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Agana, Guam
AGANA HEIGHTS (Dec.17, 2025) – Hospitalman Ojurereoluwa Bamgbade and Hospitalman Golda Viban, assigned to U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Guam, apply a chest seal to a wound on a training manikin during Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam. The scenario focused on sealing an open chest wound to prevent air from entering the chest, helping stabilize the casualty before continued care or evacuation in a combat environment. (U.S Navy photo Petty Officer 3rd Class Oluwatomiwo Sogaolu). Photo name: 251217-N- EM93 -2060
Agana, Guam
AGANA HEIGHTS (Dec.17, 2025) – Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Sheralyn Leota, assigned to U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Guam, performs needle decompression on a training manikin during Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam. The scenario focused on relieving pressure in the chest to help the casualty breathe, reinforcing quick decision-making and lifesaving actions needed during combat trauma situations. (U.S Navy photo Petty Officer 3rd Class Oluwatomiwo Sogaolu). Photo name: 251217-N- EM93 -2059
Agana, Guam
AGANA HEIGHTS (Dec.17, 2025) – Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Brianna Blackston, a Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) instructor, evaluates Sailors while they practice doing a cricothyrotomy on a training manikin during a U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command TCCC training at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam. The scenario focused on keeping the airway open when other options were no longer possible, helping Sailors learn how to act quickly to keep a casualty breathing in a combat situation. (U.S Navy Photo Petty Officer 3rd Class Oluwatomiwo Sogaolu). Photo name: 251217-N- EM93 -2032
Agana, Guam
AGANA HEIGHTS (Dec.17, 2025) - Hospitalman Ojurereoluwa Bamgbade, who is assigned to U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Guam, monitors a simulated casualty’s breathing during Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training held at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam. Bamgbade observed the equal rise and fall of the chest to confirm adequate respirations, reinforcing the importance of early airway and breathing assessments before moving on to additional treatment or evacuation. (U.S Navy photo Petty Officer 3rd Class Oluwatomiwo Sogaolu). Photo name: 251217-N- EM93 -2021
Agana, Guam
AGANA HEIGHTS (Dec.17, 2025) - A U.S Navy Sailor applies a tourniquet to a simulated casualty, performing hemorrhage control during Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training with U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Guam Sailors held at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam. The Sailor reinforced lifesaving interventions in accordance with the Massive Hemorrhage, Airway, Respiration, Circulation, Hypothermia/Head injury, Pain, Antibiotics, Wounds and Splinting (MARCHPAWS) algorithm, focusing on rapid bleeding control before reassessing and continuing treatment in a safer position. (U.S Navy photo Petty Officer 3rd Class Oluwatomiwo Sogaolu). Photo name: 251217-N- EM93 -2018
Agana, Guam
AGANA HEIGHTS (Dec.17, 2025) – Hospitalman Jose Jaramillo and Hospitalman Sarah Garza- Annalla conduct a casualty movement drill during Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training at Naval Hospital Guam. The Sailors, who are assigned to U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training COMMAND (NMRTC) Guam, practiced evacuating a simulated casualty while maintaining balance, communication, speed and skills essential for moving wounded personnel to cover and transitioning care during combat-related mass casualty events held at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam. (U.S Navy photo Petty Officer 3rd Class Oluwatomiwo Sogaolu). Photo name: 251217-N- EM93 -2015
Silver Spring, MD
SILVER SPRING, Md. (March 18, 2026) The Daniel K. Inouye building at Forest Glen Annex, headquarters for Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC). NMRC, headquarters of Navy Medicine Research & Development, is engaged in a broad spectrum of activity from basic science in the laboratory to field studies in austere and remote areas of the world to investigations in operational environments. In support of Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighter health, readiness and lethality, researchers study infectious diseases, biological warfare detection and defense, combat casualty care, environmental health concerns, aerospace and undersea medicine, operational mission support and epidemiology. (U.S. Navy photo by Aleece Williams/ Released)
San Antonio, TX
SAN ANTONIO – (March 17, 2026) – Dr. Michael McGinnis, executive director of the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and director of the Navy Medicine Civilian Corps, served as the moderator for a continuing education panel titled, “Overcoming the Unique Medical Challenges across the Indo-Pacific Theater during the 2026 Annual Operational Medicine Symposium (OpMed) & Technology Showcase held at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center. Panelists included Capt. Niels Olson, Medical Corps, chief medical officer, Human Systems Portfolio, Defense Innovation Unit; Capt. Delbert Clark, Medical Corps, command surgeon, 3rd Marine Division; Capt. Richard Gilliard Jr., Medical Service Corps, commanding officer, U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan; U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Darrin Cox, commanding general, 18th Theater Medical Command; and Dr. Darrin Frye, chief science director, Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio. OpMed is one of the largest and most influential military medical events in North America for senior medical officials, clinicians, government leaders, and solution providers. The symposium explores how the Military Health System is preparing for large scale combat operations by championing innovations in combat casualty care to strengthen warfighter survivability and enhance the medical readiness of the joint force. Navy Medicine is committed to expanding partnerships in the medical field and the importance of sharing best practices, advancing medical capabilities, research and training opportunities. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)
San Antonio, TX
