NEWPORT, R.I. (Jan. 8, 2026) - Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) New England has been recognized for its outstanding personnel retention, earning the Fiscal Year 2025 Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) Retention Excellence Award.The command’s success was highlighted by the...

The Medical Logistics (MEDLOG) department at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) has been awarded the Commander's Cup in recognition of its critical support services role in executing the hospital's mission of optimizing health and enhancing readiness.While frontline caregivers are often in the...

SILVER SPRING, Md. – The XSTAT P15, an advanced hemorrhage control device for narrow-entrance wounds, recently received 510(k) clearance as part of joint efforts by Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) in partnership with a medical device company, RevMedx.This device uses advanced technology in a...

The Armed Services Blood Program at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune is celebrating its blood donors and thanking them for donating life to military members and their families. The program recently held a recognition ceremony to extend their heartfelt appreciation to Naval Health Clinic Cherry...

ROTA, Spain (December 10, 2025)—Recently, experts fromNaval Forces Africa / Naval Forces Europepartnered withNavy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Rota andNaval Station Rotaconducted a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Phase II Reintegration Exercise. The training focused on...

Two Sailors, through their exceptional professionalism, leadership and unwavering dedication, have been recognized by the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) as recipients of the Fiscal Year 2025 Blue Jacket of the Year and Junior Sailor of the Year awards.Hospitalman James Salmeron, a...

From bedside to battlefield, Navy hospital corpsmen need to stick it to a patient when required.In adhering to the Defense Health Agency Fiscal Year 2026 mission focused directive of prioritizing such lines of effort as providing tactical medical support to combat operations, hands-on peripheral IV...

The Tri-Service Optician School (TOPS), a directorate of the Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command (NMLPDC), held its graduation ceremony for class 25-010 in Yorktown, Virginia on Dec. 16, 2025. The graduating class was comprised of 6 Sailors and Soldiers from both the U.S. Navy...

ROTA, Spain (January 4, 2026) — Service to others runs deep for Logan T. Pentz, a Hospital Corpsman Second Class (HM2) from Havre de Grace, Maryland, currently assigned to Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command Rota.“Joining the military and serving others is a family tradition,” Pentz said...

GROTON, Conn. – Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory (NSMRL) marked the completion of a renovation of their hypo-hyperbaric chamber complex during a ribbon cutting in September 2025.This renovated chamber, known as “Genesis,” a multi-lock chamber certified for pressurization to a depth of 300...