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JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Sept. 9, 2025) – Dr. Dao Ho, a research immunologist assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio’s Cellular and Immune Based Adjuncts (CIBACC) Department, speaks with representatives of DesiCorp, Inc., at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute. The representatives traveled from Louisville, Ky., for discussions on blood products, protocols, and an alpha prototype in support of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Red Blood Cell (RBC) Factory. DARPA's RBC Factory program aims to create a medical device-based platform to determine if it is possible to insert additional biologically active components (e.g., cargoes) into human RBCs. NAMRU San Antonio, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development, works alongside research partners in the civilian sphere, academia, industry, and other government agencies to drive support of the Department of Defense’s objectives for a lethal fighting force and ensures U.S. service members have access to the latest scientific advances. NAMRU San Antonio conducts gap-driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research in support of Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighter health readiness and lethality while engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)

San Antonio, TX

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Sept. 9, 2025) – Dr. Brett Janis, CEO and co-founder of DesiCorp, Inc., met with leadership and research scientists assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute. He, and other DesiCorp representatives, traveled from Louisville, Ky., for discussions on blood products, protocols, and an alpha prototype in support of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Red Blood Cell (RBC) Factory. DARPA's RBC Factory program aims to create a medical device-based platform to determine if it is possible to insert additional biologically active components (e.g., cargoes) into human RBCs. NAMRU San Antonio, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development, works alongside research partners in the civilian sphere, academia, industry, and other government agencies to drive support of the Department of Defense’s objectives for a lethal fighting force and ensures U.S. service members have access to the latest scientific advances. NAMRU San Antonio conducts gap-driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research in support of Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighter health readiness and lethality while engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released

San Antonio, TX

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Sept. 9, 2025) – Chief Science Director Dr. Darrin Frye, of Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, briefed command mission and research capabilities to representatives of DesiCorp, Inc., who met with leadership and research scientists at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute. The representatives traveled from Louisville, Ky., for discussions on blood products, protocols, and an alpha prototype in support of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Red Blood Cell (RBC) Factory. DARPA's RBC Factory program aims to create a medical device-based platform to determine if it is possible to insert additional biologically active components (e.g., cargoes) into human RBCs. NAMRU San Antonio, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development, works alongside research partners in the civilian sphere, academia, industry, and other government agencies to drive support of the Department of Defense’s objectives for a lethal fighting force and ensures U.S. service members have access to the latest scientific advances. NAMRU San Antonio conducts gap-driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research in support of Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighter health readiness and lethality while engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)

PORTSMOUTH, VA

250904-O-JO646-2232, September 4, 2025 -- The graphic illustrates ship based health surveillance innovations pioneered with the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics or ESSENCE to inform the Medical Common Operational Picture or MedCOP dashboards and alerts. These dashboards now give Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Units (NEPMUs) across four regions visibility they never had before, allowing them to detect and monitor potential outbreaks on ships within their area of responsibility in near real time. (U.S. Navy photo illustration by Mrs. Nell Moody)

Bethesda, MD

BETHESDA, Md. (Sept. 11, 2025) Appavu Sundaram, with Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC), engages with attendees at a Health Services Operational Advisory Group (HSOAG) meeting. Marine Corps Health Services, led by Rear Adm. Guido Valdes, The Medical Officer (TMO) of the Marine Corps, advises the Commandant and Marines Headquarters staff on all healthcare matters. TMO serves as the functional expert in working with the appropriate Headquarters agencies for determining medical requirements and makes recommendations on all medical matters relevant to supporting the Marine Corps. 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 Aleece Williams/Released)

Bethesda, MD

BETHESDA, Md. (Sept. 11, 2025) Lt. Cmdr. Danett Bishop with Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC), engages with Capt. Eric Welsh, commander, NMRC, and Master Chief Hospital Corpsman Christopher Cariss, NMRC command master chief, during a Health Services Operational Advisory Group (HSOAG) meeting. Marine Corps Health Services, led by Rear Adm. Guido Valdes, The Medical Officer (TMO) of the Marine Corps, advises the Commandant and Marines Headquarters staff on all healthcare matters. TMO serves as the functional expert in working with the appropriate Headquarters agencies for determining medical requirements and makes recommendations on all medical matters relevant to supporting the Marine Corps. NMRC, headquarters of Navy Medicine Research & Development, is engaged in a broad spectrum of activity 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 Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighter health, readiness and lethality, researchers study infectious diseases, biological warfare detection and defense, combat casualty care, environmental health concerns, aerospace and undersea medicine, operational mission support and epidemiology. (U.S. Navy photo by Aleece Williams/Released)

