Hospital Corpsman First Class (HM1) Cameron Arthur Galindo, native of Caldwell, Idado and graduate of Caldwell Senior High School, has honorably served in the United States Navy for 11 years. His career has included assignments at U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC)...

By Megan Lemly, Navy Office of Community OutreachMILLINGTON, Tenn. – Petty Officer 1st Class John Thompson, a native of Nashville, Tennessee, was recently named Sailor of the Year (SOY), for fiscal year 2024, while serving at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Beaufort.SOY is an...

Courtesy story by Rick Burke, Navy Office of Community OutreachMILLINGTON, Tenn. – Petty Officer 2nd Class Ramon Castro, a native of Paterson, New Jersey, was recently named Sailor of the Year (SOY), for fiscal year 2024, serving with U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC)...

Courtesy story by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Isaiah M. Williams, Navy Office of Community OutreachMillington, Tenn. - Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew McDowell, a native of Brooklyn, New York, serves the U.S. Navy and is assigned to U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command,...

Hospitalman Ma. Angeline Viernes finds meaning in her Navy Medicine career through the direct impact she and her peers have on the well-being of patients visiting Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point.Viernes serves as a General Duty Corpsman at the clinic and recently earned the title of “Blue Jacket of...

PENSACOLA, Florida – Amidst the quickly changing landscape of the global job market the problem of attracting and retaining future sailors is a priority for Naval Leadership. Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Force Master Chief Larry Lynch is quoted as saying, “Sailor development and readiness...

A Corpsman serving aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point is about to take the biggest step of his career and become a Navy officer.Hospital Corpsman Second Class Peyton Cummings will leave the clinic to attend Officer Candidate School at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island, in early 2025.“Being a...

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Micaela Wittgow, of Tigard, Oregon, meritoriously advanced to the rank of 2nd class petty officer in recognition for her outstanding performance and dedication.“Being meritoriously promoted to petty officer 2nd class is a very significant achievement in my career,” said...

Portsmouth, VA. – The U.S. Navy has over 345,000 personnel among its ranks both active and reserve. Of that number, around 140,00 are spouses, around 38% of the total number of personnel. While the Navy does have programs in place to co-locate, it is no guarantee spouses will be stationed close to...

SIGONELLA, Italy - Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Kirk Ashley Young from Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) EURAFCENT was announced as the Navy Medicine Research and Development (NMR&D) 2024 Sailor of the Year (SOY), in October.Young, the command’s leading petty officer was selected amongst the eight...