21 November 2025 Navy Officer Balances ER Nursing with Elite Competition on All-Navy Marathon, Triathlon Teams TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Lt. j.g. Taylor Thompson grew up surrounded by the Navy — and by runners. A self-described Navy brat from Washington State, she was raised in a family where military service was a legacy and long-distance running was a constant. Her father served 23 years in the Navy,...
21 November 2025 Keeping Operational Readiness from going up in smoke at NHB Heard the joke about the servicemember who smoked, dipped, and vaped, who asked his provider one day during a routine physical examination, “What’s the end result of having a nicotine habit?” “Coffin. Not coughing,” replied the physician. The servicemember didn’t get it. Defense Health Agency...
19 November 2025 USMC Conducts Medical Exercise Alongside Japanese Forces in Ishigaki for First Time CAMP ISHIGAKI, Japan – For the first time, the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) invited U.S. Marine Corps forces to participate in Japan Joint Exercise 2025 (07JX) October 25-26, 2025, at Camp Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan. The core objective of 07JX was to strengthen Japan-U.S. capabilities for HADR...