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Skrunda, Latvia
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Alexis Rivera, assigned to Navy Environmental Preventive Medicine Unit (NEPMU) 7, displays a collected mosquito specimen in a vial for identification and analysis during BALTOPS25 in Liepaja, Latvia, June 19, 2025. BALTOPS 25 is the premier maritime-focused annual military exercise in the Baltic region and provides a unique opportunity to strengthen warfighting readiness and combat credibility critical to deterrence and preserving safety and security in the Baltic Sea.
Skrunda, Latvia
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Alexis Rivera, assigned to Navy Environmental Preventive Medicine Unit TWO (NEPMU-2), conducts routine chlorination of a water bladder at Camp Turtle during BALTOPS25 in Liepaja, Latvia, June 11, 2025. BALTOPS 25 is the premier maritime-focused annual military exercise in the Baltic region and provides a unique opportunity to strengthen warfighting readiness and combat credibility critical to deterrence and preserving safety and security in the Baltic Sea.
Skrunda, Latvia
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Alexis Rivera, assigned to Navy Environmental Preventive Medicine Unit TWO (NEPMU-2), administers a tick-borne encephalitis vaccine during BALTOPS25 in Liepaja, Latvia, June 11, 2025. BALTOPS 25 is the premier maritime-focused annual military exercise in the Baltic region and provides a unique opportunity to strengthen warfighting readiness and combat credibility critical to deterrence and preserving safety and security in the Baltic Sea.
Skrunda, Latvia
Lt. Xuan Li, Lt. Randy Buckley, and Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Nicolas Garhartt, assigned to Navy Environmental Preventive Medicine Unit TWO (NEPMU-2), hang up a light trap trap to monitor mosquito populations and assess potential vector-borne disease risks at Camp Turtle during BALTOPS25 in Liepaja, Latvia, June 6, 2025. BALTOPS 25 is the premier maritime-focused annual military exercise in the Baltic region and provides a unique opportunity to strengthen warfighting readiness and combat credibility critical to deterrence and preserving safety and security in the Baltic Sea.
Skrunda, Latvia
Lt. Randy Buckley, assigned to Navy Environmental Preventive Medicine Unit TWO (NEPMU-2), displays a mosquito specimen collected during field surveillance operations at Camp Turtle during BALTOPS25 in Liepaja, Latvia, June 6, 2025. BALTOPS 25 is the premier maritime-focused annual military exercise in the Baltic region and provides a unique opportunity to strengthen warfighting readiness and combat credibility critical to deterrence and preserving safety and security in the Baltic Sea.
Skrunda, Latvia
Lt. Xuan Li and Lt. Randy Buckley, assigned to Navy Environmental Preventive Medicine Unit TWO (NEPMU-2), hang up a light trap trap to monitor mosquito populations and assess potential vector-borne disease risks at Camp Turtle during BALTOPS25 in Liepaja, Latvia, June 6, 2025. BALTOPS 25 is the premier maritime-focused annual military exercise in the Baltic region and provides a unique opportunity to strengthen warfighting readiness and combat credibility critical to deterrence and preserving safety and security in the Baltic Sea.
Rota, Spain
250315-N-FT324-7470. GUANTANAMO, Cuba (Mar. 15, 2025). Lt. Cmdr. Mikaela Pitcan, assigned to Joint Task Force Guantanamo, poses with her team after receiving her promotion during her deployment to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Her promotion serves as a testament to the strength and professionalism of joint forces operating in support of overseas contingency operations. During her deployment Pitcan served as the sole psychologist and trusted mental health advisor to more than 1,500 Joint Task Force (JTF) warfighters across nine tenant commands. Mental resilience is key to deployability—strengthening a warfighter’s ability to perform, recover, and stay mission-ready in any environment. (U.S. Navy Photo Released by Lt. Cmdr. Alicia Sacks)
Rota, Spain
250115-N-FT324-2288. GUANTANAMO, Cuba (Jan. 15, 2025). Lt. Cmdr. Mikaela Pitcan, assigned to Joint Task Force Guantanamo, poses with her team on board Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during her deployment in support of overseas contingency operations. The image highlights the strength of joint operations and partnership between the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force. During her deployment Pitcan served as the sole psychologist and trusted mental health advisor to more than 1,500 Joint Task Force (JTF) warfighters across nine tenant commands. Mental resilience is key to deployability—strengthening a warfighter’s ability to perform, recover, and stay mission-ready in any environment. (U.S. Navy Photo Released by Lt. Cmdr. Alicia Sacks)
Silver Spring, MD
SILVER SPRING, Md. (June 11, 2025) Hospital Corpsmen with Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC), pose during a celebration for the 127th birthday of the U.S. Navy Hospital Corps. NMRC, headquarters of NMR&D, 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. For 250 years, Navy Medicine, represented by more than 44,000 highly-trained military and civilian healthcare professionals, has delivered quality healthcare and enduring expeditionary medical support to the warfighter on, below, and above the sea and ashore. (U.S. Navy photo by Sidney Hinds /Released)
Silver Spring, MD
SILVER SPRING, Md. (June 16, 2025) John Leconte, a former hospital corpsman and current facilities program manager with Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC). NMRC, headquarters of NMR&D, 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. For 250 years, Navy Medicine, represented by more than 44,000 highly-trained military and civilian healthcare professionals, has delivered quality healthcare and enduring expeditionary medical support to the warfighter on, below, and above the sea and ashore. (U.S. Navy photo by Sidney Hinds /Released)
Silver Spring, MD
SILVER SPRING, Md. (June 11, 2025) Capt. Guillermo Pimentel, executive officer of Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC), and Seaman Paul Smith, cut a cake commemorating the 127th birthday of the U.S. Navy Hospital Corps. NMRC, headquarters of NMR&D, 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. For 250 years, Navy Medicine, represented by more than 44,000 highly-trained military and civilian healthcare professionals, has delivered quality healthcare and enduring expeditionary medical support to the warfighter on, below, and above the sea and ashore. (U.S. Navy photo by Sidney Hinds /Released)
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Ngoc Nguyen, a native of Lynnwood, Washington, serves aboard U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Guantanamo Bay at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Nguyen is a radiologic technician and has served the Navy for more than two years. (U.S. Navy photo by Emily McCamy)
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