The Tri-Service Optician School (TOPS), a directorate of the Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command (NMLPDC), held its graduation ceremony for class 24005 in Yorktown, Virginia on June 20th, 2024.The graduating class was comprised of 15 sailors and soldiers from both the U.S. Navy...

Yorktown, Va. (June 20, 2024) Fifteen graduates of the Tri-Service Optician School’s (TOPS) Class 24-005 joined the Class of 2024 and set their sights on joining the fleet and respective field activities near and far as trained optical laboratory specialists on Thursday, June 20th. Their rigorous...

Naval Medical Readiness Logistics Command (NMRLC) acknowledged the 126th Hospital Corpsman birthday in a ceremony at Naval Ophthalmic Readiness Activity (NORA) on Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown, VA, June 17, 2024.At the onset of the ceremony, Capt. Brian Hatch, NORA’s Director, promoted Hospital...

Sailors from Naval Medical Readiness Logistics Command (NMRLC), Williamsburg, VA, conducted their ‘Joint 360 Training’ centered on the 82nd Commemoration of the Battle of Midway, June 5, 2024.NMRLC is comprised of active-duty military members from both the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy.Derived from...

Naval Medical Readiness Logistics Command (NMRLC) held a change of command ceremony at its headquarters on Cheatham Annex, Williamsburg, VA, May 23, 2024. Capt. Christopher Barnes formally succeeded Capt. Matthew Marcinkiewicz as NMRLC’s commanding officer.Vice Adm. Matthew Case, Commander, Naval...

Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) Adm. Jim Kilby traveled to Yorktown, Virginia to meet with Sailors, Soldiers and Civilians of Naval Ophthalmic Readiness Activity (NORA), headed by Capt. Brian Hatch. The visit took place May 29, 2024.A directorate of Naval Medical Readiness Logistics Command...

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) James Honea traveled to Naval Ophthalmic Readiness Activity (NORA), Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, VA, to see the Navy optical fabrication process and to meet with Sailors, Soldiers and Civilians, May 20, 2024.NORA is a directorate of the Naval Medical...

In his 2023 Executive Rudder, Navy Surgeon General Rear Adm. Darin Via said, “Navy medical personnel remain focused on the mission of warrior readiness. Navy medical personnel lead advances in frontline medical platforms, technologies, and procedures that enable readiness, sustain morale, and...

Retired Navy SEAL Petty Officer 1st Class David Goggins is often referred to as the toughest man alive. His first stint in military service was with the U.S. Air Force Pararescue squad. Wasn’t tough enough. He then followed his dream of becoming a U.S. Navy SEAL which stands for Sea, Air, Land. As a...

Friday, April 19, 2024, Sailors from NMRLC visited the Nauticus Downtown Museum Battleship USS Wisconsin for the 80th Commissioning Anniversary. For some Sailors who may have visited a fleet going vessel for the first time, this trip was enlightening.When asked about the experience, one Sailor said,...