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San Diego, CA

SAN DIEGO (Sept. 29, 2024) Thousands of airshow spectators had the opportunity to witness the expeditionary capabilities of Navy Medicine encapsulated in a mobile medical tent filled with cutting-edge medical simulation equipment at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar’s ‘America’s Airshow.' The expeditionary medical component at an air show is an unexpected, but highly attractive one that draws crowds of young spectators interested in learning more about the nature of Navy Medicine and its corresponding career fields. STEM volunteers from Naval Medical Center San Diego, Naval Expeditionary Medical Training Institute, and the Navy Trauma Training Center from Los Angeles General Medical Center gather for a group photo. The mission of NMCSD is to prepare service members to deploy in support of operational forces, deliver high quality health care services, and shape the future of military medicine through education, training, and research. NMCSD employs more than 5,000 active-duty military personnel, civilians and contractors in southern California to provide patients with world-class care. Anchored in Excellence, Committed to Health! Share

Camp Lejeune, NC

U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Jennifer McKenna, a newly appointed Chief Petty Officer with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, and a Clio, Michigan native, poses for a photo during a Chief Petty Officer pinning ceremony on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 27, 2024. Established by the Navy in 1893, the distinction for Chief Petty Officer was marked by changes in uniform and authority, with Chief Selects completing a six-week initiation that included physical fitness, team-building, and leadership training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexis Sanchez) Share

Camp Lejeune, NC

U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Jennifer McKenna, a newly appointed Chief Petty Officer with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, and a Clio, Michigan native, renders a salute during a Chief Petty Officer pinning ceremony on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 27, 2024. Established by the Navy in 1893, the distinction for Chief Petty Officer was marked by changes in uniform and authority, with Chief Selects completing a six-week initiation that included physical fitness, team-building, and leadership training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexis Sanchez) Share

Camp Lejeune, NC

U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Jennifer McKenna, a newly appointed Chief Petty Officer with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, and a Clio, Michigan native, is pinned by her family members during a Chief Petty Officer pinning ceremony on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 27, 2024. Established by the Navy in 1893, the distinction for Chief Petty Officer was marked by changes in uniform and authority, with Chief Selects completing a six-week initiation that included physical fitness, team-building, and leadership training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexis Sanchez) Share

Camp Lejeune

U.S Navy LT. Jane Njenga with 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, poses for a photo on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 26, 2024. During August 2024, LT. Njenga was part of the Uniformed Services University Health Services Military Tropical Medicine (MTM) program, where she conducted medical research in Honduras. When asked how she plans to use her experiences and new knowledge back in the fleet Njenga shared, “A doctor that we learned from in the program explained how she was able to advise care on an outbreak in Hawaii after we returned from the course based on what we learned in Honduras. If a similar event happens to us, I will be able to advise different avenues of care that we might not have normally thought of because of the experience that I gained from the MTM program.” MTM is a six-week tri-service program that provides specialized training in aspects of medicine unique to tropical areas. It includes lectures from world renowned experts, providing a broad range of topics in infectious disease and tropical medicine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mary Kohlmann) Share

Silver Spring, MD

FREDERICK, Md. (Sept. 27, 2024) Linwood Johnson, with Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC)'s Biological Defense Research Directorate, evaluates the effectiveness of a blood test in detecting the presence of proteins that can indicate brain-damaging viruses and bacteria. 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 Darci Smith/Released) Share

Cherry Point, NC

Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point recognized Sailors and staff at an awards ceremony held Wednesday, September 25 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. Those recognized, from left to right were Mr. Kevin Murphy as Senior Employee of the Quarter, Hospital Corpsman Second Class Jabari Parker with the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Hospital Corpsman Second class Kaytelyn Barros as Sailor of the Quarter, Hospital Corpsman Third Class Vanessa Schoefield as Junior Sailor of the Quarter, Hospitalman Nidya Salazar as Junior Sailor of the Quarter, Hospital Corpsman Third Class Alyssa Gastelum with the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and Hospital Corpsman Second Class Victoria Synoground with the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal. Share

