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260617-N-IX644-2142 (June 17, 2026) FALLS CHURCH, Va. U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Rick Freedman, acting Surgeon General of the Navy and deputy chief, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED), center, poses for a group photo with Navy Medicine chief petty officers after a ceremony honoring the U.S. Navy Hospital Corps’ 128th birthday at the Defense Health Headquarters, June 17, 2026. Established on June 17, 1898, the Navy Hospital Corps is the most decorated enlisted corps in the U.S. Navy, serving as the frontline medical force for both Navy and Marine Corps personnel around the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sasha Ambrose)

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