23 May 2023 Navy Medicine announces FY22 Sailor of the Year Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Travis Hunter from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Rota, Spain, was announced as Navy Medicine's 2022 Sailor of the Year (SOY), on May 18, 2023.Hunter received the recognition at a ceremony hosted by U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) leadership...
01 May 2023 NAMRU San Antonio attends Fiesta San Antonio Activities SAN ANTONIO – (May 1, 2023) – Personnel assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, joined by senior leaders from throughout Joint Bases San Antonio, attended numerous events during Fiesta San Antonio, April 20 - 30.On April 24, NAMRU San Antonio Executive Officer Capt. Ewell Hollis...
20 April 2023 JBSA, Navy Recognize Volunteers JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – Rear Adm. Cynthia Kuehner, Commander of Naval Medical Forces Support Command (NMFSC), provided congratulatory remarks prior to the JBSA Annual Volunteer Awards Ceremony held here April 19, 2023. She then assisted other senior leaders in handing out...
17 April 2023 NASA Astronaut and former SEAL completes Navy Flight Training CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Lt. Cmdr. Jonny Kim, NASA astronaut and former Navy SEAL, earned his “Wings of Gold” during a winging ceremony, Friday, March 24, onboard Naval Air Station Whiting Field. Kim, alongside 22 new aviators in his winging class, completed advanced helicopter training resulting in...
06 April 2023 NMLPDC Sailor Recognized as Sailor of the Year JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – Hospital Corpsman 1st Class (HM1) Aisha R. Thomas, Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command (NMLPDC), was selected as the 2023 Naval Medical Forces Support Command (NMFSC) Sailor of the Year at a ceremony presided over by Rear Adm...
27 March 2023 Rear Adm. Bruce Gillingham, Retires as Navy’s 39th Surgeon General Rear Adm. Bruce Gillingham, the Navy’s 39th Surgeon General, celebrated the culmination of 40 years of active-duty service at a retirement ceremony at the Uniformed Services University, Mar. 27th.During his tenure as Surgeon General, Gillingham led approximately 44,000 Navy medical personnel through...