Vice Adm. Michael L. Cowan (1944-2023) served in a wide-variety of clinical, operational, staff and leadership positions over the course of his 33-year career. His career culminated in 2001 with his selection as the 34th Surgeon General of the U.S. Navy and Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and...

BRIDGEPORT, Calif. — Hospital corpsmen assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Detachment (NMRTD) Bridgeport strengthened their expeditionary medical skills during air medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) familiarization training with the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center and Nevada...

A former hospital corpsman and retired warrant officer has donated a collection of historical photographs and memorabilia to U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Guam and U.S. Naval Hospital Guam, preserving a vital piece of Navy Medicine’s medical legacy supporting military operations...

ROTA, Spain — U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Rota received the Gold Star level of the 2025 Navy Surgeon General’s Blue H Health Promotion and Wellness Award for its efforts to promote healthier lifestyles and strengthen readiness across the Naval Station Rota community.The Gold Star is the highest level...

BETHESDA, Md. – Staff at Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) are currently recruiting volunteers for a phase 2a study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of INNA-051 a treatment for respiratory tract Illness.INNA-051, a self-administered nasal spray, was previously determined by the NMRC...

ATSUGI, Japan — U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Yokosuka Sailors joined U.S. and Japanese military, government, medical and emergency-response organizations for Big Rescue Kanagawa 2026 on Sept. 1 at the Kanagawa Prefectural Comprehensive Disaster Prevention Center and...

Naval Medical Forces Pacific hosted a senior delegation of Japanese government and officials, clinical leaders and academic researchers Aug. 25, 2026, to deepen bilateral medical collaboration and examine the operational requirements of maritime healthcare across the vast Indo-Pacific region.Led by...

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Capt. George Brand relieved Capt. Kevin Bailey as commanding officer of the Naval Expeditionary Medicine Warfighter Development Center during a change of command ceremony held aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton on Sept. 3, 2026.Rear Adm. Kevin Brown, commander of Naval...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms recently recognized Lt. Kino I. Anderson, Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms’ human resources department head, as Officer of the Quarter for the third quarter of 2026.A native of Portmore, Jamaica, Anderson...

ACCRA, Ghana – 16 military medical professionals completed a two-week 2026 Military Tropical Medicine (MTM) program in Ghana on August 14, gaining firsthand experience with tropical medicine and infectious disease challenges that threaten the operational readiness of U.S. forces.Supported by U.S...