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260511-N-KC192-2006 PORTSMOUTH, Va. (May 11, 2026) Lt. Cmdr. Erica Monsees, assigned to Navy and Marine Corps Force Health Protection Command (NMCFHPC), has her hands blessed by Capt. David Jeltma, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL) Chaplain,, during a blessing of the hands ceremony held during National Nurses Week involved in the aftermath of combat, chaplains use practices like the Blessing of the Hands to strengthen their spiritual resilience. It represents their shared obligation to prepare the force for the emotional and ethical demands of military medicine. Nurses from NMFL, Defense Health Agency (DHA), and NMCFHPC participated together, highlighting the unity and joint effort across Navy Medicine and the Military Health System in support of operational readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Levi Decker)
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