17 May 2025 Forged by Service, Driven to Heal: Sailor’s Excellence Highlights the Call to Serve and Strengthen Warfighter Readiness ROTA, Spain – Growing up on a horse farm in Fern Prairie, Washington, HM1 Brandon Day learned early the value of hard work and motivation. Those values—instilled by his grandfather and sharpened through 11 years of dedicated service—have led to his selection as the 2024 U.S. Navy League-Madrid...
16 May 2025 Gulfport Native Serves Alongside Sailors at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay Courtesy story by Rick Burke, Navy Office of Community OutreachMILLINGTON, Tenn. - U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dejon Watson, a native of Gulfport, Mississippi, serves with 60th Medical Support Squadron alongside sailors at U.S. Naval Hospital (NH) Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.Watson is a 2016 graduate of...
15 May 2025 Setting the Standard: Navy Mortician's Historic Success Highlights Critical Role in Warfighter Readiness and Recruitment ROTA, Spain — In a historic milestone for the U.S. Navy, the Mortuary Facility aboard Naval Station Rota has earned the highest inspection score in Navy Mortuary history—a near-perfect 99. At the heart of this achievement stands Hospital Corpsman First Class (HM1) Julianne Thompson, the only Navy...
15 May 2025 HM3 Gibbs; 2nd MLG Warrior of the Week Gibbs was selected as the 2nd MLG Warrior of the Week by her leadership for her proficiency, maturity, and dedication to her job as a dental technician. Her impact during exercise Joint Viking was remarkable where she assisted in the care of 200 patients and provided 75 hours of medical coverage...
13 May 2025 DAISY Awards Honor Excellence in Nursing at Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (May 13, 2025) – Nurses at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay were honored for their compassionate, high-quality care during a ceremony celebrating the 2025 DAISY Award recipients.The event served as a highlight of National Nurses Week, recognized nationally from May 6-12, and...
13 May 2025 Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Patuxent River Corpsmen Lead Tactical Combat Casualty Care Course Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Patuxent River [Patuxent River, MD]Hospital Corpsman Third Class (HM3) Andrew Conklin, HM3 McKellen Jaramillo, and HM3 Rickey Samuels recently led a Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course for fellow sailors at NMRTC Patuxent River. TCCC is a...