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San Diego, CA
SAN DIEGO (April 11, 2026) USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) returns to port after recovering NASA’s Artemis II crew and their spacecraft, Integrity. Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) supported post-flight engineering and science activities for the ‘A Virtual Astronaut Tissue Analog Response’ (AVATAR) project. AVATAR studied four bone marrow organ chips made from tissue donated from each of the Artemis II crew, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen. AVATAR examined the impact of microgravity and radiation exposure on human cell biology in deep space and represents a historic milestone as the first organ chip experiment deployed beyond Earth's Van Allen Belts. NHRC, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development, supports Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighter health readiness and lethality with research and development that delivers high-value, high-impact solutions to the health and readiness challenges U.S. military population faces on the battlefield, at-sea, home and abroad. (U.S. Navy photo by Matthew Reyes/released)
San Diego, CA
SAN DIEGO (April 11, 2026) Jason Rexroat, with Space Tango, transports a samples of bone marrow organ chips from the ‘A Virtual Astronaut Tissue Analog Response’ (AVATAR) investigation to Naval Health Research Center (NHRC)’s operational laboratory. The samples were received from the NASA Exploration Ground Systems team after the 10-day Artemis II mission around the Moon in the Orion capsule. NHRC, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development, supports Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighter health readiness and lethality with research and development that delivers high-value, high-impact solutions to the health and readiness challenges U.S. military population faces on the battlefield, at-sea, home and abroad. (U.S. Navy photo by Danielle Cazarez/released)
San Diego, CA
SAN DIEGO (April 11, 2026) A team from Space Tango awaits the removal of the ‘A Virtual Astronaut Tissue Analog Response’ AVATAR payload from the USS John P. Murtha (LP D26) for transportation to Naval Health Research Center (NHRC)’s operational laboratory. NHRC, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development, supports Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighter health readiness and lethality with research and development that delivers high-value, high-impact solutions to the health and readiness challenges U.S. military population faces on the battlefield, at-sea, home and abroad. (U.S. Navy photo by Danielle Cazarez/released)
Fort Bragg, North Carllina
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Feb. 16, 2023) – Students in the Special Operations Combat Medic Course at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School simulate casualty care with high fidelity manikins and using hyper realistic special effects makeup called moulage during training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina Feb. 16, 2023. NSOMI, a detachment of NMOTC, specializes in training the enlisted service members and medical providers who support US special operations. Enlisted service members who completed the courses will specialize in trauma management, infectious diseases, cardiac life support and surgical procedures, with a basic understanding of veterinary medicine and dental medicine. Navy Medicine Operational Training Command (NMOTC) is comprised of six nationwide detachments that offer specialized medical training in the fields of aviation, aviation survival, surface and undersea warfare, expeditionary and special operations medicine. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Russell Lindsey)
Fort Bragg, North Carllina
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Feb. 16, 2023) – Students in the Special Operations Combat Medic Course at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School simulate casualty care with high fidelity manikins and using hyper realistic special effects makeup called moulage during training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina Feb. 16, 2023. NSOMI, a detachment of NMOTC, specializes in training the enlisted service members and medical providers who support US special operations. Enlisted service members who completed the courses will specialize in trauma management, infectious diseases, cardiac life support and surgical procedures, with a basic understanding of veterinary medicine and dental medicine. Navy Medicine Operational Training Command (NMOTC) is comprised of six nationwide detachments that offer specialized medical training in the fields of aviation, aviation survival, surface and undersea warfare, expeditionary and special operations medicine. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Russell Lindsey)
Fort Bragg, North Carllina
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Feb. 16, 2023) – Students in the Special Operations Combat Medic Course at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School simulate giving IV fluid during casualty care with service members high fidelity manikins and using hyper realistic special effects makeup called moulage during training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina Feb. 16, 2023. NSOMI, a detachment of NMOTC, specializes in training the enlisted service members and medical providers who support US special operations. Enlisted service members who completed the courses will specialize in trauma management, infectious diseases, cardiac life support and surgical procedures, with a basic understanding of veterinary medicine and dental medicine. Navy Medicine Operational Training Command (NMOTC) is comprised of six nationwide detachments that offer specialized medical training in the fields of aviation, aviation survival, surface and undersea warfare, expeditionary and special operations medicine. (U.S. Navy Photo Illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Russell Lindsey)
Fort Bragg, North Carllina
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Feb. 16, 2023) – A student in the Special Operations Combat Medic Course at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School applies a tourniquet to a simulated wound during a casualty care scenario with service member volunteers and high fidelity manikins and using hyper realistic special effects makeup called moulage during training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina Feb. 16, 2023. NSOMI, a detachment of NMOTC, specializes in training the enlisted service members and medical providers who support US special operations. Enlisted service members who completed the courses will specialize in trauma management, infectious diseases, cardiac life support and surgical procedures, with a basic understanding of veterinary medicine and dental medicine. Navy Medicine Operational Training Command (NMOTC) is comprised of six nationwide detachments that offer specialized medical training in the fields of aviation, aviation survival, surface and undersea warfare, expeditionary and special operations medicine. (U.S. Navy Photo Illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Russell Lindsey)
Fort Bragg, North Carllina
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Feb. 16, 2023) – A student in the Special Operations Combat Medic Course at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School applies direct pressure to a simulated wound during a casualty care scenario with service member volunteers and high fidelity manikins and using hyper realistic special effects makeup called moulage during training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina Feb. 16, 2023. NSOMI, a detachment of NMOTC, specializes in training the enlisted service members and medical providers who support US special operations. Enlisted service members who completed the courses will specialize in trauma management, infectious diseases, cardiac life support and surgical procedures, with a basic understanding of veterinary medicine and dental medicine. Navy Medicine Operational Training Command (NMOTC) is comprised of six nationwide detachments that offer specialized medical training in the fields of aviation, aviation survival, surface and undersea warfare, expeditionary and special operations medicine. (U.S. Navy Photo Illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Russell Lindsey)
Cherry Point, NC
Hospitalman Alyson Cuff of the Preventive Medicine Department was named Bluejacket of the Quarter for the first quarter of 2026 at Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point.
Cherry Point, NC
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Naleni Castillo of the Staff Education and Training Department was named Junior Sailor of the Quarter for the first quarter of 2026 at Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point.
Cherry Point, NC
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Emmanuella Gbogbo of the Radiology Department was named Sailor of the Quarter for the first quarter of 2026 at Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point.
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
An instructor from the Joint Special Operations Medical Training Center at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School provides instruction to students in the Special Operations Combat Medic Course on the human skeletal and muscular system during training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina May 1, 2025. Enlisted service members who completed the course specialize in trauma management, infectious diseases, cardiac life support and surgical procedures and qualify as highly trained combat medics with the skills necessary to provide initial medical and trauma care and to sustain a casualty for up to 72 hours. (U.S. Army photo by K. Kassens)
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