05 July 2023 Walter Reed Welcomes Capt. Melissa Austin as New Hospital Director Walter Reed Welcomes Capt. Melissa Austin as New Hospital DirectorBETHESDA, Md. (July 5, 2023) -- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center -- U.S. Navy Capt. Melissa Austin assumed directorship of Walter Reed during a change of directorship ceremony in Memorial Auditorium. She assumes the helm...
29 June 2023 NECE Entomologist Augments Warfighter Research Across INDOPACOM Lt. Thomas McGlynn, a medical entomologist with the Navy Entomology Center of Excellence (NECE), Jacksonville Florida, recently provided “entomological” support to the Navy Medical Research Unit TWO (NAMRU-2), Singapore, carrying out mission critical research and global health engagement projects in...
28 June 2023 Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit Fallon holds change of charge ceremony NAVAL AIR STATION FALLON, Nev. (June 27, 2023) – Cmdr. Kim Oeschlager transferred responsibility as the officer in charge (OIC) of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit Fallon (NMRTU Fallon) to Cmdr. Thomas P. Murphy on June 23, 2023. The unit provides care at Naval Branch Health Clinic Fallon...
27 June 2023 Health Experts Across Latin America Making Waves with Navy Entomology (May 29, 2023) - The U.S. Department of State (DoS) facilitated a special, by-request visit to the Navy Entomology Center of Excellence (NECE) for international public health experts, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, May 29, 2023.Selected through the highly competitive International Visitor...
26 June 2023 Navy Medicine Microbiologist Joins NASA Efforts to Prepare for Mars Surface Missions HOUSTON – Lt. Anca Selariu, a microbiologist with Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) INDO-PACIFIC, along with three other volunteers, began a simulated Mars mission on June 25 at NASA’s Johnson Space Center.The mission, part of NASA’s Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) Mars...
26 June 2023 NRC Corpus Christi Enables NMRTC Operations FORT WORTH, Texas (June 23, 2023) – Sometimes things don’t go the way you anticipate or plan. When this happens, it’s critical to have those you can count on to ensure the mission still succeeds.Navy Reserve Center (NRC) Corpus Christi recently assisted Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command...
26 June 2023 Walter Reed Performs Historic First Single-Port Robotic Surgery WRNMMC, Bethesda, MD. (June 26, 2023) -- Walter Reed unveiled its new single-port robotic surgical system, becoming the first Department of Defense facility, and the first military hospital in the National Capital Region, to use the newly FDA-approved medical device.“This is one of the most...
22 June 2023 Walter Reed Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department All Smiles After Passing Rigorous CODA Inspection By James A. BlackWRNMMC Command CommunicationsPreparing for CODAThe Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) celebrates the recent success of the Navy Postgraduate Dental School’s (NPDS) Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department (OMSD) in achieving high marks from the Commission on...
20 June 2023 125 Years of Hospital Corpsman The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) held a birthday ceremony celebrating the 125th birthday of the hospital corpsman rate June 17, 2023.The ceremony, which was held on the ship’s enlisted mess decks, featured a brief look into the history of hospital corpsmen (HM) as...
18 June 2023 125 Years of Medical Excellence – Ford Celebrates the Hospital Corpsman Birthday ‘I dedicate my heart, mind, and strength to the work before me. I shall do all within my power to show in myself an example of all that is honorable and good throughout my naval career.’ – The Hospital Corpsman Pledge.The world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) medical...