18 December 2023 Expeditionary Medical Facility Kilo and 2nd Medical Battalion train to care for chemical and biological warfare injuries CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Expeditionary Medical Facility Kilo participated in training in tandem with 2nd Medical Battalion at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune on Dec. 7, 2023. The Medical Management of Chemical and Biological Casualties course prepares medical forces for scenarios they could encounter...
12 December 2023 Sailors enhance medical expeditionary training with new program Each month, Sailors at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Charleston attend Fleet Readiness and Operational Sustainment Training (FROST), which provides a basic understanding and skill set related to operational and expeditionary medical platforms...
08 December 2023 Naval Medical Center Portsmouth marks designation of the first U.S. Navy-led Level II Trauma Center Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) held a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the designation of the medical center as a Level II Trauma Center, Dec. 8...
07 December 2023 Profiles in Professionalism: Lt. j.g. Felix Boamah Lt. j.g. Felix Boamah made the transition from 2nd class petty officer to Lt. j.g. on August 5, 2023 at Navy Reserve Center (NRC) Charlotte.Boamah is looking forward to bringing his civilian skills, and passion, to the Navy Reserve. From a young age Boamah found himself in the position of a...
07 December 2023 NMCP HOSTS ANNUAL HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY CHRISTMAS PARTY PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Dec. 1, 2023) Naval Medical Center Portsmouth’s (NMCP) Hematology/Oncology Department hosted the 21st annual Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Department Christmas party in NMCP’s Galley, Dec. 1.Nearly 100 children and their families enjoyed food, games, and a visit from Santa. The...
06 December 2023 NH Jacksonville revives S2M2 mentoring program Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville staff kicked off the Science, Service, Medicine and Mentoring (S2M2) program Nov. 29 at Darnell-Cookman School of the Medical Arts. The program had been on pause since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.Darnell-Cookman is pleased to have the return of the...