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Lemoore, CA

Lt. Nickolas Lamal of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Lemoore, California, was selected as Navy Medicine’s fiscal year 2024 Junior Environmental Health Officer of the Year. (DOD photo by Elaine Heirigs, public affairs specialist/released) Share

Jacksonville, FL

Naval Branch Health Clinic Jacksonville Department Head of Occupational Medicine and Occupational Audiology Lt. Cmdr. Robert Summers honored with the Military Audiology Association Donald C. Gasaway Award for distinguished contributions. Share

Jacksonville, FL

Naval Branch Health Clinic Jacksonville Department Head of Occupational Medicine and Occupational Audiology Lt. Cmdr. Robert Summers conducts a hearing test on patient Lt. Cmdr. Hudson Vaughn. Share

Sigonella,Italy

SIGONELLA, Italy. (April 23, 2025) Cdr. Joseph Fromknecht, Director For Administration assigned to U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Sigonella, delivers his quarterly address to his staff of 86 personnel. Sigonella, April 23, 2025. During this quarterly potluck, he acknowledges the achievements of his staff and addresses inquiries related to command guidance and the mission. (U.S. Navy photo by Lieutenant Julius Wiseman III) Share

Sigonella,Italy

SIGONELLA, Italy. (April 24, 2025) Cdr. Joseph Fromknecht, Medical Service Corps Chief at the U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Sigonella, presided over the Oath of Office ceremony during which Ensign Cameron Galindo was commissioned into the Medical Service Corps. As the Medical Service Corps Chief, Cdr. Fromknecht supervised the Fiscal Year 2025 Medical Service Corps In-Service Procurement Program Boards, which resulted in the selection of Ensign Cameron Galindo. Sigonella, April 24, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Hospital Corpsman 1st Class, Carlos Villegasmejia). Share

Bremerton, WA

Mission readiness recognition… Chief Master Sergeant Tanya Y. Johnson, Defense Health Agency’s senior enlisted leader presents a personal challenge coin to Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Cade Crenshaw, assigned to Naval Hospital Bremerton Mental Health Directorate as a behavioral health technician, acknowledging his contributions as a deckplate leader. “You represent the epitome of our Military Health System as a servant leader in providing direct medical care which enhances mission readiness,” Johnson told Crenshaw, one of 11 hospital corpsmen assigned to NHB with behavioral health technician specialty capabilities. Johnson met Crenshaw earlier on a tour of NHB and various clinical areas such as Mental Health Directorate, April 24, 2025. Crenshaw explained about their wide array of outpatient behavioral health services offered, including individual psychotherapy, readiness-related psychological evaluations, and the Personnel Reliability Program evaluations to sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen across nearly 300 tenant commands in the Pacific Northwest (Official Navy photo by Douglas H. Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer). Share

San Diego, CA

SAN DIEGO (April 27, 2025) – Sailors from Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) fist bump the San Diego Padres' Swinging Friar during the Padres' Military Salutes to Military Medicine baseball game, Apr. 27, 2025. The event honored NMCSD staff for their service and dedication to the health and readiness of the military community. The mission of NMCSD is to provide a superior experience for our patients, staff, and warfighters. NMCSD employs more than 5,000 active-duty military personnel, civilians, and contractors in southern California to deliver exceptional care afloat and ashore. Share

San Diego, CA

SAN DIEGO (April 27, 2025) – From left, Rear Adm. Bruce Gillingham (Ret.), the Navy’s 39th Surgeon General, Emily Gillingham, Capt. Marcy Morlock, Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) deputy director, and Cmdr. Temitope Ayeni, NMCSD director for administration, gather at Petco Park during the San Diego Padres' Military Salutes to Military Medicine baseball game, Apr. 27, 2025. The event honored NMCSD staff for their service and dedication to the health and readiness of the military community. The mission of NMCSD is to provide a superior experience for our patients, staff, and warfighters. NMCSD employs more than 5,000 active-duty military personnel, civilians, and contractors in southern California to deliver exceptional care afloat and ashore. Share

Beaufort, SC

Petty Officer 2nd Class Carlos Chavez, a native of Marion, North Carolina, was recently named the 2025 Marcia J. Krasicky Navy Clinical Optician of the Year while serving at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Beaufort. Share

Beaufort, SC

Petty Officer 2nd Class Carlos Chavez, a native of Marion, North Carolina, was recently named the 2025 Marcia J. Krasicky Navy Clinical Optician of the Year while serving at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Beaufort. Share

NORFOLK, Virginia

221021-N-MY642-1179 ATLANTIC OCEAN (October 21, 2022) The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) steams through the ocean as part of the transit south from Nofolk, Va. Comfort is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Donald R. White Jr.) Share

NORFOLK, Virginia

221021-N-MY642-1179 ATLANTIC OCEAN (October 21, 2022) The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) steams through the ocean as part of the transit south from Nofolk, Va. Comfort is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Donald R. White Jr.) Share