BETHESDA, Md. — “I’m here because I didn’t give up,” said Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Davonte Mccraven, who will soon be meritoriously promoted to Chief Petty Officer after winning Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) Sailor of the Year, for Fiscal Year 2024. “I am proof that if you don’t give up,...

It was nighttime on the I-805 north when a motorcycle went over a median between the H Street and Bonita Road exits, July 12. The crash left Silverio Gurrola injured on the pavement and his wife, Melinda Gurrola, with a traumatic leg amputation. Amid the chaos and speeding cars, U.S. Navy Hospital...

The South Pacific Island nation of Fiji might seem a world away for a U.S. Navy hospital corpsman from Queens, New York.Pacific Partnership 2025 made such a unique opportunity possible.Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Shane Durand recently took part in the Pacific Partnership mission stop which focused...

FALLS CHURCH, Va. - For one U.S. Navy Sailor, the path to medicine didn’t begin in a lab or a lecture hall – it started in a recruiter’s office with a leap of faith.Armed with a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and a passion for hands-on work, Ensign Alexander Brady, a native of Gering, Nebraska,...

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Robert McGill, a dental technician with 2nd Dental Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, and a native of Heidelberg, Mississippi, was selected as Warrior of the Week by his command for his unwavering commitment to mission readiness and excellence in patient...

By Logistics Specialist First Class David E. Saffell of Navy Reserve Center Houston and Mass Communication Specialist First Class Jeffry Willadsen, U.S. NavyHOUSTON – Hospital Corpsman Joseph Carlo, a New York City native and Training and Administration of the Reserve (TAR) Sailor assigned to Navy...

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Navy Medicine recognized five outstanding hospital corpsmen with the Danyelle Luckey Sacred Trust Award, honoring their unwavering commitment to patient-centered care and advocacy.Established in 2022, the Danyelle Luckey Sacred Trust Award commemorates Personnel Specialist Seaman...

Webb’s command selected him as warrior of the week for his work ethic, and his efforts to support both in garrison, where he regularly provides clinical support to the Fleet and Family Medicine Clinic at the Navy Medicine and Training Center Portsmouth, and while forward deployed where he was the...

Courtesy story by Megan Lemly, Navy Office of Community OutreachMILLINGTON, Tenn. – Hospitalman Alondrea McNeill, a native of Dallas, Texas, was recently named Motivator of the Month while serving aboard U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Guantanamo Bay at U.S. Naval...

ROTA, Spain (June 15, 2025)– Hospital Corpsman Second Class Herbert C. Amarillo, assigned to Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Rota, has been named the 2024 Navy Radiology Junior Radiology Technician of the Year; a reflection of the care, dedication, and purpose he brings to every...