Assemblyman Tom Lackey of California’s 34th Assembly District visited Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms on March 1, 2025, to present a certificate honoring Elijah Goolsby as the first baby born at the hospital in 2025 and the second baby born in the entire High Desert region this year.Elijah, born at...

NORFOLK, Va. – For Gavin Wente, the comptroller for Navy Medicine Forces Atlantic (NMFL), a lifetime of service has always been about one mission--saving lives. From his early days as a lifeguard on the beaches of Myrtle Beach, to search and rescue missions in the Coast Guard, and now ensuring Navy...

Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune graduated five new physician assistants from the Interservice Physician Assistant Program (IPAP) on Feb. 28, 2025. The event held at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune included a commencement ceremony for the graduates, with each physician assistant being sworn in as a...

By Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer -- Risk communication skills were pointedly providing recently at Naval Hospital Bremerton.NHB staff members were emphatically directed on risk communication principles and practices in a recent workshop from Navy and Marine Corps Force...

Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Rota, which is collocated with Naval Hospital Rota, serves as a critical medical and logistical support hub for U.S. and allied forces where readiness and deployment support are paramount.As the only military treatment facility within Spain, the...

MANAMA, Bahrain— Mental health providers, chaplains, counselors, and support service groups aboard Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain gathered to kick off the 2025 Mental Health Campaign, March 4.The five-session campaign, hosted by the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) Religious...

Sailors and Marines aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) train to respond to casualties of all grades, in war and peace. USS America’s medical department integrates and serves Sailors and Marines alike. As part of a joint effort, the Sailors of the ship and those...

Sailors from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms gathered for a team building, morale, and marksmanship event on Feb. 26, 2025, reinforcing weapons proficiency and strengthening unit cohesion. The event provided Sailors across various rates with the opportunity to...

Captain TaRail A. Vernon, Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Hospital Sigonella, had the opportunity to discuss Virtual Health options with Lt. Cmdr. Leland Comer and RN Liz Broomfield-Smith on his monthly AFN radio show, Capt. Vernon’s Patient Informational Minute. The team spoke about the convenience...

Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan Last year, 2024, saw the deaths and serious injuries of several service members from motorcycle accidents in Japan. This increase in accidents is not typical, and it caught the attention of Lt. Keegan Marcantel, department head for physical therapy at USNHO. He also...