31 August 2023 NAMRU San Antonio host 6th Mission Possible OINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Aug. 31, 2023) – Military and support personnel assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio attended the sixth edition of “Mission Possible,” an information-sharing event held at the Tri-Service Research Laboratory.The purpose of “Mission...
31 August 2023 Naval Medical Forces Atlantic fosters relations with Billings to deepen Navy connection Rear Adm. Matthew Case, commander, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL) and director of the Medical Service Corps, cultivated a better understanding of the U.S. Navy’s role in protecting American prosperity and freedom during an executive engagement visit to Billings, Montana, Aug. 10-14...
30 August 2023 New Navy Medicine capability delivered to support missions in the Pacific Trauma and surgical supplies arrived at Guam in July to support staging for quick deployment of the Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System (ERSS) in the Pacific region.The posturing of the mobile kit enables an ERSS crew to support the Naval and Joint Force with a quick, ready, and relevant...
30 August 2023 Pacific Partnership 2023 Concludes Second Stop in Philippines LA UNION, Philippines – Pacific Partnership has concluded its mission stop in San Fernando, August 30, at a closing ceremony hosted by provincial leadership at La Union High School. In addition to mission leadership, the City Mayor, Vice Mayor and Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff were...
28 August 2023 Navy Doctor Assists in Unprecedented Delivery (Aug. 23, 2023) MARINE BARRACKS WASHINGTON – U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Steven Cornelius, M.D., became the first Marine Barracks Washington physician to deliver a baby for a Marine or spouse attached to the unit.On August 20, 2023, Cornelius had the privilege of assisting Staff Sgt. Elena Specht, the...
28 August 2023 Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Receives Level II Trauma Center Designation Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Receives Level II Trauma Center Designation.PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Aug. 24, 2023) -- Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) has been awarded provisional designation as a Level II Trauma Center by the Commonwealth of Virginia's Department of Health."This Trauma Center...
28 August 2023 Camp David Marines Learn Lifesaving Skills NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY THURMONT – U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Security Company (MSC) Camp David participated in emergency medical care training courses at Naval Support Facility (NSF) Thurmont, July 18-21 and July 25-28.Sailors assigned to NSF Thurmont’s medical department held Tactical Combat...
28 August 2023 BUMED Chief of Staff Says Goodbye to Navy Medicine After 39 Years of Service On August 25, 2023, Capt. Douglas Stephens, MSC, USN, was piped ashore in a ceremony held at the Naval Memorial in Washington, D.C. It was a fitting venue for the 39-year veteran and the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) Chief of Staff, whose love of the U.S. Navy few could surpass.The Naval...
28 August 2023 NSMRL Hosts Summer 2023 High School and College Interns GROTON, Conn.— Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory (NSMRL) hosted local high school and college students for a summer internship from Jun. 05 - Aug. 10.NSMRL has provided these annual internships, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), for over a decade to offer hands-on research...
28 August 2023 Walter Reed’s Dynamic Duo Achieve Defense Health Agency Medical Milestone When you meet retired U.S. Navy Capt. (Dr.) Robert F. Browning and U.S. Navy Capt. (Dr.) Sean McKay, you quickly realize these two talented surgeons have a mutual admiration society, each capable of finishing the other’s sentences after having worked together for more than a decade.“Our friendship...