03 October 2024 2024 Recap: NSMRL at MHSRS Over the past few years, Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory (NSMRL) has had multiple successful showings at the Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS). 2024 was no exception, with 9 posters, 5 presentations, and 38 NSMRL staff in attendance from August 25 to August 28...
03 October 2024 Third annual Navy Medicine campaign order released to enhance naval force readiness The Navy Surgeon General released the third annual Navy Medicine campaign order in support of a 5-year plan to achieve the 2027 North Star end state, which is to deliver agile, scalable, trained, and certified medical units to provide enduring support to the fleet, Fleet Marine Force, and joint...
02 October 2024 Expeditionary Medical Forces provide care for partner nation, raises health security and capabilities TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras –Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) Kilo personnel partnered with Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF) for a Global Health Engagement (GHE) at Hospital Escuela in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Sept. 14-28, 2024...
02 October 2024 17 Servicemembers receive anchors at Chiefs Pinning Ceremony for NCR Navy Medicine National Capital Region Navy Medicine hosted its FY-25 Chief Petty Officer Pinning Ceremony Sept. 27 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and 14 Sailors along with two Soldiers received their coveted gold fouled anchors and chief’s cover during the program rich in time-honored...
01 October 2024 Navy Medicine celebrates 5-year combat-ready milestones Since the dawn of our nation, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) has been responsible for the care and operational readiness of our warfighters. This has been the focal point that’s guided us for more than 249 years. As the Navy Medicine Enterprise (NME) continues to navigate toward...
01 October 2024 Gone To the Dogs at Naval Hospital Bremerton Naval Hospital Bremerton staff didn’t really go to the dogs during National Dog Week...
30 September 2024 STEM medical tent, on-scene skin cancer screening huge success at MCAS Miramar airshow Thousands of airshow spectators had the opportunity to witness the expeditionary capabilities of Navy Medicine encapsulated in a mobile medical tent filled with cutting-edge medical simulation equipment at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar’s ‘America’s Airshow,’ Sept. 27-29...
30 September 2024 10 Years Later: Looking Back on NMRC Ebola Response in West Africa In March of 2014, the West African nation of Guinea declared an outbreak of Ebola disease...
30 September 2024 The Path Unveiled: HMC McKenna Finds Her Calling MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — On September 27, 2024, Hospital Corpsman First Class Jennifer A. McKenna, a corpsman with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, became a Chief Petty Officer during a ceremony held at the Base Theater on Camp Lejeune. The distinguished anchors...
27 September 2024 NMRC’s Biological Defense Research Directorate Publishes Manuscript on Brain Injury Indicators for Infectious Diseases FREDERICK, Md. – The Journal of Infectious Diseases (JID) published recent findings from Naval Medical Research Command’s (NMRC) Biological Defense Research Directorate (BDRD) on detecting brain injury indicators for infectious diseases on September 10, 2024...