Navy MSC Deputy Corps Chief, MSC Policy & Practice Officer visit NAMRU San Antonio [Image 5 of 8]

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, UNITED STATES

03.04.2026

Photo by Burrell Parmer 

Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (March 4, 2026) – U.S. Navy Capt. Kris Hodapp, deputy Corps Chief, Medical Service Corps (MSC) and Capt. Bryan Pyle, MSC Policy and Practice officer, toured Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio research facilities at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute and Tri-Service Research Laboratory. During their visit, they met with leadership and MSC officers assigned to NAMRU San Antonio and gave a State of the MSC briefing with emphasis on Navy Medicine’s North Star and Lines of Effort. Other areas of briefing included career progression, community values, manpower, promotion trends, and maintaining accuracy of military records. The MSC mission is to provide specialized healthcare, administrative, and scientific support to Naval forces, maximizing operational readiness and optimizing the "human weapon system". Comprised of professionals in clinical, scientific, and administrative fields, the MSC supports Navy Medicine’s mission to deliver manned, trained, and equipped medical units to the Fleet, Fleet Marine Force, and Joint Forces. NAMRU San Antonio, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development, conducts gap-driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research in support of Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighter health readiness and lethality while engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. (Navy Photos by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs)

• Date Taken: 03.04.2026
• Date Posted: 03.09.2026 14:37
• Photo ID: 9557286
• VIRIN: 260304-N-ND850-1005
• Resolution: 2100x1500
• Size: 940.76 KB
• Location: SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, US