A Sailor Realizes His Dream of Becoming a United States Naval Officer in the Medical Service Corps (MSC)

A Sailor Realizes His Dream of Becoming a United States Naval Officer in the Medical Service Corps (MSC)

Story by Lt.Cmdr. Brandi Gibson NMRTC Sigonella/US Naval Hospital Sigonella Hospital Corpsman First Class (HM1) Cameron Arthur Galindo, native of Caldwell, Idado and graduate of Caldwell Senior High School, has honorably served in the United States Navy for 11 years. His career has included assignments at U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Pensacola, […]

Instructors and staff become combat lifesavers

Instructors and staff become combat lifesavers

Story by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Smith 166th Regiment – Regional Training Institute FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Sixteen U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 166th Regiment – Regional Training Institute (RTI) completed a Combat Lifesaver (CLS) course instructed by the RTI’s Medical Battalion Training Site (MBTS) here Dec. 16-20, 2024. The CLS course […]

Walter Reed Doctors Win Shock and Trauma Recognition from GWU

Story by Carol Kaplan Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Nestled warmly beneath the covers, Army Lt. Col. (Dr.) Jonathan Sexton heard the low buzz of his cell phone next to the bed. By rote memory, he picked it up. “Dr. Sexton here,” he mumbled. Sitting upright, he wiped the sleep from his eyes. On […]

Fresno native named Junior Officer of the Quarter while serving in Guantanamo Bay

Fresno native named Junior Officer of the Quarter while serving in Guantanamo Bay

Story by Emily McCamy U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Guantanamo Bay Courtesy story by Megan Lemly, Navy Office of Community Outreach MILLINGTON, Tenn. – Lt. Jose MendezAmbriz, a native of Fresno, California, was recently selected as Junior Officer of the Quarter (JOQ), third quarter, while serving with U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training […]

U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa Spreads Christmas Joy to Local Japanese Children

U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa Spreads Christmas Joy to Local Japanese Children

Story by Isaac Savitz U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa 17 December Naha-City, Okinawa, Japan Staff from USNHO comprised active-duty civilians and MLCs joined Capt. Kathleen Cooperman will deliver toys to the Okinawan children. Community Relations Specialist Sachiko Medoruma coordinated a toy drive benefiting local Okinawan children in the Nambu Children’s Hospital and the Rehabilitation Hospital for […]

New Chief Nursing Officer Takes Helm at Defense Health Network Pacific Rim and Naval Medical Forces Pacific

New Chief Nursing Officer Takes Helm at Defense Health Network Pacific Rim and Naval Medical Forces Pacific

Story by Regena Kowitz Defense Health Agency Navy Capt. Karen Belcar has assumed the role of chief nursing officer for Defense Health Network Pacific Rim (DHN Pacific Rim) and Naval Medical Forces Pacific (NMFP), bringing 25 years of military nursing experience to oversee nursing operations across nine military treatment facilities and 10 commands throughout the […]

Patients rank DHN Central clinics, providers ‘best of the best’

Patients rank DHN Central clinics, providers ‘best of the best’

Story by Elaine Sanchez Defense Health Network Central Patients have ranked more than two dozen Defense Health Network Central clinics and providers as the “best of the best” in the Military Health System for patient experience and customer care, according to a recent Joint Outpatient Experience Survey, or JOES, quarterly report. “These exceptional results are […]

Joint Pathology Center Advances Collaborative Medical Research to Improve Patient Care

Joint Pathology Center Advances Collaborative Medical Research to Improve Patient Care

Courtesy Story Defense Health Agency The Joint Pathology Center, part of the Defense Health Agency, is the largest repository of disease- and cancer-related medical data in the world and the premier pathology reference center for the federal government. Vision and Mission of the Joint Pathology Center The JPC’s vision is to be the leading pathology […]