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250506-N-KC192-1023 PORTSMOUTH, Va. (May 6, 2025) Capt. William Hlavin, the regional chaplain assigned to Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL), blesses the hands of Capt. Jose Pinon, the training officer assigned to NMFL, during a blessing of the hands ceremony held during National Nurses Week for NMFL nurses and staff as all are a part of the healing team onboard Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads - Portsmouth Annex, May 6, 2025. Blessing of the hands is a moment of celebration and thanksgiving in recognition of a caregiver’s hands with oils or water and symbolizes how hands are used to deliver care and compassion. The Blessing of the Hands symbolizes the sacred role of healers and connects to Spiritual Readiness by affirming a caregiver’s sense of purpose, compassion, and inner strength to serve others with honor and resilience. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Levi Decker)
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May 6, 2025
Portsmouth, VA - 250506-N-KC192-1023 PORTSMOUTH, Va. (May 6, 2025) Capt. William Hlavin, the regional chaplain assigned to Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL), blesses the hands of Capt. Jose Pinon, the training officer assigned to NMFL, during a blessing of the hands ceremony held during National Nurses Week for NMFL nurses and staff as all are a part of the healing team onboard Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads - Portsmouth Annex, May 6, 2025. Blessing of the hands is a moment of celebration and thanksgiving in recognition of a caregiver’s hands with oils or water and symbolizes how hands are used to deliver care and compassion. The Blessing of the Hands symbolizes the sacred role of healers and connects to Spiritual Readiness by affirming a caregiver’s sense of purpose, compassion, and inner strength to serve others with honor and resilience. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Levi Decker)


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At NMRTC Bethesda, our mission is to Maximize warfighter readiness through prioritization of sustaining clinically competent, current, and relevent expeditionary forces, delivery of quality medical care, and realistic training designed to support rapid deployability and increased lethality. 

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