was piped ashore in a ceremony held at the Naval Memorial in Washington, D.C. It was a fitting venue for the 39-year veteran and the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) Chief of Staff, whose love of the U.S. Navy few could surpass.The Naval...
28 August 2023 NSMRL Hosts Summer 2023 High School and College Interns GROTON, Conn.— Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory (NSMRL) hosted local high school and college students for a summer internship from Jun. 05 - Aug. 10.NSMRL has provided these annual internships, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), for over a decade to offer hands-on research...
28 August 2023 Walter Reed’s Dynamic Duo Achieve Defense Health Agency Medical Milestone When you meet retired U.S. Navy Capt. (Dr.) Robert F. Browning and U.S. Navy Capt. (Dr.) Sean McKay, you quickly realize these two talented surgeons have a mutual admiration society, each capable of finishing the other’s sentences after having worked together for more than a decade.“Our friendship...
25 August 2023 NMRTC San Diego Sailor races for victory on and off the circuit Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command San Diego’s very own Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Spencer Tanner will compete in the 2023 USA Cycling Masters and Para-Cycling Road National Championships, Aug. 26 - 27.The competition, which will be held in Augusta, Ga., will have Tanner competing in two...
23 August 2023 Expeditionary Medical Facility Juliet conducts first U.S. Navy orthopedic surgical partnership mission in Honduras Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) Juliet conducted its first orthopedic surgical partnership mission with Honduran healthcare professionals at Hospital Escuela during a Global Health Engagement in the U.S. Southern Command area of operations, Aug. 14-18...
22 August 2023 NMRC Biological Defense Researchers Recognized with Poster Award at 2023 MHSRS (Aug. 17, 2023) KISSIMEE, Fla. – Researchers with Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC)’s Biological Defense Research Directorate (BDRD) won second place for their poster presentation session at the Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS) on 17 August.BDRD, located in Frederick, Maryland...