24 November 2023 Military Physicians Present on Global Health Engagement and Importance of Overseas Medical Research Laboratories at Joint Medical Conference SILVER SPRING, Md. – Navy physicians from the Naval Medical Research & Development (NMR&D) enterprise, alongside colleagues in the Army and Air Force, highlighted the crucial role of overseas medical research laboratories at a presentation during the American College of Physicians (ACP) Tri-Service
21 November 2023 NMRTC San Diego Nurse participates in Marine Corps Marathon Navy Medical Readiness and Training Center San Diego’s Lt. Jg. Kristen Donohue, keeps pace of managing active duty life while making sure to enjoy the life experiences along the way.Donohue, a nurse in NMRTC San Diego’s Emergency Department, joined thousands from across the country for the 48th
21 November 2023 I Am Navy Medicine – and Nurse Practitioner – Lt. Cmdr. Samantha Jennings at NHB Although National Nurse Practitioner Week was just held November 12-18, 2023, the theme “recognizing heroes in health care” still resonates at Naval Hospital Bremerton.For one Navy Nurse Corps officer assigned to NHB, being a nurse practitioner has led to a winding career path as an unsung hero in
21 November 2023 Naval Health Clinic Lemoore directly provides vaccines to the warfighter Naval Health Clinic Lemoore (NHCL) and the Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 medical team provided typhoid and seasonal influenza shots in a mass vaccination effort called a shot exercise or SHOTEX held on Nov. 8 and 9, 2023 along the flightline at Naval Air Station Lemoore’s (NAS) Hangar 3.“The tremendous
21 November 2023 Recruit Training Command volunteers turn out for ASBP Blood Drive Recruit Training Command (RTC) volunteers provided a lifeline to the front lines during the RTC Blood Drive Nov. 15.
21 November 2023 First Ever Gator Dawn Field Exchange Spotlights Navy Partnerships with African Militaries The Navy Entomology Center of Excellence (NECE) successfully launched its very first Gator Dawn: a preventive medicine field exchange with participation from the armed forces of Ghana, Nigeria, and Kenya. The event took place at NECE’s main facility on Naval Air Station Jacksonville (NASJAX),
18 November 2023 USNS Mercy’s visit to Solomon Islands marks 2nd stop of Pacific Partnership 24-1 Pacific Partnership has returned to the Solomon Islands to continue the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR) preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific region, Nov. 18.The arrival of Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) to
17 November 2023 Butting out with Cold Turkey Trot for the Great American Smoke Out It was a designated date to ruffle the feathers of smokers to butt out.Even just for the day.It was 46 years ago that the American Cancer Association inaugurated the nationwide Great American Smoke Out to encourage Americans to quit smoking. The event is held on the third Thursday of November every
17 November 2023 Storie’s Stories: USS Gerald R. Ford’s Pharmacy Technician “Here, you aren’t just providing a service, you are helping people on their worst day,” said Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Austin Storie, from Pacific, Missouri, the pharmacy technician for the world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). “[If] they feel like garbage, or they’re sick,
17 November 2023 NMCSD celebrates Perioperative Nurses Week Naval Medical Center San Diego celebrates Perioperative Nurses Week by acknowledging the amazing work our outstanding nurses continually provide to our patients.Perioperative nurses play an integral role in the operating room making sure logistics are cared for and provide much needed assistance to