JACKSONVILLE, NC – A psychiatry resident in the Combined Military-Civilian Psychiatry Residency Program (CMCPRP) at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune is making the move from civilian to military personnel, commissioning as a Naval officer on June 6, 2025.Dr. Andrea Karsten is the first civilian in...

COLÓN, Panama - The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in Colón, Panama as part of Continuing Promise 2025 (CP25), June 25, 2025.“The bond between our nations is built on mutual respect and shared values,” said Capt. Ryan Kendall, commodore, Destroyer Squadron 40 and CP25...

Naval Medical Readiness Logistics Command, Cheatham Annex, Williamsburg, VA, welcomed an NMRLC spouse who successfully complete the Navy mandated 11 module Ombudsman Basic Training course on June 12.Mrs. Rachel Wilkinson, wife of Lt. Cmdr. Jeremy Wilkinson of NMRLC’s Expeditionary Medical Logistics...

May 2025, U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa (USNHO) was notified that they earned the 2025 Partner for Change award. According to Practice Greenhealth (PGH), the award recognizes USNHO's ongoing commitment to improving its environmental performance and efforts to build sustainability and resilience into...

Christopher Grace, of New Port Richey, Florida, was recently named Navy Medicine’s Civilian Acquisition Professional of the Year while serving at Naval Medical Readiness Logistics Command (NMRLC), Williamsburg, Virginia.Grace is a 2002 graduate of Ridgewood High School.The skills and values needed...

Lt. Cmdr. Jason Kouche, a native of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, was recently named Navy Medicine’s Senior Shore-Based Medical Logistician of the Year while serving at Naval Medical Readiness Logistics Command (NMRLC) Williamsburg, Virginia.Kouche is a 1999 graduate of Myrtle Beach High School...

Matt Gerten, of Chesapeake, Virginia, was recently named Navy Medicine’s Civilian Medical Logistician of the Year while serving at Naval Medical Readiness Logistics Command (NMRLC), Williamsburg, Virginia.Gerten, who graduated from high school in 1992, served in the Navy for 26 years and has served...

It was an evening to render honors, remember the past, reflect on the present and prepare for the future as Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton held their 127th Hospital Corps Ball, June 21, 2025.“We have come together to celebrate 127 years of our Navy’s only enlisted corps. The...

ROTA, Spain (June 3, 2025) - Leadership from U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Rota recently visited Hospitales Lavinia Asisa (HLA) Hospital Jerez Puerta del Sur to engage in a collaborative discussion aimed at enhancing healthcare capabilities and bolstering the enduring network partnership between the...

SAN DIEGO - Capt. Eric Welsh was relieved by Capt. Kellie McMullen as commanding officer of Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) during a change of command ceremony on the morning of June 17th.Capt. Franca R. Jones, commander, Naval Medical Research Command, presided over the ceremony, and was among...