TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — For one day, Lt. j.g. David J. Naiman traded his role overseeing preventive medicine for a seat in the command suite, gaining firsthand insight into the decisions, competing priorities and uncertainty that come with leading a Navy Medicine command.Naiman, an environmental...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa— For more than half a century, the steady snip of scissors and the hum of clippers have been a constant at U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa (USNHO). After 56 years of dedicated service, Harue Uchihara, a beloved institution and hospital barber, is officially retiring.Uchihara’s...

CHINA LAKE, Calif. — An aircraft crashes aboard Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake, triggering structural fires and a building collapse. Casualties require immediate triage and treatment as fire, security and medical personnel converge on the scene. Some patients need rapid transport to...