Bethesda, MD

BETHESDA, Md. (Sept. 11, 2025) Farrukh Rizvi, a program manager with Naval Medical Research Command’s (NMRC) Naval Advanced Medical Development department demonstrates a wound care treatment during a Health Services Operational Advisory Group (HSOAG) meeting. Marine Corps Health Services, led by Rear Adm. Guido Valdes, The Medical Officer (TMO) of the Marine Corps, advises the Commandant and Marines Headquarters staff on all healthcare matters. TMO serves as the functional expert in working with the appropriate Headquarters agencies for determining medical requirements and makes recommendations on all medical matters relevant to supporting the Marine Corps. NMRC, headquarters of Navy Medicine Research & Development, is engaged in a broad spectrum of activity 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 Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighter health, readiness and lethality, researchers study infectious diseases, biological warfare detection and defense, combat casualty care, environmental health concerns, aerospace and undersea medicine, operational mission support and epidemiology. (U.S. Navy photo by Aleece Williams/Released)

Bethesda, MD

BETHESDA, Md. (Sept. 11, 2025) Sandra Isidean, with Naval Medical Research Command’s (NMRC) Clinical Trials Center, engages with attendees at a meeting of the Health Services Operational Advisory Group (HSOAG). Marine Corps Health Services, led by Rear Adm. Guido Valdes, The Medical Officer (TMO) of the Marine Corps, advises the Commandant and Marines Headquarters staff on all healthcare matters. TMO serves as the functional expert in working with the appropriate Headquarters agencies for determining medical requirements and makes recommendations on all medical matters relevant to supporting the Marine Corps. NMRC, headquarters of Navy Medicine Research & Development, is engaged in a broad spectrum of activity 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 Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighter health, readiness and lethality, researchers study infectious diseases, biological warfare detection and defense, combat casualty care, environmental health concerns, aerospace and undersea medicine, operational mission support and epidemiology. (U.S. Navy photo by Aleece Williams/Released)

Bremerton, WA

: Meet Chief Logistics Specialist (Select) Steven Alexander Gardiner, Material Management leading petty officer, one of five Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton Sailors who were notified August 6, 2025, of being officially advanced to the Navy’s senior enlisted leader rank of chief petty officer. The manner of promotion for Gardiner, from Mesquite, Texas, and the others is a unique process compared to the other branches in the armed forces. In the Army, Air Force and the Marine Corps, an E-6 becomes E-7. In the Navy, each eligible Sailor for chief is required to be selected by a ranking and selection board composed of master chiefs who actively choose the future leadership from the most capable Sailors, considering both their aptitude as technical experts and ability as leaders (Official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer).

Bremerton, WA

: Meet Chief Logistics Specialist (Select) Steven Alexander Gardiner, Material Management leading petty officer, one of five Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton Sailors who were notified August 6, 2025, of being officially advanced to the Navy’s senior enlisted leader rank of chief petty officer. The manner of promotion for Gardiner, from Mesquite, Texas and the others is a unique process compared to the other branches in the armed forces. In the Army, Air Force and the Marine Corps, an E-6 becomes E-7. In the Navy, each eligible Sailor for chief is required to be selected by a ranking and selection board composed of master chiefs who actively choose the future leadership from the most capable Sailors, considering both their aptitude as technical experts and ability as leaders (Official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer).

Bremerton, WA

Meet Chief Hospital Corpsman (Select) Miles A. Steele, leading petty officer for Multi-Care Clinics of Pediatrics, Immunizations, and Internal Medicine, one of five Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton Sailors who were notified August 6, 2025, of being officially advanced to the Navy’s senior enlisted leader rank of chief petty officer. The manner of promotion for Steele, from Clifton Park, New York, and the others is a unique process compared to the other branches in the armed forces. In the Army, Air Force and the Marine Corps, an E-6 becomes E-7. In the Navy, each eligible Sailor for chief is required to be selected by a ranking and selection board composed of master chiefs who actively choose the future leadership from the most capable Sailors, considering both their aptitude as technical experts and ability as leaders (Official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer).

Bremerton, WA

: Meet Chief Hospital Corpsman (Select) Miles A. Steele (middle), leading petty officer for Multi-Care Clinics of Pediatrics, Immunizations, and Internal Medicine, one of five Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton Sailors who were notified August 6, 2025, of being officially advanced to the Navy’s senior enlisted leader rank of chief petty officer. The manner of promotion for Steele, from Clifton Park, New York, and the others is a unique process compared to the other branches in the armed forces. In the Army, Air Force and the Marine Corps, an E-6 becomes E-7. In the Navy, each eligible Sailor for chief is required to be selected by a ranking and selection board composed of master chiefs who actively choose the future leadership from the most capable Sailors, considering both their aptitude as technical experts and ability as leaders (Official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer).

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