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Tampa, FL

240920-N-N1574-1001 TAMPA, Fl. (Sep. 20, 2024) Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical Suite (ERSS) Team 17 recently passed their Operational Readiness Evaluation (ORE), certifying them as a fully capable unit, Sept, 2024. As part of their certification process, one of the exercises the team participated in was Operation Blue Horizon, May 31- June 12, at MacDill Airforce Base and the USF Health Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS), located in Tampa, FL. Operation Blue Horizon is a 12-day joint service exercise to ensure medical readiness through hands-on training, didactics, and live field exercises. Pictured: ERSS 17 provides K9 Tactical Combat Casualty Care. (Photo courtesy of Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical Suite Team 17) Share

USS Green Bay (LPD 20)

OKINAWA, JAPAN (August 16, 2024) Seaman Victoria Blue (left), assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) has her blood drawn by Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class David Player (right), during a blood drive. USS Green Bay, part of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. Consisting of 400 Sailors and Officers and the capacity to embark up to 800 Marines, the USS Green Bay’s mission is to transport and launch amphibious craft in support of Amphibious Warfare and Humanitarian Operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alexander Timewell) Share

Hokkaido, Japan

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Antonio Coss inserts an IV catheter needle into the arm of U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Donna Windwehen during Artillery Relocation Training Program 24.2 at the Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Sept. 9, 2024. ARTP, established by the 1997 Special Action Committee in Okinawa, relocates live-fire artillery training from Okinawa to mainland Japan to maintain readiness and stabilize U.S. Forces’ basing, enhancing regional security across Japan and the Indo-Pacific. This Training boosts the capabilities and readiness of the Marine Corps’ only permanently forward-deployed artillery unit, enabling accurate indirect fire support. Coss, a native of Texas, is a corpsman with 3d Battalion, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. Windwehen, a native of Louisiana, is an ammunition technician with 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Morales) Share

San Diego, CA

240930-N-CO542-1058 Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Kimberly Lopez, from Chicago, performs a dental X-Ray aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), September 30, 2024. Tripoli is an America-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Eliora Sims) Share

Keflavik, Iceland

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Michael Barros with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 271, provide aid during a simulated mass casualty at Keflavik international airport, in Keflavik, Iceland, Sep. 2, 2024. MWSS-271 took part in Exercise Northern Viking 24 to maintain our warfighting mentality and readiness to execute the six functions of aviation and enable 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing to be forward deployed engaging anytime, anywhere, and at a moments notice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anakin Smith) Share

SWEDEN

U.S. Navy Sailor HM3 Malek Cumming, a hospital corpsman with Combat Logistics Battalion 8, Marine Rotational Forces – Europe 24.2, provides field medical training to Swedish Marines, during Exercise Archipelago Endeavor 24 in Spillersboda, Sweden, Sept. 7, 2024. Exercise Archipelago Endeavor 24 increases compatible interoperability between Marine Corps and Swedish Amphibious Forces by executing combined amphibious operations in and around the Baltic Sea littorals. MRF-E, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, focuses on regional engagements throughout Europe by conducting various exercises, mountain-warfare training, and military-to-military engagements, which enhances the overall interoperability of the U.S. Marine Corps with allies and partners. Cumming is a native Frankenmuth, Michigan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jackson Kirkiewicz) Share

Varna, Bulgaria

VARNA, Bulgaria — Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Matthiew Huovinen, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, exits the water after dive operations during exercise Sea Breeze 2024, Sept. 16, 2024. Sea Breeze is an annual maritime exercise aimed at building collective capability and agility to restore security and stability in the dynamic Black Sea. Sea Breeze 2024-3 is focused on explosive ordnance disposal, dive operations and unmanned underwater vehicles. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Jackson Adkins) Share

Havelock, NC

From right to left, Hospitalman Kate Helmke, Commander Carlton Bennett, Navy Captain Sean Barbabella and Mr. Wilbur D. Jones Jr. conduct the cake cutting ceremony at the Navy Ball hosted by Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point on Friday, October 4, 2024 at the Havelock Convention Center, Havelock North Carolina. Sailors, Marines and civilians serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point gathered for the formal to celebrate the 249th birthday of the U.S. Navy. Share

Havelock, NC

From left to right, Hospital Corpsman Ashlyn Sanders and Hospital Corpsman Kelvin Tseh present a gift to Mr. Wilbur D. Jones. Jr. right, during a Navy Ball hosted by Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point on Friday, October 4, 2024 at the Havelock Convention Center, Havelock North Carolina. Jones, a nationally recognized historian, was the event’s keynote speaker and spoke about his father who served with the Marines in World War I and the clinic’s namesake and Medal of Honor recipient, Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class William D. Halyburton, Jr. Share

Havelock, NC

The Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point honor guard presents the National Colors at the clinic’s Navy Ball on Friday, October 4, 2024 at the Havelock Convention Center, Havelock North Carolina. Sailors, Marines and civilians serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point gathered for the formal to celebrate the 249th birthday of the U.S. Navy. Share

Kissimmee, FL

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (Aug. 28, 2024). Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory (NSMRL) attendees at the 2024 Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS). MHSRS is the Department of Defense's premier scientific meeting that focuses specifically on the unique medical needs of service members. This annual educational symposium brings together healthcare professionals, researchers, and DoD leaders for four days of critical learning, intensive idea sharing, and relationship building. NSMRL, part of Naval Medical Research & Development (NMR&D), and based out of Groton, Connecticut, sustains the readiness and superiority of undersea warfighters through innovative health and performance research and works to lead the world in delivering science solutions to ensure undersea warrior dominance. (U.S. Navy Photo by Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Alejandra Ramirez Alarcon/released) Share

TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS

Cmdr. Louis Lewandowski (right back), an orthopedic trauma surgeon, and Hospital Corpsman Second Class Brandon Cassidy (right), a surgical technologist assigned to Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) Kilo, work alongside a Honduran chief orthopedic resident (left) to perform surgery on a patient’s wrist at Hospital Escuela, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Sep. 20, 2024. In collaboration with joint forces and the partner nation, EMF Kilo conducted its first orthopedic surgical mission alongside Hospital Escuela medical staff treating and performing surgical procedures on patients with oncologic or orthopedic traumatic injuries. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Sheree Blackwell) Share