There’s a nourishing parallel between running a 200-mile relay to conducting flight deck operations or being involved in field exercises.Whether it’s daily grind duty, operational readiness obligation, or weekend warrior mode, there is a crucial nurturing principle - when applied – capable of...

There’s a reason why U.S. Navy independent duty corpsmen are found assigned on isolated platforms from the wide expanse of the Indo-Pacific Theater to the far reaches of the Atlantic Ocean.Their responsibility to the ship – and submarine – crew is to provide and handle any medical support,...

Today’s U.S. Navy espouses a “culture of fitness,” and “physical readiness,” but this was not always the case. In the early 1900s, many including the president himself, Theodore Roosevelt, were appalled by the lack of physical conditioning in the Navy.In his autobiography, Roosevelt recalled, “Many...

GREAT LAKES, Ill. -- Navy Medical Corps Capt. Chad E. McKenzie assumed command of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Great Lakes July 15, in a virtual and in-person ceremony at Naval Station Great Lakes, relieving Capt. Jeremy J. Hawker.NMRTC Great Lakes is the command located at the...

An appointment with Naval Hospital Bremerton’s chiropractor is just a referral away for active duty service members.Dr. Tina A. Noorishad is available Monday-Friday, from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., to treat any active duty patient who could benefit from chiropractor treatment.“Since she is attached to...

KOROR, PALAU, July 12, 2022 – Pacific Partnership 2022 kicked off in Koror, Palau, July 12.Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.In Palau, the Pacific Partnership...

On July 1, 2022, a panel of four medical flag officers from the United States and Australia met to discuss joint-medical readiness during the 2022 Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) Medical Symposium at Sharkey Theater on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.The theme of the medical symposium was...

GROTON, Conn. (NNS) – Capt. Katharine Shobe was relieved as commanding officer, Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory (NSMRL) by Capt. Matthew Jamerson during a ceremony held at Naval Submarine Base New London’s Dealey Center on July 8.Capt. Captain William M. Deniston, commander, Naval...

A team of six Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) members are part of the Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22) medical team embarked aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19).The group...

Delivering a baby at 3 a.m. in a parking lot was never an experience U.S. Navy Petty Officer Third Class Danielle Murphy thought she would encounter while assigned as an Aviation Hospital Corpsman. On June 3, 2022, while standing administrative duty at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, Murphy...