Lt. Cmdr. Alainna Crotty a native of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.Crotty graduated from Bishop McDevitt High School in 2007The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Harrisburg.“Growing...

Courtesy story by Megan Lemly, Navy Office of Community OutreachMILLINGTON, Tenn. – Lt. Lowell Hartzog, a native of Fort Wayne, Indiana, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Guantanamo Bay, Cuba."The biggest lessons I learned from my hometown...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Lt. Ian Gabriel Mojica, a psychiatric nurse practitioner at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Twentynine Palms, was recognized as the command’s Officer of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2026 for his leadership and contributions to operational mental...

PORTSMOUTH, VA. (May 13, 2026) - Nurses Week came to a close at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth with a cake cutting ceremony shared among shipmates and staff across the command.Together, everyone took a moment to reflect on the week and the profession that connects them all.“Nurses Week is a time to...

Sailors and civilians serving aboard Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Cherry Point gathered Wednesday, May 13, 2026 to celebrate the 118th birthday of the Navy Nurse Corps.The bond we get to build with warfighters is unique, said Navy Capt. James J. Driscoll, the facility’s director...

Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Bethesda and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) celebrated National Nurses Week with a formal awards ceremony honoring the dedication, resilience and compassionate care of its nursing professionals Friday, May 8, 2026.The event,...

Courtesy story by Lt. j. g. Taylor Worley, Navy Office of Community OutreachMILLINGTON, Tenn. – Cmdr. Narda Heywood, a native of Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.“The values of integrity and...

They began with a distinctive group in 1908 known as the Sacred Twenty.From those initial plank owners in one of the five distinctive Navy Medicine corps, U.S. Navy Nurse Corps officers continue their calling of caring for warfighters from bedside to the battlefield.While continuing their daily...

Courtesy story by Lt. j. g. Taylor Worley, Navy Office of Community OutreachMILLINGTON, Tenn. – Lt. Brittaney Hughes, a native of Kansas City, Missouri, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.“Growing up in my hometown, I...

The 2025 Military Health System (MHS) Nursing Leadership Excellence Award in the Mid-Grade Military category has been awarded to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Lejeune’s Lt. Cmdr. Larry Gunter.The MHS Nursing Leadership Excellence Award recognizes nurses who demonstrate...