LEMOORE, Calif. —Lt. Nickolas Lamal of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Lemoore, California, was selected as Navy Medicine’s fiscal year 2024 Junior Environmental Health Officer of the Year.Lamal led the preventive medicine and industrial hygiene (IH) departments within NMRTC...

While sailors and marines are exposed to the deafening hum of turbines aboard the steel belly of a warship, the roars of the fleet’s winged jet engines, or the ear-ringing aftermath of explosives while the boots-on-the-ground forces defend, one naval officer isn’t holding a weapon, he is guarding...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO – FORT SAM HOUSTON – (April 28, 2025) – Researchers with Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio’s Craniofacial Health and Restorative Medicine Directorate are engaged in a range of projects looking into technology to address and treat bone fractures in U.S. service...

Give them a hand.Or wrist, forearm, elbow.In return, restorative treatment in support of operational readiness will be hand delivered.From improved hand-to-eye coordination, enhanced manual dexterity, increased range of motion, and more, Navy Medical Service Corps officers and civil service...

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - Quality healthcare, patient safety and mission readiness drive U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay’s goals as the only medical treatment facility available at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay.Among the many professionals dedicated to this mission, Lt. Donte Brackett, the...

Lt. Cmdr. Silas Spain, of Chesapeake, Virginia, was recently named Navy Medicine’s Senior Medical Logistician of the Year for fiscal year 2024. Spain serves at Naval Medical Readiness Logistics Command (NMRLC), Williamsburg, Virginia.Spain is a 2001 graduate of Providence Christian School...

-- (fourth in a series with March designated as Nutrition Month) The human body requires a continuous supply of energy to function efficiently. This demand increases significantly when engaging in physical activities, whether for recreational, competitive or duty purposes. Exercise places greater...

A Navy officer serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point plays a crucial role supporting the mental health and wellness of the base’s Sailors and Marines.Lieutenant Junior Grade Joelle Borja is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Behavioral Health Provider aboard Naval Health Clinic...

Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Lejeune is celebrating the recognition of one of its providers as Occupational Therapy Officer of the Year for the United States Navy.Lieutenant Jeff Bazanele was announced earlier this year as the recipient of the honor for 2024. Bazanele, a native...

Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune graduated five new physician assistants from the Interservice Physician Assistant Program (IPAP) on Feb. 28, 2025. The event held at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune included a commencement ceremony for the graduates, with each physician assistant being sworn in as a...