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...

From amongst a host of qualified contenders for Naval Medical Forces Pacific Fiscal Year 2024 Senior Sailor of the Year, the notable accolades of one surpassed those of his peers.Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Robert L. O’Bryant, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton and a...

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Andrew Velikic, a Surface Force Independent Duty Corpsman with 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, was named the 2024 I MEF Sailor of the Year on March 31, 2025. A native of Rockland, New York,...

By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Isaiah M. Williams, Navy Office of Community OutreachMillington, Tenn. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Caleb Ellis, a native of Paxville, South Carolina, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to Navy Medical Readiness Training Command Beaufort.Ellis graduated from...

Hospital Corpsman First Class Gabriela Tseh strives to lead by example and show her peers and junior Sailors aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point that dedication to making a difference is difficult but rewarding work.Tseh, a native of Eagle Pass, Texas, is the clinic’s Senior Sailor of the Year...

Hospital Corpsman Second Class Ashlyn Sanders finds her work aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point meaningful because of the impact she and her team have on base and local communities.Sanders, the clinic’s Sailor of the Year for 2024, serves as the Leading Petty Officer of the Preventative...

By Megan Lemly, Navy Office of Community OutreachMILLINGTON, Tenn. – Petty Officer 1st Class John Thompson, a native of Nashville, Tennessee, was recently named Sailor of the Year (SOY), for fiscal year 2024, while serving at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Beaufort.SOY is an...