14 April 2022 NMCP EM RESIDENT RECEIVES SUFFOLK AWARD PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Lt. Cmdr. Chad Thompson, an Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Emergency Medicine resident, was recognized by the City of Suffolk at their annual awards ceremony, April 5...
14 April 2022 RevX upgrades MHS GENESIS at Puget Sound Military Health System BREMERTON, Wash. - The Department of Defense integrated electronic health record MHS GENESIS is being upgraded at Puget Sound Military Health System military treatment facilities...
14 April 2022 USS Arlington (LPD 24) Arrives In Reykjavik, Iceland REYKJAVIK, Iceland - The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, assigned to the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, arrived in Reykjavik, Iceland for a scheduled port visit to enhance U.S.-Iceland relations and build NATO...
14 April 2022 Sen. Gary Peters tours NUWC Division Newport combat systems, UUV labs during April 1 visit NEWPORT, R.I. – The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport welcomed U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) on April 1 for a tour of some of the warfare center’s laboratories and facilities...
14 April 2022 USS Lassen Holds Change of Command MAYPORT, Fla. - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) held a change of command ceremony while on board Naval Station Mayport, Fla...
14 April 2022 Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune nurse powerlifts her way to winner’s podium CAMP LEJEUNE, NC- A Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune nurse has another title to add to her name – champion powerlifter. U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Holly Vickers competed in the United States Powerlifting Association’s Virginia Beach Classic on March 26, taking home the top spot for her weight...
13 April 2022 Forrest Sherman Returns to Norfolk NAVAL STATION NORFOLK - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) returned home to Naval Station Norfolk following a surge deployment, April 13...
13 April 2022 Laser Trailblazer: Navy Conducts Historic Test of New Laser Weapon System ARLINGTON, Va.—The ground-based laser system homed in on the red drone flying by, shooting a high-energy beam invisible to the naked eye. Suddenly, a fiery orange glow flared on the drone, smoke poured from its engine and a parachute opened as the craft tumbled downward, disabled by the laser beam...
13 April 2022 NRL partners to advance anthrax treatments WASHINGTON - U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) scientists partnered with researchers from the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) and University of Washington to develop and investigate a treatment for multidrug-resistant anthrax...
13 April 2022 USS Spruance Holds Change of Command SOUTH CHINA SEA – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) held a change of command ceremony on the ship’s forecastle while underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations...