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...

Story By HM1(SW/AW) Kristen Gordon and HM1(FMF) Giankenneth MolinaJOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST -- For two Navy corpsmen assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Annapolis, readiness means ensuring lifesaving blood products are available wherever the mission demands — from...

LIEPAJA, Latvia (June 8, 2026) For Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Dante Hendrix, wearing the Navy uniform was always a matter of family tradition.As he grew up in Southern California, he watched his father serve a full Navy career before retiring. That example helped shape his own decision to enlist...

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune’s Healthcare Simulation and Bioskills Center hosted the final stage of En Route Care (ERC) training for corpsmen across Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.The ERC program is designed to train hospital corpsmen on medical care provided during...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Kevinjay Flores, an instructor assigned to Navy Medicine Training Support Command (NMTSC), was named the 2025 Shore-Based Biomedical Equipment Technician (BMET) of the Year by the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and...

A Navy lieutenant junior grade serving aboard Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Cherry Point draws upon his enlisted background to better relate to the patients he cares for.Lt. j.g. Nelyavier Meletiche serves as a physician assistant aboard NMRTC Cherry Point, having previously served as...