Two staff members from Naval Hospital Jacksonville were recently chosen to additional training as Navy perioperative nurses. Lt. j.g. Milquella Fordyce and Lt. j.g. Michael Peters represent two out of the four chosen in the entire Navy.“Congratulations to our newly selected Navy perioperative...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (June 6, 2025) – The Navy and Marine Corps Force Health Protection Command (NMCFHPC) and Defense Centers for Public Health – Portsmouth (DCPH-P) marked a pivotal leadership transition as Capt. Darryl Arfsten assumed command from Capt. Marion Gregg during a time-honored change of...

ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA - The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in St. George’s, Grenada, to provide a variety of medical treatments to include: dental, family medicine, internal medicine, optometry, nursing, pharmacy, biomedical repair, lab, radiology, X-ray and veterinary...

ROTA, Spain (May 29, 2025)– U.S. Naval Hospital Rota partnered with David Glasgow Farragut Middle High School to host a mobile sports physical fair, providing nearly 150 student-athletes with annual physical exams in preparation for the upcoming school year.In a true example of outreach and...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (June 10, 2025) – Research scientists assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio are conducting ongoing research on a portable device with the capability of sterilizing medical instruments on the battlefield or in austere environments which...

It is said that teachers have a long-lasting impact on the students they teach, but not all students take the time to recognize the ways in which they shaped their lives. As Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Timothy Lopez moves around the small medical bay aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (June 9, 2025) – Nine student interns enrolled in the Office of Naval Research’s Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP) and Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) arrived at Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio to gain...

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (June 4, 2025) – Navy Medicine leaders, healthcare professionals, and senior enlisted advisors gathered for the Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Camp Pendleton Get Real, Get Better (GRGB) Leadership Symposium, a full-day event focused on cultivating...

The landscape of bacterial health threats is ever evolving and poses a significant risk to the readiness of the U.S. military, whose members are frequently exposed to bacteria through combat injuries and deployments to overseas locations.Navy Medicine Research & Development (NMR&D) is engaged in...

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a $227.6 million fixed-price design-build contract June 3 to DPR-RQ Construction LLC of Carlsbad, California, for a new ambulatory care center and dental clinic at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB), Cuba.The project reflects...