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Spring Lake, NC

250303-N-KC192-1119 SPRING LAKE, N.C. (Mar. 3, 2025) - Staff Sgt. Carolyn Baker, a healthcare specialist assigned to Fort McNair Health Clinic, annotates simulated patient information during a training scenario during a paramedic training scenario at Fayetteville Technical Community College, Mar. 3, 2025. The primary purpose of the 20-week joint military paramedic course at Fayetteville Technical Community College in Spring Lake, North Carolina is to expand the skills of service members, and increase survivability of those in harm’s way. Navy Medicine is enhancing Expeditionary Medical Unit (EXMED) capabilities by equipping Hospital Corpsmen with advanced trauma and pre-hospital care skills through an accelerated paramedic training program. This intensive five-month course ensures corpsmen are prepared to deliver life-sustaining care in austere environments, strengthening the Navy’s ability to support warfighters in operational settings worldwide. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Levi Decker) Share

Spring Lake, NC

250303-N-KC192-1107 SPRING LAKE, N.C. (Mar. 3, 2025) - Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Axel Narvaez, the regional training officer assigned to Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL), prepares a simulation defibrillator during a training scenario during a paramedic training scenario at Fayetteville Technical Community College, Mar. 3, 2025. The primary purpose of the 20-week joint military paramedic course at Fayetteville Technical Community College in Spring Lake, North Carolina is to expand the skills of service members, and increase survivability of those in harm’s way. Navy Medicine is enhancing Expeditionary Medical Unit (EXMED) capabilities by equipping Hospital Corpsmen with advanced trauma and pre-hospital care skills through an accelerated paramedic training program. This intensive five-month course ensures corpsmen are prepared to deliver life-sustaining care in austere environments, strengthening the Navy’s ability to support warfighters in operational settings worldwide. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Levi Decker) Share

Patuxent River, MD

Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Patuxent River and Naval Air Station Patuxent River Partner with the St. Mary’s County Health Department for Potassium Iodide (KI) Distribution. HM3 Samuels directing vehicles from the entry point of the KI Distribution. Share

Patuxent River, MD

Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Patuxent River and Naval Air Station Patuxent River Partner with the St. Mary’s County Health Department for Potassium Iodide Distribution. Share

Patuxent River, MD

Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Patuxent River and Naval Air Station Patuxent River Partner with the St. Mary’s County Health Department for Potassium Iodide (KI) Distribution. Share

Patuxent River, MD

Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Patuxent River and Naval Air Station Patuxent River Partner with the St. Mary’s County Health Department for Potassium Iodide Distribution. Share

Patuxent River, MD

Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Patuxent River and Naval Air Station Patuxent River Partner with the St. Mary’s County Health Department for Potassium Iodide Distribution. Share

Lemoore, CA

Naval Health Clinic Lemoore's resource management department conducted a timekeepers and approvers training Defense Medical Human Resources System Internet (DMHRSi). The class was taught by Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Rigoberto Hernandez on March 12. (Department of Defense photo by Elaine Heirigs, Naval Health Clinic Lemoore/Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Lemoore Public Affairs) Share

Lemoore, CA

Naval Health Clinic Lemoore's Deputy Director, Capt. Mathew Loe (left front), opened the clinic's Defense Medical Human Resources System Internet (DMHRSi) timekeepers and approvers training conducted by Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Rigoberto Hernandez (right front) on March 12. Share

Jacksonville, NC

U.S. Navy Lieutenant Jeff Bazanele assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Lejeune is named Navy Medicine’s Occupational Therapy Officer of the Year for 2024. Bazanele currently oversees the Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune Occupational Therapy Clinic which serves approximately 6,000 beneficiaries annually. Share

CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina

U.S. Navy Lieutenant Jeff Bazanele assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Lejeune is named Navy Medicine’s Occupational Therapy Officer of the Year for 2024. Bazanele currently oversees the Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune Occupational Therapy Clinic which serves approximately 6,000 beneficiaries annually. Share

San Antonio, TX

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (March 13, 2025) – Dr. John Simecek, director, Craniofacial Health and Restorative Medicine (CHRM), was awarded the Civilian Service Commendation Medal by Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio Commanding Officer Capt. Jennifer Buechel, Nurse Corps, during an All Hands Meeting held at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute. Simecek, a retired Naval dentist, joined the Navy in 1972 serving for 23 years and retired at the rank of lieutenant commander. He joined NAMRU San Antonio in 2009 and has served as the CHRM director for 11 years. He will be retiring from federal service in the fall and will miss the camaraderie. NAMRU San Antonio is one of eight research laboratories within Naval Medicine Research and Development. Its mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of Department of Defense personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released) Share