(Oct. 16, 2022) ATLANTIC OCEAN — “When we responded, all we could hear was screaming,” Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Blaine Grandfield, from Merritt, Texas, says, recalling a time a Sailor fell three stories off a scaffolding onto a floating barge while serving aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). A...

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK (Oct. 19, 2022) Hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed Naval Station Norfolk in support of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet’s Continuing Promise 2022 mission in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations, Oct. 19, 2022.Comfort is scheduled to visit Guatemala,...

Proper nutrition is one of the key elements of good physical and mental health. So how does one sort through the overabundance of information to know what is healthy and effective? A dietitian can help get you started.“Everything starts with nutrition,” said U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Nelson H...

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Just outside Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, structures and statues rise from a plot of land. This space is hallowed ground, where names and sacrifices are not forgotten. The Lejeune Memorial Gardens pays respects to those who have shaped United States military history.Tucked...

The life of a Navy Public Health Nurse (PHN) is one of meeting immediate needs, while advocating for the future health and wellness of the commands/community they serve. Working together is critical to their success and is why the Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center (NMCPHC)’s Health...

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER – Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Patuxent River today held a change of command ceremony, during which Capt. Jeremy J. Hawker relieved Capt. David V. Thomas.Hawker takes leadership of the command and its four clinics and pharmacies: Naval Health Clinic...