CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (June 4, 2025) – Navy Medicine leaders, healthcare professionals, and senior enlisted advisors gathered for the Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Camp Pendleton Get Real, Get Better (GRGB) Leadership Symposium, a full-day event focused on cultivating...

The landscape of bacterial health threats is ever evolving and poses a significant risk to the readiness of the U.S. military, whose members are frequently exposed to bacteria through combat injuries and deployments to overseas locations.Navy Medicine Research & Development (NMR&D) is engaged in...

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a $227.6 million fixed-price design-build contract June 3 to DPR-RQ Construction LLC of Carlsbad, California, for a new ambulatory care center and dental clinic at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB), Cuba.The project reflects...

The U.S. military maintains the capability to act any-where across the globe on short notice, to protect the interests of the nation. To do so, service members require the latest state-of-the-science information and technology to preserve their operational capabilities in the face of diseases and...

The academic achievements of five Sailors serving aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point were celebrated at a ceremony held Friday, June 6 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point.Hospital Corpsman Second Class Vanessa Schofield earned an Associate of Applied Science in Health Sciences from...

Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point bid Fair Winds and Following Seas to Hospital Corpsman Ed DeLeon during a ceremony held Thursday, June 5.DeLeon received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for his service aboard the clinic in the Materials Management and Pharmacy Departments, having...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – In the high desert of Southern California, Navy corpsmen from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms are trading their typical clinical hospital shifts for the unpredictable and often fast-paced experience of prehospital emergency medicine.A...

ROTA, SPAIN (May 22, 2025) - Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Rota stood sharp during the annual Summer Whites Inspection, a time-honored tradition reflecting the Navy’s core values of professionalism, discipline, and readiness.Dressed in iconic summer whites, Sailors formed...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – While not a welcomed guest at command picnics, the Navy has invited house flies to take part in an innovative project to help detect harmful microbes before they become a threat to military around the world.Led by Cmdr. Theron Hamilton, assistant officer in charge of the Navy...

SIGONELLA, Italy – U.S. Naval Hospital Sigonella is continuing its commitment to health and readiness by highlighting the importance of colorectal cancer screenings during a recent episode of Patient Informational Minute with Captain Vernon and guests on AFN Radio. Cmdr. Radhames Lizardo, Director...