21 July 2023 Senior psychiatrist wins Sears Award for achievements in Navy Medicine Capt. John Van Slyke, the senior mental health executive for Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL) earned the Admiral H. James T. Sears Award for contributions to Navy psychiatry, May 11...
13 June 2023 Naval Medical Forces Atlantic talks challenges with regional commands In an effort to empower deckplate and senior leaders to address complex challenges and remove barriers, Rear Adm. Matthew Case, commander, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL) and director, Tidewater Market, and Command Master Chief Zachary Pryor met with staff and toured approximately 75% of...
19 May 2023 Navy Expeditionary Medical Unit Rotations Provide Ongoing Support in the Middle East Expeditionary Medical Facility Juliet (EMF-J) welcomed home Navy Expeditionary Medical Unit 10- Gulf (NEMU 10G), Rotation 13, after a 7-month deployment to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, May 4...
15 May 2023 Naval Medical Forces Atlantic Celebrates National Nurses Week U.S. Navy Nurse Corps officers at Commander, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic, celebrated National Nurses Week and the 115th birthday of Navy Nurse Corps on board Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads-Portsmouth Annex, May 6-13...
04 May 2023 Medical exercise certifies mission ready Casualty Receiving Treatment Ship Sailors from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Portsmouth M+1 augments of Casualty Receiving Treatment Ship (CRTS) 5 and amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) conducted a three-day CRTS certification exercise as part of a continued commitment to mission readiness, March 21...
03 May 2023 Marksmanship Skills Provide Mission Readiness and Mentorship Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Axel Narvaez was awarded the U.S. Navy Pistol Excellence-In-Competition Badge (Bronze) after a match in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in which he scored a 90.87 percent. As a result, he took second place in the Carry Optics division, where shooters possess a pistol without...
05 April 2023 Medical Inspector General Evaluates Readiness at Naval Medical Forces Atlantic The Navy’s Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) Medical Inspector General (MEDIG) evaluated the performance, efficiency, and mission readiness at Commander, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL) during a scheduled command inspection onboard Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads Portsmouth...
14 March 2023 Sailors Recognized for Assembling the first En-Route Care Systems Biomedical technicians, logistics and retail service specialists from across the Navy Medicine enterprise have been at the forefront for the assembly of the U.S. Navy’s first En-Route Care System (ERCS) and Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System (ERSS) designs at Naval Medical Readiness...
15 February 2023 Medical Forces Atlantic Welcomes New Ombudsman Assuring a crucial link between Sailors, families and Navy leaders, Emily Summers was appointed as the new ombudsman for Commander, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL) on board Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads-Portsmouth Annex, Feb. 9, 2023...