14 February 2023 Makin Island conducts Medical Operations with CSG11 Amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and USS Nimitz (CVN 68) of Carrier Strike Group 11 (CSG 11), conducted integrated medical operations Feb. 11, 2023, in the South China Sea.Makin Island and Nimitz, with over 100 Corpsman, conducted movement of a litter-bound simulated patient with...
13 February 2023 NAMRU San Antonio hosts 4th Edition of Mission Possible JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Feb. 9, 2023) – Military and support personnel assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio attended the fourth edition of “Mission Possible,” an information-sharing event held at the Tri-Service Research Laboratory.The purpose of “Mission...
13 February 2023 U.S. Navy Selects WRNMMC Pharmacist as 2022 Civilian Pharmacist of the Year (Feb. 10, 2023) The U.S. Navy recently named My Lan Tran, supervisory pharmacist at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC), its 2022 Civilian Pharmacist of the Year.“With a decades-long career in service of Navy pharmacy, My Lan Tran continues to prove herself an indispensable asset...
10 February 2023 Junior Physical Therapist of the Year: How One Officer is Chasing Her Dreams CORONADO, Calif. (Feb. 10, 2023) - In the back of a room filled with racks of weights, tension bands, and workout machines is a physical therapist gently stretching out a patient’s back. As she moves around her patient, she talks them through each movement. By the end of the session, the patient...
10 February 2023 Cherry Point Clinic Celebrates Life, Memory of Hospitalman Luigi Di Giovanni (Feb. 2, 2023) Sailors and civilians serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point honored the life and service of a Sailor who recently passed away.Sailors and civilians serving aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point gathered Thursday, February 2 at the MCAS Cherry Point Chapel to celebrate...
10 February 2023 Walter Reed to Close COVID-19 Vaccination Site on February 13 Bethesda, Maryland (February 10, 2023) – Due to decreased demand for both COVID-19 testing and vaccinations, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center’s (WRNMMC) COVID-19 Vaccine Site will be permanently closed effective Monday, Feb 13.As shared in a previous message regarding the COVID-19...
06 February 2023 Hospital corpsman named Naval Medical Forces Pacific headquarters 2022 Sailor of the Year A hospital corpsman at headquarters, Naval Medical Forces Pacific (NMFP), was named the winner of the Chief Yeoman Latoya Calvin Leadership Award and NMFP Headquarters Sailor of the Year (SOY) for 2022, during an all-hands meeting and awards presentation at NMFP, Naval Base San Diego, Jan. 13...
03 February 2023 NMCSD Honors Women Physicians At Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD), there is a good chance that a beneficiary will be treated at some point by women physicians who have trained and aspired to be among the highest qualified providers Navy Medicine can offer. However, it wasn’t always like that. Feb. 3 is National Women...
02 February 2023 Flagship of Navy Dental Education Marks 100 Years The Navy Dental Corps’ ongoing commitment to education and training is exemplified in the story of the Naval Postgraduate Dental School (NPDS) which celebrates its 100th anniversary on February 3rd, 2023.Originally known as the Naval Dental School, NPDS was founded by the Bureau of Medicine and...
02 February 2023 Military Panel Discusses Military Health System with Civilian Healthcare Executives SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Rear Adm. Cynthia Kuehner, commander of Naval Medical Forces Support Command, was part of a panel that spoke before the South Texas Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) during the Healthcare Landscape Conference held on Jan. 27. This year’s theme was...