The Navy and Marine Corps Force Health Protection Command (NMCFHPC) plays a critical role in the biomedical field, an interdisciplinary area that applies the principals of biology, medicine, and engineering to develop technologies, treatments, and innovations that improve healthcare diagnostics, and...

HONOLULU (May 14, 2025) Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT), announced the FY 2024 Sailors of the Year (SOY) during a ceremony held, May 14, at the Ala Moana Hotel in Honolulu. Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Andrew Velikic was selected as the Sea Sailor of the Year, and Aviation Structural Mechanic...

Land, sea and air assets of the U.S. military assigned in the Pacific Northwest came together to hone life-saving techniques and strategies during a joint scenario-based field Tactical Combat Casualty Care exercise, May 15, 2024.Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton hospital...

Lee is a 2013 graduate of Judson Early College Academy who graduated from the University of Houston-Victoria in 2022.The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in San Antonio."I learned from my family and my high school teacher that hard work will always pay off...

Schaub is a 2014 graduate of Concord High School. Additionally, Schaub earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Hawaii Pacific University and a master’s degree in physician assistant studies from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.The skills and values needed to succeed in...

SIGONELLA, Italy. (May 12, 2025) – U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Sigonella continues its commitment to patient education and community outreach through its monthly radio series Patient Informational Minute with Captain Vernon and Friends. This month’s episode featured an informative conversation...

Long have U.S. Navy hospital corpsmen answered the operational readiness call when needed.Even to return home.When Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Marissa Stancil learned about the opportunity to support the unique Navy mission of Huntsville Navy Week by heading back to her Alabama roots, April 21-27,...

ROTA, Spain – Growing up on a horse farm in Fern Prairie, Washington, HM1 Brandon Day learned early the value of hard work and motivation. Those values—instilled by his grandfather and sharpened through 11 years of dedicated service—have led to his selection as the 2024 U.S. Navy League-Madrid...

Courtesy story by Rick Burke, Navy Office of Community OutreachMILLINGTON, Tenn. - U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dejon Watson, a native of Gulfport, Mississippi, serves with 60th Medical Support Squadron alongside sailors at U.S. Naval Hospital (NH) Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.Watson is a 2016 graduate of...

SAN DIEGO (May 2025) – Lt. Melissa Campbell, a Navy Nurse Corps officer assigned to the Directorate for Surgical Services at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD), was named the command’s Junior Officer of the Quarter for Fiscal Year 2025, Quarter 1—an honor that recognizes junior officers who...