05 June 2025 Naval Medical Readiness Training Command Rota Projects Global Medical Strength Aboard USS Stout (DDG 55) ROTA, SPAIN (May 21, 2025) – Warfighter readiness remains the cornerstone of operational success for the U.S. Navy. Ensuring every Sailor is medically prepared to execute the mission is not just a goal--it’s a necessity.Supporting that readiness, Navy medical personnel sharpen their own clinical and...
04 June 2025 NMFDC strengthens medical expeditionary capabilities with new NEC JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – The Naval Medical Forces Development Command (NMFDC) is enhancing the Navy’s expeditionary forces’ ability to provide critical en-route medical care by establishing a new Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) – Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic.The...
04 June 2025 Apache Junction native serves with Navy Medicine in Cuba Courtesy Story by Megan Lemly, Navy Office of Community OutreachMILLINGTON, Tenn. – Petty Officer 2nd Class Sierra Koch, a native of Apache Junction, Arizona, serves aboard U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Guantanamo Bay at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.Koch...
03 June 2025 Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms betters maternal-infant care with revitalized Multi-Service Ward TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms, located at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, recently relocated and revitalized its Multi-Service Ward, which houses the Maternal Infant Nursing Department (MIND). Commanding officer Capt. Daniel Clark marked the official opening...
02 June 2025 Harvey C. Barnum Jr. Sailor Selected as Fleet Forces Sailor of the Year NORFOLK, Va. (June 2, 2025) – Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Courtney Dion, from Simi Valley, California, assigned to Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124), was named the Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic Shore Sailor of the Year (SOY) and the U.S. Fleet Forces Command...
02 June 2025 U.S. Navy Corpsmen Strengthen Allied Readiness Through Tactical Combat Casualty Care Training in Cyprus LIMASSOL, Cyprus — A team of U.S. Navy corpsmen recently completed a week-long mission training 25 Cypriot military personnel in Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), a vital component of combat medical readiness. The mission, held from May 5–9, 2025, aimed to enhance allied interoperability and...
02 June 2025 Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit Groton Conducts Change of Charge Ceremony On Tuesday, May 22, 2025, Capt. John Hoyos, was relieved by Cmdr. Dean Kang, as officer in charge of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit (NMRTU) Groton during a change of charge ceremony held at Groton, Connecticut.“Throughout his tenure, Capt. Hoyos exemplified innovation, compassion, and...
30 May 2025 Navy Spouse’s Grassroots Effort Enhances Mental Health Access and Warfighter Readiness As the Navy observes Mental Health Awareness Month this May, Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) recognizes a grassroots effort that continues to make a profound difference in the lives of service members and their families: the creation of the Mental Health Roadmap by Dr. Moriah Nissan and other...
30 May 2025 HM3 Whittemore; 2nd MLG Warrior of the Week U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Garrett Whittemore, a field medical service technician with 2nd Medical Battalion, and a native of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, was selected as the 2nd Marine Logistics Group Warrior of the Week at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 30,...
30 May 2025 USNS Comfort Departs Norfolk in Support of Continuing Promise 2025 NORFOLK, Virginia (May 30, 2025) – The U.S. Navy Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed Naval Station Norfolk to begin its summer deployment to the U.S. Southern Command area of operation in support of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S.4th Fleet’s Continuing Promise 2025, May...