For many, the uniform represents a choice, a career path, or a sense of duty. But for one sailor, who navigated a childhood marked by struggle and abuse, the U.S. Navy offered a lifeline.Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Rafie Solis’ journey from homelessness to a career of helping others and, ultimately,...

There are 58 names prominently displayed on Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Heroes Wall of Honor.Everyone is a Navy hospital corpsman who lost their life after 9/11.There are no medics listed, which is not in any way to disparage or lessen the tremendous care, compassion and courage of any U.S. Army...

It is said that teachers have a long-lasting impact on the students they teach, but not all students take the time to recognize the ways in which they shaped their lives. As Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Timothy Lopez moves around the small medical bay aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – In the high desert of Southern California, Navy corpsmen from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms are trading their typical clinical hospital shifts for the unpredictable and often fast-paced experience of prehospital emergency medicine.A...

Courtesy Story by Megan Lemly, Navy Office of Community OutreachMILLINGTON, Tenn. – Petty Officer 2nd Class Sierra Koch, a native of Apache Junction, Arizona, serves aboard U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Guantanamo Bay at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.Koch...

NORFOLK, Va. (June 2, 2025) – Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Courtney Dion, from Simi Valley, California, assigned to Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124), was named the Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic Shore Sailor of the Year (SOY) and the U.S. Fleet Forces Command...

LIMASSOL, Cyprus — A team of U.S. Navy corpsmen recently completed a week-long mission training 25 Cypriot military personnel in Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), a vital component of combat medical readiness. The mission, held from May 5–9, 2025, aimed to enhance allied interoperability and...

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Garrett Whittemore, a field medical service technician with 2nd Medical Battalion, and a native of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, was selected as the 2nd Marine Logistics Group Warrior of the Week at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 30,...

A Sailor assigned to Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point continues her family’s tradition of helping others through service in the United States Navy. But instead of a hammer and nails, she sometimes wields a needle.Inspired by her father’s legacy as a Navy Seabee, Hospital Corpsman Third Class Skylar...

Courtesy Story by Ashley Craig, Navy Office of Community OutreachMILLINGTON, Tenn. – Petty Officer 3rd Class Taotao Zhang, a native of Upland, California, recently advanced in rank while serving aboard U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Guantanamo Bay at U.S. Naval Hospital...