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JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (March 4, 2026) – U.S. Navy Capt. Kris Hodapp, deputy Corps Chief, Medical Service Corps (MSC) gave a State of the MSC brief to MSC officers assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio at the Tri-Service Research Laboratory (TSRL). With an emphasis on Navy Medicine’s North Star and Lines of Effort, the briefing focused on career progression, community values, manpower, promotion trends, and maintaining accuracy of military records. Prior to the briefing, they met with NAMRU San Antonio leadership, toured the command’s research laboratories and conducted independent record reviews with each MSC officer. The MSC mission is to provide specialized healthcare, administrative, and scientific support to Naval forces, maximizing operational readiness and optimizing the "human weapon system". Comprised of professionals in clinical, scientific, and administrative fields, the MSC supports Navy Medicine’s mission to deliver manned, trained, and equipped medical units to the Fleet, Fleet Marine Force, and Joint Forces. NAMRU San Antonio, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development, conducts gap-driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research in support of Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighter health readiness and lethality while engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. (Navy Photos by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)