23 January 2026 Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point Recognized with Top Ambulatory Surgery Center Award In late 2025, Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point received national recognition for its dedication to patient care and safety.The Leapfrog Group recognized Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point on Monday, December 15, 2025 as a recipient of a Top Ambulatory Surgery Center Award, marking the first time a...
21 January 2026 Naval Health Research Center leads study aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) SAN DIEGO - A multidisciplinary research team from the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) successfully completed the Monitoring Analysis and Research in Nautical Environmental Risks (MARINER) study aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) as the ship completed a period of...
20 January 2026 NAMRU San Antonio enters Partnership Intermediary Agreement VelocityTX JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO – FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Jan. 16, 2026) – Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development (NMR&D), has entered into a Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA) with VelocityTX, a San Antonio-based bioscience innovation hub and economic...
20 January 2026 Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point Institutes Chaperone Policy Patients receiving care at Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point can now request a chaperone for any physical exam, medical visit or dental procedure in accordance with a recently published Defense Health Agency policy.“A chaperone policy here at the clinic continues our commitment to high-quality...
19 January 2026 ROTA Commands Join Forces to Enhance Warfighter Wellness and Resilience ROTA, Spain (December 1, 2025). Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Rota recently hosted aCommanders Guide to Operational Stress Control (CgOSC) Train-the-Trainer Course, bringing together leaders and medical personnel frommultiple commands across Naval Station Rota. The...
16 January 2026 Physician assistant brings flexibility and clinical depth to ERSS training CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Lt. Cmdr. Rachel Robeck, a physician assistant (PA) assigned to Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System (ERSS) 15, based out of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Camp Pendleton, recently participated in an ERSS training conducted by the Naval...
16 January 2026 Staff in the Spotlight: Hospital Corpsman First Class Ricky Bryant Meet Hospital Corpsman First Class (HM1) Ricky Bryant, a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, the Navy’s only boot camp.A native of Melbourne, Florida, Bryant joined the Navy 17 years ago with a desire to serve something larger than himself while building a...
14 January 2026 Representatives of Japan’s National Defense Medical College revisit NAMRU San Antonio JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Jan. 13, 2026) – To enhance each other’s capabilities to counteract emerging threats, benefiting military health as well as global health security, representatives of Japan’s National Defense Medical College (NDMC) met with leadership and research...
14 January 2026 Exceed the expected: Religious Program Specialists celebrate 47 years of service For 47 years, the U.S. Navy’s Religious Program Specialist (RP) rating has carried on a legacy of service that stretches back to the start of the Chaplain Corps 250 years ago. Numbering about 750 Sailors, these specialists are tasked with a mission unlike any other, both combat-ready protectors and...
14 January 2026 Future TBI Field Assessment tools in focus during end-user touchpoint at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune Team members with the Operational Medical Systems Program Management Office joined dozens of U.S. Navy corpsmen and medical officers at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, this week as part of an end-user touchpoint here, Jan. 14, 2026.The event was designed to collect feedback from...