The military has its own culture with expectations that may be intimidating to those considering joining the Armed Forces. For Lieutenant Andrew Greenhalgh, a second-year psychiatry resident with Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Lejeune, joining the military is just part of the...

With the announcement that five Sailors assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton were selected for advancement to the rank of chief petty officer for Fiscal Year 2026, we asked each to reflect on their designation.As U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Robert Lee O’Bryant was...

SILVER SPRING, Md. – Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) held a reenlistment and change of office ceremony Sept. 3, in which Master Chief Hospital Corpsman Phillip Jean-Gilles turned over his role as command master chief (CMC) to Master Chief Hospital Corpsman Christopher Cariss.Lt. Sara Tuck, a...

CAMP COURTNEY, Okinawa, Japan – Surrounded by friends and family, U.S. Navy Captain Joseph Piansay closed the book on a remarkable 35 years of honorable service. More than just a retirement; the ceremony was a testament to dedication and sacrifice that will inspire future Marines and Sailors for...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – The Naval Medical Forces Development Command (NMFDC) is mission driven and most importantly people powered! Today, we highlight Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Andre Metoyer with the command’s Logistics and Facilities directorate.Metoyer answered a few...

ROTA, Spain (August 21, 2025)- A successful large-scale mass casualty exercise was carried out by U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Rota, in collaboration with Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota and Federal Firefighters, August 21, 2025, aboard the naval station.The exercise was...

Staff at Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point bid Fair Winds and Following Seas to Hospital Corpsman Second Class Jared Michael Del Rosario on Friday, August 22, 2025.Del Rosario was Leading Petty Officer of the Laboratory Department from October 2021 to August 2025, leading 18 staff in the collection...

HA TINH PROVINCE, Vietnam – A U.S. Navy hospital corpsman deployed as a short-term individual augmentee to support a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency recovery mission in Vietnam from May 28 to July 7, 2025, found himself in the right place at the right time for mission success.U.S. Navy Hospital...

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – In a quiet room turned makeshift battlefield, corpsmen at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay leaned over training mannequins and volunteers, practicing one of the most critical lifesaving skills in combat trauma care: administering a whole blood transfusion in the field.The...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms has been awarded the Blue-H Award at the Gold Star level for the 14th consecutive year, a recognition from the Navy Surgeon General that highlights excellence in health promotion and wellness across Navy Medicine.The “H” in the Blue H stands...