24 September 2025 Unsung Heroes of the Operating Room: Surgical Technologists SIGONELLA, Italy – Every day, inside the operating room at U.S. Naval Hospital Sigonella, a team of Sailors work quietly but powerfully behind the scenes . These Sailors, assigned to Navy Medical Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Sigonella, are known as Surgical Technologists, or Surg Techs...
09 September 2025 Air National Guard Medics Advance Joint Readiness During Training Rotation at U.S. Naval Hospital Sigonella SIGONELLA, Italy – From July 14 to 24, 2025, the 161st Medical Group of the Arizona Air National Guard completed a dynamic and impactful Medical Facility Annual Training (MFAT) at U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Sigonella. The rotation reinforced medical interoperability, strengthened expeditionary...
18 August 2025 Warehouse Overhaul Enhances Safe, Reliable Medical Support at U.S. Naval Hospital Sigonella SIGONELLA, Italy — U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Sigonella has completed a critical renovation of its medical logistics warehouse, strengthening safe and compliant healthcare delivery and ensuring uninterrupted support to U.S. and allied forces across the Fifth and Sixth Fleet.The updated facility...
18 August 2025 Modern EMT Training Prepares Navy Corpsmen for Expeditionary Medical Response SIGONELLA, Italy (August 5, 2025) – When every second counts, Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Brenden Sherrill is ready. As one of the 33 certified Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Sigonella—and one of 20 assigned to the hospital’s Emergency...
08 August 2025 Forging Partnerships through Medicine: Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Willison Supports 2025 African Chiefs of Defense Conference SIGONELLA, Italy — Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Destanee Willison assigned to Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Sigonella, recently returned from a temporary assigned duty in support of the 2025 African Chiefs of Defense (CHOD) Conference, where she provided direct medical support...
31 July 2025 U.S. Naval Hospital Sigonella Highlights Emergency Department Readiness on AFN Radio SIGONELLA, Italy — U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Sigonella’s Emergency Department was a topic of the most recent installment of Armed Forces Network (AFN) Sigonella’s, Patient Informational Minute.Capt. TaRail Vernon, and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Brenden Sherrill, who are assigned to Navy Medical...
30 June 2025 NMRTC Sigonella Conducts Lifesaving Training Powering Readiness Across Navy Medicine Enterprise SIGONELLA, Sicily – The U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Sigonella is reinforcing warfighter readiness and supporting expeditionary operations across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa through a robust and far-reaching Basic Life Support (BLS) and Cardiopulmonary...
12 June 2025 NMRTC Sigonella Comrel Team Strengthens Community Bonds and Bolsters Command Culture Submitted with contributions from Lt. Cmdr. Corey HousepianSigonella, Sicily – The U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Sigonella is embracing a Culture of Excellence through the dedicated efforts of its Community Relations (Comrel) Team—a trio of motivated service members...
05 June 2025 Naval Hospital Sigonella Emphasizes Early Detection of Colorectal Cancer During AFN Sigonella's Patient Informational Minute SIGONELLA, Italy – U.S. Naval Hospital Sigonella is continuing its commitment to health and readiness by highlighting the importance of colorectal cancer screenings during a recent episode of Patient Informational Minute with Captain Vernon and guests on AFN Radio. Cmdr. Radhames Lizardo, Director...
27 May 2025 NMRTC Sigonella Celebrates Civilian Corps at Annual Resource Fair SIGONELLA, Italy — U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Sigonella, along with its sister locations, U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit (NMRTU) Bahrain and NMRTC Sigonella Detachment Souda Bay, collaborated on May 21 to honor the heart of its healthcare mission—the...