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Virolahti, Finland

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Clyde Martin, left, a medical officer, and native of Little Rock, Arkansas, and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Dakota Grow, perform an ultrasound on a simulated casualty during exercise Freezing Winds 24 in Virolahti, Finland, Nov. 27, 2024. U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Rotational Force – Europe are in Finland to participate in exercise Freezing Winds 24, an annual Finnish-led maritime exercise which serves as a venue to increase Finnish Naval readiness and interoperability between NATO partners and allies in and around the Baltic Sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Salazar) Share

San Diego, CA

SAN DIEGO (Aug. 5, 2024) Lt. Matthew Peterson (left) and Capt. David Bacon (right) of Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) cut a cake during a ceremony commemorating the 77th birthday of the Navy Medical Service Corps this year. NHRC supports military mission readiness with research and development that delivers high-value, high-impact solutions to the health and readiness challenges our military population faces on the battlefield, at sea, on foreign shores and at home. (U.S. Navy photo by Danielle Cazarez/released) Share

San Diego, CA

SAN DIEGO (July 1, 2024) Lt. Peterson has played an instrumental role in the Command Readiness, Endurance and Watchstanding (CREW) program at Naval Health Research Center (NHRC). He has helped support scientists from NHRC’s operational readiness directorate, who study sleep and fatigue performance among Sailors and Marines while out at sea. NHRC supports military mission readiness with research and development that delivers high-value, high-impact solutions to the health and readiness challenges our military population faces on the battlefield, at sea, on foreign shores and at home. (U.S. Navy photo by John Marciano/released) Share

San Diego, CA

SAN DIEGO (May 29, 2024) Earlier this year, Lt. Peterson of Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal by the Secretary of the Navy. Peterson has also been selected as the 2024 Navy Medicine Research Physiologist of the Year. NHRC supports military mission readiness with research and development that delivers high-value, high-impact solutions to the health and readiness challenges our military population faces on the battlefield, at sea, on foreign shores and at home. (U.S. Navy photo by Danielle Cazarez/released) Share

AUSTRALIA

AUSTRALIA (July 7, 2023) Lt. Peterson aboard the USS Green Bay as it participated in the biennial Talisman Sabre exercise. This 14-day exercise includes large scale logistics and multi-domain firepower demonstrations. NHRC supports military mission readiness with research and development that delivers high-value, high-impact solutions to the health and readiness challenges our military population faces on the battlefield, at sea, on foreign shores and at home. (U.S. Navy photo by Sean Deering/released) Share

San Antonio, TX

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO–FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Dec. 9, 2024) – Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Alyssa Ziska-Ortega, of Laredo, Texas, the executive assistant assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, was promoted to the rank of petty officer first class by Commanding Officer Capt. Jennifer Buechel, Nurse Corps, during a frocking ceremony held at the historic Quadrangle. Participating in the ceremony were Ziska-Ortega’s father, brother, and best friend. Ziska-Ortega was one of three Sailors within the Naval Medical Research and Development Enterprise to be selected for advancement to petty officer first class during Fiscal Year 2025. Additionally, she is the first Sailor to be promoted to petty officer first class in NAMRU San Antonio’s history. “The Navy has given me so many experiences that I feel would not have been possible had I not joined,” said Ziska-Ortega, who previously served with the Blood Donor Center at Naval Medical Center San Diego. “Being one of two of the first junior enlisted Sailors within NAMRU San Antonio is unique, so I hope that I can continue to be an asset to the command, be competent in my field, and be successful in reaching my educational goals as well as my career goals.” San Antonio’s 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 (DoD) personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. It is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the DoD and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under the Naval Medical Research Command in Silver Spring, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released) Share

