NMCSD Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists: Ready for the Hospital and the High Seas

NMCSD Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists: Ready for the Hospital and the High Seas

Courtesy Story Naval Medical Center San Diego SAN DIEGO – At Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) are a vital component of the hospital’s surgical services, providing exceptional anesthetic care to patients for a wide array of procedures. But their role extends far beyond the traditional hospital walls. These highly […]

Faces of Readiness: HM3 Irvin Gonzalez Supporting the Warfighter in Rota

Faces of Readiness: HM3 Irvin Gonzalez Supporting the Warfighter in Rota

Story by Lt.Cmdr. Alicia Sacks U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Rota (NMRTC-Rota) ROTA, Spain (Jan. 24, 2026)— Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Irvin Gonzalez, a native of Mission, Texas, serves as a dental laboratory technician with Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Rota, where he fabricates and repairs dental appliances that support the […]

Civilians are a Navy Medicine critical force enabler

Civilians are a Navy Medicine critical force enabler

Story by Bobbie Camp U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Civilian employees across the Navy Medicine Enterprise joined in-person and virtual town halls with the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery executive director on strategic developments and new programs, engagements to strengthen the community and the future direction of the Navy Medicine Civilian […]

Naval Medical Forces Pacific civilians take center stage at town hall

Naval Medical Forces Pacific civilians take center stage at town hall

Story by Arsenio R. Cortez Jr. Naval Medical Forces Pacific Civilian personnel attended a town hall at Naval Medical Forces Pacific (NMFP) headquarters hosted by the Navy Medicine Civilian Corps, Jan. 26, 2026. The event provided a direct link of communication for its civilian personnel across the West Coast and Pacific Rim that centered on […]

Camp Lejeune Sailors conduct skill sustainment at Naval Medical Center

Camp Lejeune Sailors conduct skill sustainment at Naval Medical Center

Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Woods Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune CAMP LEJEUNE, NC – Sailors stationed with Marine Corps units are ensuring skills remain sharp through sustainment training courses. Twenty-eight hospital corpsmen with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion attended training on Jan. 22, 2026. The course focused on lifesaving medical techniques […]

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Spearheads “Stop the Bleed” Training as a Level II Trauma Center.

Story by William Epperson Naval Medical Center – Portsmouth Uncontrolled bleeding is the leading cause of death resulting from injury. In the critical moments after a traumatic injury, any bystander can become a lifeline. That is the core principle behind the “Stop the Bleed” training initiatives being provided by Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) trauma […]

The silent thief: my journey through an acute glaucoma emergency

The silent thief: my journey through an acute glaucoma emergency

Story by Bobbie Camp U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery January is Glaucoma Awareness Month – a time dedicated to a series of conditions that cause irreversible damage to the optic nerve. Glaucoma is a leading cause of vision loss and blindness in the U.S., yet as many as half of those living with […]

NMTSC Sailor Named 2025 Military Citizen of the Year for Hampton Roads

NMTSC Sailor Named 2025 Military Citizen of the Year for Hampton Roads

Courtesy Story Navy Medicine Training Support Command   JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Joel Barnes was named the 2025 Military Citizen of the Year for Hampton Roads, an honor presented to service members or veterans who demonstrate exceptional community involvement and selfless service beyond their military duties. For […]