11 June 2025 Leadership Transition at Navy and Marine Corps Force Health Protection Command Strengthens Global Readiness PORTSMOUTH, Va. (June 6, 2025) – The Navy and Marine Corps Force Health Protection Command (NMCFHPC) and Defense Centers for Public Health – Portsmouth (DCPH-P) marked a pivotal leadership transition as Capt. Darryl Arfsten assumed command from Capt. Marion Gregg during a time-honored change of...
23 May 2025 Navy Public Health Team Leads the Way in Blast Exposure Strategy While Operating Side-by-Side with Sailors and Marines Recognizing a hazard that needs to be monitored is nothing new to those in the public health field because that’s what they do--identify, assess and control risks to protect population health, from infectious diseases and environmental exposures to occupational threats. The goal? To make operations...
20 May 2025 The Heartbeat Behind Healthcare: How Biomedical Technicians Keep Hospitals Running The Navy and Marine Corps Force Health Protection Command (NMCFHPC) plays a critical role in the biomedical field, an interdisciplinary area that applies the principals of biology, medicine, and engineering to develop technologies, treatments, and innovations that improve healthcare diagnostics, and...