25 February 2026 NMRTC Twentynine Palms launches “Commanding Officer for a Day” leadership program TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms launched a new “Commanding Officer for a Day” initiative on Feb. 19, 2026 aimed at strengthening leadership development and providing junior officers a firsthand look at the responsibilities of...
25 February 2026 EMF 150 Alpha changes command aboard MCB Camp Pendleton On Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, Expeditionary Medical Facility 150 Alpha conducted a change of command ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.Capt. Kenneth Basford relinquished command to Capt. Cheri Smiley in an outdoor ceremony with the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton Corpsman Memorial and Navy...
25 February 2026 NMCSD chaplain receives VA board certification Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) Director, U.S. Navy Capt. Elizabeth Adriano, presented U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Chad Laughrey, chaplain at NMCSD, with his board certification from the National Association of Veterans Affairs Chaplains at NMCSD, Feb. 17.Board certification is a distinguished...