GROTON, Conn. - Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory (NSMRL)’s Regional Hearing Conservation Program (RHCP) was selected as a 2024 Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers Team awardee on May 6.Following the example set by Etter, this award recognizes Navy scientists and engineers...

CAMP LEJEUNE, NC – Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune (NMCCL) hosted a Change of Command and Directorship ceremony on May 21, 2024, at Marston Pavilion aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. The ceremony is a formal tradition symbolizing the transfer of total responsibility, authority, and...

Dr. Michael Reddix, a senior research psychologist at Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) Dayton, was named a winner of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development, and Acquisition) 2024 Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientist and Engineer Award on May 15.This award, named for the former...

Volunteers continuing their dedication to the to the wellbeing of service members in eastern North Carolina were celebrated at a ceremony Monday, May 13 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, with one receiving Presidential-level recognition.American Red Cross volunteers serving aboard Naval...

The Navy Surgeon General's Health Promotion and Wellness Awards for 2022 and 2023 were announced May 14th. On the list were six of the eight commands within the Navy Medicine Research and Development enterprise.The 2022 enterprise awardees were Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC), which won the...

Seven Sailors died, and 48 others were injured when the guided missile frigate USS Belknap (CG 26) and the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 67) collided 70 miles off the coast of Sicily while performing night-time exercises on Nov. 22, 1975.For years, the traumatic experience of that...

In his 2023 Executive Rudder, Navy Surgeon General Rear Adm. Darin Via said, “Navy medical personnel remain focused on the mission of warrior readiness. Navy medical personnel lead advances in frontline medical platforms, technologies, and procedures that enable readiness, sustain morale, and...

A new clinic is increasing physical therapy options for Marines and Sailors on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Rather than defer physical therapy (PT) care to the network, the Warfighter Readiness and Rehabilitation Center has recaptured PT consults for active-duty service members by bringing PT...

Researchers at Walter Reed carrying on the distinguished medical legacies of Robert A. Phillips (RAP) and Bailey K. Ashford (BKA), presented their investigative projects to judges during the annual research competitions hosted by the medical center’s Department of Research Programs (DRP) on May...

A Navy Nurse serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point will soon depart for the next chapter in her career that will change the trajectory of her service.Navy Lieutenant Sarah Cruz will soon leave her assignment as Department Head of Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point’s Patient Centered...