25 October 2023 Hinesville native recognized as Junior Sailor of the Year for Naval Medical Forces Atlantic Yeoman 3rd Class Ayanna Smalls, a native of Hinesville, Georgia, was named the 2023 Junior Sailor of the Year for Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL) at a ceremony in Portsmouth, Virginia, on Oct. 3, 2023...
24 October 2023 USNMRTC Yokosuka, Government of Japan, Japanese Self Defense Force, US Army, and US Air Force hone interoperability at Big Rescue Kanagawa OI, Japan—On October 15 United States Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Yokosuka, Government of Japan, Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF) Ground and Maritime branches, United States Army and United States Air Force tested interoperability while cementing partnership by...
24 October 2023 Hear-ye, Hear-ye! Navy audiologists make a difference October is National Audiology Awareness Month, which is dedicated to sharing information about conditions that affect the ability to hear and the experts who work on treating those conditions. In the Navy, audiology can be a rewarding career since audiologists offer hearing loss prevention and...
24 October 2023 Navy Doctor, Pennsauken, New Jersey Native Recognized by Patient for “Amazing care and support” Navy Cmdr. (Dr.) Monique Gourdine-Shaw, a board-certified podiatric surgeon in the Department of orthopedics and podiatry at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, has been recognized for her exceptional leadership and commitment to patient care. In a letter from a grateful patient,...
24 October 2023 Naval Health Clinic Lemoore participates in The Great ShakeOut More than 400 active duty and civilian staff from Naval Health Clinic Lemoore (NHCL) joined millions of others around the world on Oct. 19 when they participated in the annual earthquake drill – the Great ShakeOut.“NHCL practiced earthquake safety and other aspects of emergency planning to support...
23 October 2023 Navy Promotes First Woman Mortician to Senior Chief Amidst the storied past and service of the U.S. Navy’s hospital corpsman community, there lies a small contingent of dedicated individuals specifically trained to handle the Navy’s mortuary affairs.Until recently, only one Navy mortician had earned the rank of senior chief petty officer.Earlier this...
20 October 2023 Increasing Awareness not Illness with Infection Prevention Week at NHB The essential principles of Infection Prevention Week rest in everyone’s hands.Such handiwork was emphasized during October 15-21, 2023, at Naval Hospital Bremerton.“The goal of International Infection Prevention Week is to raise awareness for best practices to assist in reducing the risks to our...
20 October 2023 Medical Forces Atlantic staff presented Department of Defense Financial Management Award Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL) personnel were presented the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Financial Management team award for Contributions to End-to-End Business Environment Optimization during a Department of Defense (DoD) Financial Management Conference, Aug. 31...
20 October 2023 Acting Surgeon General Via emphasizes critical role for forward-deployed Okinawa medical personnel OKINAWA Japan—United States Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Okinawa hosted RDML Darin K. Via as he wrapped up his first tour to the Naval Medical Forces Pacific (NMFP) region as Acting Surgeon General. Accompanying Via is Navy Medicine’s highest ranking enlisted leader, Force...
20 October 2023 Pacific Partnership 2023 Concludes Fourth Stop in Papua New Guinea WEWAK, Papua New Guinea – Pacific Partnership 2023 has concluded its mission stop in Papua New Guinea from a closing ceremony hosted at the Japanese Memorial Park on Wewak Hill, Oct. 20.The largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the...