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Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Cmdr. Rebeca Rodriguez greets Apollo, an Australian Shepherd who is part of the American Red Cross Animal Visitation Program at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, Jan. 22, 2025. Rodriguez, the chief nursing officer at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, was an advocate for the program and oversaw the implementation at the hospital. Canine visitation will become a recurring event beginning March 13, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Emily McCamy) Share

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

From left, Lt. Lowell Hartzog and Hospital Corpsman Everett Battin, both assigned to U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command, Guantanamo Bay, stopped to pet Isabel and Knox who are part of the American Red Cross Animal Visitation Program at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, Jan. 22, 2025. Canine visitation at the hospital will become a recurring event beginning March 13, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Emily McCamy) Share

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

From left, Hospital Corpsman 3rd Adrian Cabalit and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Lee Tranca, assigned to U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command, Guantanamo Bay, stopped to pet Apollo, an Australian Shepherd who is part of the American Red Cross Animal Visitation Program at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, Jan. 22, 2025. Canine visitation at the hospital will become a recurring event beginning March 13, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Emily McCamy) Share

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

From left, Marisa Hart, owner and handler of Knox, an American Akita; Petty Officer 2nd Class Kelly White, handler of Apollo, an Australian Shepherd; and Lt. Jyl Bean, owner and handler of Isabel, a Labrador Retriever, are volunteers with the American Red Cross Animal Visitation Program at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. The team of volunteers introduced the dogs to service members and patients at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay during the inaugural visit, Jan. 22, 2025. Canine visitation at the hospital will become a recurring event beginning March 13, 2025. Share

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Lt. Natalie Wen, a dentist at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, peeks out of an exam room at Isabel, a Labrador retriever mix, during the canine familiarization tour that kicked off the American Red Cross Animal Visitation Program at the hospital, Jan. 22, 2025. Canine visitation will become a recurring event beginning March 13, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Emily McCamy) Share

Jacksonville, FL

Naval Station Mayport's Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 50 sailors work with members of First Coast Navy Fire and Emergency Services to learn casualty evacuation training, while staff from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Jacksonville and Expeditionary Medical Facility-Mike observe and instruct. Share

Jacksonville, FL

A Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 50 sailor practices loading a patient in an MH-60R helicopter during casualty evacuation training, sponsored by Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Jacksonville and Expeditionary Medical Facility-Mike Staff Education and Training (SEAT) servicemembers. Share

Jacksonville, FL

Personnel from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 50 stationed at Naval Station (NS) Mayport practice loading patients for rapid transport while Lt. j.g. Brooke Boord of Expeditionary Medical Facility-Mike observed and instructed with other staff from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Jacksonville. Share

Bremerton, WA

Canine Casualty Care Concern…Navy hospital corpsmen, along with Navy Medical Corps, Medical Service Corps and Nurse Corps officers assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness Training Unit Bangor, augmented their Tactical Combat Casualty Care proficiency learning from U.S. Army Veterinary Corps and animal care specialist about providing battlefield trauma care to military working dogs (Official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer). Share

Bremerton, WA

Canine Resuscitation for Corpsmen…Navy hospital corpsmen, along with Navy Medical Corps, Medical Service Corps and Nurse Corps officers assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness Training Unit Bangor, augmented their Tactical Combat Casualty Care proficiency learning from U.S. Army Veterinary Corps and animal care specialist about providing battlefield trauma care to military working dogs (Official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer). Share

Bremerton, WA

Taking the pulse of Corpsmen and Canine Collaboration…Navy hospital corpsmen, along with Navy Medical Corps, Medical Service Corps and Nurse Corps officers assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness Training Unit Bangor, augmented their Tactical Combat Casualty Care proficiency learning from U.S. Army Veterinary Corps and animal care specialist about providing battlefield trauma care to military working dogs (Official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer). Share

Bremerton, WA

Canine Examination Basics for Corpsmen …Navy hospital corpsmen, along with Navy Medical Corps, Medical Service Corps and Nurse Corps officers assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness Training Unit Bangor, augmented their Tactical Combat Casualty Care proficiency learning from U.S. Army Veterinary Corps and animal care specialist about providing battlefield trauma care to military working dogs (Official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer). Share