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PreCommissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79)
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Rashidah Parker, from Killeen, Texas, assigned to Medical Department aboard Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), assists during the ship’s first at-sea surgery which occurred during Builder’s Trials, Feb. 1, 2026. Builder’s Trials provide an opportunity to test ship systems and components at sea for the first time, and make required adjustments prior to additional underway testing. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tyrell K. Morris)
PreCommissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79)
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Katherine Cordonrosario, from Kissimmee, Florida, temporarily assigned to Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) from USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), prepares medical equipment for the ship’s first at-sea surgery which occurred during Builder’s Trials, Feb. 1, 2026. Builder’s Trials provide an opportunity to test ship systems and components at sea for the first time, and make required adjustments prior to additional underway testing. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tyrell K. Morris)
PreCommissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79)
Lt. Cmdr. James Martinson, from Sykesville, Maryland, temporarily assigned to Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) from USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), performs the ship’s first at-sea surgery which occurred during Builder’s Trials, Feb. 1, 2026. Builder’s Trials provide an opportunity to test ship systems and components at sea for the first time, and make required adjustments prior to additional underway testing. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tyrell K. Morris)
PreCommissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79)
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Katherine Cordonrosario, from Kissimmee, Florida, temporarily assigned to Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) from USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), prepares medical equipment for the ship’s first at-sea surgery which occurred during Builder’s Trials, Feb. 1, 2026. Builder’s Trials provide an opportunity to test ship systems and components at sea for the first time, and make required adjustments prior to additional underway testing. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tyrell K. Morris)
PreCommissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79)
Cmdr. Kathryn Miller, from Chesapeake, Virginia, assigned to Medical Department aboard Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), prepares to administer anesthesia prior to the ship’s first at-sea surgery which occurred during Builder’s Trials, Feb. 1, 2026. Builder’s Trials provide an opportunity to test ship systems and components at sea for the first time, and make required adjustments prior to additional underway testing. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tyrell K. Morris)
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
260211-N-LY941-1001 GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (Feb. 11, 2026) - Lt. Jyl Bean a member of U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Guantanamo Bay, was recently selected for Junior Environmental Health Officer of the Year while serving at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay. Bean, who was also selected to complete her PH.D. in public health through the Navy Duty Under Instruction Selection (DUINS) program, is a native of Niskayuna, New York. (U.S. Navy photo by Emily McCamy)
San Diego, CA
Naval Medical Forces Pacific Civilian of the Year Paula Curielabreu, a native of Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines and raised in San Diego, works at her desk at the command's headquarters in San Diego. Driven by a personal mission to serve the same military community as her late brother, Curielabreu has become an indispensable part of the NMFP team. She credits her success to her family, her faith, and her promise to her "corpsman in the sky." (U.S. Navy photo by Arsenio R. Cortez Jr.)
San Diego, CA
San Diego native Paula Curielabreu, the Naval Medical Forces Pacific civilian of the year for fiscal year 2025, discusses manpower requirements with Vincent Ortiz, the command's deputy chief of staff for Total Force Manpower. Curielabreu's expertise in managing the quarterly manpower report is critical to preventing staffing shortages and ensuring fleet readiness. Her dedication is driven by a promise to honor her late brother, a Navy hospital corpsman. (U.S. Navy photo by Arsenio R. Cortez Jr.)
Bremerton, WA
Taking a Brief Respite...Lt. Jill Alyse Becker, Navy Nurse Corps officer, takes a photo pause in being recognized as Junior Officer of the Quarter for Fourth Quarter of calendar year 2025 at Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton. As NMRTC Bremerton Primary Care Clinics assistant department head, Becker is charged with supporting the direction of Family Medicine, Urgent Care, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Operational Readiness, and Immunization clinics, directly overseeing more than 120 staff members in the care of [approximately] 13,800 primary care beneficiaries (Official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer).
Bremerton, WA
Extending a Bravo Zulu…Staff members assigned to Naval Hospital Bremerton Main Operating Room share their Go Clear Award with Capt. Karla Lepore, Naval Hospital Bremerton and Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton commanding officer. The award was presented by the Association of perioperative Nurses to the Main OR team for their collective effort in for successfully eliminating surgical smoke in all operating rooms. The smoke reference is not associated with any tobacco or nicotine products but rather is specifically related to the elimination of surgical smoke, which can be produced during surgical cases from using energy-producing devices such as electrosurgery, lasers, and other powered instruments (Official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer).
Bremerton, WA
It Takes a Surgical Team…The Association of perioperative Nurses has formally recognized Naval Hospital Bremerton Main Operating Room with the AORN Go Clear Award for successfully eliminating surgical smoke in all operating rooms. The award is specifically related to the elimination of surgical smoke, which can be produced during surgical cases from using energy-producing devices such as electrosurgery, lasers, and other powered instruments. According to Lt. Rowena Gilmore, NHB Surgery Department division officer, the award is the result of the Main OR staff implementing comprehensive smoke evacuation practices. “Our Main OR earned this recognition through a coordinated effort to standardize smoke evacuation policies, educate staff, ensure proper equipment availability, and achieve consistent compliance across all surgical services. This was a multidisciplinary initiative involving surgeons, anesthesia providers, nursing staff, and leadership, all committed to improving the safety of our surgical environment,” said Gilmore (Official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer).
USS Boxer (LHD 4)
U.S. Navy Hospitalman 2nd class John Arsua, right, a corpsman with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, checks the airway of a simulated casualty during a medical aircraft drill aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 28, 2026. The 11th MEU is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting integrated training that enhances lethality and warfighting readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicole Stuart)
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