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Bethesda, MD
Master Chief Hospital Corpsman Philip Jean-Gilles speaks as the guest speaker at Chief Hospital Corpsman Avesta El’s retirement ceremony at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, August 14, 2026. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Bethesda mission is to maximize warfighter performance through optimized medical readiness tailored to operational requirements; enhance the readiness of the medical force to sustain expeditionary medical capability; and train and develop the Navy Medicine Force. (U.S. Navy photo Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Alec Kramer)
Bethesda, MD
Chief Hospital Corpsman Avesta El, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Bethesda, arrives at her retirement ceremony at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, August 14, 2026. NMRTC Bethesda mission is to maximize warfighter performance through optimized medical readiness tailored to operational requirements; enhance the readiness of the medical force to sustain expeditionary medical capability; and train and develop the Navy Medicine Force. (U.S. Navy photo Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Alec Kramer)
Bethesda, MD
Chief Hospital Corpsman Avesta El, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Bethesda, speaks during her retirement ceremony at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, June 12, 2026. NMRTC Bethesda mission is to maximize warfighter performance through optimized medical readiness tailored to operational requirements; enhance the readiness of the medical force to sustain expeditionary medical capability; and train and develop the Navy Medicine Force. (U.S. Navy photo Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Alec Kramer)
Bethesda, MD
Presiding Officer Lt. Erica Weatherford assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Bethesda, hands out appreciation certificates to the family of Chief Hospital Corpsman Avesta El during her retirement ceremony at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on August 14, 2026. NMRTC Bethesda mission is to maximize warfighter performance through optimized medical readiness tailored to operational requirements; enhance the readiness of the medical force to sustain expeditionary medical capability; and train and develop the Navy Medicine Force. (U.S. Navy photo Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Alec Kramer)
Bethesda, MD
Senior Chief Culinary Specialist Sherrol G. Samuels speaks as a guest speaker at Chief Hospital Corpsman Avesta El’s retirement ceremony at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, August 14, 2026. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Bethesda mission is to maximize warfighter performance through optimized medical readiness tailored to operational requirements; enhance the readiness of the medical force to sustain expeditionary medical capability; and train and develop the Navy Medicine Force. (U.S. Navy photo Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Alec Kramer)
Cherry Point, NC
*Training* Hospitalman Jamiyah Crider, center, coaches Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Juan Garza, right, in training to insert an IV needle in a training aid during a skills fair conducted Thursday, August 20, 2026, at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Cherry Point. The Skills Fair evaluated the knowledge of corpsmen assigned to the facility and trained them on competencies and tasks expected of them in an operational environment.
Cherry Point, NC
*Training* Navy Capt. Heather Kirk, NMRTC Cherry Point’s Director of Medical Services, center, instructs corpsmen on the proper procedure to insert an IV needle during a skills fair conducted Thursday, August 20, 2026, at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Cherry Point. The Skills Fair evaluated the knowledge of corpsmen assigned to the facility and trained them on competencies and tasks expected of them in an operational environment.
Cherry Point, NC
*Training* Navy Cmdr. Christina Tellez, right, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command’s Chief Nursing Officer, coaches Navy Lt. Kabresha Smith to properly administer an oropharyngeal airway Thursday, August 20, 2026. The training was part of a Skills Fair organized by Tellez for nurses and corpsmen assigned to the facility to evaluate their knowledge and train them on competencies and tasks expected of them in an operational environment.
Cherry Point, NC
*Training* Hospitalman Alyssandra Serrano trains to insert an IV needle in a training aid during a skills fair conducted Thursday, August 20, 2026, at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Cherry Point. The Skills Fair evaluated the knowledge of corpsmen assigned to the facility and trained them on competencies and tasks expected of them in an operational environment.
Cherry Point, NC
*Training* Hospitalman Rosemary Nieves Diaz, center, trains to insert an IV needle in a training aid as Hospitalman Jamiyah Crider, right, looks on during a skills fair conducted Thursday, August 20, 2026, at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Cherry Point. The Skills Fair evaluated the knowledge of corpsmen assigned to the facility and trained them on competencies and tasks expected of them in an operational environment.
Cherry Point, NC
*Training* Navy Capt. Heather Kirk, NMRTC Cherry Point’s Director of Medical Services, left, observes as Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Lauren Krietemeyer, right, inserts an IV needle into a fellow corpsman’s arm during “Live Stick” training conducted Thursday, August 20, 2026, at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Cherry Point. The Skills Fair evaluated the knowledge of corpsmen assigned to the facility and trained them on competencies and tasks expected of them in an operational environment.
Cherry Point, NC
*Training* Hospitalman Jamiyah Crider, center, trains to insert an IV needle in a training aid as Hospitalman Rosemary Nieves Diaz, right, looks on during a skills fair conducted Thursday, August 20, 2026, at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Cherry Point. The Skills Fair evaluated the knowledge of corpsmen assigned to the facility and trained them on competencies and tasks expected of them in an operational environment.
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