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The official website for Naval Medical Forces Atlantic.

 

Mission

 

Naval Medical Forces Atlantic will deliver manned, trained, equipped, maintained, and certified expeditionary medical forces to meet Fleet, Marine and Joint Force requirements

 

Vision

 

Naval Medical Forces Atlantic will facilitate all phases of Force Development, Force Generation, Force Preservation, and full restoration of the warfighter.

 




 

Latest News

241017-N-KC192-1110 NORFOLK, Va. (Oct. 17, 2024) Sailors, Soldiers and educators take an environmental portrait after dental officer triage training aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), Oct. 17, 2024. Over the course of three days, Army and Navy dental officers from Iwo Jima, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Portsmouth and Fort Gregg-Adams Dental Clinic Command conducted mass casualty, tactical combat casualty care, and triage training. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Levi Decker)
Cutting Teeth on Triage and Tactical Combat Casualty Care aboard USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7)
| Nov. 1, 2024
Did you know the role of a Dental officer extends far beyond maintaining oral health? Dental officers also serve as triage officers in times of crisis. They practice trauma evaluation skills by classifying patients into...
A photo collage highlights Navy Medicine readiness and training commands and expeditionary medical systems to celebrate several significant anniversaries of historic shifts during the month of October in U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery’s operational mission. The Navy Medicine Enterprise – represented by more than 44,000 highly-trained military and civilian health care professionals – provides enduring expeditionary medical support to the warfighter on, below, and above the sea, and ashore. Photo illustration was created using a graphic design application by combining imagery and vector elements. (U.S. Navy photo illustration by Bobbie A. Camp)
Navy Medicine celebrates 5-year combat-ready milestones
| Oct. 1, 2024
Since the dawn of our nation, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) has been responsible for the care and operational readiness of our warfighters. This has been the focal point that’s guided us for more than 249...
Hospital Corpsmen 2nd Class Kaitlyn Boyle and Jacqueline Holman of Forward Deployable Preventive Medicine Unit (FDPMU) East, Navy Environmental Preventive Medicine Unit TWO, process water samples at ISB Mielec, Poland, a staging area for the 82nd Airborne Division. The FDPMU supports public health for deployed service members, ensuring medical readiness and Force Health Protection. FDPMUs are required to complete a rigorous nine-to-12-month training and an Operational Readiness Evaluation (ORE) before certification by Commander, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic. Once certified, they are always prepared for immediate action, with two teams on the watch always. The teams provide public health support to units like Task Force Dragon, conducting site assessments and water safety evaluations. (U.S. Navy courtesy photo)
Ready at a Moment's Notice: Two of the Navy's Frontline Public Health Teams Will Take the Watch
| Sept. 17, 2024
Forward Deployable Preventive Medicine Units (FDPMUs) are essential components of the Navy's public health and medical readiness and Navy Medicine’s only Public Health expeditionary platform...
240419-N-KC192-2272 PORTSMOUTH, Va. (April 19, 2024) Retired Naval Medical Forces Atlantic Command Master Chief Zachary Pryor, a native of Alliance, Nebraska, goes ashore with his family during his retirement ceremony on board Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads - Portsmouth Annex, April 19, 2024. Pryor served the Navy for nearly 32 years of dedicated service across 13 commands. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Levi Decker)
A Legacy of Excellence: Naval Medical Forces Atlantic Command Master Chief Retires after 31 Years of Dedicated Service
| April 26, 2024
After nearly 32 years of faithful and honorable service, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL) Command Master Chief (CMC) Zachary Pryor, a native of Alliance, Nebraska, went ashore for the final time during his retirement...
240126-N-KC192-1117 PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Jan. 26, 2024) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Ethan Orshanski, a general duty corpsman assigned to Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) Juliet, makes an incision on a simulated patient during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Tier 3
Naval Medical Forces Atlantic reservists contribute to revised Tactical Combat Casualty Care Course
| Feb. 29, 2024
Two Sailors from Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL) joined other commands in the Hampton Roads area to attend a “Train the Trainer” Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Tier 3 pilot course on board Naval Support Activity...

Naval Branch Health Clinic Jacksonville Department Head of Occupational Medicine and Occupational Audiology Lt. Cmdr. Robert Summers honored with the Military Audiology Association Donald C. Gasaway Award for distinguished contributions.
Jacksonville, FL Apr 29 2025
Naval Branch Health Clinic Jacksonville Department Head of Occupational Medicine and Occupational Audiology Lt. Cmdr. Robert Summers conducts a hearing test on patient Lt. Cmdr. Hudson Vaughn.
Jacksonville, FL Apr 29 2025
SIGONELLA, Italy. (April 23, 2025) Cdr. Joseph Fromknecht, Director For Administration assigned to U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Sigonella, delivers his quarterly address to his staff of 86 personnel. Sigonella, April 23, 2025. During this quarterly potluck, he acknowledges the achievements of his staff and addresses inquiries related to command guidance and the mission. (U.S. Navy photo by Lieutenant Julius Wiseman III)
Sigonella,Italy Apr 29 2025
SIGONELLA, Italy. (April 24, 2025) Cdr. Joseph Fromknecht, Medical Service Corps Chief at the U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Sigonella, presided over the Oath of Office ceremony during which Ensign Cameron Galindo was commissioned into the Medical Service Corps. As the Medical Service Corps Chief, Cdr. Fromknecht supervised the Fiscal Year 2025 Medical Service Corps In-Service Procurement Program Boards, which resulted in the selection of Ensign Cameron Galindo. Sigonella, April 24, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Hospital Corpsman 1st Class, Carlos Villegasmejia).
Sigonella,Italy Apr 29 2025
Petty Officer 2nd Class Carlos Chavez, a native of Marion, North Carolina, was recently named the 2025 Marcia J. Krasicky Navy Clinical Optician of the Year while serving at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Beaufort.
Beaufort, SC Apr 28 2025
Petty Officer 2nd Class Carlos Chavez, a native of Marion, North Carolina, was recently named the 2025 Marcia J. Krasicky Navy Clinical Optician of the Year while serving at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Beaufort.
Beaufort, SC Apr 28 2025
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