Portsmouth, Va

240920-N-MT837-1060 PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Sept. 20, 2024) Four Navy chaplains graduate from the prestigious Pastoral Care Residency (PCR) program at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP), a significant milestone for Navy Medicine and the Chaplain Corps, on board Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads - Portsmouth Annex, Sept. 20, 2024. The graduating Navy chaplains from NMCP include: Lt. Cmdr. Reggie Jones, who will serve at Expeditionary Medical Ship 3 (EMS 3) attached to NMRTC Fort Belvoir, Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Birch, who will be assigned to Expeditionary Medical Unit-4 (EMU 4) attached to Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command (NMRTC) Beaufort, Lt. Cmdr. Johnson Folahan heading to NMRTC Naples and Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Jackson at EMU 6 attached to NMRTC Bethesda. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Commmunication Specialist 2nd Class Dylan Kinee) Share

Portsmouth, Va

240920-N-MT837-1058 PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Sept. 20, 2024) Navy chaplain Lt. Cmdr. Reggie Jones a graduate from the Pastoral Care Residency (PCR) program at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP), poses for a photo with Capt. William Hlavin, the regional chaplain assigned to Naval Medical Forces Atlantic, on board Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads - Portsmouth Annex, Sept. 20, 2024. The graduating Navy chaplains from NMCP include: Lt. Cmdr. Reggie Jones, who will serve at Expeditionary Medical Ship 3 (EMS 3) attached to NMRTC Fort Belvoir, Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Birch, who will be assigned to Expeditionary Medical Unit-4 (EMU 4) attached to Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command (NMRTC) Beaufort, Lt. Cmdr. Johnson Folahan heading to NMRTC Naples and Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Jackson at EMU 6 attached to NMRTC Bethesda. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Commmunication Specialist 2nd Class Dylan Kinee) Share

Portsmouth, Va

240920-N-MT837-1052 PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Sept. 20, 2024) Navy chaplain Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Jackson, a graduate from the Pastoral Care Residency (PCR) program at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP), poses for a photo with Capt. William Hlavin, the regional chaplain assigned to Naval Medical Forces Atlantic, on board Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads - Portsmouth Annex, Sept. 20, 2024. The graduating Navy chaplains from NMCP include: Lt. Cmdr. Reggie Jones, who will serve at Expeditionary Medical Ship 3 (EMS 3) attached to NMRTC Fort Belvoir, Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Birch, who will be assigned to Expeditionary Medical Unit-4 (EMU 4) attached to Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command (NMRTC) Beaufort, Lt. Cmdr. Johnson Folahan heading to NMRTC Naples and Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Jackson at EMU 6 attached to NMRTC Bethesda. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Commmunication Specialist 2nd Class Dylan Kinee) Share

Portsmouth, Va

240920-N-MT837-1046 PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Sept. 20, 2024) Navy chaplain Lt. Cmdr. Johnson Folahan, a graduate from the Pastoral Care Residency (PCR) program at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP), poses for a photo with Capt. William Hlavin, the regional chaplain assigned to Naval Medical Forces Atlantic, on board Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads - Portsmouth Annex, Sept. 20, 2024. The graduating Navy chaplains from NMCP include: Lt. Cmdr. Reggie Jones, who will serve at Expeditionary Medical Ship 3 (EMS 3) attached to NMRTC Fort Belvoir, Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Birch, who will be assigned to Expeditionary Medical Unit-4 (EMU 4) attached to Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command (NMRTC) Beaufort, Lt. Cmdr. Johnson Folahan heading to NMRTC Naples and Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Jackson at EMU 6 attached to NMRTC Bethesda. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Commmunication Specialist 2nd Class Dylan Kinee) Share

Portsmouth, Va

240920-N-MT837-1040 PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Sept. 20, 2024) Navy chaplain Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Birch, a graduate from the Pastoral Care Residency (PCR) program at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP), poses for a photo with Capt. William Hlavin, the regional chaplain assigned to Naval Medical Forces Atlantic, on board Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads - Portsmouth Annex, Sept. 20, 2024. The graduating Navy chaplains from NMCP include: Lt. Cmdr. Reggie Jones, who will serve at Expeditionary Medical Ship 3 (EMS 3) attached to NMRTC Fort Belvoir, Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Birch, who will be assigned to Expeditionary Medical Unit-4 (EMU 4) attached to Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command (NMRTC) Beaufort, Lt. Cmdr. Johnson Folahan heading to NMRTC Naples and Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Jackson at EMU 6 attached to NMRTC Bethesda. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Commmunication Specialist 2nd Class Dylan Kinee) Share