JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – Cmdr. Thomas Sather, Director for the Naval Medical Forces Development Command’s (NMFDC) Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) program, has been recognized with two prestigious awards for his pivotal role in revolutionizing life support and medical...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – The Naval Medical Forces Development Command welcomed Lt. Cdr. Angel Camacho to the team as the new director for administration, July 16, 2025.Originally from Ecuador, Camacho moved to Brooklyn, New York, when he was 13 years old and later joined the...

Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command held its Change of Command Ceremony in Clark Auditorium at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Jun. 12.The ceremony was presided over by Rear Adm. Walter Bradford, Commander, Naval Medical Forces Development Command, Chief United...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – The Naval Medical Forces Development Command (NMFDC) celebrated the 127th U.S. Navy Hospital Corps birthday June 17, 2025.This ceremony honors the impact and enduring legacy of the Navy corpsman, said Rear Adm. Walter Brafford, NMFDC’s commander, as...

For many, the uniform represents a choice, a career path, or a sense of duty. But for one sailor, who navigated a childhood marked by struggle and abuse, the U.S. Navy offered a lifeline.Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Rafie Solis’ journey from homelessness to a career of helping others and, ultimately,...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – The Naval Medical Forces Development Command (NMFDC) is enhancing the Navy’s expeditionary forces’ ability to provide critical en-route medical care by establishing a new Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) – Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic.The...

FORT BRAGG, N.C. – Drones buzzed overhead, special operators stalked through the shoot houses, and medics monitored vital signs of patients in the field. This wasn't some disconnected tech demo or surgical exercise; this was integrated, visceral, and real. At the U.S. Army Special Operations...

PENSACOLA, Fla – Naval Medical Forces Development Command (NMFDC) virtually gathered its star Sailors from across the region for a special announcement on April 11. Among the trio standing tall was Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 1st Class Brady Joslin, a grin splitting his face like an Olympian...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – Seaman Recruit Jacob Hernandez was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal on April 7, 2025, for his actions that potentially saved someone’s life.Hernandez, a Hospital Corpsman Basic (HCB) “A” School student at the Navy Medicine Training...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – The Naval Medical Forces Development Command welcomed Ms. Kathryn A. Mercer as its new Chief of Staff, effective February 10, 2025.A native of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, Mercer has previously served as the command's comptroller for close to five years. She...