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Guam
A team of hospital corpsmen who work in the Pediatrics Department at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam train on the use of a "Bili Blanket." This device is part of a new phototherapy program offered by the hospital that allows babies diagnosed with jaundice, a common condition that causes yellowing of the skin, to receive blue-wavelength light therapy in a monitored home setting. Previously, babies who needed this treatment had to stay in the hospital. Now, they can be safely cared for as outpatients, reducing the need for hospital admission and repeated laboratory testing, while keeping families together during their newborn’s crucial first weeks of life. Devices will be issues to TRICARE-eligible beneficiaries for short-term use, while pediatric providers closely monitor the infant’s progress. This program is part of USNH Guam's efforts to expand pediatric capabilities to increase local medical capacity and ensure service members and their families receive the care they need, where they serve.
Guam
A team of respiratory therapists and a nurse at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam practice setting up bubble continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on a simulated infant patient in the hospital’s nursery. Bubble CPAP is a gentle way to help newborns, particularly premature babies, who are having trouble breathing. USNH Guam is expanding pediatric capabilities to improve care, increase local medical capacity, and strengthen operational readiness across the Indo-Pacific. By increasing treatment capability on island, USNH Guam ensures service members and their families receive the care they need, where they serve.
Guam
A team of respiratory therapists and a nurse at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam practice setting up an advanced dual-ventilator system on a simulated infant patient. Together, these machines deliver rapid, tiny breaths that safely oxygenate a premature baby while preventing damage to their delicate lungs. USNH Guam is expanding pediatric capabilities to improve care, increase local medical capacity, and strengthen operational readiness across the Indo-Pacific. By increasing treatment capability on island, USNH Guam ensures service members and their families receive the care they need, where they serve.
Falls Church, VA
260701-N-IX644-1001 (July 1, 2026) FALLS CHURCH, Va. An oil painting of U.S. Navy Vice Adm. James Zimble, who was the 30th Navy Surgeon General from 1987-1991, hangs in the executive conference room at U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia. Navy Medicine's 44,000+ talented and ready forces optimize health readiness, deliver quality healthcare, and provide global expeditionary medical support to warfighters. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sasha Ambrose)
Falls Church, VA
260701-N-IX644-1001 (July 1, 2026) FALLS CHURCH, Va. An oil painting of U.S. Navy Vice Adm. James Zimble, who was the 30th Navy Surgeon General from 1987-1991, hangs in the executive conference room at U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia. Navy Medicine's 44,000+ talented and ready forces optimize health readiness, deliver quality healthcare, and provide global expeditionary medical support to warfighters. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sasha Ambrose)
Falls Church, VA
260701-N-IX644-1001 (July 1, 2026) FALLS CHURCH, Va. A detail of a watch from an oil painting of U.S. Navy Vice Adm. James Zimble, who was the 30th Navy Surgeon General from 1987-1991. Zimble saw both USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) and USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) deploy to the Persian Gulf together for the first time in their history, and requested that artist Ming Qin paint the detail of both hospital ships into his official portrait. Navy Medicine's 44,000+ talented and ready forces optimize health readiness, deliver quality healthcare, and provide global expeditionary medical support to warfighters. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sasha Ambrose)
Suffolk, VA
Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Gurjoban Singh, command master-at-arms assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms, poses with a target following a live-fire exercise during Combat Skills Training (CST) in Suffolk, Virginia, June 11, 2026. The weeklong course prepares Expeditionary Medicine Sailors to operate in austere, high-threat environments by strengthening tactical skills, marksmanship and expeditionary readiness. (Courtesy photo).
Suffolk, VA
Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Thuan Nguyen, security clerk assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms, participates in Combat Skills Training (CST) in Suffolk, Virginia, June 11, 2026. The weeklong course prepares Expeditionary Medicine Sailors to operate in austere, high-threat environments by strengthening tactical skills, marksmanship and expeditionary readiness. (Courtesy photo).
Suffolk, VA
Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Gurjoban Singh, command master-at-arms assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms, fires a pistol under the guidance of instructors during Combat Skills Training (CST) in Suffolk, Virginia, June 11, 2026. The weeklong course prepares Expeditionary Medicine Sailors to operate in austere, high-threat environments by strengthening tactical skills, marksmanship and expeditionary readiness. (Courtesy photo).
New York
260703-N-N1526-1004 NEW YORK (July 3, 2026) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Onojakpor Gabriel Ogboru, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Fort Belvoir, shows a visitor how to operate a virtual reality simulator for Navy Medicine STEM careers at the U.S. Navy STEM booth at the Intrepid Museum during the International Naval Review 250 (INR 250) in New York, July 3, 2026. For 250 years, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps stood watch – constant, unabated in mission, faithfully preventing crisis and resolute in defending America’s independence. INR 250 honors the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard’s enduring role on, under, and above the seas. (U.S. Navy Capt. Bill Urban)
Omaha, NE
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Kimberly Sandberg, reserve deputy director, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic, teaches members of the public about how to stop a bleeding wound inside of the Kiewit Luminarium in Omaha, Neb. during Omaha Navy Week, June 21. Omaha Navy Week is the seventh of 12 Navy Weeks taking place in 2026 as part of the Navy Office of Community Outreach’s “Road Trip to 250,” a nationwide effort supporting America's 250th birthday, Freedom 250. Navy Weeks bring a variety of assets, equipment, and personnel to a single city for a weeklong series of engagements designed to connect communities across America with their Navy, highlighting shared history and the enduring commitment to defending freedom and supporting the nation’s independence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles J. Scudella III)
USS George Washington (CVN 73)
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Julissa Lopez, from Texas, assigned to dental department, prepares dental cleaning equipment aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during Valiant Shield 2026 in the Philippine Sea, June 24, 2026. Valiant Shield is a biennial, multilateral field training exercise conducted by the U.S. Armed Forces and partner nations in the Western Pacific focusing on joint, cross-combatant integration operating seamlessly across sea, air, land, and cyberspace. Exercises like Valiant Shield allow U.S. Pacific Command the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service and with our allies to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicolas Quezada)
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