SAN ANTONIO – (March 17, 2026) – Dr. Darrin Frye (right), chief science director, Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, served as a panelist on a continuing education panel titled, “Overcoming the Unique Medical Challenges across the Indo-Pacific Theater during the 2026 Annual Operational Medicine Symposium (OpMed) & Technology Showcase held at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center. Other panelists included Capt. Niels Olson, Medical Corps, chief medical officer, Human Systems Portfolio, Defense Innovation Unit; Capt. Delbert Clark, Medical Corps, command surgeon, 3rd Marine Division; Capt. Richard Gilliard Jr., Medical Service Corps, commanding officer, U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan; and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Darrin Cox, commanding general, 18th Theater Medical Command. Dr. Michael McGinnis, executive director of the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and director of the Navy Medicine Civilian Corps served as the panel’s moderator. OpMed is one of the largest and most influential military medical events in North America for senior medical officials, clinicians, government leaders, and solution providers. The symposium explores how the Military Health System is preparing for large scale combat operations by championing innovations in combat casualty care to strengthen warfighter survivability and enhance the medical readiness of the joint force. NAMRU San Antonio, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development, works alongside research partners in the civilian sphere, academia, industry, and other government agencies to drive support of Department of War objectives for a lethal fighting force and ensure U.S. service members have access to the latest scientific advances. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)
San Antonio, TX
SAN ANTONIO – (March 17, 2026) – Dr. Darrin Frye (right), chief science director, Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, served as a panelist on a continuing education panel titled, “Overcoming the Unique Medical Challenges across the Indo-Pacific Theater during the 2026 Annual Operational Medicine Symposium (OpMed) & Technology Showcase held at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center. Other panelists included Capt. Niels Olson, Medical Corps, chief medical officer, Human Systems Portfolio, Defense Innovation Unit; Capt. Delbert Clark, Medical Corps, command surgeon, 3rd Marine Division; Capt. Richard Gilliard Jr., Medical Service Corps, commanding officer, U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan; and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Darrin Cox, commanding general, 18th Theater Medical Command. Dr. Michael McGinnis, executive director of the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and director of the Navy Medicine Civilian Corps served as the panel’s moderator. OpMed is one of the largest and most influential military medical events in North America for senior medical officials, clinicians, government leaders, and solution providers. The symposium explores how the Military Health System is preparing for large scale combat operations by championing innovations in combat casualty care to strengthen warfighter survivability and enhance the medical readiness of the joint force. NAMRU San Antonio, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development, works alongside research partners in the civilian sphere, academia, industry, and other government agencies to drive support of Department of War objectives for a lethal fighting force and ensure U.S. service members have access to the latest scientific advances. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)
San Antonio, TX
SAN ANTONIO – (March 17, 2026) – U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Darrin Cox (center), commanding general, 18th Theater Medical Command, served as a panelist on a continuing education panel titled, “Overcoming the Unique Medical Challenges across the Indo-Pacific Theater during the 2026 Annual Operational Medicine Symposium (OpMed) & Technology Showcase held at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center. Other panelists included U.S. Navy Capt. Niels Olson, Medical Corps, chief medical officer, Human Systems Portfolio, Defense Innovation Unit; Capt. Delbert Clark, Medical Corps, command surgeon, 3rd Marine Division; Capt. Richard Gilliard Jr., Medical Service Corps, commanding officer, U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan; and Dr. Darrin Frye, chief science director, Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio. Dr. Michael McGinnis, executive director of the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and director of the Navy Medicine Civilian Corps served as the panel’s moderator. OpMed is one of the largest and most influential military medical events in North America for senior medical officials, clinicians, government leaders, and solution providers. The symposium explores how the Military Health System is preparing for large scale combat operations by championing innovations in combat casualty care to strengthen warfighter survivability and enhance the medical readiness of the joint force. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)
San Antonio, TX
SAN ANTONIO – (March 17, 2026) – U.S. Navy Capt. Richard Gilliard Jr. (center), Medical Service Corps, commanding officer, U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan, served as a panelist on a continuing education panel titled, “Overcoming the Unique Medical Challenges across the Indo-Pacific Theater during the 2026 Annual Operational Medicine Symposium (OpMed) & Technology Showcase held at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center. Other panelists included Capt. Niels Olson, Medical Corps, chief medical officer, Human Systems Portfolio, Defense Innovation Unit; Capt. Delbert Clark, Medical Corps, command surgeon, 3rd Marine Division; U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Darrin Cox, commanding general, 18th Theater Medical Command; and Dr. Darrin Frye, chief science director, Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio. Dr. Michael McGinnis, executive director of the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and director of the Navy Medicine Civilian Corps served as the panel’s moderator. OpMed is one of the largest and most influential military medical events in North America for senior medical officials, clinicians, government leaders, and solution providers. The symposium explores how the Military Health System is preparing for large scale combat operations by championing innovations in combat casualty care to strengthen warfighter survivability and enhance the medical readiness of the joint force. Navy Medicine is committed to expanding partnerships in the medical field and the importance of sharing best practices, advancing medical capabilities, research and training opportunities. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)
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