PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The hospital corps, signed into action by former President of the United States William McKinley, June 17, 1898, was the solution to the need for well-trained enlisted medical personnel, a need which was emphasized by the Spanish-American War. Hospital corpsmen were meant to be...

ROTA, Spain– For Hospitalman Rigel Kent Quimbao Villaruel, serving in Navy Medicine is an opportunity to care for those who serve their country and make a meaningful impact on their lives.Assigned to Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command Rota, Spain, Villaruel works in Medical Homeport, at...

ROTA, Spain (May 20, 2026)— Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and Emergency Department (ED) staff assigned to Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Rota participated in Naval Station Rota’s Annual Air Mishap exercise, strengthening the command’s emergency response capabilities and...

Courtesy story by Ashley Craig, Navy Office of Community OutreachMILLINGTON, Tenn. – Petty Officer 2nd Class Victoria Teixeira, a native of Salt Lake City, Utah, serves aboard U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and braining Command (USNMRTC) Guantanamo Bay at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay,...

NMCP Graduates Second HMRP Class, Strengthening Medical ReadniessPORTSMOUTH, Va. (June 12, 2026) Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) held a graduation ceremony June 12 for the second class of corpsman completing the Hospital Corpsman Residency Program (HMRP). The ceremony marked another milestone...

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...