Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) has become one of the first Military Treatment Facilities (MTF) to adopt a cutting-edge new 3D-printing technology for producing waterproof casts. The technology, developed by ActivArmor, uses additive manufacturing to create breathable casts and splints that...

By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alec R. Kramer, NMRTC Bethesda Public AffairsFORT BELVOIR, Va. (Sept. 16, 2025) – Family, friends and shipmates gathered at Fort Belvoir to celebrate as U.S. Navy Sailors were promoted to the rank of E-7 with U.S. Army “Navy Chief Honoree” Soldiers during a...

Patients have ranked the front desk staff at three U.S Naval Hospital Guam clinics as the “Best of the Best” in the Military Health System for patient experience and customer care, according to a recent Joint Outpatient Experience Survey (JOES) quarterly report.“I am so proud of our clerks and...

NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy – As part of a regional visit to military medical assets across Europe, the Honorable Stephen Ferrara, Acting Assistant Secretary of War for Health Affairs visited Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) EURAFCENT’s headquarters on September 15.During the visit,...

NMRTC Bethesda Sailors Take Part in 9/11 Remembrance CeremonyBy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alec Kramer, NMRTC Bethesda Public AffairsBETHESDA, Md. – Sept. 11, 2025 — Sailors, civilians, and visitors gathered at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to remember the nearly 3,000...

The Chiefs Mess at Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton was deemed incomplete.Permission was requested – and approved - from Capt. Karla Lepore, NMRTC Bremerton commanding officer to make the mess whole.Joining the ranks of U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officers September 16, 2025, were newly...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (August 7, 2025)In a major step toward improving efficiency and patient satisfaction, Branch Health Clinic Makalapa has successfully launched a new integrated front desk that consolidates four previously separate check-in locations: Optometry, PCMH Gold and Red...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON - (Sept. 9, 2025) - Representatives of DesiCorp, Inc., met with leadership and research scientists assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute.The representatives traveled from Louisville,...

September 4, 2025 -- In a significant advancement for Navy public health, epidemiologists with the Navy and Marine Corps Force Health Protection Command (NMCFHPC) are revolutionizing how the fleet monitors illnesses at sea.The initiative harnesses the power of a biosurveillance tool known as the...

BETHESDA, Md. – Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) leadership and staff took part in a three-day meeting of the Health Services Operational Advisory Group (HSOAG) from September 9-11.The meeting gave Marine Corps and Navy medical leadership a forum to share the latest resources, research findings...