PUERTO BARRIOS, Guatemala (Oct. 30, 2022) The orange tiger toy danced and fell across the white sheets of the hospital bed, as two-year-old Thiago Palencia played while waiting impatiently for something to happen. He spent half an hour surrounded by the tan walls and dark red floor of the...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Oct. 31, 2022) – Possessing an object that has been to space is no easy feat. For Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, that is now a reality.During a presentation held at the Brooke Army Medical Center’s Putnam Auditorium, NASA Astronaut, U.S...

Some patients need an ear full about an earful.Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class John Ong can provide any such helpful cautioning.As the lead hearing conservation technician and general duty corpsman for Naval Hospital Bremerton Otorhinolaryngology [better known as Ears, Nose and Throat] department, Ong...

CARIBBEAN SEA (Nov. 1, 2022) Hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) postpones its scheduled visit to Honduras on Nov. 1, 2022, in response to Tropical Storm Lisa currently strengthening in the Caribbean Sea.“For the safety of the Honduran patients who would otherwise be exposed to the elements, and of...

(Oct. 27, 2022) The Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command’s Chief Mess in Bethesda visited the Tri-Service Optician School (TOPS) detachment at Yorktown, Virginia on October 27th.The mission of TOPS is to provide formal optical training to Army Optical Laboratory Specialist MOS...

(Mar. 21, 2022) DAKAR, Senegal -- Navy medical personnel provide training to service members on board the Senegalese navy patrol ship Fouladou, March 14, 2022, in Dakar, Senegal. The training was part of the multi-international exercise Obangame Express 2022 (OE22) hosted by Senegal and sponsored by...

HAYAMA, Japan—On October 16 United States Navy Medical Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Yokosuka, Government of Japan, Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF) Ground and Maritime branches and the United States Army participated in Big Rescue Kanagawa. This annual joint event, coordinated by the...

PUERTO BARRIOS, Guatemala (Oct. 28, 2022) – Hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) anchored off the coast of Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, in support of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet’s Continuing Promise 2022 (CP22) mission, Oct. 26.This visit marks the first of five mission stops as...

SILVER SPRING, Md. – Staff of Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) hosted an 80th birthday celebration to recognize the past accomplishments and future mission of the command on Oct. 27.The celebration capped off NMRC’s Commander Leadership Conference, a three-day gathering of staff from across the...

SAN DIEGO – More than 70 medical professionals participated in-person and virtually in the Fleet Health Integration Panel (FHIP), Oct. 11-14, at U.S. 3rd Fleet Headquarters.The biannual medical panel identifies gaps in readiness, standardizes practices and organizes the delivery of capabilities to...