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Silver Spring, MD
SILVER SPRING, Md. (June 2, 2025) Rachel Barkey, with Naval Medical Research Command’s (NMRC) Operational Undersea Medicine Directorate, processes samples for a study on brain injury. Brain injury poses a serious health threat to U.S. service members across the world. Cognitive impairment resulting from brain injury can negatively impact individual health, unit readiness and the lethal capacity of the nation’s forces. 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 Sidney Hinds/ Released)
Silver Spring, MD
SILVER SPRING, Md. (June 2, 2025) Rachel Barkey and Rania Abutarboush, with Naval Medical Research Command’s (NMRC) Operational Undersea Medicine Directorate, review data for a study on brain injury. Brain injury poses a serious health threat to U.S. service members across the world. Cognitive impairment resulting from brain injury can negatively impact individual health, unit readiness and the lethal capacity of the nation’s forces. 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 Sidney Hinds/ Released)
Silver Spring, MD
SILVER SPRING, Md. (June 2, 2025) Researchers with Naval Medical Research Command’s (NMRC) Operational Undersea Medicine Directorate with a research poster discussing work done by the command on behalf of warfighter brain health. Brain injury poses a serious health threat to U.S. service members across the world. Cognitive impairment resulting from brain injury can negatively impact individual health, unit readiness and the lethal capacity of the nation’s forces. 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 Sidney Hinds/ Released)
Camp Lejeune, NC
250918-N-FB730-1041 CAMP LEJEUNE. (September 18, 2025) Hospital Corpsman first class Andrew Miller, who recently attained certification as a paramedic-qualified corpsmen, gives trainees a briefing before starting tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) drill on September 18, 2025. TCCC is a military medical training course that focuses on training hospital corpsmen on how to provide immediate care to casualties in a combat environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist second class Justin Woods)
Camp Lejeune, NC
250918-N-FB730-1045 CAMP LEJEUNE. (September 18, 2025) Hospital Corpsman first class Andrew Miller, who recently attained certification as a paramedic-qualified corpsmen, gives instructions during a tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) drill on September 18, 2025. TCCC is a military medical training course that focuses on training hospital corpsmen on how to provide immediate care to casualties in a combat environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist second class Justin Woods)
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Nathan Wagner, a native of Reedsburg, Wisconsin, was recently named Motivator of the Month while on temporary duty at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Sept. 24, 2025. Wagner, who is assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Portsmouth, is a preventive medicine technician. (U.S. Navy photo by Emily McCamy/released)
Sigonella, Italy
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Kayman Welsh, assigned to Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Sigonella, prepares a Mayo stand with instruments for a general surgery procedure at the naval hospital. Having recently completed a more advanced surgical technologist school, Welsh exemplifies the skill and adaptability of Navy surgical technologists, who provide critical support across a wide range of procedures to sustain medical readiness while honing their skills to remain ready for operational deployments.
Sigonella, Italy
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Maria Lozano Mungia, a surgical technologist assigned to Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Sigonella, draws up local anesthetic using sterile technique before a procedure at the naval hospital. Surgical technologists are vital to Navy Medicine, ensuring safe and effective surgical care, while honing their skills to remain ready for operational deployments. Their expertise supports Sailors, Marines, and their families across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Sigonella, Italy
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Vincent Nella, a surgical technologist assigned to Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Sigonella, prepares to first assist during a cesarean section at the naval hospital. While Nella has specialized in urology, Navy surgical technologists are trained to scrub in across multiple specialties, ensuring operational readiness and safe surgical care for service members and their families while honing their skills to remain ready for operational deployments.
Sigonella, Italy
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Bret Burns, a surgical technologist assigned to Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Sigonella, assists a surgeon during an orthopedic procedure. Navy surgical technologists display versatility across specialties, from orthopedic to general surgery, ensuring precision and patient safety in every case while honing their skills to remain ready for operational deployments.
Sigonella, Italy
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Natalia Stallings and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Maria Lozano Mungia, assigned to Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Sigonella, assist a surgeon during a cesarean section at the naval hospital. Stallings and Lozano Mungia perform surgical counts and anticipate the surgeon’s needs with precision, demonstrating the vital role Navy surgical technologists play in ensuring patient safety and sustaining operational readiness across the fleet while honing their skills to remain ready for operational deployments.
Sigonella, Italy
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Kandice Cullison, a surgical technologist assigned to Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Sigonella, participates in a Code Purple Drill in the naval hospital’s main operating room. The exercise brings together the operating room, multi-service ward, emergency room, and anesthesia staff to strengthen teamwork and sharpen the command’s emergency response capabilities.
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