Navy Medicine

GUAM (May 22, 2012)1 of 4

Vice Adm. Matthew L. Nathan, the U.S. Navy Surgeon General and Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, offers the traditional handshake giving Yeoman 2nd Class Cecilia Mitchell a coin on the mess decks of the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Nathan leads a global healthcare network of 63,000 Navy medical personnel around the world who provide high-quality health care to more than one million eligible beneficiaries. Navy Medicine personnel deploy with Sailors and Marines worldwide, providing critical mission support aboard ship, in air, under the sea and on the battlefield. While in Guam, Pacific Partnership is scheduled to gain more than 300 additional medical and engineering personnel from U.S. and partner nation militaries, as well as non-governmental organizations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Roadell Hickman (Released) 120522-N-ZZ999-002

BETHESDA, Md. (Nov. 18, 2011)2 of 4

Adm. Jonathan Greenert, Chief of Naval Operations, left, laughs as Rear Adm. Matthew L. Nathan, commander of Navy Medicine for the National Capital Area, has his shoulder boards attached by his wife and daughter during a ceremony at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Nathan was promoted to vice admiral and Surgeon General of the U.S. Navy and will relieve retiring Vice Adm. Adam Robinson. U.S. Navy photo by Sarah Fortney (Released) 111118-N-AN650-004

BETHESDA, Md. (Aug. 2, 2011)3 of 4

Rear Adm. Matthew Nathan, left, commander of National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) Bethesda, discusses details of the new Warrior Support Complex at Naval Support Activity Bethesda with Vice Adm. John Bird, director of Navy Staff. The officer in charge of construction was finishing inspections of the complex before turning it over to the base for occupancy. The Walter Reed Army Medical Center and NNMC Bethesda will integrate into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda in September 2011. Photo edited for security purposes. U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Kat Smith (Released) 110802-N-OM661-001

CHICAGO (June 29, 2011)4 of 4

Rear Adm. Elaine Wagner, director of Medical Resources Plans and Policy Division and chief of the Navy Dental Corps, is shown the advanced features of various prosthetics by Dr. Joanne Smith, president and chief executive officer of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, during a Chicago Navy Week 2011 event. Navy Weeks are intended to show Americans the investment they have made in their Navy and increase awareness in cities that do not have a significant Navy presence. U.S. Navy photo by Valerie A. Kremer (Released) 110629-N-IE087-206