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YOKOSUKA, JAPAN
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Oct. 3, 2025) – USNH Yokosuka personnel coordinate patient check-in using the hospital’s automated registration system inside the Command Auditorium during staff influenza vaccinations. Over the course of the 2025 flu shot events, vaccination teams administered more than 6,800 doses, efficiently protecting thousands across the installation. First introduced in 2024, the system streamlined workflow, reduced wait times, and improved documentation accuracy. (U.S. Navy photo by USNMRTC Yokosuka Public Affairs/Daniel Taylor)
YOKOSUKA, JAPAN
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Oct. 3, 2025) – A U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Yokosuka Hospital Corpsman receives an influenza vaccine in the hospital’s Command Auditorium as part of the 2025 influenza vaccination season. Over the course of the 2025 flu shot events, USNH Yokosuka’s vaccination teams administered more than 6,800 doses, efficiently protecting thousands across the installation. The hospital’s annual campaign strengthens medical readiness and protects the health of Sailors, families, and civilian staff. (U.S. Navy photo by USNMRTC Yokosuka Public Affairs/Daniel Taylor)
Bremerton, WA
Addressing Awareness for All…during Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton Holiday Safety Standdown Chief Yeoman Andrew Turner, Suicide Prevention Program coordinator, acknowledged that there are unique holiday stressors which active duty – and their family – can experience, such as being away from home and family, feeling isolated, financial burden from travel, gifts, and more, even work and personal relationships and dealing with seasonal winter weather conditions. “Remember, you are not alone. You matter,” Turner told the packed auditorium, reminding those in attendance to A.C.T. “Ask [someone]. Are you thinking about suicide? Care. Listen without judgement. Treat. Get the person to a professional. We have local resources, such as our Suicide Prevention Program manager at 360-475-5120, assistant Suicide Prevention Program manager, Chief Hospital Corpsman Robert O'Bryant, 360-475-5265, command chaplain, Lt. Cmdr. Solomon Han, 360-475-4863, Mental Health Front Desk, 360-475-4219, and Fleet and Family Support Center, 360-396-4118 and 360-315-5028. There are also national 24/7 resources with the Military Crisis Line, 988, press 1 and Military OneSource, 1-800-342-9647. Additional local resources include ‘Drop-in Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.’ office hours for active duty servicemembers at Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Mental Health Directorate, specifically designed to handle questions, consultations, resources, information and connection to care needs. The Holiday Safety Standdown also provided presentations on sexual assault prevention response, from Kitsap County Traffic Safety Council, and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (Official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer).
MANATA, Ecuador
250706-N-N1574-1001 MANATA, Ecuador (July 6, 2025) During Continuing Promise 2025, Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Dennis Begley and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Thai Nguyen, assigned to the Mercy-Class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) from a medical site in Manata, Ecuador, July 6, 2025. The patient required a CT exam from the hospital ship’s radiology department. Continuing Promise, a U.S. Southern Command and 4th Fleet deployment provides humanitarian assistance, subject matter expert exchanges, medical and dental support, and disaster response to partner nations in Central and South America and the Caribbean. (U.S. Navy courtesy photo)
CARIBBEAN SEA
250531-N-N1574-1001 CARIBBEAN SEA (May 31, 2025) Cmdr. Nicholas Digeorge, Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Wudineh Melketsadek, and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Thai Nguyen, assigned to the Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), demonstrate X-ray capabilities for a mass casualty drill that took place during a Commander’s Readiness Evaluation (CRE) while underway aboard the USNS Comfort, for Continuing Promise 2025, May 31, 2025. During the drill, the department identified constraints with many of their resources and processes which caused them to initiate a “Get Real, Get Better” process improvement initiative. Comfort provides rapid, mobile, and large-scale medical support. (U.S. Navy courtesy photo)
PORTSMOUTH, Va.
251001-N-N1574-1001 PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Oct. 1, 2025) Sailors assigned to the Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) and Naval Medical Forces Atlantic, gather for a photo on board, Mon., Day, 2025. The group directed a Get Real Get Better project aboard the USS Comfort. Left to Right: Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Charles Nallie Jr, assigned to Naval Medical Forces Atlantic, Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Cody Budd, Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Malachy Ng, both assigned to the Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). (U.S. Navy Courtesy Photo)
Bremerton, WA
Behavioral Health Bravo Zulu… Capt. Karla Lepore, Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton commanding officer congratulates Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Cade Crenshaw, behavioral health technician assigned to the command’s Mental Health Directorate, with being named the Navy’s Behavioral Health Technician of the Year…shortly after he was also recognized as their Sailor of the Year (official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer).
PORTSMOUTH, VA
Portsmouth, Va. (Nov. 26, 2025) Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command (NMRTC) Portsmouth held its inaugural Tidewater Classic Flag Football Challenge on Nov. 22 bringing together medical personnel from units across the Tidewater area. The event pitted Sailors and Marines from NMRTC Portsmouth against Soldiers and Airmen from Joint Base Langley-Eustis in a friendly flag football game held at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP). The event aimed to foster comradery between commands and boost morale for commands in the area. After bringing the game to overtime, Eustis-Langley’s team “Falcon” came out victorious with a final score of 12-6, and their head coach, Airman 1st Class Quincy Owens, catching the winning pass.
PORTSMOUTH, VA
Portsmouth, Va. (Nov. 26, 2025) Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command (NMRTC) Portsmouth held its inaugural Tidewater Classic Flag Football Challenge on Nov. 22 bringing together medical personnel from units across the Tidewater area. The event pitted Sailors and Marines from NMRTC Portsmouth against Soldiers and Airmen from Joint Base Langley-Eustis in a friendly flag football game held at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP). The event aimed to foster comradery between commands and boost morale for commands in the area. After bringing the game to overtime, Eustis-Langley’s team “Falcon” came out victorious with a final score of 12-6, and their head coach, Airman 1st Class Quincy Owens, catching the winning pass.
DIEGO GARCIA
DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory (Oct. 3, 2025) — Sailors and civilian staff assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Yokosuka’s Branch Health Clinic (BHC) Diego Garcia pose for a group photo. (U.S. Navy photo by USNMRTU Diego Garcia)
Bremerton. WA
Carving out a niche in time… Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command Bremerton Mental Health Directorate recently hosted a pumpkin decorating contest in conjunction with Halloween to help dismantle the stigma surrounding mental health. The event was open to all to bring their creativity to help carve away at the misapprehension which still lingers in seeking psychological health care which can directly reinforce mental readiness as a priority for all service members (Official Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jennifer Benedict, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs)
Bremerton, WA
Radiology Department staff assigned to Naval Hospital Bremerton take a pause from their diagnostic exam cause after wrapping up National Radiologic Technology Week in early November to commemorate the essential contributions of military radiologic technologists while marking the 130th anniversary of Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen’s X-ray discovery. This year’s theme, “The Kaleidoscope of Radiologic Technology,” emphasized the multifaceted role of all Defense Health Agency military treatment facility Radiology Department staff who support operational readiness, medical diagnosis, and military healthcare (Official Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jennifer Benedict, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs).
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