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...

Meet Hospital Corpsman First Class (HM1) Savannah Buza, a Recruit Division Commander (RDC)at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, the Navy’s only boot camp.A native of Montrose, Colorado, Buza has served in the Navy for 14 years, dedicating her career to supporting the health, readiness, and...

PATUXENT RIVER, MD — Sailors from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Patuxent River participated at the Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary School’s Career Day on May 22, 2025, inspiring young students with interactive activities and insights into the world of Navy...

Teaching the Tactical Combat Casualty Care course is a labor of love.So insists Hospital Corpsman 1st Class (Fleet Marine Force qualified) Austin Santistevan, Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton TCCC course instructor.“I love being a TCCC instructor. I can teach a course and know I’m...

The Navy and Marine Corps Force Health Protection Command (NMCFHPC) plays a critical role in the biomedical field, an interdisciplinary area that applies the principals of biology, medicine, and engineering to develop technologies, treatments, and innovations that improve healthcare diagnostics, and...

HONOLULU (May 14, 2025) Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT), announced the FY 2024 Sailors of the Year (SOY) during a ceremony held, May 14, at the Ala Moana Hotel in Honolulu. Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Andrew Velikic was selected as the Sea Sailor of the Year, and Aviation Structural Mechanic...

ROTA, Spain – Growing up on a horse farm in Fern Prairie, Washington, HM1 Brandon Day learned early the value of hard work and motivation. Those values—instilled by his grandfather and sharpened through 11 years of dedicated service—have led to his selection as the 2024 U.S. Navy League-Madrid...

ROTA, Spain — In a historic milestone for the U.S. Navy, the Mortuary Facility aboard Naval Station Rota has earned the highest inspection score in Navy Mortuary history—a near-perfect 99. At the heart of this achievement stands Hospital Corpsman First Class (HM1) Julianne Thompson, the only Navy...

Gibbs was selected as the 2nd MLG Warrior of the Week by her leadership for her proficiency, maturity, and dedication to her job as a dental technician. Her impact during exercise Joint Viking was remarkable where she assisted in the care of 200 patients and provided 75 hours of medical coverage...