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...
17 February 2023 The Hospital Corpsmen of Iwo Jima: Stories of Valor and Sacrifice FALLS CHURCH, Va. - At 0900 on February 19th, 1945, the first assault waves from the 4th and 5th Marine Divisions hit the beaches of Iwo Jima. Embedded within these units were corpsmen like Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class Stanley Dabrowski, of New Britain, Conn., who remembered the...
08 December 2021 Navy Corpsmen Help Keep Life-Saving Blood Products Flowing TACOMA, Wash. - For a few Sailors assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Bremerton, their duty is away from a nautical setting...
01 July 2021 “Devil Doc” Earns the Title of “Recruiter” SAN DIEGO - If you were to ask Chief Hospital Corpsman (FMF/SW) Marvin B. Guzman where he’s from, the answer is a bit complicated. It might be where he was born; Orion, Bataan, Philippines, or where he became a United States citizen; San Diego, California, or even where he graduated high school;...