20 August 2024 USNH Yokosuka Fosters Joint Partnerships with Host Nation Japan YOKOSUKA, Japan - U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Yokosuka hosted a nursing student exchange with Yokohama City University at U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Yokosuka, Aug 7 to strengthen medical partnerships with their host nation counterparts...
18 August 2024 Strengthening the Joint Medical Force: U.S. Army Combat Medics and Navy Corpsmen Conduct Dynamic Cross-Training During Pacific Fortitude RODRIGUEZ LIVE FIRE COMPLEX, South Korea - Amid the towering trees and dense brush of the Korean forest, U.S. Army combat medics and U.S. Navy corpsmen united to sharpen their skills and enhance their joint operational effectiveness...
16 August 2024 Navy Medicine Enterprise established to support readiness and warfighting FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby approved the establishment of the Navy Medicine Enterprise (NME), which is an operationally focused organizational structure providing senior fleet leadership a mechanism to address and prioritize health service support...
15 August 2024 Walter Reed Offers Partial Hospitalization Program for Mental Health Care BETHESDA, Md. - Walter Reed offers the Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP), providing support and skills to assist people in managing their behavioral health challenges while living at home...
14 August 2024 Submarine psychologist awarded prestigious Arthur W. Melton Early Achievement Award SEATTLE – Groton-based submarine psychologist Lt. Samantha Giangrande received the prestigious Arthur W. Melton Early Achievement Award during an American Psychological Association (APA) conference held August 8, in Seattle, Washington...
12 August 2024 Navy Medicine’s Top Researcher Visits Southeast Asia; NAMRU INDO PACIFIC Shows Off SINGAPORE – Navy Medicine’s top researcher, Capt. Franca Jones, commander, Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) visited Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) INDO PACIFIC from July 15-26, traveling across Southeast Asia with command leadership...
18 July 2024 Protecting Warfighters: Navy Hosts Summit On Blast Overpressure Safety PORTSMOUTH, Va. -- The Navy hosted a critical summit focused on blast overpressure (BOP) safety, aiming to highlight ongoing efforts to protect service members and civilians, at River’s Edge Community Center onboard Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads-Portsmouth Annex, July 15...
10 July 2024 U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa Coordinated with Sister Services to Move Life-Saving Equipment Across Air, Land and Sea in Support of Emergency Services in Okinawa, Japan Okinawa, Japan - The Military Health System (MHS) has undergone a significant transition that has aligned all the medical assets from the different services under the Defense Health Agency's (DHA) guidance...
26 June 2024 Enhancing Force Health Protection: NECE and Rattlesnake Conservancy Conduct Venomous Snake Handling Training at Naval Air Station Jacksonville JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Navy Entomology Center of Excellence (NECE) in partnership with the Rattlesnake Conservancy held a venomous snake handling training course aboard Naval Air Station Jacksonville, June 5-7...
26 June 2024 Boy Bitten By Shark Thanks Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune for Care NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Blayne Brown, 14, thanks his health care team at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune for their care of his injuries after a shark bite on June 23, 2024, off the shores of North Topsail Beach, North Carolina...