Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) is at the forefront of enhancing the physical readiness of military members in the Hampton Roads area with the launch of a new virtual physical therapy program called Sword Thrive. This initiative, part of a pilot program by the Defense Health Agency (DHA),...

Corpsmen serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point partnered with the base’s Fire and Emergency Services Department to complete an Emergency Medical Technician-Basic course in March, 2026.Sailors assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Cherry Point completed the...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Sailors assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms completed the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) Tan Belt course in December 2025, participating in the physically demanding training under the instruction of a Marine...

SAN DIEGO –The U.S. Navy has finalized a strategic training plan for its next-generation operational medical technology, a critical step toward enhancing the health and readiness of Sailors and Marines across the globe.Military and civilian experts from the Joint Operational Medicine Information...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – The Naval Medical Forces Development Command and the Navy Medicine Operational Training Command (NMOTC) are mission driven and people powered.With almost 35 years of combined military and civilian corps service under his belt, Dr. John P. Albano has...

U.S. Naval Hospital Guam has earned a 5-star rating in the TRICARE Inpatient Satisfaction Survey (TRISS) for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025, the eighth time in the past three years the hospital has received the survey’s highest distinction.This sustained performance reflects the hospital’s...

The first plunge into icy water is a shock to the system. For a warfighter operating in extreme cold-weather environments, a fall into near-freezing seas isn't a mishap; it's a life-or-death battle that is won or lost in the firstfew minutes.Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) scientists spent six...

PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — Hospital Corpsmen from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Patuxent River, joined by their counterparts from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit (NMRTU) Dahlgren and NMRTC Detachments Indian Head and Joint Base Andrews, recently participated in a...

NMRTC San Diego Changes Command Master ChiefSAN DIEGO– Amidst intermittent morning rain that cleared just as the ceremony concluded, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) San Diego held a change of charge ceremony for its senior enlisted leader. U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Petty...

CAMP PENDLETON, California – Sailors with Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) Kilo demonstrated their capacity to deliver life-saving care in a simulated combat environment during a training and operational readiness evaluation at the Naval Expeditionary Medicine Warfighter Development Center...