Incoming Expeditionary Medical Facility 150 Alpha commanding officer Navy Capt. Cheri Smiley (right) prepares to relieve outgoing EMF 150 Alpha commanding officer Capt. Kenneth Basford before their immediate superior in command (ISIC), Capt. Virginia Damin, commanding officer of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Pendleton during the EMF 150 Alpha change of command ceremony aboard Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton on Feb. 20, 2026. The mission of the EMF is “to provide standardized, modular, flexible theater hospitalization and health service support functionality to an advanced base environment throughout the full range of military operations,” according to the Navy EMF directive.
Courtesy photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Adam Sandstrom
| Date Taken: | 02.20.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 03.02.2026 12:40 |
| Photo ID: | 9544291 |
| Resolution: | 3456x5184 |
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| Location: | CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US |
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