By Bernard S. Little Walter Reed Hospital Communications“It’s Not Just Care, It’s Family” focuses on drawing awareness to the continuity of care service members and their families receive when they come to Walter Reed, and this care includes children’s oral health to enhance troop readiness.With...

WAUKEGAN, Ill – On the morning of Feb. 3, 2026, four Sailors from the Hospital Corpsman Trauma Training (HMTT) program put practical skills to the test to help save an unexpected patient.The situation began with Field House employees asking if anyone knew CPR. The four corpsmen; Hospitalman Joseph...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – Naval Medical Forces Development Command (NMFDC) launched a new Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Tier 4 Combat Paramedics/Providers (TCCC CP/P) bridge training course for Navy Medicine providers, now available through Joint Knowledge Online (JKO)...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - Navy Medicine is bolstering the operational readiness of the joint force by accelerating the implementation of Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) across the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, ensuring warfighters have the critical life-saving skills needed...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -- Naval Medical Forces Development Command (NMFDC) launched a new, fully online and asynchronous Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Black Belt certification course, now open for enrollment to all Department of the Navy (DoN) personnel.The initiative is designed to...

The Tri-Service Optician School (TOPS), a directorate of the Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command (NMLPDC), held its graduation ceremony for class 25-010 in Yorktown, Virginia on Dec. 16, 2025. The graduating class was comprised of 6 Sailors and Soldiers from both the U.S. Navy...

PENSACOLA, Fla. – Images of hot-shot aviators pushing the outer limits of aircraft performance have been popularized through Hollywood films and popular culture, and while there are many traits that hold true, there is a grounded aspect that many overlook. How does the U.S. Navy select and retain...

Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command held its annual 4-week in-person Military Tropical Medicine (MTM) didactic course, followed by a 2-week hands-on field experience throughout eight tropical infectious disease endemic locations around the globe during August 2025.  The MTM...

PENSACOLA, FL –The Hyperbaric Medicine Department of the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute (NAMI), a detachment of Navy Medicine Operational Training Command (NMOTC) based in Pensacola, Florida, achieved another first for Navy Medicine, but this time has “sharpened the spear” for the Navy fleet at...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Joel Barnes was named the 2025 Military Citizen of the Year for Hampton Roads, an honor presented to service members or veterans who demonstrate exceptional community involvement and selfless service beyond their military...