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...
20 June 2024 Navy Environmental Preventive Medicine Unit Six Welcomes New Officer In Charge Amidst Preparation for Rim Of The Pacific 2024 Pearl Harbor, HI. — Capt. Scott Dunn relieved Capt. (sel) R Joseph Stastny as Officer in Charge, Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit Six (NEPMU 6) during a Change of Charge ceremony held onboard the USS Battleship Missouri Memorial, June 10, 2024. ...
19 June 2024 Valiant Shield 24: CLB-13 Establishes the First Role II Medical Field Hospital in Palau CAMP KATUU, Palau – U.S. Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, established the first Role II medical field hospital in Palau during exercise Valiant Shield 24 at Camp Katuu, Palau, June 7-18, 2024...
17 June 2024 Corpsmen, The Cutting Edge of Navy Medicine, Celebrates 126 Years FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- Today, the 126th birthday of the Hospital Corps was celebrated with great pride and tradition at the Defense Health Headquarters. The ceremony, attended by distinguished guests and personnel, honored hospital corpsman's rich legacy and invaluable contributions to the United...
12 June 2024 Navy Medicine Logistics Summit Highlights Support to the High-End Fight FALLS CHURCH, Va. — The Navy Medicine Logistics Summit brought together medical logisticians from across the service to discuss key issues and celebrate top performers at Defense Health Headquarters, June 4-6. ...
07 June 2024 USNH Yokosuka Change of Command YOKOSUKA, Japan (June 7, 2024)— Capt. Torrin Velazquez relieved Captain T. Blair Hines as Commanding Officer, United States Navy Readiness and Training Command Center (USNMRTC) and Director, United States Naval Hospital (USNH) Yokosuka during a change of command ceremony held onboard...