FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Genevieve Landers, a native of Annandale, Virginia, serves as a program support specialist at the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED).Landers graduated from W.T. Woodson High School (now Carter G. Woodson High School) in 2002 and most recently obtained her Master of...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -- Naval Medical Forces Development Command (NMFDC) launched a new, fully online and asynchronous Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Black Belt certification course, now open for enrollment to all Department of the Navy (DoN) personnel.The initiative is designed to...

NEWPORT, R.I. (Jan. 8, 2026): The U.S. Navy has recognized Lt. Ara Gutierrez, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and training Command (NMRTC) New England, as the Junior Medical Laboratory Scientist of the Year, celebrating her profound impact on military readiness through innovation, efficiency,...

NEWPORT, R.I. (Jan. 8, 2026) - Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) New England has been recognized for its outstanding personnel retention, earning the Fiscal Year 2025 Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) Retention Excellence Award.The command’s success was highlighted by the...

The Medical Logistics (MEDLOG) department at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) has been awarded the Commander's Cup in recognition of its critical support services role in executing the hospital's mission of optimizing health and enhancing readiness.While frontline caregivers are often in the...

SILVER SPRING, Md. – The XSTAT P15, an advanced hemorrhage control device for narrow-entrance wounds, recently received 510(k) clearance as part of joint efforts by Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) in partnership with a medical device company, RevMedx.This device uses advanced technology in a...

The Armed Services Blood Program at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune is celebrating its blood donors and thanking them for donating life to military members and their families. The program recently held a recognition ceremony to extend their heartfelt appreciation to Naval Health Clinic Cherry...

ROTA, Spain (December 10, 2025)—Recently, experts fromNaval Forces Africa / Naval Forces Europepartnered withNavy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Rota andNaval Station Rotaconducted a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Phase II Reintegration Exercise. The training focused on...

Two Sailors, through their exceptional professionalism, leadership and unwavering dedication, have been recognized by the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) as recipients of the Fiscal Year 2025 Blue Jacket of the Year and Junior Sailor of the Year awards.Hospitalman James Salmeron, a...

From bedside to battlefield, Navy hospital corpsmen need to stick it to a patient when required.In adhering to the Defense Health Agency Fiscal Year 2026 mission focused directive of prioritizing such lines of effort as providing tactical medical support to combat operations, hands-on peripheral IV...