30 June 2026 Leadership Transitions at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command San Diego and Naval Medical Center San Diego SAN DIEGO – Capt. Jerry J. Bailey relieved Capt. Elizabeth M. Adriano as commander of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) San Diego and director of Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) during a change of command and transfer of directorship ceremony June 30.The ceremony, held in...
26 June 2026 EMF 150-Bravo Changes Command; Ready to Support Global Humanitarian, Combat Operations by Providing Role 3 Medical Care Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) Bravo conducted a change of command ceremony aboard Naval Medical Center San Diego, June 26, 2026.Capt. Ian Fowler relinquished command to Capt. Shannan Rotruck in a formal ceremony, marking a significant transition for the deployable Navy field hospital unit.The...
23 June 2026 Advancing the Mission: NMRTC New England Welcomes Capt. Lyle as Commanding Officer NEWPORT, Rhode Island – Capt. Rona Green, commanding officer of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Center New England and director, Naval Health Clinic New England, passed the helm to Capt. Kevin J. Lyle during a change of command and retirement ceremony in Newport, Rhode Island, June 10.Rear Adm...
12 June 2026 Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Great Lakes changes command June 12 Media Contact: Jayna Legg, 224-610-3132 or mailto:Jayna.legg@va.govJune 12, 2026__Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Great Lakes changes command June 12 __Navy Capt. Afshin Afarin assumes command of NMRTC Great Lakes, located at Lovell Federal Health Care Center, from Capt. Chad RoeNORTH...
05 June 2026 Guantanamo Bay Change of Command Marks Transition Across Three Critical Missions GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – One of the Department of War’s most operationally demanding medical commands welcomed new leadership June 3, 2026, during a change of command ceremony, as Capt. Tammy E. Servies relinquished command to Capt. Toni A. Bowden.Servies fulfilled three mission-critical roles as...
05 May 2026 USNMRTC Guam, USNH Guam Welcomes Demitrack, Bids Farewell to Schofer AGANA HEIGHTS (March 27, 2026) – U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Guam Commanding Officer Capt. Joel M. Schofer officially transitioned leadership to Capt. James G. Demitrack during a change of command ceremony, March 27.Rear Adm. Kevin J. Brown, Commander, Naval Medical...
10 April 2026 New Commanding Officer takes the helm at NAMRU Dayton Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) Dayton held a change of command ceremony April 10, at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, where Capt. William Howard formally relinquished command to Capt. J. Russell Linderman. The ceremony was officiated by Capt. Eric Welsh, commander of Naval Medical...
03 April 2026 NMRTC Bethesda Holds Combined Change of Command, Retirement Ceremony BETHESDA, Md. -- Capt. Darla Dietrich relieved Capt. Jeffrey J. Klinger as commanding officer of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Bethesda, during a combined change of command and retirement ceremony at the historic Art Deco hospital tower at Walter Reed National Military Medical...
19 August 2025 Dozier Takes the Helm as Commanding Officer, Navy Drug Screening Laboratory Great Lakes – Leading Forensic Drug Testing Capabilities to Ensure Warfighter Readiness A time-honored naval tradition unfolded at the historic Bluejacket Memorial Chapel on board Naval Station Great Lakes as Cmdr. Katherine Dozier relieved Cmdr. Jason Schmittschmitt as commanding officer of Navy Drug Screening Lab Great Lakes (NDSL GL) August 12, 2025, Great Lakes, Illinois.The...
14 August 2025 Naval Medical Research Command Holds Change of Command SILVER SPRING, Md. – Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) held a Change of Command ceremony in the Daniel K. Inouye building on the Forest Glen Annex on 13 Aug.Capt. Franca Jones was relieved as commander of NMRC, and of all Navy Medicine Research & Development (NMR&D), by Capt. Eric Welsh in an...