JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – The Naval Medical Forces Development Command is mission driven and most importantly people powered! Today, we highlight Hospital Corpsman Chief Petty Officer Bernardo Figueroa, leading chief petty officer for the command’s Future Operations...

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (Aug. 25, 2025) — Hospital Corpsman Chief Select Kazia Marecheau, a Midcoast Maine native, has been selected for advancement to chief petty officer and for a direct commission into the Medical Service Corps after 15 years of naval service.While forward-deployed to Camp...

A Sailor serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point was recently honored for her service to the communities surrounding the installation.Hospitalman Cyerra Yazzie, a Sailor assigned to Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point, was recognized by the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce Military...

It's 6:15 a.m. when Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class (HM3) Allaiha Carrasquillo arrives at the National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE), a specialized center for traumatic brain injury (TBI) care at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Fifteen minutes later, she joins a team of 10 Navy...

His journey took him from chasing championships to chasing vital signs, as Chief Hospital Corpsman Adrian Paschal shifted from athlete to servicemember, finding a new way to compete, this time against time itself.From the time Paschal could first dribble a ball, he saw basketball as his ticket to...

SIGONELLA, Italy (August 5, 2025) – When every second counts, Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Brenden Sherrill is ready. As one of the 33 certified Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Sigonella—and one of 20 assigned to the hospital’s Emergency...

SILVER SPRING, Md. - Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Alvin Ciasico, from Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC), was awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal on August 11th at an all-hands call and awards ceremony for actions he took in administering emergency medical aid.On July 12th, while...

BRIDGEPORT, Calif. — Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Detachment (NMRTD) Bridgeport hosted a joint Advanced Life Support (ALS) training session with the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center’s Mountain Medicine unit on June 10, 2025, to strengthen combat medical readiness in support of...

Naval Leader and Professional Development Command hosted a five-day Job Duty Task Analysis (JDTA) review for its Executive Medicine Department Enlisted Course (EMDEC), held July 21st through the 25th. This review underscores Navy Medicine’s commitment to empowering its senior enlisted leaders for...

SIGONELLA, Italy — Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Destanee Willison assigned to Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Sigonella, recently returned from a temporary assigned duty in support of the 2025 African Chiefs of Defense (CHOD) Conference, where she provided direct medical support...