19 August 2025 Chief Adrian Paschal: From Hoops to Healing His journey took him from chasing championships to chasing vital signs, as Chief Hospital Corpsman Adrian Paschal shifted from athlete to servicemember, finding a new way to compete, this time against time itself.From the time Paschal could first dribble a ball, he saw basketball as his ticket to...
19 August 2025 Dozier Takes the Helm as Commanding Officer, Navy Drug Screening Laboratory Great Lakes – Leading Forensic Drug Testing Capabilities to Ensure Warfighter Readiness A time-honored naval tradition unfolded at the historic Bluejacket Memorial Chapel on board Naval Station Great Lakes as Cmdr. Katherine Dozier relieved Cmdr. Jason Schmittschmitt as commanding officer of Navy Drug Screening Lab Great Lakes (NDSL GL) August 12, 2025, Great Lakes, Illinois.The...
19 August 2025 NH Jax, branch clinics staff named as JOES best JACKSONVILLE, Fla. ─ For the second year in a row, numerous staff and clinics were on the list of Defense Health Network (DHN) Atlantic’s Joint Patient Experience Survey (JOES) “Best of the Best.” The results were for surveys taken for the 1st and 2nd quarters of calendar year 2025 and the entire...
18 August 2025 Warehouse Overhaul Enhances Safe, Reliable Medical Support at U.S. Naval Hospital Sigonella SIGONELLA, Italy — U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Sigonella has completed a critical renovation of its medical logistics warehouse, strengthening safe and compliant healthcare delivery and ensuring uninterrupted support to U.S. and allied forces across the Fifth and Sixth Fleet.The updated facility...
18 August 2025 Modern EMT Training Prepares Navy Corpsmen for Expeditionary Medical Response SIGONELLA, Italy (August 5, 2025) – When every second counts, Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Brenden Sherrill is ready. As one of the 33 certified Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Sigonella—and one of 20 assigned to the hospital’s Emergency...
18 August 2025 NMRC’s 2025 Interns Conclude the Summer, Present Findings and Accomplishments SILVER SPRING, Md. – Student interns with Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) presented findings from their summer research at a STEM expo on Aug. 14.The expo featured poster presentations by NMRC high school interns with the Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP), and college...
15 August 2025 CRTS Teams Conduct Amphibious Familiarization Training Aboard USS Boxer SAN DIEGO (Aug. 5, 2025) – Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command San Diego (NMRTC SD) Sailors assigned to Casualty Receiving and Treatment Ship (CRTS) Teams 2, 8, and 9 participated in an amphibious familiarization training evolution aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer...
15 August 2025 Corpsman Up: Surgical and Respiratory Techs demonstrate key role in EXMED mission CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Surgical and respiratory technicians demonstrated their vital role as team members in providing life-saving care in austere battlefield environments during an Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System (ERSS) course conducted by Naval Expeditionary Medicine Warfighter...
15 August 2025 Navy Medicine process improvement leader recognized with Capt. Cheryl C. Ringer Memorial Award Naval Medical Forces Pacific (NMFP) recently recognized Lt. Cmdr. Aaron Johnson with the 2025 Capt. Cheryl C. Ringer Annual Memorial Award for Continuous Process Improvement (CPI).The award, established in 2018 to honor the legacy of Capt. Cheryl Christine Ringer, a champion of high-reliability...
15 August 2025 Cherry Point Clinic Celebrates “Best of the Best” in Patient Satisfaction Staff serving aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point celebrated excellence in patient care and satisfaction Friday, August 15 in the facility’s Patient Centered Medical Home.Ms. Krista L. Fries, PharmD, BCPS was recognized for achieving 100% patient satisfaction for Calendar Year 2024 and the...