On Aug. 7, 2026, Rear. Adm. Kevin Brown, commander of Naval Medical Forces Pacific (NMFP), relieved Capt. Mathew Loe as commanding officer of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Lemoore due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command.Loe served as the NMRTC Lemoore commanding...

SAN DIEGO— The visit illustrated that despite operating in an environment of finite budgets and personnel, the overabundance of heart, dedication, and innovation is what prevails across Navy Medicine.These immeasurable attributes that exemplify the force were on full display when Acting Surgeon...

“One day while I was in the Fallujah Surgical Company, I looked up at the duty provider board to see the name of an ensign listed,” related Cmdr. Mike Evans, who serves as the Branch Head for Family Readiness, Educational and Developmental Intervention Services at the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine...

ROTA, Spain — U.S. Naval Hospital Rota conducted a mass casualty exercise in partnership with Naval Station Rota, the Federal Fire Department and other units across the installation on June 25, 2026. The exercise tested the hospital’s ability to respond rapidly and effectively to a large-scale...

BETHESDA, Md. — Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bethesda celebrated the Navy Medical Service Corps 79th anniversary at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, honoring a legacy that began with the Army-Navy Medical Service Corps Act of 1947, August 4, 2026.The celebration...

YOKOSUKA, Japan – Twenty-six military-affiliated teens successfully completed the American Red Cross VolunTEEN summer program at U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Yokosuka, gaining hands-on professional development and a rare, first-hand look into the daily operations of military healthcare.The six-week...

ABOARD USS ESSEX — In a continued effort to modernize medical capabilities and improve patient outcomes afloat, the U.S. Navy conducted a comprehensive assessment of the Joint Operational Medicine Information Systems (JOMIS) Clinical Data Provider (CDP) aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex...

BETHESDA, Md. — Sailors and civilian staff from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bethesda stepped away from their clinical spaces to compete in the annual Captain’s Cup and celebrate at the command picnic at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on July 31.The daylong event...

Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Cherry Point honored four outstanding Sailors with “of the quarter honors” for third quarter, 2026.Honored were Hospitalman Johanna Myers as the Bluejacket of the Quarter, Hospital Corpsman Third Class Lauren Krietemeyer as Junior Sailor of the Quarter,...

As Navy Medicine reflects on the 128 years of decorated Hospital Corps history, a profound shift in how the rating projects survival on the battlefield is taking place at the Naval Expeditionary Medicine Warfighter Development Center (NEMWDC). Through advanced, high-fidelity training, modern...