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BETHESDA, Md. (Sept. 11, 2025) Lt. Cmdr. Danett Bishop with Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC), engages with Capt. Eric Welsh, commander, NMRC, and Master Chief Hospital Corpsman Christopher Cariss, NMRC command master chief, during a Health Services Operational Advisory Group (HSOAG) meeting. Marine Corps Health Services, led by Rear Adm. Guido Valdes, The Medical Officer (TMO) of the Marine Corps, advises the Commandant and Marines Headquarters staff on all healthcare matters. TMO serves as the functional expert in working with the appropriate Headquarters agencies for determining medical requirements and makes recommendations on all medical matters relevant to supporting the Marine Corps. NMRC, headquarters of Navy Medicine Research & Development, 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Aleece Williams/Released)