FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- Following the fall of Corregidor and Singapore, the Imperial Japanese Navy shifted their focus to Port Moresby, the strategically important capital of Papua New Guinea. Their goal: to cut off allied supply lines to Australia. Standing in their way were two Navy U.S. Carrier...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Axel Narvaez was awarded the U.S. Navy Pistol Excellence-In-Competition Badge (Bronze) after a match in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in which he scored a 90.87 percent. As a result, he took second place in the Carry Optics division, where shooters possess a...

CORONADO, Calif. - Mental Health Awareness and National Suicide Prevention Months are acknowledged each year during the months of May and September respectively. This month, Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC) is highlighting a Mental Health Awareness campaign that focuses on the importance of...

SAN DIEGO - The Operational Infectious Diseases (OID) Directorate, at Naval Health Research Center (NHRC), conducts active, laboratory-based surveillance for infectious diseases that affect military personnel and their families. Febrile respiratory illness surveillance is done at various recruit and...

SASEBO, Japan - A hospital corpsman from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Yokosuka, Japan, was named Naval Medical Forces Pacific (NMFP) Senior Sailor of the Year (SSOY) 2022 at the NMFP headquarters, Naval Base San Diego, during a competition between 13 of the top Sailors...

BREMERTON , Wash. - In conjunction with National Public Health week, April 3-9, 2023, Defense Health Agency commands like Naval Hospital Bremerton continue to provide protective support with a variety of public health specialty services to ensure the health and wellness of all those entrusted...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - The Navy’s Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) Medical Inspector General (MEDIG) evaluated the performance, efficiency, and mission readiness at Commander, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL) during a scheduled command inspection onboard Naval Support Activity (NSA)...

BETHESDA, MD - Rear Adm. Bruce Gillingham, the Navy’s 39th Surgeon General, celebrated the culmination of 40 years of active-duty service at a retirement ceremony at the Uniformed Services University, Mar. 27th...

SAN DIEGO - Military personnel exposed to repeated blasts, including those experienced during combat deployments and heavy weapons training, may have elevated risks of migraines, PTSD, depression, hearing loss, chronic fatigue syndrome, and other conditions, according to a new study by researchers...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Travis S. Hunter was named the Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL) 2022 Regional Sailor of the Year (SOY) at a ceremony onboard Naval Support Activity (NSA) Portsmouth-Annex, March 24...