Two Sailors, through their exceptional professionalism, leadership and unwavering dedication, have been recognized by the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) as recipients of the Fiscal Year 2025 Blue Jacket of the Year and Junior Sailor of the Year awards.Hospitalman James Salmeron, a...

From bedside to battlefield, Navy hospital corpsmen need to stick it to a patient when required.In adhering to the Defense Health Agency Fiscal Year 2026 mission focused directive of prioritizing such lines of effort as providing tactical medical support to combat operations, hands-on peripheral IV...

The Tri-Service Optician School (TOPS), a directorate of the Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command (NMLPDC), held its graduation ceremony for class 25-010 in Yorktown, Virginia on Dec. 16, 2025. The graduating class was comprised of 6 Sailors and Soldiers from both the U.S. Navy...

ROTA, Spain (January 4, 2026) — Service to others runs deep for Logan T. Pentz, a Hospital Corpsman Second Class (HM2) from Havre de Grace, Maryland, currently assigned to Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command Rota.“Joining the military and serving others is a family tradition,” Pentz said...

GROTON, Conn. – Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory (NSMRL) marked the completion of a renovation of their hypo-hyperbaric chamber complex during a ribbon cutting in September 2025.This renovated chamber, known as “Genesis,” a multi-lock chamber certified for pressurization to a depth of 300...

Infectious disease poses a constant, evolving, and ever-present threat to deployed U.S. forces. The Sailors at Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) EURAFCENT, who work at the forefront of medical research, have a responsibility to survey and study this threat.Cmdr. Christina Jamros supports U.S...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms has been recognized as a Leapfrog Top Hospital, a national designation awarded to healthcare organizations that demonstrate exceptional performance in patient safety, quality of care and transparency, hospital officials announced.The award...

CAMP FOSTER, Japan — Providing health care to the nearly 55,000-person beneficiary population and the 188,768-person Western Pacific-eligible referral population in Okinawa presents unique challenges.One challenge for an overseas medical treatment facility (MTF) is staffing medical specialties that...

PENSACOLA, Fla. – Images of hot-shot aviators pushing the outer limits of aircraft performance have been popularized through Hollywood films and popular culture, and while there are many traits that hold true, there is a grounded aspect that many overlook. How does the U.S. Navy select and retain...

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — En Route Care System (ERCS) course students teamed up with Sailors and Marines from 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, and 1st Combat Engineer Battalion (1st CEB), 1st Marine Division, during an expeditionary patient movement training conducted by the Naval...