117 years – and counting – of operational commitment recognized at NMRTC Bremerton

117 years – and counting – of operational commitment recognized at NMRTC Bremerton

Story by Douglas Stutz Naval Hospital Bremerton/Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton The was a slight caveat for Navy Nurse Corps offices stationed at Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton in recognizing not only their 2025 Daisy Award winner, but also the other two nominees. All three are temporarily unavailable due to operational commitment. […]

Paralympic Medalist and Former Navy SEAL Shares Personal Story of How Military Health System Saved His Life

Paralympic Medalist and Former Navy SEAL Shares Personal Story of How Military Health System Saved His Life

Story by Nicholas Acosta Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs/Military Health System “Your mission is vital. I think you’re going to see in my story that I’m alive here, up on this really high platform, because of the Military Health System. This is a success story.” That’s Dan Cnossen, a seven-time […]

Forged by Service, Driven to Heal: Sailor’s Excellence Highlights the Call to Serve and Strengthen Warfighter Readiness

Forged by Service, Driven to Heal: Sailor’s Excellence Highlights the Call to Serve and Strengthen Warfighter Readiness

Story by Lt.Cmdr. Alicia Sacks U.S. Naval Hospital Rota ROTA, Spain – Growing up on a horse farm in Fern Prairie, Washington, HM1 Brandon Day learned early the value of hard work and motivation. Those values—instilled by his grandfather and sharpened through 11 years of dedicated service—have led to his selection as the 2024 U.S. […]

Land, sea and air – NMRTC Bremerton Sailors join JBLM TCCC

Land, sea and air – NMRTC Bremerton Sailors join JBLM TCCC

Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jennifer Benedict Naval Hospital Bremerton/Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton Land, sea and air assets of the U.S. military assigned in the Pacific Northwest came together to hone life-saving techniques and strategies during a joint scenario-based field Tactical Combat Casualty Care exercise, May 15, 2024. Navy Medicine Readiness […]

Navy Doc recognized for Army Field Hospital support

Navy Doc recognized for Army Field Hospital support

Story by Douglas Stutz Naval Hospital Bremerton/Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton Joint operational readiness support was acknowledged – and sincerely appreciated – at Navy Medicine Readiness Training Center Bremerton, May 6, 2025. Lt. Cmdr. Jessie Paull, Navy Medical Corps officer and General Surgery department head, was presented the U.S. Army Achievement Medal by […]

I Keep the Warfighter in the Fight: Hospitalman Gabriella Tellez

I Keep the Warfighter in the Fight: Hospitalman Gabriella Tellez

Story by Thomas Cieslak Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point A Corpsman at Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point aspires to expand her skills and service in Navy Medicine while continuing her family’s legacy of military service. Hospitalman Gabriella Tellez serves in the clinic’s Radiology department with aspirations to commission and serve as a Navy Medical Corps […]

Realistic Simulation Sharpens Expeditionary Medicine Readiness

Realistic Simulation Sharpens Expeditionary Medicine Readiness

Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Moira Esquivel Naval Expeditionary Medicine Warfighter Development Center CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Naval Expeditionary Medicine Warfighter Development Center (NEMWDC) is elevating Expeditionary Medicine (EXMED) readiness through a highly realistic training environment, employing cutting-edge moulage, immersive battle effects, and advanced high-fidelity simulation. EXMED platforms that include Expeditionary Medical Facilities, Expeditionary […]

Navy Medicine CRTS teams prepare aboard USS Tripoli

Navy Medicine CRTS teams prepare aboard USS Tripoli

Story by Arsenio R. Cortez Jr. Naval Medical Forces Pacific Sailors assigned to Casualty Receiving Transport Ship 2 and CRTS-6 conducted shipboard familiarization training aboard the USS Tripoli (LHA 7) on May 7, 2025, a crucial step in maintaining Naval Medical Forces Pacific’s (NMFP) readiness. This training, coordinated by NMFP, prepared the teams for rapid […]

Naval Hospital Rota Advances Warfighter Readiness Through Expanded Virtual Care

Naval Hospital Rota Advances Warfighter Readiness Through Expanded Virtual Care

Story by Lt.Cmdr. Alicia Sacks U.S. Naval Hospital Rota ROTA, Spain – Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Rota is leading the way in strengthening warfighter readiness by modernizing healthcare delivery through expanded virtual care capabilities. In alignment with the Defense Health Network-Europe (DHN-EUR) directive and the Navy’s commitment to optimizing operational force health, […]

Expeditionary Medical Facility Kilo conducts change of command

Expeditionary Medical Facility Kilo conducts change of command

Story by Christopher Delano Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune CAMP LEJEUNE, NC – Expeditionary Medical Facility Kilo conducted a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, May 9, 2025, as Navy Capt. Martin Braud relieved Capt. Darryl P. Arfsten as commanding officer of EMF Kilo, the readiness platform attached to Navy Medicine […]