13 January 2026 NMFDC Launches Free, Online Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Course for DoN Personnel JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -- Naval Medical Forces Development Command (NMFDC) launched a new, fully online and asynchronous Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Black Belt certification course, now open for enrollment to all Department of the Navy (DoN) personnel.The initiative is designed to...
07 January 2026 TOPS Holds Graduation Ceremony for Class 25010 The Tri-Service Optician School (TOPS), a directorate of the Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command (NMLPDC), held its graduation ceremony for class 25-010 in Yorktown, Virginia on Dec. 16, 2025. The graduating class was comprised of 6 Sailors and Soldiers from both the U.S. Navy...
29 December 2025 Honing the “Ghost in the Machine”; How Navy psychologists are building the future of aviation with ASANA PENSACOLA, Fla. – Images of hot-shot aviators pushing the outer limits of aircraft performance have been popularized through Hollywood films and popular culture, and while there are many traits that hold true, there is a grounded aspect that many overlook. How does the U.S. Navy select and retain...
15 December 2025 Military Tropical Medicine Global Field Missions Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command held its annual 4-week in-person Military Tropical Medicine (MTM) didactic course, followed by a 2-week hands-on field experience throughout eight tropical infectious disease endemic locations around the globe during August 2025. The MTM...
12 December 2025 Pensacola Naval Facility Earns Prestigious Hyperbaric Accreditation; A First in the U.S. Navy PENSACOLA, FL –The Hyperbaric Medicine Department of the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute (NAMI), a detachment of Navy Medicine Operational Training Command (NMOTC) based in Pensacola, Florida, achieved another first for Navy Medicine, but this time has “sharpened the spear” for the Navy fleet at...
11 December 2025 NMTSC Sailor Named 2025 Military Citizen of the Year for Hampton Roads JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Joel Barnes was named the 2025 Military Citizen of the Year for Hampton Roads, an honor presented to service members or veterans who demonstrate exceptional community involvement and selfless service beyond their military...