San Antonio, TX

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO–FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Dec. 9, 2024) – Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Alyssa Ziska-Ortega, of Laredo, Texas, the executive assistant assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, was promoted to the rank of petty officer first class by Commanding Officer Capt. Jennifer Buechel, Nurse Corps, during a frocking ceremony held at the historic Quadrangle. Participating in the ceremony were Ziska-Ortega’s father, brother, and best friend. Ziska-Ortega was one of three Sailors within the Naval Medical Research and Development Enterprise to be selected for advancement to petty officer first class during Fiscal Year 2025. Additionally, she is the first Sailor to be promoted to petty officer first class in NAMRU San Antonio’s history. “The Navy has given me so many experiences that I feel would not have been possible had I not joined,” said Ziska-Ortega, who previously served with the Blood Donor Center at Naval Medical Center San Diego. “Being one of two of the first junior enlisted Sailors within NAMRU San Antonio is unique, so I hope that I can continue to be an asset to the command, be competent in my field, and be successful in reaching my educational goals as well as my career goals.” San Antonio’s 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 (DoD) personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. It is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the DoD and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under the Naval Medical Research Command in Silver Spring, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released) Share

San Antonio, TX

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO–FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Dec. 9, 2024) – Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Alyssa Ziska-Ortega, of Laredo, Texas, the executive assistant assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, was promoted to the rank of petty officer first class by Commanding Officer Capt. Jennifer Buechel, Nurse Corps, during a frocking ceremony held at the historic Quadrangle. Pinning on her insignia were Ziska-Ortega’s father, brother, and best friend. Ziska-Ortega was one of three Sailors within the Naval Medical Research and Development Enterprise to be selected for advancement to petty officer first class during Fiscal Year 2025. Additionally, she is the first Sailor to be promoted to petty officer first class in NAMRU San Antonio’s history. “The Navy has given me so many experiences that I feel would not have been possible had I not joined,” said Ziska-Ortega, who previously served with the Blood Donor Center at Naval Medical Center San Diego. “Being one of two of the first junior enlisted Sailors within NAMRU San Antonio is unique, so I hope that I can continue to be an asset to the command, be competent in my field, and be successful in reaching my educational goals as well as my career goals.” San Antonio’s 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 (DoD) personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. It is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the DoD and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under the Naval Medical Research Command in Silver Spring, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released) Share

Camp Pendleton, CA

Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Pendleton stands at attention during the Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony held in the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Promenade on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Planned and executed by the First Class Petty Officer Association, the event honored the 2,403 service members and civilians who died in the attack on the US Naval Base at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Share

Camp Pendleton, CA

Navy Capt. Jenny Burkett, commander of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Pendleton, with the assistance of 1st Class Petty Officers Brittany Josephson and Christopher Tanner, places a remembrance wreath during the NMRTC CP Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony held in the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Promenade on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. “As we remember Pearl Harbor, let us commit ourselves to honoring the legacy of those who served and sacrificed. Let their stories inspire us to work for a more peaceful and just world, ensuring their sacrifices were not in vain,” said Burkett during her comments. Planned and executed by the First Class Petty Officer Association, the event honored the 2,403 service members and civilians who died in the attack on the US Naval Base at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Share

Camp Pendleton, CA

Retired Navy Capt. Donald McMackin speaks to the audience during the Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Pendleton Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony held in the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Promenade on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. McMackin was commissioned in 1980 and served either on active duty or in the reserves as a surface warfare officer until January 2011 and served as the event guest speaker. “When the attack came, off-duty medical personnel and staff streamed back to the facilities. Staff broke out supplies, made more bandages, prepared morphine injections … they set up triage areas, battle dressing stations, organized ambulances and transportation pools,” said McMackin during his comments. Planned and executed by the First Class Petty Officer Association, the event honored the 2,403 service members and civilians who died in the attack on the US Naval Base at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Share

Camp Pendleton, CA

Retired 1st Class Petty Officer Cerbando Ramirez Jr. plays “Taps” during the Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Pendleton Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony held in the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Promenade on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Ramirez served as a machinist mate during his Navy career and often volunteers his time to play “Taps” during NMRTC CP events and ceremonies. Planned and executed by the First Class Petty Officer Association, the event honored the 2,403 service members and civilians who died in the attack on the US Naval Base at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Share