JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – The Naval Medical Forces Development Command (NMFDC) is enhancing the Navy’s expeditionary forces’ ability to provide critical en-route medical care by establishing a new Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) – Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic.The...

Courtesy Story by Megan Lemly, Navy Office of Community OutreachMILLINGTON, Tenn. – Petty Officer 2nd Class Sierra Koch, a native of Apache Junction, Arizona, serves aboard U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Guantanamo Bay at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.Koch...

NORFOLK, Va. (June 2, 2025) – Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Courtney Dion, from Simi Valley, California, assigned to Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124), was named the Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic Shore Sailor of the Year (SOY) and the U.S. Fleet Forces Command...

LIMASSOL, Cyprus — A team of U.S. Navy corpsmen recently completed a week-long mission training 25 Cypriot military personnel in Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), a vital component of combat medical readiness. The mission, held from May 5–9, 2025, aimed to enhance allied interoperability and...

On Tuesday, May 22, 2025, Capt. John Hoyos, was relieved by Cmdr. Dean Kang, as officer in charge of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit (NMRTU) Groton during a change of charge ceremony held at Groton, Connecticut.“Throughout his tenure, Capt. Hoyos exemplified innovation, compassion, and...

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Garrett Whittemore, a field medical service technician with 2nd Medical Battalion, and a native of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, was selected as the 2nd Marine Logistics Group Warrior of the Week at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 30,...