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Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Borst was recently selected for the Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program (MECP) for academic year 2026 while serving at U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Borst is a native of Toledo, Ohio. (U.S. Navy photo by Emily McCamy/released)
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Lt. Cmdr. Elih M. Velazquez-Delgado, a biochemist assigned as the officer in charge for the Navy’s premier fly-away biowarfare agent detection laboratory in support of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Priority-One Classified Mission, implementing cutting edge biosurveillance and detection capabilities within Navy operational forces, the National Guard Civil Support Teams, U.S. Marine Chemical and Biological Incident Response Forces and State Public Health Laboratories Incident Response at the Naval Medical Research Laboratory’s Biological Defense Research Directorate in Frederick Md., Mar. 7, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo)
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From the pitcher’s mound to the front lines of naval science, Lt. Cmdr. Elih M. Velazquez-Delgado’s unconventional path has culminated in one of Navy Medicine’s highest honors. Velazquez-Delgado, a U.S. Naval Research Laboratory chemistry division military deputy and acting division head for military support, was named Navy Medicine’s 2025 Biochemistry Officer of the Year on Dec. 20, 2025, for exceptional leadership, administrative excellence, and transformative contributions to radiation and nuclear defense research. (U.S. Navy photo)
UNITED STATES
From the pitcher’s mound to the front lines of naval science, Lt. Cmdr. Elih M. Velazquez-Delgado’s unconventional path has culminated in one of Navy Medicine’s highest honors. Velazquez-Delgado, a U.S. Naval Research Laboratory chemistry division military deputy and acting division head for military support, was named Navy Medicine’s 2025 Biochemistry Officer of the Year on Dec. 20, 2025, for exceptional leadership, administrative excellence, and transformative contributions to radiation and nuclear defense research.
Fort Belvoir, VA
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Jan. 23, 2026) Lt. Cmdr. Josh Kotler, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Fort Belvoir, prepares a unit of emergency fresh whole blood for transfusion on volunteer simulated patient during NMRTC Fort Belvoir hosted Joint Trauma System (JTS) Valkyrie Course, Jan. 23, 2026. The training prepares teams to run Emergency Fresh Whole Blood Transfusion (EFWBT) programs in large-scale combat and austere environments. (U.S. Navy photo by Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Briana Baxter) (This photo was altered for security purposes by blurring out identification badges.)
Fort Belvoir, VA
Lt. Cmdr. Ian Eisenhauer and Lt. Cmdr. Ronald Fenton, emergency medicine physicians assigned to II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF), perform a simulated autologous fresh whole blood transfusion on Capt. Andrew Lin, commanding officer of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Fort Belvoir, while Lt. Cmdr. Josh Kotler, command program director, evaluates the team during a Joint Trauma System (JTS) Valkyrie Course, Jan. 23, 2026. The training prepares teams to run Emergency Fresh Whole Blood Transfusion (EFWBT) programs in large-scale combat and austere environments. (U.S. Navy photo by Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Briana Baxter)
Guam
Lt. Cmdr. Amy Zabel, a Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examiner (SAMFE) instructor from Navy Medicine Training Support Command San Antonio, instructs the first approved mobile training SAMFE course at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam, Jan.14, 2026. USNH Guam hosted the first approved mobile SAMFE course to provide training and certification for joint medical personnel across the Indo-Pacific Region. The SAMFE course is the only Department of War approved course for any examiner that conducts sexual assault forensic exams (SAFEs) within the military. (U.S Navy Photo Lieutenant Amanda Kundrat).
Guam
Cmdr. Michelle McCormick, left, a Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examiner (SAMFE) instructor from Navy Medicine Training Support Command San Antonio, conducts a simulated exam for Lt. Jennifer Stephens, right, a SAMFE provider at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam, to maintain her credentials, Jan. 14, 2026. Stephens, a Navy nurse, is using alternate lighting, which helps identify trace injuries and hidden evidence during an exam. USNH Guam hosted the first approved mobile SAMFE course to provide training and certification for joint medical personnel across the Indo-Pacific Region. The SAMFE course is the only Department of War approved course for any examiner that conducts sexual assault forensic exams (SAFEs) within the military. (U.S Navy Photo Lieutenant Amanda Kundrat).
Guam
Trainers and students from the first approved mobile Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examiner course pose for a photo at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam, Jan. 15, 2026. The SAMFE course, which was taught by Cmdr. Michelle McCormick and Lt. Cmdr. Amy Zabel from Navy Medicine Training Support Command San Antonio, is the only Department of War approved course for any examiner that conducts sexual assault forensic exams (SAFEs) within the military. (U.S Navy Courtesy Photo).
Yokosuka, Japan
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 28, 2026) — Dr. Akimasa Takahashi, a Japanese Fellow assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka, uses a kine (mallet) to pound rice during a traditional mochitsuki ceremony at the hospital. The Japanese Fellows organized the event to highlight cultural partnership and collaboration between U.S. and Japanese medical professionals. The Japanese Fellowship Program is a yearlong graduate medical education program that has trained Japanese physicians at USNH Yokosuka since 1952. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Taylor/USNMRTC Yokosuka Public Affairs)

Yokosuka, Japan
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 28, 2026) — Dr. Reika Matsushita, a Japanese Fellow assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka, uses a kine (mallet) to pound rice during a traditional mochitsuki ceremony at the hospital. The Japanese Fellows organized the event to highlight cultural partnership and collaboration between U.S. and Japanese medical professionals. The Japanese Fellowship Program is a yearlong graduate medical education program that has trained Japanese physicians at USNH Yokosuka since 1952. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Taylor/USNMRTC Yokosuka Public Affairs)

Yokosuka, Japan
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 28, 2026) — Personnel assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka take turns using a kine (mallet) to pound rice during a traditional mochitsuki ceremony at the hospital. The Japanese Fellows organized the event to highlight cultural partnership and collaboration between U.S. and Japanese medical professionals. The Japanese Fellowship Program is a yearlong graduate medical education program that has trained Japanese physicians at USNH Yokosuka since 1952. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Taylor/USNMRTC Yokosuka Public Affairs)
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