Forward Deployable Preventive Medicine Units (FDPMUs) are essential components of the Navy's public health and medical readiness and Navy Medicine’s only Public Health expeditionary platform...

Staff from the Navy and Marine Corps Force Health Protection Command (NMCFHPC) hosted a Risk Communication Workshop at the Rivers Edge Community Center, Aug. 13 – 15, 2024, on Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia...

 The Navy hosted a critical summit focused on blast overpressure (BOP) safety, aiming to highlight ongoing efforts to protect service members and civilians, at River’s Edge Community Center onboard Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads-Portsmouth Annex, July 15...

Cmdr. Ian Sutherland transferred responsibility as the officer in charge (OIC) of the Navy Entomology Center of Excellence (NECE) to Cmdr. Michael Kavanaugh in a change of charge ceremony, June 21, 2024, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida...

U.S. Navy Preventive Medicine professionals assigned to Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit Six (NEPMU-6) hosted a Singapore Armed Forces Expeditionary Public Health Team (SAF) to exchange knowledge about U.S. Navy Forward Deployable Preventive Medicine Unit’s (FDPMU) and their...

The Navy Entomology Center of Excellence (NECE) in partnership with the Rattlesnake Conservancy held a venomous snake handling training course aboard Naval Air Station Jacksonville, June 5-7.NECE is the premier training site for Hospital Corpsman in the field of pest control. While their primary...

Virginia Beach, VA – Forward Deployable Preventive Medicine Unit Two (FDPMU 2) demonstrated Navy Medicines commitment to readiness by participating in the annual Trident exercise from June 3-7, 2024, at Joint Expeditionary Base – Little Creek.Trident is a joint-maritime exercise designed to certify...

For the first time in its history, the Navy Entomology Center of Excellence (NECE) participated in Fleet Week Miami engaging with local communities and schools May 5-12."Fleet Week Miami is one of the Navy’s premiere community outreach programs to inform the public about what the Navy, Marine Corps,...

In May, 18 military personnel from Ghana, Honduras, Jamaica, Nigeria, and the United States gathered at the Navy Entomology Center of Excellence (NECE) for a five-day event aimed at combating vector-borne diseases, a significant threat on the battlefield.Known as Gator Dawn, this annual field...

HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — At the forefront of educational outreach, the Navy and Marine Corps Force Health Protection Command (NMCFHPC) participated in the Joint Base Langley-Eustis (JBLE) and Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association International (AFCEA) Tidewater Chapter, Science...