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Camp Pendleton, CA

Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Kim (right), a laboratory technician corpsman from Naval Medical Center San Diego, hands Chief Petty Officer Richard Anderson, Expeditionary Medical Facility 150 Alpha’s operations chief, the items needed to move to the blood donation area during an Armed Services Blood Program – Camp Pendleton blood drive coordinated by the Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Pendleton Junior Enlisted Association on Nov. 18, 2024, in the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton Galley Meeting Room. Share

Camp Pendleton, CA

Petty Officer 3rd Class Gavin Simmons, a corpsman from the 13 Area Dental Clinic, donates blood during an Armed Services Blood Program – Camp Pendleton blood drive coordinated by the Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Pendleton Junior Enlisted Association on Nov. 18, 2024, in the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton Galley Meeting Room. Share

Camp Pendleton, CA

Seaman Apprentice Sofia Steddom, a corpsman in the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton Family Medicine Department, donates blood during an Armed Services Blood Program – Camp Pendleton blood drive coordinated by the Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Pendleton Junior Enlisted Association on Nov. 18, 2024, in the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton Galley Meeting Room. Share

Camp Pendleton, CA

Petty Officer 2nd Class Edreck Manabat, an information systems technician with the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton Information Management Department, and Seaman Collin Smith, a corpsman in the NHCP Family Medicine Department, donate blood during an Armed Services Blood Program – Camp Pendleton blood drive coordinated by the Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Pendleton Junior Enlisted Association on Nov. 18, 2024, in the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton Galley Meeting Room. Share

Camp Pendleton, CA

Chief Petty Officer Richard Anderson, Expeditionary Medical Facility 150 Alpha’s operations chief, donates blood during an Armed Services Blood Program – Camp Pendleton blood drive coordinated by the Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Pendleton Junior Enlisted Association on Nov. 18, 2024, in the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton Galley Meeting Room. Share

Camp Pendleton, CA

Lt. Linnea Leonard, an operating room nurse and a member of EMF 150 Alpha, donates blood during an Armed Services Blood Program – Camp Pendleton blood drive coordinated by the Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Pendleton Junior Enlisted Association on Nov. 18, 2024, in the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton Galley Meeting Room. Share

Camp Pendleton, CA

Sailors from aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton donate blood during an Armed Services Blood Program – Camp Pendleton blood drive coordinated by the Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Pendleton Junior Enlisted Association on Nov. 18, 2024, in the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton Galley Meeting Room. Share

Bethesda, MD

BETHESDA, Md. (Sept. 11, 2024) Lt. Cmdr. Sarah Jenkins, a microbiologist from Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) presents a research poster showcasing the Navy Infectious Diseases Diagnostic Laboratory's capabilities during a Health Services Operational Advisory Group (HSOAG) meeting. NMRC is engaged in a broad spectrum of medical research, from basic science in the laboratory to field studies in austere and remote areas of the world to investigations in operational environments. In support of the Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighters, NMRC researchers study infectious diseases, biological warfare detection and defense, combat casualty care, environmental health concerns, aerospace and undersea medicine, medical modeling, simulation, operational mission support, epidemiology and behavioral sciences. (U.S. Navy photo by Tommy Lamkin/Released) Share

Bremerton, WA

Seeing is believing… There will be pediatric ophthalmology available starting December 2024 at Naval Hospital Bremerton. In joint collaboration with Madigan Army Medical Center, a pediatric ophthalmologist specializing in diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders with younger patients - from newborn to age 17 – will be onboard NHB on a monthly basis. Parents are recommended to get with their primary care manager for a referral, especially for such reasons as, family or personal history of eye issues. “Generic eye issues that run in the family, or if your child had a history of eye issues,” said Nguyen. Misalignment or wandering of eyes. “If you notice the eyes do not line up when looking at an object, or an eye is wandering,” said Nguyen. The child communicates vision issues; Standing too close to television, screens, or other objects, or failed a vision test at school; History of headaches or eye pain; Red irritated eyes or rubbing of the eyes; One or both eyes constantly tearing, or eyes producing a yellowish white substance; Light appearing pupils. “If one or both pupils are no longer black or appear gray/white,” said Nguyen; and any change(s) to the eyes, such as visible alteration to sizes of pupils, droopy eyelids, difference in the size of the eyes, or anything else concerning (Official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMTRC Bremerton public affairs officer). Share

Cherry Point, NC

Lt. Cmdr. Jake Wittenauer, DSc- PA-C, Deputy Director of Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point’s Medical Services, right, uses a banana to demonstrate proper suturing to Corpsmen serving aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point on Friday, November 15. Wittenauer’s demonstration was part of a class teaching the Corpsmen how to properly suture a wound closed utilizing bananas their thick and easy-to-pierce skin and the ability to distinguish the skin from the fruit. Share

Cherry Point, NC

Hospitalman Marc Philip Dumayag, left, and Hospitalman MaAngeline Viernes, center, practice suturing techniques on bananas during a class held aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point on Friday, November 15. Bananas served as training aids for the class due to their thick and easy-to-pierce skin and the ability to distinguish the skin from the fruit. Share

Cherry Point, NC

Hospitalman Elissa Segovia-Hernandez, left, and Hospitalman Cyerra Yazzie, right, practice suturing techniques on bananas during a class held aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point on Friday, November 15. Bananas served as training aids for the class due to their thick and easy-to-pierce skin and the ability to distinguish the skin from the fruit. Share