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260511-N-KC192-1012 PORTSMOUTH, Va. (May 11, 2026) Rear Adm. Robert Hawkins, commander, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL), and Cmdr. Tiffany Lerch, assigned to NMFL, cut the cake for the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps 118th birthday celebration on board Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads - Portsmouth Annex, May 11, 2026. The Navy Nurse Corps was established on May 13, 1908, by the U.S. Congress and the birthday is held annually at the end of National Nurses Week, which is celebrated from May 6 to May 12. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Levi Decker)
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