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HONOLULU, HI
HONOLULU, Hawaii – Lt. Cmdr. Eric Gonzales, MSC, USN, from Naval Medical Readiness Logistics Command (NMRLC), Williamsburg, VA, recently played a key role in supporting Exercise KEEN EDGE 26, a bilateral U.S.-Japan command post exercise focused on crisis response and high-end conflict operations. The exercise, held from January 20 to February 5, tested the capabilities of U.S. and Japanese forces to deter aggression and defend strategic interests in the Indo-Pacific region. KEEN EDGE 26 brought together personnel from the U.S. Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Japan Self-Defense Forces, and the Pacific Fleet Health Services Office, making it a truly joint and bilateral effort.
Camp Lejeune, NC
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Kenneth Murray III, a Joint Trauma System Valkyrie Prehospital Transfusion course instructor candidate with 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, conducts a blood transfusion during the first JTS-VPT course at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. 2nd MLG is the first Marine Corps unit certified by the Joint Trauma System as a training site for the JTS-VPT course, which can now be held by 2nd Medical Battalion's Alpha Surgical Company on MCB Camp Lejeune and Bravo Surgical Company in Portsmouth, Virginia. The course focused on learning and practical application of fresh whole blood collection and transfusion for patients in forward-deployed and austere environments utilizing standardized, evidence-based protocols. Murray is a native of Ohio. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Talan Werner)
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Katherine Baudino prepares medicine aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 26, 2026. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is at sea training as an integrated war fighting team. Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) is the Joint Force’s most complex integrated training event and prepares naval task forces for sustained high-end Joint and combined combat. Integrated naval training provides combatant commanders and America’s civilian leaders highly capable forces that deter adversaries, underpin American security and economic prosperity, and reassure Allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kyle Cooksey
Setermoen, Norway
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Zachary Matthews, bottom right, with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, inserts an intravenous needle on a simulated casualty during Medical Reindeer in Setermoen, Norway, Feb. 4, 2026. Medical Reindeer is a multinational medical exercise where military medical teams from different NATO countries practice saving lives together in a realistic field environment. A key component of NATO's enhanced vigilance activity Arctic Sentry, exercise Cold Response 26 is a Norwegian-led winter military exercise designed to enhance collective defense capabilities and ensure U.S. readiness to rapidly deploy and seamlessly operate alongside NATO Allies in challenging arctic conditions. Matthews is a native of Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Apollo Wilson)
Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Atlantic, NC
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Summer Nelson, left, a preventive medicine technician and Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jessica Bordonaro, both with Combat Logistics Battalion 8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, test water source for usability during the MEU’s certification exercise at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Atlantic, North Carolina, Feb. 21, 2026. CERTEX is a land-based pre-deployment exercise that enhances the integration and collective capability of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force while providing the 24th MEU with an opportunity to train and execute operations in austere and urban environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Walley)
Norfolk, VA
U.S. Navy Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Aidan Cosgrove, left, receives x-rays of his teeth by Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Kenneth Massey aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), Feb. 24, 2026. Eisenhower is moored at Norfolk Naval Shipyard for a Planned Incremental Availability maintenance period. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jamison Sutton)
Kodiak, AK
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Daniel Rodriguez, an en-route care corpsman assigned to En-route Care System (ERCS) Team 52, approaches a U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter as part of a ship-to-shore patient transfer for ARCTIC EDGE 2026 in Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 24, 2026. AE26 is a NORAD and U.S. Northern Command-led Homeland defense exercise designed to improve readiness, demonstrate capabilities, and enhance Joint and Allied Force interoperability in the Arctic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Abigayle Lutz)
Kodiak, AK
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Daniel Rodriguez, assigned to En-route Care System (ERCS) Team 52, establishes intraosseous access, used to deliver fluid and medication, on a medical training mannequin during a mass casualty drill as part of ARCTIC EDGE 26 (AE 26) in Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 25, 2026. AE26 is a NORAD and U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise designed to improve readiness, demonstrate capabilities, and enhance Joint and Allied Force interoperability in the Arctic. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Public Affairs Specialist 3rd Class Ashly Murphy)
San AntonioFort Sam Houston, TX
U.S. Navy Capt. Richard Lawrence, center, commanding officer of the Navy Medicine Training Support Command, along with Hospital Corpsman Second Class Elisa Tate and Hospital Corpsman Second Class Christian Garcia, present the wreath during a memorial ceremony held for Hospital Corpsman Third Class John T. Fralish at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Feb. 6, 2026. This year marks the 20th anniversary of Fralish’s passing during the War on Terror. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Christine Walters)
San AntonioFort Sam Houston, TX
Navy Medicine Training Support Command Sailors render a salute during the playing of ‘Taps’ at the Hospital Corpsman Third Class John T. Fralish Memorial held at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Feb. 6, 2026. This year marks the 20th anniversary of Fralish’s passing during the War on Terror. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Christine Walters).
San AntonioFort Sam Houston, TX
The Navy Medicine Training Support Command held a memorial service for Hospital Corpsman Third Class John T. Fralish at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Feb. 6, 2026. This year marks the 20th anniversary of Fralish’s passing during the War on Terror. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Christine Walters).
San AntonioFort Sam Houston, TX
Retired Senior Chief Jerod Napier, delivers remarks at a memorial service for Hospital Corpsman Third Class John T. Fralish at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Feb. 6, 2026. This year marks the 20th anniversary of Fralish’s passing during the War on Terror. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Christine Walters).
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