LEMOORE, Calif. — Two Navy Hospital Corpsmen were recognized on May 9 for their quick response and professional handling of a medical emergency that occurred at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Lemoore (NMRTC) earlier this month.Hospital Corpsman Third (HM3) Class Dominic T. Morgan and...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms recognized two standout nurses for their extraordinary patient care and compassionate service as the 2025 DAISY Award Honorees on May 16. Lt. Affeya T. C. Jackson and Lt. jg. Aaron Joseph Gacad, both members of the hospital’s Maternal Infant...

SAN DIEGO (May 16, 2025) – Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) hosted a delegation of Defense Attaché spouses for a guided tour as part of the Spring 2025 Foreign Defense Attaché Orientation Program, a semiannual initiative led by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) on behalf of the Secretary...

By Cmdr. Scott TraskExpeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) Djibouti is the Navy’s only standing forward-deployed Role II military trauma center on the African continent. It provides care for the personnel stationed on Camp Lemonnier and acts as an evacuation and referral hub for down range forces...

BETHESDA, Md. – May 18, 2025 15 Sailors from Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Bethesda have departed in support of Continuing Promise 2025, joining the Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) for a multi-country humanitarian mission throughout Central and South...

In a message announcing promotions to the permanent grade of captain, Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan stated, “I am pleased to announce the following staff corps officers on the active-duty list for promotion.”Naval Medical Readiness Logistics Command’s (NMRLC) executive officer, Cmdr. Olusegun...

The Annual Federal Services Dental Educator’s Workshop (FSDEW) was held on 15-17 April 2025 by the Postgraduate Dental College of Uniformed Services University of the Health Services (USUHS).FSDEW is the premier annual symposium that convenes Tri-Service Graduate Dental Education (GDE) leaders to...

BETHESDA, Md. – May 21, 2025 Expeditionary medical teams play a dual role—as caregivers and as guardians of their own wellness with mental health as a core component of combat readiness, especially within expeditionary medicine.Medical professionals are expected to operate in high-stress, high-risk...

Teaching the Tactical Combat Casualty Care course is a labor of love.So insists Hospital Corpsman 1st Class (Fleet Marine Force qualified) Austin Santistevan, Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton TCCC course instructor.“I love being a TCCC instructor. I can teach a course and know I’m...

The Navy and Marine Corps Force Health Protection Command (NMCFHPC) plays a critical role in the biomedical field, an interdisciplinary area that applies the principals of biology, medicine, and engineering to develop technologies, treatments, and innovations that improve healthcare diagnostics, and...