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Lt. Jerome Madumelu performs first rites for a deceased simulated casualty during the Expeditionary Medical Facility Kilo (EMF-Kilo) Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) on Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, April 30, 2025. EMF-Kilo is the readiness platform attached to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Lejeune and is comprised of approximately 400 personnel ready to deploy field hospital capabilities during humanitarian or combat mission.

Fort McCoy, WI

ospital Corpsman Second Class Korina Mabile cleans the wound of a simulated casualty during the Expeditionary Medical Facility Kilo (EMF-Kilo) Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) on Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, April 30, 2025. EMF-Kilo is the readiness platform attached to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Lejeune and is comprised of approximately 400 personnel ready to deploy field hospital capabilities during humanitarian or combat mission.

Fort McCoy, WI

Hospitalman Caleb Valverde applies moulage to a Sailor during the Expeditionary Medical Facility Kilo (EMF-Kilo) Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) on Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, April 30, 2025. EMF-Kilo is the readiness platform attached to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Lejeune and is comprised of approximately 400 personnel ready to deploy field hospital capabilities during humanitarian or combat mission.

San Diego, CA

250502-N-N1505-1002 SAN DIEGO (May 1, 2025) American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) guests pose for a group photo aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during an educational tour exploring military medicine and global health, May 1, 2025. The event, hosted in partnership with Naval Medical Center San Diego and USNS Mercy leadership, offered attendees insight into the Navy’s forward-deployed medical capabilities and provided 1.5 in-person ACHE education credits. The mission of NMCSD is to provide a superior experience for our patients, staff, and warfighters. NMCSD employs more than 5,000 active-duty military personnel, civilians, and contractors in southern California to deliver exceptional care afloat and ashore.

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsmen perform critical medical care on a simulated patient mannequin during a tactical combat casualty care training exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 17, 2025. The six-day TCCC course included briefings, didactic and hands-on skills and ended with two scenario-based field exercises where participants applied the knowledge and skills they learned throughout the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Samantha White)

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan

U.S. Navy Hospitalman Jonathan Vanbuskirk, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), relays information on a radio during a tactical combat casualty care training exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 17, 2025. Facilities on Yokota have the ability to recreate maritime-specific environments through training elements like smoke effects and low-light conditions, which provide Sailors with realistic, shipboard-relevant casualty care training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Samantha White)

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan

A U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman performs critical medical care on a simulated patient during a tactical combat casualty care training exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 17, 2025. The TCCC program trains all service members, including medical personnel, to perform medical care in austere conditions and out in the fleet or field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Samantha White)

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan

U.S. Navy Hospitalman Jonathan Vanbuskirk, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), speaks to a U.S. Air Force tactical combat casualty care instructor during a TCCC training exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 17, 2025. The TCCC program at Yokota strengthens combat medical readiness across the Indo-Pacific region by fostering joint-service collaboration and delivering realistic, mission-focused medical training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Samantha White)

Bremerton, WA

Keeping tabs…Ms. Elizabeth Tellez, Naval Hospital Bremerton Uniform Business Office supervisory financial management analyst, has led her command’s efforts in being a leader amongst all Defense Health Agency service-wide UBO offices for accurate and timely compliance audit sampling. “This is a direct reflection of the quality of work and revenue collected by our department,” insists Tellez, who has been acknowledged for her outstanding service, cited for her “commitment to excellence, professionalism, and dedication to her duties. Her efforts contributed significantly to the mission accomplishment and effectiveness of NHB.” Tellez explained that her role in UBO ensures – amongst other duties - that billable medical and pharmacy services are identified, insurance payer information is available, accurate and complete billing claims are generated, and appropriate collections are received, directly back to the military treatment facility (Official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer).

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Benjamin Wolfe, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83), performs critical medical care on a simulated patient during a tactical combat casualty care training exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 17, 2025. Yokota’s TCCC team ensures participants are well-prepared for any situation by integrating tactical principles and realistic scenarios that closely reflect challenges that may be faced in combat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Samantha White)

Agana Heights, Guam

Lt. Stephanie Houser, Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System (ERSS) platform lead and emergency medicine physician assistant for U.S. Naval Hospital Guam, speaks with six Religious Ministry Teams representing three service branches within Joint Region Marianas during a Trauma Team Integration Training at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam on April 17, 2025. The training aims to enhance trauma readiness, improve patient care outcomes, and align with the Surgeon General’s 2025 Navy Medicine Campaign Order by integrating religious ministry into trauma response. The training emphasized the spiritual and emotional needs of both patients and medical personnel during trauma events. Chaplains play a crucial role in post-event debriefings by offering emotional support, promoting team cohesion and helping to improve future performance and outcomes. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer Tnyka Thomas)

Agana Heights, Guam

Six Religious Ministry Teams across Guam came together for a Trauma Team Integration Training at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam on April 17, 2025. The training aims to enhance trauma readiness, improve patient care outcomes, and align with the Surgeon General’s 2025 Navy Medicine Campaign Order by integrating religious ministry into trauma response. The training emphasized the spiritual and emotional needs of both patients and medical personnel during trauma events. Chaplains play a crucial role in post-event debriefings by offering emotional support, promoting team cohesion and helping to improve future performance and outcomes.

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