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SAN DIEGO (Aug. 7, 2026) Acting Surgeon General and chief, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Rear Adm. Matthew Case (right) presents a command coin to Cmdr. Ryan Smith, operational health director (left) at Naval Health Research Center (NHRC). NHRC, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development, supports Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighter health readiness and lethality with research and development that delivers high-value, high-impact solutions to the health and readiness challenges that the U.S. military population faces on the battlefield, at-sea, home and abroad. (U.S. Navy photo by Danielle Cazarez/Released)
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery 7700 Arlington Blvd. Ste. 5113 Falls Church, VA 22042-5113 This is an official U.S. Navy website This is a Department of Defense (DoD) Internet computer system. General Navy Medical Inquiries (to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery): usn.ncr.bumedfchva.list.bumed---pao@health.mil